Justin "NELLY" Nelson's Bio
Justin Nelson is a professional power skating /skills coach and he has worked with players from the mite to professional level. When teaching power skating he demonstrates how acceleration, agility, balance, power, and stride each play an important role in being a strong skater. During Skills sessions he also focuses on the basic skills of Stickhandling, Passing, Shooting, and Battle. Justin left high school in his hometown of Davenport, Iowa to play junior hockey in the state of Minnesota and Boston and in 2004 attended training camp for the Quad City Mallards (UHL).
In addition to hockey, Justin holds an associate degree in Criminal Justice. While attaining this degree, Justin also completed an internship with The Davenport Police Department. After graduating he became the hockey director in Cedar Rapids, where he spent two years. After two years in Cedar Rapids he took an opportunity to be the hockey director in the Quad Cities, where he spent a lot of time rebuilding the youth and adult hockey program, sharing his passion for the game with the entire Quad Cities hockey community.
During the summer of 2010 Justin will be traveling the United States training players of all ages and skill levels. The curriculum he will be demonstrating comes from one of the top hockey schools in the country, Pro-Ambitions. "The curriculum is great because it gets players ready for the upcoming season. Players have to compete to be successful. Nothing is given to anyone; you work for what you get. We work on individual skills to real game situations, I demand hard work and in return comes success" states Justin. Justin is very excited to be Head Instructor for Pro-Ambitions and looks forward to working with Jeff Serowick who has a lot of hockey experience both playing in the NHL and coaching kids throughout the country. The 2010 Pro Ambitions schedule is up. www.proambitions.com . Justin will be running the camps in the Illinois area.
Currently Justin has established a good reputation in the Illinois area, and at Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills, IL. Justin offers powerskating once a week at Glacier. This clinic is very popular and is offered on Tuesdays from 6:10pm - 7:10pm. During this clinic Justin works strictly on skating. Focus during this clinic is acceleration, agility, balance, and power. Also on Thursdays from 6:10pm - 7:10pm, Justin offers a 5 Skills Clinic open to all ages. This Clinic focuses on the 5 skills needed to be an all around hockey player. The skills these clinics focus on are Skating, Passing, Shooting, Stickhandling and Battle Drills. These clinics are limited to 30 players and pre-registration is strongly encouraged. www.glacierskate.com
Justin is also a skills coach for the Chicago Force Jr. A Organization (CSHL) and the Chicago Hitmen Jr. A Organization (NAHL). He will be working with Coaches Dick Glass, Mark Hammersmith, and Steve Pronger to work on player development. He will bring a wealth of knowledge to the Force and the Hitmen teaching players how it is important to pay attention to detail when doing things. Justin also runs powerskating/skills clinics for St. Viator High School Organization.
Some of the NHL skills coaches that Justin has a relationship are with Bessa (Pittsburgh Penguins), Rick Ferroni (Buffalo Sabres), Graeme Townshend (Toronto Maple Leafs) Paul Lawson (Montreal Canadiens) Mark Caccio (Phoenix Coyotes) Tim Turke (Montreal Canadiens Shooting Coach). Former NHL players that Justin currently does work with are Steve Dubinsky, and Jeff Serowick. He works with these guys doing camps and clinics in the summer, preparing him for the future and his career as a skills coach in the hockey world.
Justin offers private lessons for individuals focusing on their strengths and correcting their weaknesses. He works with players on a one on one basis to develop their skills and help them succeed to the next level. During the off season, Justin spends his time teaching AAA, Junior Players, College Players and Professional Players preparing them for the future.
For More information please email at nellyspowerskating@gmail.com.
