EGMHA Development Programs
Contact Clinics
EGMHA has secured ice and instruction for contact clinics as we head into tryouts in May. With the pilot merge between EGMHA and GMHA, we have aligned to provide the same instruction across both sets of clinics. All 4 will be run by the same contact coach - Eric Clarke. Eric is a certified D1 contact coach and provides excellent instruction. He has a strong background in both Georgina and East Gwillimbury minor hockey.
The clinics are open to all U14 players (23-24 season), and if you intend on trying out for U14 AA or A (for UYMHA), attendance at one of these clinics is mandatory, and it is highly recommended that you attend two sessions. If you are a U15 player (23-24 season) and intend on trying out for U15 AA or A (for UYMHA), and did not play contact last season, you must attend one of these clinics.
The clinics are listed below, just click on the date and it will take you to a page where you can sign up for that clinic. There is no cost for these clinics.
If you are unable to attend any of these clinics, please reach out directly to [email protected]. If you attend a different contact clinic (outside EGMHA/GMHA), you can be exempted from attending one of these provided you can show proof of attendance at said clinic.
Any questions can be directed to [email protected] as well.
* There may be a waitlist, please still sign up on that list so we can see our total numbers. We may have to add another session if if the numbers dictate that.
Goaltenders
Saturday morning goalie clinics hosted by Duane Crocker from The Goalie School (http://thegoalieschool.ca/).
Sessions start Saturday October 15th and run until Saturday March 25th.
The clinics run from 10:00 - 11:00 am on the West Pad at the EG Sports Complex.
This is open to all ages and skill levels, and there is no cost for this clinic.
Please note - there will be no clinics on December 3rd, January 28th, and Feb 25th.
Players
EGMHA has secured ice and instruction for Sunday morning power skating clinics.
They are spread out across several ages, and will be capped at 20 skaters per skate.
They will run from 8:00 - 9:00 am on the West Pad at the East Gwillimbury Sports Complex. There will be no cost to our members for these clinics.
Chris Unitas from Unitas Hockey is the instructor that will be running these sessions.
You will need to register for these clinics, please see the dates and registration links below.
U8-U9 Players
Sunday January 22nd
Sunday February 5th
U10-U11 Players
Sunday February 12th
Sunday February 19th
U12-U13 Players
Sunday March 5th
Sunday March 12th
U13-U15 Players
Sunday March 19th
Sunday March 26th
Skills Clinics
EGMHA has secured ice and instruction for some skills clinics the next two Sunday evenings. There will be no cost to our members for attending these clinics, however signup is required as we have a player limit of 20 per session.
Sunday March 19th
5-6PM - U8 & U9
6-7PM - U10 & U11
7-8PM - U12 & U13
8-9PM - U14 & U15
Sunday March 26th
5-6PM - U8 & U9
6-7PM - U10 & U11
7-8PM - U12 & U13
8-9PM - U14 & U15
Coaches
Chris DiPiero, sport leadership and mental performance coach, will be doing seminars for all our coaches, to educate and train them on the mental side of the sport.
There is no cost to the coaches these sessions.
Additionally, all the head coaches will have memberships for The Coaches Site (https://thecoachessite.com/), to help with training videos, practice planning, access to a drill database, among many other resources on the site. There will be no cost to the coaches for this membership.