Development Program

*Updated Spring 2025 *

Heading into its 9th year, the Development Program has been remarkably successful in enhancing players' skills across all levels, fostering competition among high school-aged participants, and ensuring a highly enjoyable experience. This program is designed to elevate your skills and overall performance as a player, offering challenging scenarios, ample puck handling opportunities, and continuous decision-making within a game-like setting.

The Chill Development Program will offer independent 4 week Spring and Summer sessions

This program has sold out the past few years. REGISTER EARLY 

High School Aged Players

For the 2025 Spring Program we will accepting players with birth years 2006-2010. Players must be entering high school at the start of the upcoming school year.

Player’s Ice Time will be 70 mins on Monday and 75 minutes on Wednesday - each player will be given a specific schedule after the Columbus Chill staff forms even teams.



Teams Ice times will change each week depending on game schedule and practice design.  Each player’s exact schedule will be set after the evaluation session when teams are designated. 

After the evaluation skate, players will be placed on small teams to compete for the I-270 Cup.  Each Monday (30 min) & Wednesday, teams will play small area games battling for points for placement in the I-270 Cup Tournament during the final week of camp. The top team in the standings chooses the small area game to be played for the tournament.  The winning team receives a special prize. In the past, it has been Championship Hoodies. 

Monday sessions:  30-minute skill and technique work (passing, shooting, skating, decision making, position specific details) and 30-minute Tournament Style Small Area Games

Wednesday sessions: Tournament Style Small Area Games where Wins and Losses are recorded after each 8 - 10 minute game. 

JERSEYS

All players will receive a practice jersey and t-shirt.



COACHES

The practice and games will be facilitated by Coach RJ and his staff. Each year, the Columbus Chill bring in the top coaches and trainers to help the players during the Spring and Summer program. LHSS and Lee Harris participate in the Monday skates. 

There will be a goalie coach for the goalies at the Monday skates. Goalies are rotated between the teams. Goalies need to be able to focus and refocus quickly in the small area game environment. This could be the best development they will see all year.