home Up birthday parties easter pictures freestyle skate ice events eagles hockey

eagles hockey

Join the Eagles’ Family
There is something for everyone!

 

a more detailed site is located at
www.oaklawneagles.com
Hockey Opportunities Spring/Summer 2008
Our Mission
The Oak Lawn Park District Eagles Hockey Department is dedicated to providing quality programs and services for all ages, gender and skill levels in a community-atmosphere. We strive to provide a safe and positive playing environment. We are committed to cultivating a love-of-the-sport that will generate an increased interest and lifelong participation in hockey.

Our Philosophy
We believe in active participation by all players. We believe in order to excel in hockey, the player must master ice skating and the fundamentals hockey. Our lesson plans insure that these vital skills are progressively developed at each level. We expect good sportsmanship and a “win-at-all-costs” attitude is discouraged.

All registered participants in Pre Hockey, House League and Adult Camp receive Free Open Skate Privileges for the duration of their program to allow for more opportunity to enjoy skating and developing their skating skills.


Little Eagles Pre-Hockey - Learning to Fly!
This two-stage beginner hockey program will build upon the skater’s basic ice-skating skills learned in the weSKATEä group lessons and introduce hockey specific individual skills. We will introduce hockey at its simplest form through fun activities. Classes are 60 minutes in length and are held year round. We require your child wear an HECC approved hockey helmet with facemask, hockey elbow pads, shin guards, hockey gloves, hockey skates and a hockey stick. Hockey pants and shoulder pads are not required but highly recommended. (Please ask about our recommended complete hockey equipment packages)

Step 1 - Skaters will learn the hockey basics such as the proper stance and how to hold the stick then progress to a hockey stop, two foot turns, basic hockey stride, push and go, stick work, transitions and backwards skating.

Step 2 – Skaters will build upon the basics learned in step 1 and begin to develop their hockey skills such as passing, shooting, transitions, advance hockey strides and backwards cross-overs.

Youth Hockey Camp (Ages 7-12 )
Our team of USA Hockey certified instructors teaches these youth hockey classes where skaters will develop fundamental skating and hockey skills such as agility, effective passing, good positioning and shooting to score. Skaters will learn offensive & defensive strategies and play game-like scrimmages. This camp is open to boys and girls whose hockey & skating skills are of a mite or higher level of hockey. Skaters will get a great workout and have fun while developing their hockey/skating skills. The fundamentals, team play and positive attitude are strongly emphasized. We require all participants to wear an HECC approved hockey helmet, hockey elbow pads, shin guards, hockey gloves, hockey skates and a hockey stick. Hockey pants and shoulder pads are not required but highly recommended. (Please ask about our recommended complete hockey equipment packages)


Super Tuesdays
One Night Skills Development Clinics
Our clinics pack energy and enthusiasm into up-tempo skill sessions geared at developing the complete hockey player.

Instructor: Ray Lilja & Jamie Pembroke, Jr.

Team Concept Clinic – Class # 3503
Offered on 4/22, 5/20 & 6/17
The Team Concept Clinic is designed to teach players the fundamentals of hockey through team offensive & defensive strategies. Our USA Hockey certified staff will look to challenge each player’s hockey intelligence through a series of competitive situations. This on-ice clinic will focus on controlled scrimmages as well as 1 on 1, 2 on 1, and 3 on 2 game situations. The Team Concept Clinic will give each player the knowledge and understanding of hockey to compete at the highest level of play.


Shooting, Scoring, & Stickhandling Clinic – Class # 3504
Offered on 4/29, 5/27, 6/24
Our USA Hockey certified staff will pass along the secrets of their success in this camp that includes on-ice development of the slap shot, wrist shot, snap shot, flip shot, and backhand shot. We will use a radar gun to measure shot velocity. Stickhandling development includes popular and effective goal-scoring moves, puck control, vision with the puck, explosiveness and the ability to finish will be the main focus.


Checking Clinic – Class # 3505
Offered on 5/6, 6/3, 7/1
This clinic is specifically designed to teach players how to give and receive checks. This is a step-by-step process that teaches body control and builds confidence at the same time. Players moving into a checking league for the first time will greatly benefit from this camp as well as players that need to learn checking fundamentals to help give them more confidence in games. Players who participate in “No-check” leagues will also benefit from this clinic as the basic strategy taught is to merely separate the puckcarrier from the puck through non-offensive angling which is not considered a check.


Powerskating Clinic – Class # 3506
Offered on 5/13, 6/10, 7/15

This highly popular clinic features the dynamic instruction of our certified USA Hockey staff who will teach their proven system of skating development to hockey players of all ages. Skating is such an important skill to master for future development that players who attend this Powerskating clinic will surely have a leg up on the competition.


Adult Hockey Camp
These Adult classes are offered year-round in 9-week sessions and are taught by our team of USA Hockey certified instructors. Skaters will develop fundamental skating and hockey skills such as agility, effective passing, good positioning and shooting to score. Skaters will learn offensive & defensive strategies and play game-like scrimmages. This camp is open to men and women at all levels of hockey experience including beginners. Skaters will gain a better understanding of hockey, get a great workout and have fun while developing or reviving their hockey/skating skills. The fundamentals, team play and positive attitude are strongly emphasized. We require all participants to wear an HECC approved hockey helmet, hockey elbow pads, shin guards, hockey gloves, hockey skates and a hockey stick. Hockey pants and shoulder pads are not required but highly recommended. (Please ask about our recommended complete hockey equipment packages)


Adult League (Over 30)
Offered in the Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The main goal of this program is to provide a fun, competitive, and positive environment for experienced 30 & over adult hockey players. This is a “no-check” league typically playing one game per week during a prime-time ice slot!

House League Hockey
Our organized developmental program for ages 14 & under, which runs every September through March, focuses on the development of individual skills and the importance of teamwork.

Level Age
Mite 8 & under
Squirt 10 & under
Pee Wee 12 & under
Bantam 14 & under


Our USA Hockey certified staff teaches the fundamentals of hockey in a positive and nurturing environment .
Our Eagles House League teams participate in the South Suburban Hockey League. This program is registered with USA Hockey and Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois.



PowerSkates
Mostly offered September through March. The goal of this program is to provide additional instruction and practice to help players learn and master the various skating techniques involved in organized hockey including, forward stride, backward stride, stops, transitions, turns, crossovers, edge control and lateral skating. Participants are not required to be enrolled in our house league to participate but must be currently playing with an organized hockey program.
 

9400 south kenton ave., oak lawn, il 60453  °  (708) 857-2222  ▪  info@olparks.com   °  © 1997- 2008
send comments to webmaster@olparks.com  °  this page was last updated on  05/24/2008