Ottawa - 2009
Thank-you Katie, Lily loved your camp and is looking froward to the next ones!! Lily mentionned the highlights of the camp she loved learning the on ice skills to win faceoffs, plus your awesome videos of the day with music & the off ice cool challenges like the parachute running! You are a true trailblazer for our girls Hockey, Thank-you for your dedication and in providing this wonderful experience and environment.
My daughter took this camp and the following season was #2 in scoring on a mixed team. The following year she felt she needed the summer off and was unable to make a travel team but once she warmed up she has led her team in scoring and now is regularly referred to as the best player on the team with parents on the travel team wondering why she isn't on that team. She plans to go to camp in 2016 to ensure she makes the travel team next season.
Your hockey camp is fantastic! I love the attention to detail with each and every girl in the camp. So many instructors on the ice not only making sure the girls are doing the drills, but correcting them so they are doing them right! You are an amazing role model and I love that the off ice activities are still related to hockey.
For any parent who's ever invested money in a hockey camp only to feel like they did not get what they paid for, this is the camp you're looking for. Simply put, Katie Weatherston offers a first-class hockey program geared towards not only improving the player's skillset, but also towards teaching them self-discipline, while generally boosting their self-confidence. It is unlike any other program I've yet seen. Katie's as focused on the kids having fun as she is providing the utomost value for the money invested, pushing everyone to give it their all - beyond their comfort zones - from the moment they walk into the rink, to the moment they go home (she's often even pushing her team of instructors on the ice to work harder!! How awesome is that!?!) There is not much more you can ask from a hockey program!
Thank you Katie. Thank you for your dedication to the kids and for your utmost professionalism. My daughter has improved so much; in her skating and stick handling, but most importantly, in her self-confidence and demonstration of leadership qualities. You've made a lasting impression on us all (my daughter is still referencing your name when explaining why certain things are supposed to be done the way they are in hockey - it's because "Katie said!!") and we will most certainly be signing up for more camps to come. As far as I'm concerned, you get another gold medal for offering a superior prorgam that is clearly a cut above.
Katie, Thank you and your staff for a great few days! My daughter was excited about the session on battles in the corners! Earlier this week, Ainsley's team played the first place team in her division and low and behold, she won every battle in the corners! Her level of confidence was evident and she wasn't hesitant about what to do and how to do it! Thanks for a great camp.
Katie, I wanted to let you know how glad and excited I am that Carleigh attended your hockey school! It was an awesome experience for her, she loved it!! I was extremely impressed with your school as a whole and the personal attention you were giving to the students. I could really tell that you love what you do. Your staff was excellent as well, there were very enthusiastic about helping the girls. The numerous skills stations you had setup was fantastic, it allowed the girls to keep moving, no one was standing around for long periods of time waiting. With your teaching style and camp structure it makes your camp the best around.
This is the first “Katie Weatherston” hockey camp my daughters, Sarah (12) and Emily (10) have attended. They have been to many different hockey camps over the years, but the girls both said “It was the best hockey camp ever”. Sarah said that the camp was “very well organized and had very good discipline”. The second day, Sarah asked to switch groups and you listened to her concern and addressed the manner quite nicely. Thank you, for listening and handling it. We will definitely sign the kids up for future camps. Once again, thank you, for you and your team's hard work in making the camp a truly enjoyable and rewarding camp for our daughters!
My daughter KJ attended your camp and I just wanted to say what an awesome experience it was for her. Her skills and her confidence have increased immeasurably and the enthusiasm that she came home with is bound to lead to even more gains. She is already mentioning that she can't wait for the season to begin!
All and all, a very positive experience for us, great coaches, great drills, tons of fun. Your personal touch is very much in evidence and adds a great deal to the experience.
Looking forward to seeing you next year!
Thanks so much Katie!! We went out for supper tonight and on the way home, Abby says: "I miss Katie already!" Lol. Abby really had a lot of fun at your camp and learned so much. I can't believe you got her raising the puck. She hasn't done that before today. I have to say your camp is very organized, educational and tons of fun!! Can't wait till July for your summer camp! Take care,
Our daughter attended your recent Christmas Camp. She really enjoyed the experience and had a lot of fun with the coaches. She loved both the on and off-ice skills training and we noticed a big improvement in her backwards skating afterwards.
