Ice Bear Skills Camp
We're pleased to invite you to the Ice Bear Skills Camp!! ...Our hockey skills training camp offering to complement Speed Week!! (our skating focused camp, now in its 6th year!)
The skills camp provides an opportunity for Future Ice Bears hone their stick & puck hockey skills with fellow UA players while being introduced to the "UA way"!
They'll learn key, fundamental skills and techniques just as they are coached and instructed within the UA Hockey high school program. They'll begin developing the habits that will make them successful in tryouts and as high school teammates!
Attendees will be instructed by coaches and UA Hockey players as they work in small groups (5-6 players) to refine and learn new skills to further their hockey development.
This year we will also have an added "Try Goalie!" session after the 3-day skills camp. If you are a goalie or have considered it, join us for some goalie-specific drills and training.
Who
The camp is open to Future Ice Bears who will be in Grades 4-8 in the Fall of 2026.
Forwards & Defensemen - Join us for 3 days of skills and drills working directly with the UA hockey coaches and players.
Goalies and potential future goalies - there will be a free Day 4 for you to try on that goalie gear and give it a go at that valuable goalie position!
WHERE
All sessions will be at the:
Dublin Chiller Ice Rink (Dublin 1)
7001 Dublin Park Dr
Dublin, OH 43016
Players should arrive 30 mins prior to their assigned session to sign-in and proceed to locker rooms.
WHEN
The camp will be a multi-day camp focusing on several key skills: shooting, stick handling, skating and new this year - try out the goalie position!
Day 1 & 2 Hockey Stick and Puck Skills
Learn hockey skills the UA way! Coaches and high school players will lead campers through fun, station-based drills focused on puck control, puck protection, passing, shooting, and other key elements of the game!
Day 3 Skating Advancement
Skating Coach Kelly Harper and high school players will lead campers to refine their edge work, power skating, and maneuverability -- practical ice skills to take your game to the next level.
Day 4 Our First "Try Goalie" Clinic - Gear, Positioning, Goalie Tips and Tricks
This FREE 90-minute session with Goalie Coach Bailey Seagraves will introduce players to the position and give them a chance to try it out -- The next State Champion, All-Ohio goalie is out there.... We're going to find them!
The purpose of the session is to try something new, try something fun, and see if maybe you have some hidden talent and want to stick with it! What could it hurt? You'll have pads on!
If interested, be sure to sign up to try out the goalie position on Friday:
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Existing goalies welcome too!
| Day | Date | Skills | Group 1 | Group 2 | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6/2/2026 | Shooting and Stick & Puck | 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM | 3:50 PM - 4:50 PM | Dublin 1 |
| 2 | 6/3/2026 | Shooting and Stick & Puck | 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM | 3:50 PM - 4:50 PM | Dublin 1 |
| 3 | 6/4/2026 | Skating | 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM | 3:50 PM - 4:50 PM | Dublin 1 |
| 4 | 6/5/2026 | Try Goalie | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Dublin 1 |
Players will be assigned to Group 1 or Group 2 and will attend the first three days for their assigned group. Day 4 will be a single-group goalie clinic.
** Players will receive an email and be assigned to a group around June 1st.
Cost
$225
Includes 3 sessions over 3 days
Day 4 Try Goalie session is free
1 UA Hockey T-shirt
1 UA Hockey 2025-26 State Champion Season Puck
Equipment & Uniforms
Players are required to wear mouth guards, neck guards, and other protective equipment.
Helmet, shoulder pads, elbow pads, hockey pants, leg pads, gloves and stick are all required.
Players must furnish their own jersey.
Some goalie equipment will be available to borrow during Try Goalie session.
Campers Receive a UA Hockey T-Shirt and Limited Edition Puck!
As part of their registrations, attendees will
receive a Skills Camp t-shirt and
limited edition UA Hockey Puck
from our 2025-26 season!
Frequently Asked Questions
How much skill do I need for Skills Camp?
All levels of experience are welcome! We'll do our best to group players with others of similar hockey experience or grade levels and our coaches and players will deliver age and skill-level appropriate instruction.
How many skills are packed into Skills Camp?
UA Hockey gets in the corners and hits hard and fast! Our coaches and players will fill both sessions with a fast-paced, station-based practice, demonstrating and then practicing skills in small groups. But more importantly we're planting seeds and sending players on their way with drills and skills they continue practicing and putting to use as they grow! Our goal is to provide an intense.... and intensely fun skills session!
What's the best part of Skills Camp?
Ask 5 players, you may get 5 answers! There's a lot of fun to be had. But they'll all agree the chance to skate together with fellow-Ice Bears, classmates, and future teammates, along with the opportunity to work with the HIGH SCHOOL guys who were once in their smaller skates.... that's what makes this once-a-year event an invaluable (and fun!) summertime experience!
(Oh, and they hand out prizes each day!)
BEFORE
UA Hockey
Ice Bear
Skills Camp
2026
AFTER
2026 Ice Bears Skills camp
The Ice Bears Skills Camp is a hockey skills camp for youth players grade 4-8 who are associated with the Upper Arlington Future Ice Bears.
The camp is focused on developing specific, fundamental, hockey skills and learning techniques and tactics coached and taught within the Upper Arlington high school hockey program. The training is designed and implemented by the Upper Arlington coaching staff and the camp is administered by coaches and UA hockey players.
The Ice Bear Skills Camp also serves as an opportunity for Future Ice Bears to develop alongside fellow UA hockey players and forge relationships with future teammates!
Register