Spring things: Boys, camps and coaching
With May in sight and camp season after that, here’s a handful of things going on soon:
Boys Hockey Program
The Spitfire club is offering a spring boys program from early May to early July culminating in a trip to the Garden State Games in Princeton, NJ. The program is for boys ages 8 to 18 and cost is $57 for 8 weeks of Sunday practices in Howard County. Sign up at http://spitfirehockey.org/boysfhprogram/boysregistration.html. Practices start May 8. Interested players and parents can email spitfirefieldhockey@comcast.net for more information or call Dona DeZube at (301) 490-9997.
Tournament at Garrison Forest
The Maryland Club Field Hockey Summer Challenge is on June 12 at Garrison Forest School. This is a 7v7 tournament on the school’s turf fields, with pools for U14, U16 and U19. Four game minimum, entry fee is $350 per team. E-mail TraciDavis@gfs.org for more details. Entry form here.
Coaching Accreditation Course
USA Field Hockey is holding a Level I coaching accreditation course in Cooksville (Howard County) at the Glenwood Community Center on June 18. The course is from 9 am to 4 pm. All participants receive a Level I participation certificate from USA Field Hockey. Level I Accreditation is valid for two years. Coaches are expected to be actively coaching during their accreditation tenure. Participants may be recommended to a Level II course. All Level I coaches must have active USA Field Hockey memberships to maintain their status. More details, including the address on the USAFH site. Or email michelle@jordanz.net
Shooter Camp
At the end of July, there’ll be a goalie/shooter camp at the Soccerdome in Landover. Put on by the Hockey Factory Shop organization, prospective campers are advised in a flyer that there will be “Lots of goalies to shoot at.” The camp features coaches Jesse Larson, JJ Wellings and Andrew Zayac and aims to teach scorers technique, hitting power and accuracy, one-on-one skills with defender and a goalie, dribbling and tactical awareness. The camp is three days (July 29, 30 and 31) between 8 am and 5 pm. See flyer for details.
Star Camp
Star Field Hockey Camp returns for two weeks in June on the turf at St. Andrew’s School in Potomac (directly next to Hoover Middle School) and one week in July at Georgetown Visitation in Georgetown. Go to the camp website and follow the links to sign up and pay or call (301) 530-5472. The 2011 programs are:
Junior Camp at St. Andrew’s – June 20-24
Rising 4th-9th graders
9 am – Noon only ($250)
Preseason Prep Camp at St. Andrew’s – June 27-July 1
Rising 8th graders and up
Your choice of 9 am-3:30 pm ($350), 9 am-Noon ($250), or 1 pm-3:30 pm ($150)
Preseason Prep Camp at Georgetown Visitation – July 11-15
Rising 8th graders and up
12:30 pm-3:30 pm ($250)