Summer Training Camps
Partnering with coach Tom Miller and Eastern Regional Camps, we host two yearly summer camps. A six day camp designed for competitive Junior skaters, ages 12 to 21, and a weekend Masters camp suitable for all skaters over 21.
Both camps incorporate ice, dryland and analyses. Additional training will also be provided in the art/sciences of sharpening and blade setup, race preparation and injury prevention.
Covid-19 Statement:
At this point in time we are actively planning on holding the camps. To that end, we are working with our rink to ensure that we can provide our campers with a safe environment in which to train. We will take every reasonable precaution, and make any schedule or procedural changes that we feel necessary to conduct safe, fun and productive camps.
Take Your Skating & Training To The Next Level!
Junior Camp
Competitive Junior skaters, ages 12 to 21 years
Dates: Monday, 17 - Saturday, 22, August 2020
Cost: $450 USD (family discount, $400 additional athletes)
Limited to the first 30 athletes.
Instructed by: Eastern Regional Camps Director Tom Miller. Additional coaching and supervision will be provided by members of the BSC and guest coaches.
Location: The Northtown Center at Amherst - 1615 Amherst Manor Drive Amherst, NY 14221
Olympic size rink
Total Ice Time: 15 hours
Total Dryland training: 11 hours
Mid-week night at Lasertron (included in camp cost)
Performance camp t-shirt (included in camp cost)
For questions: Please phone camp director Alan Jay at 716-553-7661 or email alan@buffalospeedskating.org.
Photos by Alan Jay
Masters Camp
Skaters of all levels over 21 years old
Dates: Friday, 14 - Sunday, 16, August 2020
Cost: $140 USD
Limited to the first 20 athletes.
Instructed by: Eastern Regional Camps Director Tom Miller. Additional coaching will be provided by guest coaches.
Location: The Northtown Center at Amherst - 1615 Amherst Manor Drive Amherst, NY 14221
Olympic size rink
Total Ice Time: 6 hours
Total Dryland training: 5 hours
Performance camp t-shirt (available for purchase - $20)
Accommodations: Suggestions for area hotels will be provided.
For questions: Please phone camp director Alan Jay at 716-553-7661 or email alan@buffalospeedskating.org.
Photos by Alan Jay
Tom Miller (Level 3) Head Coach
2017 USOC Volunteer Coach of the Year
Tom developed and directs the highly successful and popular Eastern Regional Camps program at the United States Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York:
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.
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.
Suggested Hotels
All three within a few minutes of the Northtown Center
Comfort Inn University
1 Flint Rd, Amherst, NY 14226
(716) 688-0811
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Residence Inn Buffalo Amherst
100 Maple Rd Amherst, NY 1422
(716) 632-6622
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Buffalo - Amherst
10 Flint Rd Amherst, NY 14226
(716) 689-4414
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