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2025 Summer Camp Information

Now entering our 21st season, the RMU Hockey Academy has become Pittsburgh's premier hockey camp destination.  Our goal is to provide players with an unparalleled camp experience that is competitive, challenging, and most of all fun. 

Our low instructor to student ratio enables us to ensure each participant will receive individual attention throughout our camp, further enhancing the development of their overall skill set.  Players should register for programs based upon their USA Hockey 2025-26 age classification.  

Lead by two full-time hockey directors, our camps utilize players and coaches that have enjoyed success at the professional, college, junior, and Olympic levels.  Each instructor has been handpicked for their hockey knowledge but more importantly, their ability to TEACH the skills of the game. 
2025-26 USA Hockey Age Classifications

Level

Birth Years

Mite

2017-2019

Squirt

2015 & 2016

Pee Wee

2013 & 2014

Bantam

2011 & 2012

Midget

2007-2010

 

Mite to Squirt Transition Camp
WHO:  2016 Birth Year
WHEN:  June 9-13, 2025 * 12:00 PM - 2:20 PM 
INVESTMENT:  $425

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After 2, 3, or maybe even 4 years of cross-ice and half-ice hockey, your 2016 birth year player finally gets to bump up to the full ice game.....but now what?

The full ice game presents players with a whole new set of rules and challenges including positions, changing on the fly, faceoffs, and let's face it, a much larger ice surface to navigate.

Our Mite to Squirt Transition camp is designed to introduce full ice concepts to players in a fun and engaging atmosphere.  Each day we will introduce and review new terminology, rules, positional play and team play concepts through a classroom setting and the use of our sports court before hitting the ice for situational drills and controlled scrimmages.  The camp will conclude with a full ice game including referees!
Skill Development Camp
WHO: 2015-2018 Birth Years
WHEN:  June 16-June 20, 2025 * 9:00 - 11:50 AM 
INVESTMENT:  Skaters, $425  /  Goalies, $75

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*Goalies attend this camp Monday - Friday 10:45 AM - 11:50 AM
*No dedicated goalie instruction is offered at this camp


The Skill Development Camp is our "traditional" summer hockey camp experience. Ideal for players 10 & Under, this camp boasts a strong individual skill-based theme that focuses on teaching and reinforcing proper techniques for skating, stick handling, shooting, passing, and more.

  • 7.5 hours dedicated hockey skating development
  • 7.5 hours dedicated hockey skill development
  • Small area games and low student to instructor ratio
  • RMU Hockey Academy camp jersey included

Hockey Skating Development & Shoot to Score Camp
WHO:  2007 through 2018 Birth Years
WHEN:  Mite - July 14-18, 2025 * 9:00 - 11:50 AM - 
               Squirt - July 14-18, 2025 * 12:00 - 2:50 PM - 

               Pee Wee-Midget - June 16-20, 2025 * 12:00 - 2:50 PM - 
INVESTMENT:  Skaters, $425  /  Goalies, $75

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*Goalies attend this based on the following schedule:
Mite – Monday-Friday 10:45 – 11:50 AM
Squirt: - Monday-Friday 1:45 – 2:50 PM
Pee Wee – Midget: - Monday – Friday 1:45 – 2:50 PM
**No dedicated goalie instruction is offered at this camp


Skating is arguably the most important skill in the game however shooting the puck and scoring a goal is the first skill all players want to work on.  In this camp, both skills are blended together to provide players with a setting that allows them to update and refine their skating stride and efficiency while also enhancing their shooting techniques and scoring touch!

  • Dedicated hockey skating instruction focusing on using all four edges, first two steps, acceleration, agility, balance, efficiency and more.
  • Shooting and scoring instruction focusing on wrist shots, backhand shots, snapshots, slap shots, shooting for rebounds, shots in stride, deflections, tips and much more
  • RMU Hockey Academy camp jersey included


Hockey Skating Development & Application of Game Skills Camp
WHO:  2007 through 2018 Birth Years
WHEN:  Mite / Squirt - July 7-11, 2025 * 9:00 - 11:50 AM
               Pee Wee / Midget - July 7-11, 2025 * 12:00 - 2:50 PM
INVESTMENT:  Skaters, $425  / Goalies,  $75

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* No dedicated goalie instruction will be offered at this camp.  Goalies should follow the schedule below
Mite / Squirts - 10:45 - 11:50 AM
Pee Wee / Midget - 1:45 - 2:50 PM


Hockey Skating Development - It is essential for every player to have a solid base of skating fundamentals.  Basic Skating Skills needed to play hockey include: proper pushes, forward stride, utilization of all 4 edges, tight turns, cross overs, stops, starts, backward skating and transitions.

Application of Game Skills - Throughout the week, players will work to refine their puckhandling, shoot, passing and puck protection skills before putting all of their individual skill sets to the test in a practical setting including simulated game situations, stations, and full ice drill scenarios.

  • 7.5 hours of dedicated Hockey Skating Instruction
    • Using all four edges
    • First two steps
    • acceleration, agility & quickness
  • 7.5 hours individual skills, game skills, and concept instruction
    • skating, passing, shooting stick handling, angling, steering & much more
    • 1 on 1, 2 on 1, 3 on 2 play
    • using time and space to your advantage
  • Camp jersey included

Goalie Camp with JS Aubin
WHO:  2013 through 2018 Birth Years
WHEN:  June 9-13, 2025 * 10:30-11:50 AM
INVESTMENT:  $260

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By far one of the most difficult and demanding positions to play in hockey; the goalie position has become much more than just standing in front of the net to block shots. Goaltenders today must be athletic and agile, have a solid foundation in skating skills including goalie specific movements and possess the ability to read and anticipate the play in order to employ the right save selection or technique.

Our goalie camp is ideal for young goalies looking to acquire the building blocks necessary to achieve long term success in the games hardest position.

  • Stance & mobility
  • Tracking & positioning
  • Blocking vs saving
  • Puck handling, recovery, skating and more
  • Camp jersey included

We have a limited number of goalie sets that can be signed out while participating in this camp.  This is a great opportunity for interested players to experience the position without the commitment of buying equipment first.  For additional details please email Jake Coleman at colemanj@rmu.edu

Checking Camp / Intro to Body Contact
WHO:  2012 Birth Years and older
WHEN:  June 9-13, 2025 * 9:00 - 10:20 AM
INVESTMENT:  $220

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The introduction of checking into the game at the bantam level causes a great deal of anxiety for players and parents alike.  Through education and a controlled setting, our checking camp is a great setting to eliminate that anxiety.  Our structured environment allows players to gain confidence while also fully understanding the purpose of checking and body contact in the game.

  • A safe, structured learning environment.
  • Geared toward players entering checking level of play or those that want additional guidance.
  • Instruction on angling, steering, giving and receiving checks, use of space, body and stick positioning to influence the opponent and much more
  • Camp jersey included



Refund / Cancellation Policy
In the event a participant is unable to attend camp, a refund / credit may be issued under the following guidelines:

Programs that are at capacity when the request is made:

  • If the request is made in writing (colemanj@rmu.edu) 14 days prior to the start of a specific program, a full refund/credit to account will be issued
  • If the request is made in writing 0-13 days prior to the start of a specific program, a full refund/credit will only be issued if the director is able to replace your player from the waitlist.

Programs that are NOT at capacity when the request is made:

  • If the request is made in writing, (colemanj@rmu.edu) at anytime prior to the start of a specific program that is NOT AT CAPACITY, a full refund / request will be issued.

In the event a player is unable to participate in a specific program due to a documented and verifiable injury, a full / pro-rated refund will be issued for any portion of the program a player was not able to participate in.