Summer Training Camps
Partnering with coach Tom Miller, 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 blade setup, race preparation, and injury prevention.
Take Your Skating & Training To The Next Level!
COVID-19 Statement
Working with the Northtown Center, the camps will be following state, local, CDC and USS guidelines. We will take every reasonable precaution, and make any procedural changes that we feel are necessary to conduct safe, challenging, and fun camps.
2023 Junior Camp
Competitive Junior skaters, ages 12 to 21 years
Dates: Monday through Saturday, August 21 - 26
Cost: $475 (family discount, $425 additional athletes)
Registration: Opens January 1, 2023
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.
Location: The Northtown Center at Amherst - 1615 Amherst Manor Drive Amherst, NY 14221
Olympic size rink
Total Ice Time: 15.0 hours
Total Dryland training: 11 hours
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
2023 Masters Camp
Skaters of all levels over 21 years old
Dates: Friday through Sunday, August 18 - 20.
Cost:$150
Registration: Sold Out
Instructed by: Coach 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)
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
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.
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 made him responsible for organizing the 2022 Empire State Winter Games and the 2022 World University Championship for Speed Skating. Next up for Tom will be organizing the Short Track and Speed Skating Events for the 2023 University Games. Tom’s long-term 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.
Suggested Hotels
All three are within a few minutes of the Northtown Center
Hampton Inn Buffalo - Amherst (located adjacent to the Northtown Center)
716-559-7010
Comfort Inn University
1 Flint Rd, Amherst, NY 14226
(716) 688-0811
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Buffalo - Amherst
10 Flint Rd Amherst, NY 14226
(716) 689-4414
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