Fundamentals of Field Hockey Camp 2018

Basic Fundamentals Taught at Field Hockey Camps

Every sport has a few core skills that players need to know like the back of their hand. In order to take their game to the next level, youth athletes need to work on developing their ability to perform these special moves/core techniques. Field hockey is a sport that is played by millions of youth athletes all over the world.

Core skills are taught by coaches in field hockey teams as well as in private organizations. Players who want to improve their skills have to make the most of preseason, summer and winter breaks. Letting your field hockey skills rust is not an option. Camps can help you gain valuable experience in a short amount of time.

Core Skills of Field Hockey

You can expect to learn the basic fundamentals/core skills of field hockey during camp. These include:

Passing and receiving while on the move
Possession of the ball and ball control
Goal scoring
Off-ball movement
Individual defense
Zone coverage/team defense

Over and above these, you will also be able to gain an understanding of how to intercept the ball and dispossess the opponent’s ball.

5 Step Process

As in any other sport, camps help youth athletes complete the 5 step process that makes them a skilled player. These steps are the acquisition of skills, consolidation of your stage of learning, refinement because the small moves and plays can make all the difference during a game, perfection because only the best find a spot on university teams and finally, maintenance of the skills you have learnt.

Constant practice is the only thing separating you from a has-been player. This is where field hockey camps come in – they offer a chance to continue practicing the sport even during offseason, winter and summer breaks. What’s more is that you will get a chance to practice and perfect under the tutelage of some of the best field hockey coaches in the country, depending on the camp you choose.

Field Hockey Camp Schedule

A quality camp follows a camp schedule that allows for plenty of instruction, drill time as well as full field games. You can expect a quality camp to offer you warm-up sessions, skills sessions, running drills, game drills, half field games as well as fully fledged full field games. The coach to camper ratio maintained at camps is generally between 8 to 14 campers to a coach. One-on-one training with your coach will help you understand and work on your shortcomings as a player and will thereby, help you become a better player than you were before.

Some of the top camps in the country are USSC NIKE Field Hockey Camps and Revolution Field Hockey Camps. Sports Camp Connection offers you one of the largest youth field hockey camps directories in the country. Start your search here!