EXPERIENCE YOUR FULLEST POTENTIAL IN HOCKEY & LIFE

PLAYERS INCREASE OVERALL SKILL DEVELOPMENT BY 300%

BREAKTHROUGH PLAYER's CONFIDENCE GAPS IN THIS Free 1-On-1 COACHING SESSION

13+ Years of Experience Working With Thousands of High-Performance Youth Hockey Players

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What Is Player Acceleration

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Hockey Development Programs Designed To Create High-Performance Athletes

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HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT CUSTOMIZED FOR YOU

Player Acceleration is a project dedicated to the development of hockey players all over the world.

Inside our programs, hockey players undergo a unique process of experiencing their truest and fullest potential both on and off the ice.

As a result of these initiatives, athletes will gain unique benefits resulting in a major upgrade in their game.

  • Outgrow the competition and become an elite player in your league

  • Top-level professional trainers and coaches

  • Get elite skill development training

  • Receive high-performance fitness training

  • Undergo a customized hockey-specific program individualized for your needs

  • Develop leadership skills and characteristics which you will take with you in all areas of life

  • Create balance in your life through a holistic wellness training

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HOCKEY TRAINING

Competition has never been tougher in hockey. The game is becoming more and more skilled. You need to become strong enough and fast enough to compete with elite hockey players.

This doesn't happen by chance. Hockey Players improve from deliberate and intentional training.

Players need everything from puck control, shooting, strength, speed, agility, explosiveness and conditioning. They are forced to become well-rounded in their game or their chances of moving to the next level become limited.

What Creates A Talented Hockey Player?

There have been studies done on athletes all over the world to understand what creates top-performing athletes. It's broken down to a specific set of assets, when understood, it can be replicated and creates a predictable result. Players in turn make mass improvements in a short period of time.

This happens through deliberate practice, repetition and development of qualities which make an effective hockey player. But a player is only as good as the energy they can put into their training and the mindset they have towards improvement. Hockey players need more than drills and exercises, they need to be built from the inside out with balance in their life.

Off ice hockey skills training

SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Off ice hockey training

FITNESS TRAINING

Hockey Player leadership training

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

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Experience your fullest potential in hockey & life

Hockey camps and year-round training programs designed to create high-performance athletes. Inside our camps and programs, players experience their truest and fullest potential, on and off the ice.

Don’t take our word for it

“Josh and his team were great. Professional, skilled, dynamic and so passionate about the kids’ development and growth.”
Jolene L.Google review · Coaching and player development ★★★★★
“Coach Josh and his team are very dedicated to players' development in all aspects, including on and off the ice.”
Ielizaveta P.Google review · Camp experience ★★★★★
“The small group sizes made a huge difference, allowing the coaches to give each player individual attention. The staff were incredibly caring, encouraging, and genuinely invested in the kids.”
Jacqueline K.Google review · Camp experience ★★★★★
“She increased in skill and confidence, and has a path for how she is going to continue building skills and fitness.”
Yehuda M.Google review · Camp experience ★★★★★
“The coaches are all incredible and adaptive to each player's needs.”
Paige B.Google review · Young Guns camp experience ★★★★★

Pick your path

Two ways to train with us

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Summer Camps

Focused summer training that sharpens skating, puck skills and confidence, so players start the season sharper and ready to compete. What each camp includes varies by program.

Secure your spot

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Top Prospects Program

A year-round path that builds confidence, skills, fitness and hockey sense around the season your player already has.

It starts with a free parent call: an honest conversation about your player’s goals, program fit and availability. If it’s a fit, we point you to the program that suits your player.

See if you qualify

Player Testimonial

“I feel like I'm way more confident when I'm playing and I feel like I have my IQ and like my understanding of the game is way better now.”
Ben Tyssen — BCEHL Okanagan Rockets U17 AAA

More than another practice

A development experience built for the whole player

Players grow in confidence and character through developing their skills, hockey IQ, fitness and preparation for the season ahead. We help them build the habits and ability to take the next step in their game.

Coaches support players regardless of their level, whether they play house hockey, AAA, Tier 1, U18 or junior. We help each player build toward their goals and prepare for the challenges ahead.

Player Acceleration fits a busy lifestyle. We work within your schedule, supporting your son or daughter’s hockey development on and off the ice through our camps and year-round training.

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Foundations

Built from the inside out

Player Acceleration covers foundational aspects a hockey player needs to thrive in and outside the game: mindset, skills, fitness, hockey IQ, nutrition and preparation for the next level

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Confidence & Leadership

Pressure management, composure and leadership habits that hold up when the game gets hard, and carry beyond the rink.

Campers work on off-ice stickhandling with pucks beside the rink.

Skill Development

Skating edges, puck control, shooting and mechanics, including focused off-ice stick and puck work that transfers to the ice.

Players run agility ladder and hurdle drills on the grass during a dryland session.

Hockey-Specific Fitness

Build the strength, speed and conditioning your player needs on the ice, with recovery habits that support training and competition.

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Hockey IQ

Read the ice, anticipate the play and make confident decisions under pressure.

On-ice puck-control practice.

Player Advancement Support

With over 15 years of selecting teams and running tryouts, we help families understand the process so players show up prepared.

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Nutrition

Nutrition guidance is part of whole-player development: fueling, recovery and habits that support training. Not every camp includes the same nutrition program. Year-round pathways go deeper where it fits.

Player Testimonial

“I've tried lots of different camps and lots of different programs, but Player Acceleration has been the program where I've improved consistently and taken my game to the next level.”
Kyla Johnson — Medicine Hat Rattlers, ACAC

The coaching team

Meet Your Coaches

Josh McEwan

Head Coach

Josh McEwan

Helps players grow on and off the ice, building relationships and a clear sense of purpose.

Experience across CSSHL, JPHL, private hockey and minor hockey.

Jens Kieling

Head Fitness Trainer

Jens Kieling

Supports performance, fitness, mindset and off-ice development, and the relationships that help players keep progressing.

Professional kinesiologist (Bachelor of Kinesiology, University of Regina). Has trained NHL, NBA and Olympic athletes.

Matteus Reis

Coach

Matteus Reis

Works on the ice and off the ice, keeping the game fun. The work he especially loves: building relationships with players and supporting returning players as they keep growing.

Assistant Coach, Grand Forks Border Bruins (junior).

Tessa Kosec

Coach

Tessa Kosec

Works on the ice and off the ice. The work she especially loves: building relationships with players and supporting returning players as they keep growing.

Assistant Coach, Female AAA Lakers. Physical & Health Education degree and B.Ed., Nipissing University.

More about the coaching team

Next step

Choose your path

Camps for the summer. Year-round training for the season ahead.