strong dynamics hockey skating & agility training
PO Box 50
Groton, MA 01450
Phone (978) 857-9016
Fax (978) 448-2145
http://www.strongdynamics.com/Press Release
Contact: Joyce Strong
Phone: (978)857-9016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9 A.M. EDT, April 16, 2009
STRONG HOCKEY, DYNAMIC COACHING!
Coach Joyce Strong
GROTON, MA, APRIL 16, 2009: Strong Dynamics Hockey Skating & Agility Training is kicking off the spring and summer Hockey Season with offerings for hockey players of all ages and abilities.
“Our coaches are hockey trainers,” says Coach Joyce Strong, the mother of five hockey players, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (National Strength and Conditioning Association) and Registered Nurse. “We train players in ongoing programs to develop agility, speed, rhythm and skill, and help them to develop a full strong skating stride as well as fast feet and hands.”
Coach Strong decided to become a coach after two decades of involvement in the hockey world with her children who participated in all levels of hockey including youth town programs, select club programs, high school and college. “We even have a pro hockey player in our family now,” said Coach Strong, speaking of her son-in-law, Ryan Fairbarn of the Rosenheim Starbulls. “Hockey has always been the ‘glue’ for our family,” said Coach Strong. “It is the one thing we all love to do and can all do together.”
But it is not just about hockey. Coach Strong received her USA Hockey master’s level 5 certification in 2006, just two years after she learned she had breast cancer. “It became more than a battle for my life,” Strong explains. “It became my commitment to living fully, doing something I love, playing hockey, spending quality time with my family and helping others to enjoy health, fitness and friendship that comes with a life spent on the ice.”
Most recently Coach Strong was head coach of her son Kam’s Peewee 2 hockey team in Groton and assistant coach for her son Kip’s Bantam 1 hockey team, also in Groton. This spring Coach Strong will head up a Peewee 3 v 3 team that will participate in the Conway Arena Spring League in Nashua, NH.
Strong began her own skating career just nine years ago when she purchased her first pair of hockey skates. “They stayed in the closet for a year until I could build up the courage to use them!” she exclaimed. “After that I got busy learning and taking lessons. I started out along side of the mites.” Strong says, “I finally realized I’d been living life on the wrong side of the glass. Once I stepped onto the ice my life changed forever. It is amazing what you can accomplish when you set your mind to it! I never dreamed I’d be able to do play hockey, teach skating and coach hockey. And here I am doing just that!”
Coach Strong has it covered for any person who wants to lace up a pair of skates for fun, recreation, fitness or more serious training with a wide variety of hockey programs. You can check out the hockey training and playing options below or get in touch with Strong Dynamics (www.strongdynamics.com) to customize your own training program.
SCRIMMAGE! High School and Midget players can get together on Fridays at 6:30 PM at Conway Arena in Nashua for a friendly scrimmage.
ADULT SCRIMMAGE! Adults will also scrimmage in a friendly pickup on Friday evenings at 7:40 PM, at Conway Arena.
ADULTS PRACTICE their skating & agility skills on Wednesday mornings at 10 AM at Conway Arena in Nashua, NH,
TEAM TRAINING will take place at Conway Arena in Nashua starting on May 7 and continue every Thursday, with peewees training at 8 PM and Midgets training at 9:10 PM.
WEEKLY CLINICS for youth and adults will be held on Thursdays at Conway Arena in Nashua starting June 25.
WEEKEND ADULT HOCKEY CAMP will take place at Conway Arena this summer and includes 6 hours of on-ice training on June 27 and 28 (3 hours each day).
Two full-week camps are planned this summer for youth hockey players of all ages.
COACHING DREAM TEAM! The first camp (24 hours total) starts June 26 at Conway Arena and will feature a Coaching Dream Team including German League Defenseman of the Year, pro hockey player Ryan Fairbarn (Rosenheim Starbulls, www.starbulls.de) and Kasie Strong-Fairbarn. Both Kasie and Ryan had successful college hockey careers and captained their squads at Rochester Institute of Technology. Ryan also played for several years in the Central Hockey League, most recently for Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. Kasie Strong played this season with the Memmingen Indians, a women’s team in Germany and also coached boys youth hockey skating and skills in Germany. Last year Kasie coached in Dallas, Texas for the girls Texas Attack (Dallas Stars Girls)team. In addition to Strong and Fairbarn, Coach Joyce Strong will be on the ice instructing and managing the programming.
Other Dream Team coaches who will participate in the camp include Dan Fontas, Cushing Academy Captain ’98, UMass-Lowell Hockey East ’98-’02, Acton-Boxboro Boys Varsity Head Coach ’03-’09 and is currently the New England Stars Junior A Head Coach.
Jon Fontas will also be joining the Coaching Dream Team for several hours of the Strong Dynamics training week. Jon played college hockey at the University of New Hampshire. He was the IHL American Rookie of the Year in 1978-79. He played professionally for the Minnesota North Stars and in Finland's Elite Division from 1981-85. Jon is a member of the UNH Hall of Fame. Jon is Vice President and Co-Founder of The Hockey Academy.
The second full-week camp will feature hockey skating and agility trainer Coach Chris Cowans at Skate 3 in Tyngsboro and starts July 27. Coaches Joyce Strong, Kasie Strong-Fairbarn and Ryan Fairbarn will also be on the ice for this challenging and fun hockey camp for all ages.
Throughout the year players, youth and adult, can book private and semiprivate training programs on the small ice surface in the PHD Training Center at Skate 3, Tyngsboro with Coaches Joyce Strong, Kasie Strong-Fairbarn and Ryan Fairbarn.
All program details and registration information can be found at
http://www.strongdynamics.com/.
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