Katie, I can't tell you how much my daughter improved at your camp last summer. She has gone from not being able to stop at the beginning of last season to leading the league in scoring (novice house). She got a lot of that improvement and confidence from your camp. She still tells me she wants to win medals like yours!
My daughter had and I say had a problem with her skating. She skated on her outside edge. We spoke to many people and coaches about how to fix it. It was frustrating for her as it prevented her from keeping up with her teammates. It made her even not want to go to hockey sometimes.
We noticed a huge improvement in Naomi's stick handling and skating! She really improved as a result of your camp...and even scored a beautiful goal in her last playoff game - thank you! We were very impressed and would rec'd your camps to others.
For Christmas we gave our daughter the March Break Hockey Camp at the SensPlex. This was her first year playing and starting at PeeWee and although she did fantastic as Defense, (and even got a goal!), her confidence was a little low as the season was ending. She was not sure she could keep playing next year, however she was anxiously awaiting her Camp. Both of us were so impressed with the week's activities packed full of action and learning and IT WAS FUN! She would get in the Jeep each night and always had a really good new thing that she had learned to go on about. And things not new to her but that she could actually DO them now. And great Instructors along with Katie being hands on involved. Now instead of hearing "I don't know if I should play next year" all I am hearing is....."When are the tryouts Mom?? I laugh at her because she knows when they are :-) !! And for her birthday she was very happy to receive......another session of Summer Camp and she is so looking forward to it that it makes me feel really happy! It was money well spent - worth every cent. Thank you Katie, Adam, and all the Instructors.
From Mom Dana
from Maggie - Thank you so much!!
We think that Sophie learned very much at your Spring Break Camp at the Senplex. Sophie is playing with more confidence and ability as a result of your Hockey School. Sophie also commented on how helpful, and knowledgeable your instructors where. Sophie has 2 goals and 2 assists in her last three games. This has doubled her season output. Thank you and your staff for a great job.
My daughter attended Katie's camp in the summer of 2011. It was hands-down the best hockey camp she's ever done and well worth the drive from the US. Each summer, my daughter attends a hockey camp at a prominent Ivy league school close to where we live. I asked my daughter how Katie's camp compared and without hesitation, she replied, "Katie's camp is far more challenging. I had really nice and patient instructors who were all happy to work with us." As a parent, I observed probably the best instructor / student ratio in any of the camps we've done. As well, Katie, with her wealth of competitive experience, is motivating and inspirational to the girls. Bottom line: the camp was a great learning experience, great value and lots of fun. Thanks Katie.
I wanted to thank you again for a great camp. Natalie really enjoyed the all-girl composition and felt the camp really helped her improve. She found it tough but really good. She has been to a few camps in the past 2 years and yours was her favorite so far.
Thanks katie, my daughter is really enjoying your camp, this is her first time playing hockey and you have successfully converted her from figure skating. Thank you!!!!
Avery and Ella had a lot of fun at the hockey camp you ran at Ottawa U. It was a really positive experience and Avery is looking forward to another winter of hockey. I felt you were organized, did not waste any time, and LOVED the no nonsense approach you had with the girls!! Keep up the good work.
My daughter attended your camp this summer and was in the older group category. Although she mentioned having a great time with the other girls and instructors she did say to me that the camp was a little boring because of the stations. I didn't feel like she learnt as much as she could of if they would have been allowed to do full ice drills throughout the week. I understand the usefulness of small groups, however, I don't believe that she had the opportunity to practice any 'game situations'. The ratio- coach/players was enough to do long ice drills.
Kaitlin had a great time at your Fundamentals Camp last wee. She is tellilng everyone about the techniques that Katie Weatherston has taught her. She learned alot during the week and built alot of confidence. She went on to play her "best game ever" on Sunday night. Great camp!! Hope you have it again next year.
