Girls Summer Field Hockey Camp in Maine

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For those who choose field hockey as their major at Kents Hill Sports Camp will not only have the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of the game, but will also develop and improve their skills in a game-like atmosphere.

Our field hockey majors will learn the importance of both foot speed and stick work, including but not limited to push passes, drives, dodges, pulls, spins, aerials, and more. Knowledge of how to specifically place the ball, how to position the body when playing defense, and how to approach a defender with deception will all become natural to your camper, as they enhance their skills and grow through challenges on the field. Our program provides field hockey majors with a mix of instruction and drills to help further advance game-like play in scrimmages, games and other challenges throughout the summer.

Abby Dyer

Field Hockey Director

Abby has had a passion for field hockey since the day she learned to walk. Abby attended Gardiner Area High School where she played four years of varsity field hockey as a mid-fielder/defender. Her senior year, she became a captain and helped lead her team to the KVAC Class B state championship. During her senior season, she received the KVAC Class B Player of the Year award. Throughout high school she also played for Maine Majestix, an elite field hockey program that competed at the National Field Hockey festival and other tournaments across the country. During that time, she also played for Futures, a program through USA field hockey. Abby then went on to continue her education at Husson University where she continued to play field hockey. During her time there, her team won the North Atlantic Conference championship 3 times and made 3 NCAA appearances. Since graduating from Husson in 2020, Abby has returned to Gardiner to become an assistant coach during preseason, regular season practices and Big Cat Camp, a week long youth field hockey program. Last fall she coached the Mount Ararat Middle School field hockey team and will be returning to coach this year.

Sample Field Hockey Schedule

Period 1

5 minutes – Introductions
10 minutes – Warm up drill, communication exercise, jog around field: High Knees, Open Gate, Close Gate, Groin, Butt Kicks
5 minutes – Stretching circle
15 minutes – Passing Drill: Stationary passing. Push pass, Drives, Sweeps, Aerials. Stick work: Yardstick pulls and shuttles with spins and dodges.
Water break
10 minutes – Shooting drill: “Rob the nest” – quick shots from the top
10 minutes – 3 v 2 under the 25-yard line: Work on movement of the ball around the circle and in the circle, possession, off-ball movement (cutting and getting yourself open without the ball), Offense score goal. Defense get the ball out of the circle or gain possession of the ball. Defense work on circle defense: protecting feet and not causing fouls in the circle.
5 minutes – Conditioning: Sprint to the 50 yard line and then recovery jog back. Do as many as you can within the 5 minutes.
Closing circle

Period 2

5 minutes – Warm up
15 minutes – Passing drill: Working on off-ball movement in groups of three. Stick work: Obstacle course with pulls, v-pulls, spins, lifts.
20 minutes – 6 v 4 under the 50-yard line: Work on movement of the ball around the circle and in the circle, possession, off-ball movement (cutting and getting yourself open without the ball), Offense score goal. Defense gain possession of the ball and dribble it through gates on the outside. Defense work on footwork, channeling, jabbing, and block tackles.
10 minutes – “Post, post, pads” – Shot from the top with three tippers in the circle, one on the left, right and at the stroke.
15 minutes – Scrimmage
10 minutes – Conditioning/Race: “Mary’s Run”