Hockey Jobs at Sleepaway Camps
Hockey jobs at summer camps are a fantastic fit for college players, junior players, and youth hockey coaches who want to share the game with the next generation. From traditional sleepaway camps offering ball hockey and floor hockey rotations to specialty ice hockey residential camps with on-site rinks, hockey staff find rewarding teaching environments across every variation of the sport throughout the summer.
As a hockey coach at an overnight camp, you’ll teach skating (where applicable), stickhandling, passing, shooting, and positioning while running drills, scrimmages, and intra-camp games. You’ll often help organize tournaments, lead practice plans, and coach in cross-camp leagues. Many co-ed residential camps run hockey alongside other team sports in their gym or rink rotation, giving multi-sport coaches a packed and exciting summer.
What does a hockey coach at summer camp do?You’ll teach stickhandling, passing, shooting, and positioning while running drills, scrimmages, and games. Specialty ice hockey residential camps add skating instruction at the on-site rink throughout the summer camp season.
What background works best for hockey jobs at sleepaway camps?College, junior, or competitive youth hockey playing experience and prior coaching at the youth or school level are highly valued. Specialty ice hockey camps often prefer coaches with NCAA, junior, or pro backgrounds.
Do summer camps run ice hockey programs?Some specialty residential ice hockey camps run on-site or partnered rink programs. Traditional sleepaway camps typically focus on ball hockey, floor hockey, or street hockey. Confirm rink access during your interview.
What does the pay look like for hockey jobs at summer camps?Pay is competitive and commensurate with experience and credentials. Overnight camps include room, board, and laundry alongside salary, which adds meaningful value to the overall summer camp package beyond the base figure.
Can current college hockey players coach at summer camps?Yes — many specialty residential camps actively recruit current collegiate hockey players. Just verify NIL and NCAA compliance with your athletic department before accepting any paid camp coaching role at a sleepaway camp.
Browse Summer Camp Hockey Jobs for 2026
| Salary | Job Type | Setting |
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| USD Starts at $2300/summer | Full-Time Seasonal | Overnight Camp |
Start Date: June 1, 2026
End Date: August 31, 2026
Soccer, Basketball, Softball, Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Fitness,
Come spend the Summer of a Lifetime in The Berkshires!
Camp Danbee is currently hiring passionate, skilled individuals to be great roles models for our campers! Our camp counselors spend their summer in various roles at camp, instructing our campers in everything from athletics, waterfront, outdoor adventure, creative arts and more!
The Role:
You will serve a dual role as a counselor at Camp Danbee. Those roles include being cabin counselor and program instructor. As a cabin counselor, you and one to three other co-counselors will live in a cabin with 10-12 campers, whom you will supervise for the summer. As a program instructor, you will help prepare and lead instructional lessons in your dedicated program area.
Male instructors do not live in cabins with campers, and will have additional duties outside of program instructional time – you’re a valuable part of the camp family!
Working at camp is an opportunity to develop skills that can be used in a career outside of camp. You will enhance your leadership, collaboration, problem-solving, and communication skills. Camp Danbee has a large leadership team to learn from, from multiple college Head Coaches to experienced professionals across the education, outdoor recreation, and sports industries.
We will work with your college/university to earn paid internship credits.
The Perks:
- Salary starts at $2300 for a Freshman in college and increases from there
- Travel allowance in addition to salary
- Room, board, and staff t-shirts
- Internship credit*
- Experience The Berkshires, meet people from all over the US and the world, and have the summer of a lifetime!
*Some educational institutions require prior approval before the start of an internship. It is the responsibility of the student to check with their institution to be sure they meet any requirements before they accept a position
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