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Camp Overview

John Gardner's Summer Hockey Camps offer attendees the opportunity to develop their game to their top potential in a fun, competitive, and challenging environment. Throughout the weeks, each player will be involved with strength and speed training, balance work along with core and agility training on and off the ice. Campers are properly grouped by age and skill level.

Coaches will address all hockey skills dedicated to specific development for forwards, defensemen and goaltenders on the ice. These skills include skating techniques, puck control, passing, positional drills, shooting, checking, team building exercises and much more.

Camp Offerings

AOF Hockey Boarding Camp: August 3 - 7, 2025
Dates
  • August 3 - 7, 2025, Sunday–Thursday
  • All Campers Check in: Sunday, August 3 from 2 - 4 p.m.
    - Followed by a camp meeting, off-ice testing and dinner
  • Camp Ends: Thursday, August 7 at 12 p.m. after the closing games
    - Families are welcome to attend closing games!
Ages
  • Co-ed, ages: 2008-2015
Staff
  • Coaching Staff Includes: AOF hockey coaches and NHL Alumni Guest Visits
Cost
  • Boarding Camper: $1,300
  • Boarding Goalie Camper: $1,200
Summary

On-ice Sessions: Focus on enhancing skating techniques, stick handling, puck control, shooting skills, team concepts, and defensive skills.

  • 3 ice sessions daily
    • Morning Session: Focus on all fundamental skill areas
    • Afternoon Session: Focus on team play
    • Evening Session: Competitive game schedule

Off-ice: Dry land training as well as other hockey specific training.

  • Conditioning
  • Strength training
  • Field sports
  • Instructional films

The Goaltender Program: Enhance and maximize each goaltender’s potential with training sessions developed specifically for their position. Goalies will train separately in the morning as well as participate in afternoon activities and evening game sessions with other players. Goaltender sessions will focus on:

  • Agility, speed, coordination, technique, and proper positioning for covering the net
  • Hand-eye and foot-eye coordination drills
  • Drill repetition to create muscle memory
AOF Hockey Day Camp: August 11 - 14, 2025
Dates
  • August 11 - 14, 2025, Monday-Thursday
  • Check-in: Monday, August 11
  • Drop-off: At the designated area outside the hockey rink
Ages
  • Co-ed, ages: 2008-2015
Times
  • 8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost
  • Day Camper: $900
  • Day Goalie Camper: $800
Staff
  • Coaching staff includes: AOF hockey coaches and NHL Alumni Guest Visits
Summary

On-ice Sessions: Focus on enhancing skating techniques, stick handling, puck control, shooting skills, team concepts, and defensive skills.

  • Skating
  • Puck-control
  • Passing
  • Shooting

Off-ice: Dry land training as well as other hockey specific training

  • Conditioning
  • Agility/Strength training
  • Field sports including indoor soccer/dodgeball
  • Street Hockey

Camp Director

AOF Varsity Hockey Coach, John Gardner
Coach Gardner's teams have won eight New England Prep Division I Championships and produced numerous college and professional athletes. Under Coach Gardner's leadership, the Avon Old Farms Hockey Program has earned a reputation for excellence throughout the years. As the premier prep school hockey program in New England, it has demonstrated the consistent ability to produce winning teams and develop successful collegiate players as well as several outstanding professional athletes.

 

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Camp Schedules

AOF Hockey Boarding Camp Schedule
  Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
7-7:45 a.m. Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
8 a.m. On-ice Shooting Agility/Stretch
9 a.m. Agility/Stretch On-ice Shooting
10 a.m. Indoor Soccer/Dodgeball Street Hockey On-ice
11 a.m. Goalies/Team Handball Goalies/Indoor Hockey Goalies/Indoor Soccer/Dodgeball
12 p.m. Lunch Lunch Lunch
1 p.m. On-ice Agility/Stretch Street Hockey
2:20 p.m. Shooting On-ice Agility/Stretch
3:40 p.m. Street Hockey Indoor Soccer/Dodgeball On-ice
5-6 p.m. Dinner Dinner Dinner
6:30 p.m. Games Video/Teaching Stickball
7:40 p.m. Video Games Stretch
8:50 p.m. Snack Bar Snack Bar Games
10 p.m. Dorm Dorm Dorm
10:30 p.m. Lights-out Lights-out Lights-out
AOF Hockey Day Camp Schedule
Time Group 1
8:15 a.m. Arrival
8:45 a.m. On Ice
10:45 a.m. Off Ice Activities
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. To Rink
1:00- 2:30 p.m. On Ice
2:45-4:00 p.m. Dry Land Training
4:00 p.m. Depart

