Summer Hockey Admissions Showcase 2008

The Road To College™ Hockey Admissions Showcase enters its third year, offering a highly competitive and comprehensive recruiting camp. It is a selective, invitational program exclusively for serious student-athletes. Our goal is to better prepare serious student-athletes for the ultra-competitive college admissions and hockey recruiting process.  

Former Harvard Senior Admissions Officer, National Championship goaltender and former Harvard volunteer coach, Chuck Hughes and Dan Donato, former Boston University standout defenseman, Associate Admissions Director at the Dexter School former Hockey Coach of the Salisbury School, have teamed to create an exclusive summer hockey combine that incorporates admissions planning and college hockey recruiting into one comprehensive program to help you improve your college hockey and admissions chances.

The Combine Details

Date and Location

JUNE 19 - JUNE 22 at Milton Academy in Milton , MA

This 4-day program offers a full slate of morning college admissions planning and preparation work, afternoon recruiting forums, workshops and strength testing and evening on-ice showcase games.

Who Should Attend: Sophomores (year of graduation 2010) and Juniors (year of graduation 2009) and Post-Graduates (1 or 2-yrs removed from high school) are eligible to participate at the Road To College™ hockey showcase.  

Note:  ALL athletes must be recommended to receive an invitation.

College Coaches in Attendance in 2007: Last year 26 different Division I and Division III hockey programs came to watch the 2006 showcase with coaches from Hockey East, ECAC, The Ivy League and the NESCAC schools in attendance (click here to view last year's college list).

Invitations and Applications: The management of Road To College™ will invite qualified athletes to attend the summer Hockey Combine.  All athletes must be recommended to receive consideration.

Application:

1) All student-athlete's are required to complete a brief application for admission to the summer combine via the Application Form (PDF) or Application Form (WORD).

2. A copy of the applicant's transcript that includes the first semester grades for this current year. The high school transcript can be faxed to Road To College™ at (978)246-7716 or mailed to Road To College™ at 14 Nason St. Suite 307 , Maynard , MA 01754

Recommendations:  

1.  College Coaches may recommend potential invitees directly via email to chughes@roadtocollege.com.

2.  High School and Junior Coaches must recommend athletes via the Invitation Request Form (PDF) or Invitation Request Form (WORD). Complete this form and either MAIL OR FAX it to us as soon as possible. This form may also be requested via email - chughes@roadtocollege.com

3. Invitation Request Forms must be completed and sent to Road To College™ via mail or fax:

• FAX Form to:   (978) 246-7716
• MAIL FORM to:  Road To College, 14 Nason St. Suite 307 , Maynard , MA 01754

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Screening: Initial screening of recommendations (Invitation Request Forms) begins February 1st, 2008.  Forms will be accepted and continually reviewed until the program sites are full. Space is limited and invitations will be accepted on a first- come-first-serve basis.

Curriculum: The Hockey Admissions Combine offers a comprehensive program that covers all aspects of the classroom and on-ice elements required to be the best college hockey recruit at selective colleges around the country. The curriculum includes

• 6-hrs of PSAT/SAT instruction with low student to teacher ratios

• Academic Planning and Curriculum Analysis

• Admissions Planning Seminar

• Interview Training and Developing Communication Skills (Seniors and PG)

• Study and Organizational Skills Essay Planning (Seniors and PG)

• Paying for College: Financial Aid Strategies (Parents)

• NCAA Recruiting Seminar D-I and D-III Coaching and Player Workshops

• Strength, Nutrition and Training Workshops

• 3-Showcase Games, 1 Practice and (goalie session/skills session for skaters)

A comprehensive, daily schedule will be mailed to students upon acceptance and all student-athletes will receive a Road To College™ Planning Binder with all curriculum materials for all classroom activities upon registration at the camp.

Visibility: Our goal is to attract college coaches interested in evaluating top hockey athletes who are also focused on producing a strong academic and admissions profile.  Through our coaching seminar forums, on-ice showcase and recruiting class sessions, the Road To College™ Hockey Combine will attract top collegiate coaches.

In addition, coaches in attendance will receive student information packets upon registration and will receive an admissions analysis from Road To College™ based upon our transcript and SAT/PSAT test preparation analysis in the late summer to help coaches get a stronger picture of where a candidate is heading from an academic perspective.

Staff: The Summer Combine staff includes former college admissions officers, prep-school coaches and other field experts.

Chuck Hughes: Co-Founder of Road To College™, Chuck was a goaltender for the Harvard National Championship team in 1992. He also served as a former senior admissions officer at Harvard College from 1995-2000. During this time, Chuck also worked as a volunteer coach for Harvard. Chuck is also author of “What It Really Takes to Get into the Ivy League and Other Highly Selective Colleges.”

Dan Donato:  Dan is On-Ice Director for the Summer Admissions Combine.  He was a standout defenseman and at Boston University '93 helping BU to a NCAA final in 1991. Dan is Associate Director of Admissions at the Dexter School in Brookline, MA as well as the varsity boy's hockey coach.

Bruce Wolanin:  Bruce enters his second year as coach and college counselor at the Pomfret School in Connecticut after two stints as an assistant coach at Yale University that spanned more than eight years. Bruce graduated from Yale in 1991 and had a stellar career as a defenseman.

Steve Dagdigian: Coach Dagdigian has built a powerhouse program at St Sebastian's School in Needham , MA producing some of the Nation's top players over the past 10 years. Steve also teaches History at St. Sebastian's School and is a Harvard Graduate, class of 1975.

Fees: The Summer Hockey Combine Program offers both boarding and day options to its participants for the 4-day, 3-night program.

Day Students: $699

Boarding Student: $999 (Boarding students are required to provide their own linens and transportation to and from Milton Academy 's campus)

Our goal is to educate and prepare our students and athletes for the competitive college admissions and recruiting process.

For questions or more information:
    Phone: (978) 461-4875
    Fax:      (978) 246-7716
    EMAIL: chughes@roadtocollege.com