The short answer. A residential hockey academy is a program where players ages 14 to 20 live together in a supervised residence, train every day with full time coaches, and keep up with school through in person or online classes. At Revo Ice Academy in Pittston, Pennsylvania, players live, train, recover and study under one roof, with meals cooked on site and coaches living in the building.
Who is a hockey academy for?
Players who want more ice time, more coaching and more structure than a local program can offer, and who are ready to live away from home. At Revo, academy players compete on our AAA Tier I teams from 15U to 18U, and the same residence is home to our academy teams and our junior teams.
How is it different from playing for a local travel team?
A travel team practices a few times a week. An academy builds the whole day around development: 7 to 9 hours on the ice, 3 hours of off ice training and 1 to 2 hours of video every week, plus recovery, nutrition and study time that a family would otherwise have to arrange on its own.
Do players still go to school?
Yes. Families choose in person school or online school. Either way, schoolwork time is built into every day, there is Monday night study hall, and an Academic Advisor works with every player and his school.
Is the residence supervised?
Yes. Resident coaches live in the building, a duty coach can be reached 24 hours a day, and the residence is monitored by cameras. Curfew is 9:00 PM for ages 14 to 17, and every trip away goes through the REACH app, where parents approve leave.
What is included in the residence?
A recovery room with Normatec boots and red light therapy, a dedicated cold plunge, a turf training room, a video room, a player lounge, study rooms, an outdoor mini rink shooting area and a full time chef who cooks breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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