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SUMMER 2019
LITTLETON, COLORADO
   ignitehockeytraining.com
OUR FLAME
IGNITE is an ice hockey training
program for the next generation
of players.

We believe in preparing wisely.

We believe in competing at the
highest level.

Our players launch from IGNITE
physically and mentally
prepared for the next
level in their game.
OVERVIEW
The JUNIOR IGNITE
Summer Training
program includes:

• 16 on-ice Sessions
• 16 off-ice strength and
  conditioning sessions
• 4 Hot Yoga classes – Private group
  at Sumits Yoga
• 4 performance-based mental
  skills seminars
• 4-week progressive off-ice
  shooting course
• Parent workshop on how to
  support your child in the next
  level of hockey
• Fun Fridays – After training players
  hit the driving range, play floor
  ball and other activities
• Ongoing, open dialogue between
  players, parents and the IGNITE
  coaching team
OVERVIEW
COMPONENTS OF
THE IGNITE PROGRAM

ON-ICE SKILLS TRAINING
Our goal is to promote the development of dominant play-
ers with matured on-ice awareness. Players will further de-
velop all of the foundational on-ice movements, as well as
work on their focus and reactions during the game. Players
will leave the program with improved stride mechanics and
skating efficiency, a more explosive first step, increased
maximum-speed, improved shooting mechanics, and bet-
ter on-ice positioning and game situational understanding.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Our players are taught how to prepare, train, and recover
like a professional. Training will focus on creating dynamic,
explosive and powerful hockey players. Players will leave
the program with upgraded training habits by prioritiz-
ing the mechanics of form, posture, and muscle function,
pre-training and pre-game warmup routines, improvement
on weak side strength to enhance muscle equilibrium,
strategies for improved recovery training to shorten time
off the ice during season, and personal consultation for
in-season workout plans to strengthen on-ice performance
and reduce risk of injury.

NUTRITION
Players and parents will learn how professional athletes
eat, hydrate, and use supplements, build sleep into their
daily training regimens, and make lifestyle choices that
align with their short and long term goals in hockey.

MENTAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Our players are challenged to explore the mental aspect
of performance in hockey – on and off the ice. As a former
NHL player, I know that mental skills training is the most
crucial, and often the most ignored, component of success.
Through experiential personal development workshops,
our players will discover what makes them great and they
will learn how to harness that power. Players will learn what
it means to be a professional and build the resilience re-
quired to make it to the next level, the triggers that set off
anxiety and how to re-set their inner composure, strategies
to handle difficult feedback from coaches and manage-
ment, and skills for game-time preparation and focus.
HOW WE LIGHT
  THE FIRE

We know that the ideal training program for player is
an integrated program where on-ice practice, strength
and conditioning, nutrition, and mental skills training
are designed in connection with one another for the
explosion of growth within the player.

Each component of the IGNITE program is built upon
four key cornerstones. These cornerstones are what we
believe are the foundational ingredients for success in
hockey as a player takes his game to the next level.

      INTELLIGENCE
                 POWER
          AWARENESS
                  FOCUS
THE JUNIOR IGNITE
                                                                SCHEDULE

WEEK 1
MONDAY, JUNE 3                          TUESDAY, JUNE 4                WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5                THURSDAY, JUNE 6               FRIDAY, JUNE 7
• Drop-off 12:00 - Ice Ranch            • Drop-off 12:00 - Ice Ranch   • Drop-off 10:35 - Sumits Yoga   • Drop-off 12:00 - Ice Ranch   • Drop-off TBD DU
• 1:00-2:00 Off-Ice testing Ice Ranch   • 1:00-2:00 Gym Landow         • 10:45am-11:45AM Hot Yoga       • 12:30-1:30 Gym CA            • Off-ice training and a fun activity
• 3:00-4:00 On-Ice testing Ice Ranch    • 3:00-4:00 On-ice             • 2:00-3:00 Mental Prep          • 3:00-4:00 On-ice             • Pick-up 12:30pm - DU
• Pick-up 4:15 - Ice Ranch              • Pick-up 4:15 - Ice Ranch     • Pick-up 3:00 - Ice Ranch       • Pick-up Ice Ranch 4:15

