2021 Junior Camp

 Competitive Junior skaters, ages 12  to 21 years

Dates: Monday, August 23 - Saturday, August 28

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Cost: $450 USD (family discount, $400 additional athletes)

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Registration:                              

Limited to the first 30 athletes.

Instructed by: Coach Tom Miller. Additional coaching and supervision will be provided by members of the BSC and guest coaches.

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Location: The Northtown Center at Amherst - 1615 Amherst Manor Drive Amherst, NY 14221

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Olympic size rink

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Total Ice Time: 15.0 hours 

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Total  Dryland training:  11 hours

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Performance camp t-shirt (included in camp cost)

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Accommodations: If desired, out of area skaters will be assigned a host family to stay with during the camp at no additional cost. Host families will provide transportation to and from the rink, breakfast and a pack lunch. Suggestions for area hotels will also be provided.

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For questions: Please phone camp director Alan Jay at 716-553-7661 or email alan@buffalospeedskating.org.

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Camp Itinerary

2020 Junior Camp Photos

Photos by Alan Jay & Scott Lipa

Photos from past camps

   2021 Masters Camp

 Skaters of all levels over 21 years old

Dates: Friday, August 20 - Sunday, August 22

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Cost: $140 USD

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Registration:                                

Limited to the first 20 athletes.

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Instructed by: Coach Tom Miller. Additional coaching will be provided by guest coaches.

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Location: The Northtown Center at Amherst - 1615 Amherst Manor Drive Amherst, NY 14221

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Olympic size rink

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Total Ice Time: 6 hours 

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Total  Dryland training:  5 hours

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Performance camp t-shirt (available for purchase - $20)

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Accommodations: Suggestions for area hotels will be provided.

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For questions: Please phone camp director Alan Jay at 716-553-7661 or email alan@buffalospeedskating.org.

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Camp Itinerary

2020 Masters Camp Photos

Camp Cancelled due to COVID-19

Photos from past camps

Tom Miller (USS Level 3) Head Coach

2017 USOC Volunteer Coach of the Year

Tom has worked with National Team coaches Pat Wentland and Wilma Boonstra, as well as National and Olympic coaches Jereon Otter and Susan Ellis. Tom bases his technique driven program on coach Ellis’s theory of proper skating.

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Throughout his storied Speedskating career, Tom has worn many hats. In addition to competing at both the regional and National  levels, Tom has been the Chief Competitor steward for multiple events including the Jr. World Short Tracks in Warsaw, Poland; and the World Short Tracks in Seoul, South Korea. Tom has also been the Meet Director for multiple National Long Track and Short Track Championships including Olympic Trials, and World Championships.

In March 2020 Tom retired from his Job with Citizen Advocates Inc. to take on a new position with the Adirondack North Country Sport Council. His job as Sport Manager for Speedskating makes him responsible for organizing the speed skating event for the 2022 World University Championship for Speed Skating and the Short Track/Speed Skating Events for the 2023 University Games. His new job is also organizing up coming Empire State Winter Games. Tom’s goal is to reestablish a full time Long Track and Short Track Program in Lake Placid that offers world class coaching and venues, affordable housing, access to universities and colleges and employment opportunities for athletes that allow them to work and train.