OVERNIGHT CAMPERS (continue to scroll down for Day Camper check-in information):
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 29: Check-in at dorm (to be assigned)
Drop off will be at the"S" parking lot behind the dorm complex.
There is no exact GPS address for the parking lot, but it is right beyond the buliding address for UConn's School of Fine Arts.
Use that GPS address: 830 Bolton Rd. Storrs, CT. The lot is located right next to the School of Fine Arts and S-LOT.
We will have hockey staff at the corner of Bolton Rd. and S-Lot to help you find your way.
The dorm drop off will be quick - the camper will check-in to the dorm with their personal gear, and then either walk or get driven to the rink to check-in there with their hockey gear.
The University does not ticket on Sundays. You are good to stay parked at SLOT or to park in the rink lot.
This mapshows you the best way to get to the rink from the dorms by foot or car.
If you miss the dorm check-in just go directly to the rink.
Rink GPS address is 509 Jim Calhoun Way, Storrs, CT Please review THIS MAP to show you roads that will be open to get to the rink directly.
Once the camper gets to the rink, they will find out which team they are on and get a locker room assigned. They will put their hockey gear in that locker room.
Kids will receive a box lunch at the rink check-in.
The opening meeting will be in the stands inside the rink. Parents are welcome to stay if they would like. There is no ticketing on Sundays so parents are safe to park in the rink lot without getting ticketed.
Parents, friends, relatives are invited to watch any of the practices and games, but parking in the rink lot between during the day is restricted to commuter students (even during the summer) and could be ticketed. Parking is recommended in the South Parking Garage <http://park.uconn.edu/visitor.html>, which is 0.3 miles from the rink.
Dismissal on Tuesday, July 30 will be at 12 p.m. at the rink for all teams.
Campers will find out which team they are assigned to at check-in at the rink.
What should overnight campers bring?
Arrive in work-out clothes. After opening meeting, some teams will head right into strength sessions, while others will head into their first practice.
Day and overnight campers should have a bath towel in their hockey bag for showering as needed at the rink. They can hang the towel in their locker.
Day campers should have street clothes to change into after their workouts/practices to attend meals in the cafeteria, seminars and for walking around.
We will provide a CT Elite Hockey showcase jersey for the team assigned; you will need to bring your own hockey gear including sticks and tape. Helmets must have a full face shield. Skate sharpening will be available for $5.
A refillable water bottle - there are water stations all over campus to refill your water bottle.
Pocket money for the Student Union, campus bookstore, Dairy Bar ice cream.
For overnight campers:
Linens are provided, including bed sheets, a blanket, a pillow and a bath and hand towel. The rooms will also be air conditioned.
Bring a towel for your hockey bag for showers at the rink. The towel will hang in your locker at the rink.
You will need to bring toiletries - they can be left in the dorm suite bathroom so you don't need a shower caddy or shower shoes.
Cases of water discouraged as they are cumbersome to bring up to dorm and to the rink w/ all other gear and disposal/storage gets tricky. There are water stations readily available at the rink, in the dorms, and all over campus for refillable bottles.
Snacks for the dorm are up to the parent. They will be eating buffet meals at breakfast, lunch and dinner. And will have down time to go to the Student Union, bookstore, Dairy Bar where they will have access to plenty of tempting treats.
A set of street clothes for each day for attending meals, seminars.
A set of work out clothes for each day for strength training sessions
Dorm rooms have free WiFi and Ethernet wall connections for the boarders use.
If you miss check-in at the dorm, day camper check-in will at the rink and you can just head directly there with overnight gear and hockey gear. The rink address for GPS is 509 Jim Calhoun Way, Storrs, CT. But there is construction on campus. Use this MAP to see what roads are open to get to the rink.
Campers will find out which of the four teams they will be on at check-in at the rink.
DAY CAMPERS:
11:00 - 12 p.m. Wedesday, July 29, at the Mark Freitas Ice Forum. GPS address is 509 Jim Calhoun Way, Storrs, CT.
There is construction around the rink. Use this MAP to find out which roads to the rink are open.
A box lunch will be provided at the rink at check in.
Arrive in workout clothes as some teams will head straight to a strength session after the 12:00 p.m. opening meeting.
Parents are welcome to stay for the opening meeting in the rink stands. Parking in the rink is fine on Sunday. They do not ticket on Sundays.
Campers will find out which of the four teams they will be on at check-in at the rink.
Arrival will be at 9 a.m. on Day 2 and 9 a.m. on Day 3.
Campers will receive lunch, dinner on the first day; lunch and dinner on the second day; and lunch on the third day.
Dismissal on Day 1 will be at 7 p.m. and 7:50 p.m., depending on what team your camper is on.
Dismissal on Day 2 will be at 7:45 p.m. for all teams.
Dismissal on Day 3 will be at 12 p.m. for all teams.
Parents, friends, relatives are invited to watch any of the practices and games, but parking in the rink lot between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays is restricted to commuter students (even during the summer) and you could be ticketed. Parking is recommended in the South Parking Garage <http://park.uconn.edu/visitor.html>, which is 0.3 miles from the rink.
Schedule is not yet finalized and we hope to have it posted soon. We will distribute it via email as well so parents/families can see game times in case they would like to attend.
What should day campers bring?
Day and overnight campers should have a bath towel in their hockey bag for showering as needed at the rink. They can hang the towel in their locker.
Each day, Day campers should have a set of street clothes for eating in the cafeteria and walking around campus in, and a set of workout clothes for strength sessions.
We will provide a CT Elite Hockey showcase jersey for the team assigned; you will need to bring your own hockey gear including sticks and tape. Helmets must have a full face shield. Skate sharpening will be available for $5.
A refillable water bottle - there are water stations all over campus to refill your water bottle.
Pocket money for the Student Union, campus bookstore, Dairy Bar ice cream.