WEEK 2
MONDAY, JUNE 10                         TUESDAY, JUNE 11               WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12               THURSDAY, JUNE 13              FRIDAY, JUNE 14
• Drop-off 12:00 - Ice Ranch            • Drop-off 12:00 - Ice Ranch   • Drop-off 10:35 - Sumits Yoga   • Drop-off 12:00 - Ice Ranch   • Drop-off TBD DU
• 1:00-2:00 Gym Landow                  • 12:30-1:30 Gym CA            • 10:45am-11:45AM Hot Yoga       • 12:30-1:30 Gym CA            • Off-ice training and a fun activity
• 2:30-3:30 On-ice                      • 2:30-3:30 On-ice             • 2:00-3:00 Mental Prep          • 3:00-4:00 On-ice             • Pick-up 12:30pm - DU
• Pick-up 3:45 - Ice Ranch              • Pick-up 3:45 - Ice Ranch     • Pick-up 3:00 - Ice Ranch       • Pick-up Ice Ranch 4:15

WEEK 3
MONDAY, JUNE 17                         TUESDAY, JUNE 18               WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19               THURSDAY, JUNE 20              FRIDAY, JUNE 21
• Drop-off 12:00 - Ice Ranch            • Drop-off 12:00 - Ice Ranch   • Drop-off 10:35 - Sumits Yoga   • Drop-off 12:00 - Ice Ranch   • Drop-off TBD DU
• 1:00-2:00 Gym Landow                  • 12:30-1:30 Gym CA            • 10:45am-11:45AM Hot Yoga       • 12:30-1:30 Gym CA            • Off-ice training and a fun activity
• 3:00-4:00 On-ice                      • 3:00-4:00 On-ice             • 2:00-3:00 Mental Prep          • 3:00-4:00 On-ice             • Pick-up 12:30pm - DU
• Pick-up 4:15 - Ice Ranch              • Pick-up 4:15 - Ice Ranch     • Pick-up 3:00 - Ice Ranch       • Pick-up Ice Ranch 4:15

WEEK 4
MONDAY, JUNE 24                         TUESDAY, JUNE 25               WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26               THURSDAY, JUNE 27              FRIDAY, JUNE 28
• Drop-off 12:00 - Ice Ranch            • Drop-off 12:00 - Ice Ranch   • Drop-off 10:35 - Sumits Yoga   • Drop-off 12:00 - Ice Ranch   • Drop-off TBD DU
• 1:00-2:00 Gym Landow                  • 12:30-1:30 Gym CA            • 10:45am-11:45AM Hot Yoga       • 12:30-1:30 Gym CA            • Off-ice training and a fun activity
• 2:30-3:30 On-ice                      • 2:30-3:30 On-ice             • 2:00-3:00 Mental Prep          • 2:30-3:30 On-ice             • Pick-up 12:30pm - DU
• Pick-up 3:45 - Ice Ranch              • Pick-up 3:45 - Ice Ranch     • Pick-up 3:00 - Ice Ranch       • Pick-up Ice Ranch 3:45
THE
IGNITE
TEAM
Mark Popovic
Mark was identified by Hockey Canada’s national development program
and participated in all three phases of their Program of Excellence. As
a member of Team Ontario Under-17 team, they won gold at the 1999
Canada Winter Games. A year later, his National Men’s U18 Team won
gold at the IIHF U18 World Championships. Thirdly, he played for two
years on the National Men’s Junior Team, and took home the bronze
medal at the 2001 IIHF U20 World Junior Championship in Moscow,
Russia and the silver medal at the 2002 IIHF U20 World Junior
Championship in Pardubice, Czech Republic.

