Season Prep Camp

Arrive Ready.
Perform With Confidence.

Purposeful development designed to help athletes prepare for tryouts and start the season playing their best hockey.

Register Waconia →

Register STMA Area →

cost $300 Early Bird (Before 8/7)

$350 Regular
Locations STMA & Waconia
10 Hours On-Ice Development
Limited Spots High-Rep Environment

waconia Season Prep Registration

waconia camp schedule

NW Metro Season Prep Registration

NW Metro Camp Schedule

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Why Season Prep Matters

Be Ready When It Matters Most

The weeks leading up to tryouts are some of the most important of the entire hockey season.

Players who prepare before evaluations begin step onto the ice with more confidence, sharper timing and stronger game habits.

Season Prep Camp is designed to sharpen skills, rebuild timing and prepare athletes to perform at their best when it matters most.

Preparation creates confidence.

  • Build confidence before tryouts
  • Train at game speed
  • Improve timing and decision-making
  • Develop game-ready habits
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The Steel Way

Every session follows the same development principles that guide how Minnesota Steel athletes train, learn and improve.

1

Details Create Greatness

Great players are developed through thousands of small details performed correctly and consistently.

2

Fail in Practice to Succeed in Games

Players are encouraged to challenge themselves, make mistakes, learn and try again.

3

Earn Every Rep

Every repetition has a purpose and a standard. We maximize reps without sacrificing quality.

4

Practice at Game Speed

We train with game pace, game habits and game decisions so skills transfer into competition.

More Than Extra Ice

What Makes Steel Different?

Our athletes do not simply skate through drills. They learn what they are developing, why it matters and how it transfers into games.

Typical Preseason Camp Steel Season Prep Camp
Skate through drills Learn why every drill matters
Generic instruction Purposeful coaching and feedback
Extra ice time Intentional player development
Avoid mistakes Use mistakes to improve
Complete repetitions Earn high-quality repetitions
Practice slowly Train with game speed and game habits

What Players Will Develop

S

Elite Skating

Edge control, explosiveness, first-step quickness, balance, body control, posture and efficient skating mechanics.

P

Individual Skills

Stickhandling, passing, receiving, shooting, puck protection and puck retrievals.

IQ

Hockey IQ

Scanning, communication, reading pressure, decision-making and creating time and space.

G

Game Habits

Loose-puck races, battles, rebounds, competing under pressure and small-area game situations.

Purposeful Development

How Every Practice Works

Every session follows a development process designed to help players understand, apply and eventually master each skill.

?
Explain Why Understand the purpose
D
Demonstrate Show the details
L
Learn Build the movement
C
Challenge Add speed and pressure
X
Compete Apply it in game situations
F
Feedback Correct the details
↻
Repeat Earn the next rep

Every drill has a purpose. Every correction has a reason. Every repetition has a standard.

Registration Information

Camp Details

Dates

September

Ages

Bantam

Peewee/U12

Squirt/U10

Mite/U8

Locations

STMA and Waconia

Times

Times Vary by group and Locaiton

Cost

$300 Early Bird (Before Aug 7th)

$350 Regular

Players may attend development sessions at either location based on the schedule and available registration options.