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 |
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SummaryOn-ice Sessions: Focus on enhancing skating techniques, stick handling, puck control, shooting skills, team concepts, and defensive skills.
Off-ice: Dry land training as well as other hockey specific training.
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:
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AOF Hockey Day Camp: August 11 - 14, 2025 |
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SummaryOn-ice Sessions: Focus on enhancing skating techniques, stick handling, puck control, shooting skills, team concepts, and defensive skills.
Off-ice: Dry land training as well as other hockey specific training
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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.
Camp Schedules
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Items Which Need Your Attention
What to Bring |
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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. |
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:
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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?
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AOF Summer Camps - Avon Old Farms School - 500 Old Farms Road - Avon, Connecticut 06001 |
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Just like an Avon education has impacts that reach well beyond a student’s four years on campus, the lessons learned while attending an AOF athletic summer camp are lessons to last a lifetime.
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