 

Time Group 2
8:30 a.m. Arrival
8:45 a.m. Off Ice Activities
10:05 a.m. To Rink
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. On Ice
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:00-2:15 p.m. Dry Land Training
2:45-4:10 p.m. On Ice
4:20 p.m. Depart

Items Which Need Your Attention

What to Bring

AOF HOCKEY Boarding Campers: All campers should bring workout clothes with comfortable sneakers in addition to full hockey gear. Boarding campers should bring their own bedding (twin, XL) as the camp will not provide linen, sheets, pillow or towels. Dormitories are not air conditioned so it is advised that a fan be packed. Pad locks are suggested if camper is bringing any valuables. For the physical well-being of the counselors, all campers must be able to tie and tighten their own skates.

AOF HOCKEY Day Campers: All campers should bring workout clothes with comfortable sneakers in addition to full hockey gear. For the physical well-being of the counselors, all campers must be able to tie and tighten their own skates.

required documents

Please make sure all required documents have been completed and uploaded to our registration system. This must be done two week prior to the start of camp. Click here to login and upload your documents to UltraCamp.

According to state regulations, we are required to have health records on file for each child attending camp. To complete the registration process, the Physical/Immunization UltraCamp form must be completed and returned prior to the start date of camp, and either a scan or hard copy of a physical exam and immunization records, any prescriptions for any medication (prescription or OTC), and a must be sent prior to the start of the camp. If your child will attend more than one AOF camp listed above, you need only submit the forms once, two weeks prior to the start date of his/her first AOF camp. If your child is attending a camp at Avon Old Farms School that is not listed above, you will need to contact that camp’s office/director for information regarding medical forms.

 

Required Medical Forms

We need copies of the following forms on file for each camper:

For campers with special health care needs:

Please Note: If your child has special health care needs, please read the following information and complete the appropriate forms above.

Administration and Prescription/Non-Prescription Form

Please Note: If your child will need medication during the course of his or her day, please read the following information and complete the appropriate forms above.

Below, please find our camp medication administration policy. Our summer programs wish to limit medication usage to camper self-administration (of a school age), with the exception of Epi-Pens. The program will keep the proper documentation on file. If your child brings to camp an inhaler, or other prescribed oral or topical medication, or a non-prescribed (over-the counter) oral or topical medication that may need to be provided, camper must be able to self-administer. Proper documentation should be submitted with the physical forms.

Administration of Medication Policy

Avon Old Farms Summer Camps will keep on file the following:

  • All prescribed inhalers or Epi-pens or other medications with parent’s consent and a doctor’s signature
  • Non-prescription oral medications with parent’s consent and a doctor’s signature

Parent Responsibilities:

  • It is the parent’s responsibility to inform program staff upon registration that their child has a prescribed inhaler, epi-pen, or other medication.
  • Prescription medications must be handed to the Director of First Aid by the child’s parent.
  • Medication forms are required to be signed by parent and the child’s physician before the program starts. Your child will not be allowed to attend camp if the appropriate forms (attached below) are not completed. If there are any changes to the child’s dosage/medication, a new set of forms must be completed by the child’s physician.
  • Medications must be in their original container and clearly labeled with the child’s name. A prescription label must accompany all prescription medication.

Staff Responsibilities:

  • Camp staff will maintain medications in accordance with Connecticut State Dept. of Health regulations
  • All medications, except for epi-pens, will be self-administered by the camper under close supervision of a camp staff member
  • Epi-pens will be administered by an appropriately trained camp staff member
  • Parents shall be notified of any administration errors by telephone by a camp staff member. The error will be documented in the child’s camp record
  • Camp staff will keep accurate documentation of all medications administered by completing the proper paper work, which will be kept in the program director’s files. Individual administration records shall include:
    • The date the medication was administered
    • The time it was administered
    • The dose that was administered
    • Any comments
Photo & Information Release Statement

Throughout the summer, the opportunity may arise for your child's picture to be taken for camp publications. It is assumed that the parent/guardian condones this practice unless a written note stating otherwise is received on or before the first day of camp. For safety reasons we do not publish or release the names or any other personal information about the children whose photos we use or who attend the camp. Your information is confidential and secure.

Disclaimer

For the safety and welfare for all campers, Avon Old Farms Summer Camp reserves the unrestricted right to dismiss any camper whose conduct or influence, in the opinion of the Camp Director, is detrimental to the best interests of the camp. There will be no refunds in this case.

Who Do I Contact?

Contact Information

AOF Summer Camps - Avon Old Farms School - 500 Old Farms Road - Avon, Connecticut 06001
camp@avonoldfarms.com

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