Backwards Skating + Embracing Mistakes

$175.00 

$99.00 

Early bird pricing until Dec 10!
Bloomington Ice Garden
Jan. 20, 2025

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Join lead instructor Josh Chambers (bio below) for a clinic that hones backward skating skills while helping athletes combat perfectionism.

This mini-intensive takes place on a school holiday. Athletes will learn how to generate speed and power, maintain balance, improve transitions, and move laterally to close the gap.

In addition to on-ice training, we incorporate sports psychology to foster resiliency. Our focus this clinic will be Embracing Mistakes – after all, most developing hockey players make a lot of mistakes while skating backwards.

To ensure every athlete gets the most out of our clinics, we offer a unique opportunity: submit a quick video of the featured skill before the session. This allows us to analyze your technique in advance and tailor the clinic to better address your specific needs.

What's Included

  • 2 sessions of one hour, highly focused, on-ice training in a small group setting.
  • 1 hour of evidence-based sports psychology training.
  • Pre-clinic video review to tailor coaching to each athlete's needs.
  • Winter hat (pick your color).
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Date & Time

Mon. Jan. 20, 2025 (School holiday)

8:45am – 12:45pm

Location

Session 1

Check In

8:45am

Off-Ice Mental Fitness

Learning to Embrace Mistakes

  • Reframing mistakes as growth.
  • Cognitive (CBT) techniques to help players navigate fear of failure.

9:00am - 9:45am

On-Ice Training

Backwards Stride Mechanics

  • Refining backward strides for speed and balance.
  • Lengthening the stride and improving power.

10:00am - 11:00am

Session 2

Off-Ice Mental Fitness

Learning to Embrace Mistakes, Continued

  • Analyzing Session 1 mistakes and emotional regulation + faulty cognitions.
  • How to apply CBT techniques during Session 2 ice-time.
  • Snack time (brought from home).

11:00am - 11:15am

On-Ice Training

Backwards Agility

  • Transitions from backwards to forwards and forwards to backwards.
  • Diagonal movement for gap control.

11:15am - 12:15pm

Conclusion & Recap

Off-Ice Mental Fitness

Learning to Embrace Mistakes, Takeaways & Goals

  • Recapping techniques learned.
  • Celebrating mistakes as a group.
  • Identifying individual takeaways and goals moving forward.

12:15pm - 12:30pm

Parent pickup

12:45pm

Class Size

12 skaters max.
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Age & Skill Level

10U+ minimum. Intermediate skill or above. Our small group sizes and personalization allow additional flexibility, so contact us if you feel your athlete may be a good fit.

What makes us different.

The math behind our camps vs. traditional options:

Traditional Options
  • $800 – $1,200 for 16 skates
  • That breaks down to $50–$75 per hour.
  • 30-40 players on the ice at once.
Headspace Hockey
  • $99 – 175 for 2 hours of ice time plus 1 hour of sports psychology training.
  • This breaks down to $33 – $58 per hour, with small groups (max 12 players) ensuring personalized coaching.
The Difference
  • Traditional programs: $50 – $75 per hour with little individual focus.
  • Headspace Hockey: $33 – $58 per hour with personalized coaching and mental fitness training.
All prices are transparently listed on the individual clinic page. Clinics average $99 for early bird pricing, and $175 for standard pricing.
Research-Based Training

The game has gotten smaller and more complex. We incorporate the latest in biomechanics, neuroscience, and tech to help athletes succeed in today's game.

Mental Fitness

At the highest levels of sports, it's the mental game that makes a difference. We teach kids how to bounce back, embrace confidence, and be a good teammate.

Cognitively Challenging Tasks

Hockey is faster than ever. Our trainings are cognitively faithful to the challenges of the game, helping kids develop both mental and physical speed.

Actually Fun

Boredom is the enemy of learning. We create truly fun environments which boosts learning retention and makes students want to come back.

Our Training PhilosophyWhat is Mental Fitness?
My daughters and me
About the Coach
I'm Josh Chambers. I'm a licensed therapist with OHL and NHL experience, and I believe much of today's athletic development is outdated.

To prepare for training camp with the Red Wings, I hired a skate doctor and experienced firsthand the power of precise, individualized training. I had spent countless hours at power skating clinics over the years, but it was those focused, personalized sessions that made a real difference. That experience transformed how I think about training.

Then there was the mental side—something I had no training in but desperately needed. Four games after training camp, a slapshot to the face fractured my skull. The mental toll during recovery was significant and gave me a new perspective on the psychological side of development.

When I began coaching my daughter, I saw a clear lack of both innovative skills training and mental fitness in hockey development. That’s why I started Headspace Hockey: to combine cutting-edge skills training with sports psychology, helping build confident, resilient athletes.

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