Academy Programs

National Academy
This training is very intense and intended for the serious high school player. You don't just play Field Hockey, you go into battle. This demanding training packs in highly competitive technical and functional training with a broad spectrum of offensive and defensive techniques and tactics.
You'll also learn much about "How to become a college hockey player" in addition to your speed, agility, flexibility, and nutrition training. This exceptional Academy is the "heart" of East Coast Field Hockey.

National GK Academy
Training Camps 2007 will have 2 GK Academy's and ceach will encompass comprehensive GK training. The latest advances in goalkeeper education are encompassed in this specialized training and taught by a team of national and international GK coaches and players. Goalkeeper education has become highly technical and now some of the most skilled athletes play this demanding position. The "world" of goalkeeping will be brought to our students who will train on the cutting edge of goalkeeping with an 8:1 training ratio. The GK Academy's are some of the most up to date GK programs in the US and will place high demands on each player attending.

Team Camp
This year we'll have 4 exceptional team camps. Our "team camps" are like no others in the USA. If you're searching for a high-level training environment, team building and plenty of excitement, bring your team to these highly competitive training environments. And our "Team Camp" promotes and facilitates exceptional team development. Team camp has it's own training curriculum, not just the same one used for all other camps. Training focuses on the actual aspects of team tactics and development. Our international staff of coaches will assist teams identify and capitalize on their collective strengths, promote team attack and team defense, and exploit systems of play while balancing attractiveness and effectiveness. Advice and feedback characterize all game situations. The importance of being coached in game situations cannot be overstated. Teams will receive just the right balance between technical training and functional position specific training. Imagine having an international coach as your personal coach for your team an entire week.!! . Team tactics are one of the specialties within East Coast Field Hockey and teams will have an opportunity to examine videos of their tactical play.

Hockey Conditioning Camp: East Coast Field Hockey's newest camp is the Hockey Conditioning Camp, it's like boot camp for field hockey. The camp will be directed by both a conditioning coach and hockey coaches. This camp is geared to conditioning specifically for field hockey. This camp will encompass 2 1/2 hour morning conditioning sessions incorporating hockey speed training, explosive power, strength training specifically for hockey, agilities, plyometrics and related conditioning specifically to enhance your personal hockey game. Many of the conditioning activities in the morning session will be done with your hockey stick.
The 2 1/2 hour afternoon sessions encompass hockey exercises, and drills you'll probably recognize, designed to make substantial developments in your hockey skills; in and during high speed training. We'll develop both your aerobic and anaerobic hockey fitness. You'll have to train and play at an enormously fast pace to successfully complete the afternoon training sessions.
Evening sessions are more typical of what you might expect during field hockey summer camps as you play at least 2 hockey matches a night.
Players who want to condition for your fall field hockey season, increase your speed of play both mentally and physically, all while you achieve a fantastic level of hockey fitness for either your college or high school, this is the perfect camp for you. This camp has a minimum of 24 players and a maximum of 48 players and there are no age or grade requirements to enroll.