Spring Mite ADM

The Northbrook Bluehawks are excited to announce our Spring Mite American Development Model (ADM) hockey program, offering a blend of skill development and competition for all participants. This program is open to all Mite Travel and Mite House players and is designed to enhance individual skills while providing players with an opportunity to apply those skills in competitive settings.

Program Overview:

• Skill Development: Skaters will receive targeted instruction in key areas, including stickhandling, power skating, shooting, and more. These sessions are designed to improve technical skills, build confidence and develop each players hockey IQ on the ice.
• Competition Days: Players will take part in 3v3, 4v4, and small-area games, which are ideal for utilizing the skills learned in training. These competitive sessions will emphasize teamwork, decision-making, and situational awareness.
• Approximately 18 ice touches throughout the program.

Birth Years: 2018-2021

2017 birth year players move up to Squirts in the spring. Please see our Spring Travel (SQ/PW/BTM) Program.

The season will run from the week of March 10 through May 22. There will be nothing scheduled during Spring Break, March 22 to March 30.

While we strive to provide a consistent ice schedule, please know that the Sports Center has other events that will impact our ice schedule throughout the spring season. As a general rule, here is when our groups will be on the ice:

Mondays 5:50-6:50pm

Thursdays 4:10-5:10pm

Each team will follow 2 weekly sessions:

Session 1: Skills Training American Development Model (ADM) with Bluehawk Staff / Positional Specific Training: First skate of every week will consist of skill work focused on stick handling and puck control.

These sessions will include other skill based training such as power skating, shooting, edgework, etc. Players may also be split into groups (Forward/Defense split) to focus on positional specific training.

Session 2: 3v3: Players will participate in 3v3 with teams created based on appropriate skill level. These 3v3 are designed to increase puck touches and to utilize those skills learned on training days.

Goalie instruction will be a part of the spring program and instruction will be provided by Northbrook Bluehawks goalie coach, Adam Johnson.

Goalies should plan to attend their own age level skills days when NOT a specific goalie instruction day as per below.

March 10th

6:30pm - 7:30pm Mite/Squirt Goalies

7:40pm - 8:40pm Peewee/Bantam Goalies

April 1, 15, 29th, May 13th

7:00pm - 8:00pm Mite/Squirt Goalies

8:10pm - 9:10pm Peewee/Bantam Goalies

Tournaments will be a la carte. For players interested in participating in a spring tournament, we will ask for interest and form teams based on appropriate skill level.

Tournament Fee: Skater $200/Goalie $100