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Czech Hockey Camp

September 25, 2009

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I attended an adult hockey camp (http://www.hockeycamp.cz) at Prague / Nymburk in the Czech Republic in October 2008.  I wanted to write a few words on it primarily because I couldn’t find any reviews online when I was researching the camp.

The camp was excellent training, and a great value.  The current cost of the camp is 590EU which comes out to around $750 US.  This includes two ice sessions daily, dorm style lodging, meals, and a few other events.  Unfortunately the camp was scheduled at the peak (hopefully) of the current financial crisis, and many players had to cancel, leaving only four of us signed up.

I would have expected the camp to have been canceled, but they were nice enough to ask us whether we still wanted to come out, which we did.  This was really an added bonus because it gave us a lot of individual instruction.  We worked with the coach for the two on-ice practices each day and then had the option of playing drop-in hockey with the locals in the evening or other sporting events.

The coaching was excellent and I really enjoyed my time at the camp.  As someone who “learned” to play hockey as an adult, I did pick up quite a bit and am sure that my game will improve if I implement the concepts into future games.  The coach also went above and beyond what we signed up for, taking us out to a local pub one evening and to two local games (HC Sparta Praha and HC Slavia Praha) on two evenings. The staff was very friendly and made us feel quite welcome.

I’d be happy to answer any questions anyone has about the camp, and will certainly consider returning next year.