About
Founded by hockey skating coach, Wendy Marco, in 1993, ColdRush has earned an international reputation as being one of hockey’s top training programs for professional, junior, NCAA, and youth travel hockey players.
In addition to teaching thousands of ColdRush students, Wendy is also the skating coach for the Washington Capitals (NHL) and Hershey Bears (AHL).
ColdRush is…
The true passion of the pursuit of excellence.
Uncompromising dedication to the hard work through which success is achieved.
The moment you realize the air is hitting your face harder and faster than it ever has before.
The chill that runs down your opponent’s spine when he sees you charging toward him.
Looking out over an empty ice rink and knowing that before the sun rises, you will be better.
Discovering your true self through dedicated practice.
Earning the knowledge that you possess the ability to do anything that the game demands.
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ColdRush is the Washington DC area’s premiere ice hockey instruction training company. We offer weekly semi-private and private lessons from September through June and our signature summer program during the summer months. We also run summer camps, clinics, a spring training program for travel players, and special events. Can’t get to us?… We sell our hockey specific training equipment and instructional DVD online so you can bring the ColdRush experience to your ice! Need to get in touch? ColdRush is located in Loudoun County, Virginia, a suburb of Washington DC. Ashburn IceHouse MedStar Capitals IcePlex If you would like to know how Wendy Marco’s hockey career started, what she’s accomplished in her nearly 3 decades as a skating coach, and who she’s worked with along the way, visit our ColdRush History page! https://coldrushhockey.com/coldrush-history/ ColdRush instruction is all of these things… intense, detailed, challenging, exciting, unique, innovative, physical, emotional, mental, intellectual, innovative, groundbreaking, and much, much more! Watch this video to get a glimpse and get hyped… Skating with Wendy has given me a very important foundation on which I built a lot of my career thus far. Having skating as a strength has put me ahead of some of my peers and has allowed me to build a game at a high level based on being a strong skater and hard worker. ~HT Lenz, University of Vermont (NCAA Div 1) “Skating with Wendy Marco and Coldrush has changed my life. I’ve been skating with her since I was a little kid taking lessons before school. After I met Wendy and noticed her intensity, matched with her high attention to detail, I knew my skating would be great as long as I worked hard. Wendy has such passion with each lesson and it goes a long way in developing each person skate after skate. After one summer of not skating with Wendy and Coldrush, I began to see my skating fall off a little and have not missed a chance to skate with her since then. I owe a ton of credit to Wendy and Coldrush for all that they have done for me in my hockey career thus far. Without learning the proper techniques from Wendy and Coldrush, I don’t know where I would be today.” ~Patrick Cullen, RPI graduate (NCAA Div 1), current German Professional League (DEL 2) I have been skating with Wendy for most of my life as a hockey player. She has taught me that persistence and hard work can drastically improve the way you skate and play the game. Working with her has allowed me to feel ahead of the curve when working on my stride with others. Skating is by far the most important aspect of the game, and Wendy is by far the best skating instructor I have come across. It is amazing to watch her transform players through skating at all levels, including players who have already had great professional careers. ~Andrew Panzarella, University of North Dakota (NCAA Div 1) Wendy has helped me improve my skating abilities since I moved to the area at the age of 12. Skating has always been one of my strongest attributes, yet Wendy still challenges me to get better and improve my technique. Working with her has helped me compete at the highest level. ~Andrew Ammon, Princeton graduate (NCAA Div 1), Providence Bruins (AHL)
Our students are hockey players.
We teach mini-mites, youth travel players, adult leaguers, NHL veterans, and every level of player in between.
We do not offer beginning skating lessons. We recommend that new skaters get started in group lesson programs, which are offered at every rink, every where. Once a skater is on a hockey team and ready for the next level, our only additional requirement is that they be self-motivated.Staff Bios coming
Go to this page for our contact information:
https://coldrushhockey.com/contact/Our Ice
ColdRush lessons, camps, and clinics are exclusively available at the Ashburn Ice House in Ashburn, VA and the Kettler Capitals IcePlex, home of the NHL’s Washington Capitals, in Arlington, VA. Our instructors are available for team training and special events at all Washington area rinks and occasionally out of town.
21595 Smith Switch Rd, Ashburn, VA 20147
(703) 858-0300
www.ashburnice.pointstreaksites.com
627 N Glebe Rd #800, Arlington, VA 22203
(571) 224-0555
www.medstarcapitalsiceplex.com
https://coldrushhockey.com/this-is-coldrush/In Their Own Words…
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