NANTUCKET'S HOCKEY ACADEMY
Reserve your spot in Nantucket's ultimate hockey academy before they're gone!
ACADEMY DETAILS:
We will be running on a three-day per week schedule in July and August.
July 1st - August 21st
7 to 18 Years Old
Nantucket Hockey Rink
10 Backus Ln, Nantucket, MA
ACADEMY SCHEDULE
MEET THE COACHES
COACH WILL
Coach Will graduated from Plymouth State University with a degree in sport psychology, with a focus on ice hockey player development and consistency.
With over 10 years of coaching experience and 25 years player experience, he went on to become Director of Player Development at Seacoast Performance Academy in New Hampshire where he contributed to helping his teams reach a top 10 rank in the nation.
His professional expertise is in skill development, where he has coached Division 1 collegiate athletes as well as high level professional athletes helping them with all areas of their individual game.
Will also has a background in sport advising and sport counseling which he uses to bring a psychological aspect to all his training sessions.
Coach Will founded Nantucket Hockey Academy with ambition to grow the game of ice hockey on Nantucket, and to give athletes the chance to succeed at the next level by offering hockey development opportunities.
With over 10 years of coaching experience and 25 years player experience, he went on to become Director of Player Development at Seacoast Performance Academy in New Hampshire where he contributed to helping his teams reach a top 10 rank in the nation.
His professional expertise is in skill development, where he has coached Division 1 collegiate athletes as well as high level professional athletes helping them with all areas of their individual game.
Will also has a background in sport advising and sport counseling which he uses to bring a psychological aspect to all his training sessions.
Coach Will founded Nantucket Hockey Academy with ambition to grow the game of ice hockey on Nantucket, and to give athletes the chance to succeed at the next level by offering hockey development opportunities.
COACH BRYAN
Coach Bryan completed his first season with the Curry men’s ice hockey program in 2020-2021. Bryan graduated cum laude from Suffolk University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a minor in Business Law and Ethics. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Sports Leadership at Northeastern University.
Bryan joined the Colonels from the Boston Bandits USPHL program. While with the Bandits, Bryan served as assistant coach with the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) team for one year. Bryan was also the lead shooting and skills instructor at the Bridgewater Ice Arena.
The Columbus, Ohio native played collegiately for Suffolk from 2015 to 2019 and was a member of the All-CCC Third Team in 2017-2018. He skated as a forward and defenseman throughout his four years and captained the team his senior year.
Bryan was also named a Joe Concannon Semifinalist during his senior year, an award given to the top American-born Division II/Division III player playing in New England. After graduation, Bryan played with the Evansville Thunderbolts of the Southern Professional Hockey League.
Bryan joined the Colonels from the Boston Bandits USPHL program. While with the Bandits, Bryan served as assistant coach with the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) team for one year. Bryan was also the lead shooting and skills instructor at the Bridgewater Ice Arena.
The Columbus, Ohio native played collegiately for Suffolk from 2015 to 2019 and was a member of the All-CCC Third Team in 2017-2018. He skated as a forward and defenseman throughout his four years and captained the team his senior year.
Bryan was also named a Joe Concannon Semifinalist during his senior year, an award given to the top American-born Division II/Division III player playing in New England. After graduation, Bryan played with the Evansville Thunderbolts of the Southern Professional Hockey League.
OUR VISION
PERFORMANCE
Our performance vision is to help athletes consistently perform at their optimal level using exercises focused around mental conditioning. To teach student athletes the importance of being mentally tough - and prepare them for the multitude of negative factors which can affect performance.
DEVELOPMENT
Having developed hockey players from Youth, all the way up to NCAA Division 1 and Professional levels, Will uses situational development techniques to help players understand the incredible amount of directions the game can be seen in.
His mentors being ex-professional figure skater Mark Farrington, ex-professional hockey players Kurt Mallett, Steve Leach, among many others, he has the foundation to look at skill development from the outlook of the specific player, as well as the technical aspect a player needs to get an edge on competition.
Coach Will brings a psychological aspect to each development lesson with his players that make them not only situationally think, but realize why each skill movement is important to make opportunities happen in their favor.
His mentors being ex-professional figure skater Mark Farrington, ex-professional hockey players Kurt Mallett, Steve Leach, among many others, he has the foundation to look at skill development from the outlook of the specific player, as well as the technical aspect a player needs to get an edge on competition.
Coach Will brings a psychological aspect to each development lesson with his players that make them not only situationally think, but realize why each skill movement is important to make opportunities happen in their favor.