At the age of 15, Mark was selected 4th overall in the 1998 Ontario Hockey
League (OHL) draft by the St. Michael’s Majors. During his four years
playing for the club, Mark was named 3x to the OHL First-Team All-Star
Team and served as the team’s captain for two seasons. Mark excelled
academically, completing high school a year early and was nominated by
his peers for the St. Michael’s College School Athlete of the Year award.

Mark’s professional hockey career spanned 15 years in the top hockey
leagues in the world. Mark was drafted 35th overall/2nd round in the
2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and he played
over 80 games with the both Anaheim and the Atlanta Thrashers (NHL).
Mark spent five seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) and at
20 years of age, served as the youngest team captain in AHL history. He
played three seasons in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on
SKA St. Petersburg and Medvescak Zagreb, three seasons in the Swiss
National League A (NLA), and two seasons in the Austrian Erste Bank
Eishockey Liga (EBEL). Mark was also invited to play on the Canadian
National Men’s Teams in 2004 and 2011 to play in the Spengler Cup, the
world’s oldest club tournament held in Davos, Switzerland.

Throughout his career, Mark had the privilege of world-class instruction,
training, and mentorship. In the developmental stages of his game,
Mark’s most influential coaches were Dr. Yasha Smushkin, Dan Cameron,
Dan Poliziani, and his father, Lou Popovic. In Junior, his game was
fostered by Mark Napier and Dave Cameron (OHL) and Stan Butler (Team
Canada). As a pro, he played for both Bob Hartley and Mike Babcock.
Mark trained with strength and conditioning experts John Davies, Joe
DeFranco, and Larry Jurstanis, and received mental skills coaching from
Saul Miller and Paul Henry.

Mark is currently the Director of Personal Development and Leadership
for the Humboldt Broncos.
CHRIS Delaney
Born and raised in Boston, Chris attended power prep

St. Sebastian’s School where he was named ISL All League

3 years in a row for hockey and baseball. Heavily recruited

by most division 1 schools Chris accepted a full scholarship

to Boston College where he played hockey and baseball.

Before his freshman year Chris participated in the US Jr.

National team trials in Colorado Springs under Head

Coach Lou Vero. An NHL draft pick by the St. Louis Blues

(155 overall pick), Chris decided to start his professional

career overseas playing in Sweden. Attending NHL

training camps with the Boston Bruins and Hartford Whal-

ers he finished out his career in the ECHL with the Winston

Salem Thunderbirds. Chris maintains many relationships

with top New England prep schools as well as division 1 and

Division III college coaches and is a valuable resource in the

recruiting process.

Chris now lives in Denver with his wife Christie and 2 boys,

Kevin and Michael. He coaches hockey at The University

of Denver with the Jr Pioneers and also the director of hockey

at Colorado Academy. Prior to coaching at Colorado

Academy Chris was the inaugural head coach at Denver

East High School in 2015 where they made the playoffs in

their first season. In the summer Chris works with Popovic

Hockey Academy, several Pro Ambitions Camps in Colorado

and   hosts the Steamboat Springs boarding Camp every

July before heading overseas to compete and train against

other countries. In the August of 2018 Chris coached the

2006 Team WEST to a Silver Medal in The Czech Challenge

Cup, Prague CZ. In 2019 Chris will be traveling to Europe to

train and compete. Chris has a true passion for developing

young hockey talent on and off the ice.
LOCATION Littleton, Colorado

           GYM                       YOGA STUDIO                            ARENA
LANDOW’S PERFORMANCE:               SUMITS YOGA:                     THE ICE RANCH:
    7094 S Revere Pkwy,       151 West Mineral Avenue, 119B,          841 Southpark Dr,
   Centennial, CO 80112            Littleton, CO 80120               Littleton, CO 80120

             To see if you are a fit for this program – Please contact Mark Popovic:
       p (303) 512-3113 e info@ignitehockeytraining.com w ignitehockeytraining.com
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