Speed Skate New Brunswick Posts

There will be a Canada Winter Games training camp in Campbellton August 25-26^th

Where: Sugarloaf Provincial Park (596 Val-d’Amour Rd)

When: August 25 12:30-5:30pm

August 26 9am-3:30pm

The camp in Campbellton will focus on aerobic fitness and the technique of using seatbelt cables for training. Bring hiking boots with you, and a cable if you have one. Using cables is demanding on your muscles so it’s a good idea to bring a foam roller to help muscle recovery Saturday night, and it would be a good idea to bring protein heavy snacks. This could be crackers with hummus, greek yogurt, peanut butter sandwich, homemade protein balls (lots of recipes online), etc.

Cables are a very important tool to learn how to use as a speed skater. They’re used as a warm up for practice and competition at all levels up to and including the National Team. If you have a pair of cleats its’s a good idea to bring them. Be ready for sore muscles and tired legs this weekend!

We will be at Sugarloaf National Park for the entirety of the camp so please dress for the outdoor weather and have plenty of water with you (4L bottles!).  The coaches that are attending will be camping at Sugarloaf Saturday night, if you’d like to join in the fun book a campsite on the Sugarloaf website! We’ll also be having a team bonfire at the Sugarloaf campsites starting at 9pm, come for the s’mores, stay for the fire!

If we are forced indoors due to weather we will move make plans for an indoor facility.

The cost for the camp is $20/day, please sign up below by August 19^th.

***Online payment is preferred.  No cash will be accepted at the event.  If you must use a cheque please make it out to NBASSA Inc for the correct amount.  If no payment is received your attendance at the camp will not be counted.***

There will be a Canada Winter Games training camp in PEI August 11-12^th.

Where: UPEI CARI Complex (550 University Ave)

When: August 11^th 12:15-5:45pm

August 12^th 8:30am-3:30pm

The camp in PEI will focus on aerobic fitness and will also be our first on ice camp of the summer! Make sure to bring all of your skating equipment with you, and have your blades sharpened for the first ice session. Each athlete will get 2h45mins of ice over the course of the weekend. We will be doing our dryland exercises outside so please bring appropriate clothing for the outside weather. We have a classroom booked indoors for you to leave your belongings in.

The camp will officially start August 11^th at 12:15pm, please come having already eaten lunch. We will meet in the CARI Complex at the ice rinks. For those of you travelling Friday we are also offering an optional team building dodgeball game August 10^th from 7-8pm at the UPEI gymnasium (550 University Avenue, Charlottetown), and an optional morning training session August 11^th from 9:15-11:15am at MacPherson Park (62 Cottonwood Dr.).

Saturday August 11^th from 7:00-9:00pm there will be a BBQ at the Beamish Apple Orchard (2100 North York River Road, Warren Grove). There will be hot dogs, sausages, salads, and drinks offered. All athletes and parents are welcome to come, but we do ask that you pay $5/person to help cover the cost of food if you would like the offered selection (or feel free to bring your own supper with you if you prefer!).

We will have out of province athletes joining us for this camp as well as additional coaches. As always please bring plenty of water with you and lots of healthy snacks to have throughout the day! As mentioned the camp will focus on aerobic fitness so it’s a good idea to prepare on Friday with lots of water throughout the day, and bring with you a sports drink and water on the weekend to help keep your sugar, salts, and electrolytes high!

The cost for the camp is $25/day, please sign up below by August 5^th.

***Online payment is preferred.  No cash will be accepted at the event.  If you must use a cheque please make it out to NBASSA Inc for the correct amount.  If no payment is received your attendance at the camp will not be counted.***

There will be a Canada Winter Games training camp in Hampton July 8^th

Where: Hampton High School soccer field (34 Elizabeth Ave.)

When: July 8^th 10:00am-5:00pm

The camp in Hampton will focus on strength building and imitation technique. If you have a kord please bring it with you, as well as cleats so that you have grip on the grass for moving cables. Lunch will be from 12:00-12:45, pack a healthy (protein heavy) lunch with you and lots of water and snacks.

The camp will take place at the soccer field outside, therefore please bring weather appropriate clothing. There will be access to a washroom, but no water fountain so please pack plenty of water!

With the focus of this camp around imitations and muscle building, you want to ensure that you eat plenty of protein before, during, and after the camp. It is suggested that you bring a protein rich snack to have immediately following the days training. Good ideas of what to bring could be: hummus and crackers, chocolate milk, Greek yogurt, cheese, beef jerky, etc.

The cost for the camp is $20, please sign up below by July 1^st.

***Online payment is preferred.  No cash will be accepted at the event.  If you must use a cheque please make it out to NBASSA Inc for the correct amount.  If no payment is received your attendance at the camp will not be counted.***

There will be a Canada Winter Games training camp in Campbellton June 23-24^th

Where: Sugarloaf Provincial Park (596 Val-d’Amour Rd)

When: June 23 12:30-5:30pm

June 24 9am-3:30pm

The camp in Campbellton will focus on muscle building and aerobic fitness (through activities such as body weight squats, hiking, climbing Sugarloaf Mountain, and running intervals). Bring hiking boots if you have them, and please bring a bike if you are unable to run. Because we are focusing on muscle growth, you may want to bring ice packs and/or a foam roller to help reduce muscle inflammation after the days training. Be ready for sore muscles!

We will be at Sugarloaf National Park for the entirety of the camp so please dress for the outdoor weather and have plenty of water with you (4L bottles!).  The coaches that are attending will be camping at Sugarloaf Saturday night, if you’d like to join in the fun book a campsite on the Sugarloaf website! We’ll also be having a team bonfire at the Sugarloaf campsites starting at 9pm, come for the s’mores, stay for the fire!

If we are forced indoors due to weather we will move to the Civic Centre. Saturday there will be no lunch break, please come having already eaten, and bring plenty of healthy snack to have throughout the day.

The cost for the camp is $20/day, please sign up below by June 17^th.

***Online payment is preferred.  No cash will be accepted at the event.  If you must use a cheque please make it out to NBASSA Inc for the correct amount.  If no payment is received your attendance at the camp will not be counted.***