I just want to thank you as Hannah had a great time last week at camp. It was a great confidence boost for her. She had a great time and was really happy that you were able to teach her how
to raise the puck. She wants to try out for competitive this year and I think your camp was a big part of that. Although Hannah realizes she has an outside chance of making competitive, she feels confident that she will be a better player this season with some of the skills you taught her no matter where she plays. I was happy to see at the end of the day how hard you had the girls working and everyone was having fun.
Dear Katie and team, I had a pleasure at the Kanata camp today and yesterday at the Bell Sensplex, and would like to thank all of you very much. My dad has never seen such a well constructed hockey camp before, and he has been coaching hockey for 20 years! I am signed up for your Ottawa camp, through the days of August 15-18, and was hoping to be instructed by your marvelous goalie coach, Maddie. I have never been so well coached! Will Maddie be at the Ottawa camp in August? Thank-you again for organizing all of these camps, it will be my fourth in August! And, kudos for Maddie for handling the three goalies today. Sincerely, Rachel Glofcheskie Bantam House C Goaltender
The flip shot Chantal learned at the last camp has proven to be a lethal weapon. She has used it to score some "highlight reel" goals.
I want to take the time to say thank-you for providing such a well run and informative camp. It is nice to see the structure and flow of the skill developement (on and off the ice). The girls are learnig and developing the basics without realizing it! The instuctors knowledge and ability to demonstate and explain with enthusiasum and involvement was amazing (Truely show the passion for hockey). My hats off to you and your instructors. This was one of the best camps I have seen. Great job
Merci to you Katie and all your staff. You provided a great positive atmosphere on and off the ice for my daughter Cassandra. The professionalism and friendly smiles of you and your staff was a perfect recipe for a successful all girls hockey xmas camp.
I was thinking that I should say how great of an excperience your hockey school was, I learned a lot of how to improve my game. I arrived there, hopping to improve on my skating, epecially backwards, also to learn tips and techniques for game time. Well I definitely learned not just that, but more, which I am so happy about. It was really great that the drills improved, or even changed my technique, and it showed how important it is to do things right. There were so many good coaches, that if you did one thing wrong they corrected it right away. That's not something I'd get at my pratices in Geraldton or even in Schreiber. I have to admit I wrote all the things that I learned, ( for example, hockey stance!) and need work on in a book so I wouldn't forget, and could work on them during the year.
The thing that topped everything off, was the jersey, (that was something I definitely wasn't ecxpecting!!:). I couldn't thank you enough for it. I just couldn't believe it then, and I still can't now! It was something, I really appreciated, and always will. I guess to sum things up, is that I had a blast that week!! You run a great program, I had a lot of fun... Thank You! I hope to talk to you again, Emelie :)
I have been going to this camp for about 4 years, and have followed it wherever it goes! It's an awesome camp, and I have learned a lot. This past year I learned a lot about stick handling, and improved by backhand and my shot. The staff are alway very very nice, and helpful. I love this camp, and will hopefully be in it as lng as I can :)
I was totally amazed by your camp today. What an incredible team you have. Everyone helping the kids seemed like they really wanted to be there. They never missed a thing and their words of encouragement were simply astonishing. Seeing you, Katie, skating around and supporting your team and the kids was incredible to watch. It was really neat seeing you taking the time with the kids when you wanted them to improve on a skill, especially one on one. You can tell that you thoroughly enjoy what you do. Thank You for making this experience such an amazing one for our daughter.
You and your team were phenomenal in promoting a fun, interactive and encouraging atmosphere for these girls to learn. I can only speak for my daughter and pass on her enthusiasm, experience and great memories she spoke of at the end of each and every day. You have not only opened her eyes to see the player she can be, but provided her with a new found love for the sport, a desire to be the best she can be (on and off the ice) and a true role model to follow. Please pass along my sincere thanks to your dedicated Team Katie, but more importantly thank you. A player of stature could have easily stood back and just directed, but it was your personal interaction with the girls one on one that truly left a lasting impression.
Thank you for making my daughter's experience fabulous. She loved every minute of it and we will be coming back next summer!
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