Camp Details

KENT SCHOOL
KENT, CT

July 18 – 22, 2021
OVERNIGHT: $899 
EXT DAY (9AM-8:30PM): $799
AGES: 10-18

CAMP DETAILS

Field Hockey

Our field hockey curriculum will improve stick skills and team concepts with a creative drills including small games, stations, obstacle courses, and competitions.

Skill Clinics

In addition to the leadership workshops, players will work through a number of Skill Clinics. These Skill Clinics are designed for players based on their age and ability:

  • Shooting & Scoring
  • Defense (Team and Individual)
  • Ball Control & Vision
  • Elimination Skills
  • Defensive skill development
  • Offensive presses
  • Special Situations (Corners, Strokes, 1 v 1)
  • Man Up, Man Down

Leadership

The leadership curriculum is taught by Heidi Kasevich, PhD. She is a well-known speaker, consultant, and author in the field of female leadership.

Her workshops cultivate the traits of ambition, resilience, and courage, and teaches girls the skills needed to be self-aware, confident individuals who know their value and are prepared to lead through authenticity.

  • Defining Leadership
  • Listening & Trust Exercises
  • Leadership Focus & Role Models
  • Importance of Authentic Presence
  • Cultivating Resilience & Courage

The Facility

The Kent School boasts vista views of a 1200 acre campus and environs which include the Appalachian Trail and mountains and the Housatonic River and Valley. The school offers numerous turf fields as well as a state-of-the-art athletic center. Riverfront activities will include endless summer fun – recreational swimming, fishing, kayaking and bonfires. Wellness hikes to will give players a chance to clear their heads and enjoy nature. Campers will share nutritious farm-to-table meals in the dinning-halls, attend leadership workshops in the fully-equipped media classrooms & sleep in the comfortable dormitories.

Multi- Sport Option Lacrosse:

If you play both field hockey & lacrosse, you can opt to alternate sports each day. Both programs operate side by side during sport specific training times and merge for age appropriate leadership workshops and recreational rotations.

At Field Hockey & Leadership Academy campers will receive:

  • Authentic FHLA Reversible Jersey
  • Water Bottle
  • Personal Evaluation
  • Games Daily
  • Raffles for an assortment of Prizes
  • Leadership discussions and training excersizes
  • An improved understanding of leadership and teammwork

Typical Daily Schedule

7:00 Wake-up
7:30 Breakfast
8:30 Camp Meeting – Daily Goals
9:00 Skills Sessions – Individual Skills
11:00 Tactical Training – Team Drills
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Leadership Workshop
3:00 Outdoor Adventure Time (Swimming, Hiking, Yoga, Climbing Wall)
5:00 Dinner
6:00 Scrimmages
7:30 Evening Activities (Social Sports & Group Challenges)

Any Camper who must cancel their registration more than fifteen (15) days prior to the Camp start date will receive a voucher equal to the full amount of Camp tuition already paid which may be used toward any program or camp offered by eCamps. If a Camper must cancel their registration fourteen (14) days or fewer prior to the start of Camp, eCamps will issue Camper or Parent a voucher equal to 50% of the Camp tuition, which may be used toward any program or camp offered by eCamps. Vouchers are valid for any eCamps program within the same or next calendar year and are also transferable to another family member. Camp vouchers are not extended to Campers who leave Camp after the start of a session. The $25 registration fee is non-refundable.

Cash refunds are not offered under any circumstances.

Executive Director

Christine-Kemp

Christine Kemp

Wesleyan University Head Coach

RESPONSIBILITY

RESPECT

CONFIDENCE

INTEGRITY

RESILIENCE

Facility

Athletic Facilities

The Academy’s athletic facilities offer the optimal training environment for field hockey players. Campers are going to look forward to each training session.

2 Field Hockey fields – Downing Field is a synthetic turf field & the Class of ’49 Field is well-manicured grass field, both with field hockey lines and goals +  One field is lit for night games!

  • Mars Athletic Center (Fitness Center, Squash Courts, Tennis Courts, Indoor Turf, Yoga Studio)
  • Training Rooms & Locker Rooms
  • Malkin Climbing Wall
  • Beach Volleyball Courts

Lake Wonoscopomuc

Lake Wononscopomuc, the deepest fresh water lake in Connecticut offering endless the waterfront activities and will summer fun including recreational swimming, paddle boarding and bonfires. Our staff supervises all of our campers who want to take out a paddle board. Lifeguards are on duty at the beach.

Dorms

Campers will stay in dorms. A typical room houses 1 – 2 campers. We will divide up the campers into pods of 10 – 15 and assign 1 – 2 counselors for every pod. All campers will stay in the same dormitory and use building amenities including bathrooms (sinks, toilets and showers), common room equipped with a T.V. & DVD player, vending machines & microwave.  The dorms are not-air conditioned.

Counselors provide on-going supervision, promote friendship and camaraderie between campers.

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