5 FACTS TO GET YOU MOTIVATED FOR A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE
There are plenty of good reasons to be physically active. Maybe you want to lose weight, lower your blood pressure, prevent depression, or just feel better. Regardless of age, sex or physical ability, everyone benefits from exercise. It helps control body weight, combat health conditions and...
On-ice skills and development summer sessions: Accepting applications!
Sign your child up to take part in elite on-ice hockey skills and development experience! Applications are now open for our summer sessions. Peak Centre Academy is offering a month-and-half of focused training from our high-performance development coaches and staff. This program runs twice a week in...
From Beginners to a Pro Athlete: Best Practices for Training Youth
When too much emphasis is placed on competition and there’s not enough attention on developing proper athleticism, it can lead to failed attempts to participate in organized sports. To avoid this problem, there’s a set of best practices you should know about....
Mya Vaslet: Academy Graduate Selected for Hockey Canada's Next Gen Development Camp
Peak Centre Academy graduate Mya Vaslet marked another impressive milestone in her hockey career this past summer after training at Hockey Canada's National Women's Under-18 Next Gen Team Summer Camp. Selected among 23 “Next Gen” forwards (those born in 2003), Mya earned the opportunity to get...
Mason McTavish: From Peak Centre Academy to top prospect at the NHL
Mason McTavish, the 2021 NHL third overall pick to the Anaheim Ducks, is a recent alumnus of Peak Centre Academy where he spent eight years perfecting his craft both in academics and as an athlete. Described in headlines as the “playmaking forward”, “goal scorer” and “a weapon” on the ice, his...
A New Location for Ottawa’s Longest Running Athletics Academy and Sports Science Centre
Peak Centre and Peak Centre Academy have recently announced that their Ottawa operations will be moving to a new location within the city. Both the Centre and the Academy are known for their success in developing top athletes such as, most recently, the 3rd overall draft pick in the NHL, Mason...