thewixdr, Author at Revolution Field Hockey Camps

How Field Hockey Players Can Improve Their Goal Scoring

thewixdr2020-01-20T09:43:31+00:00

There are a number of keys to being successful in field hockey. However, one of the most crucial points of all concerns goal scoring because, well, in order to win a field hockey game, a team has to score more goals than their opponent! Our Revolution Field Hockey Camps are structured in such a way that we have separate curriculums depending on whether a player spends the majority of their time in the field or protecting the goal. For players in the field, here are some of the skills our coaches will focus on at all locations, like at our Connecticut […]

How Field Hockey Players Can Improve Their Goal Scoringthewixdr2020-01-20T09:43:31+00:00

Qualities for a Field Hockey Midfielder

thewixdr2020-01-17T09:32:09+00:00

Here at Revolution Field Hockey Camps, we realize the importance of developing all players at all positions. After all, field hockey is a team sport, and while it’s important to have a handful of game-changers that can do damage at any particular time, it won’t be any good if the rest of the team can’t support them. For the baseball fans in the house, just think of Mike Trout. His statistics and accomplishments already make him an inner-circle Hall of Famer before his age-28 season. Yet, the Los Angeles Angels have made the playoffs just once since Trout’s first full season […]

Qualities for a Field Hockey Midfielderthewixdr2020-01-17T09:32:09+00:00

Improving as a Field Hockey Goaltender

thewixdr2020-01-15T10:04:34+00:00

For sports that have goalies/goalkeepers like field hockey does, it may be easy for someone not familiar with the sport to think that this is the position to stick a player who may not be as athletic as the rest of their teammates. If you do think that or know someone that does, we’re here to tell you that it couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, there’s an argument to be had for goalkeeper being the most crucial position in field hockey because, well, they’re literally the last line of defense before the ball crosses the line and secures […]

Improving as a Field Hockey Goaltenderthewixdr2020-01-15T10:04:34+00:00

Field Hockey Skills

thewixdr2020-01-13T09:57:38+00:00

One of the many cool things about field hockey is there are many similarities with other sports. That means there’s an opportunity to take a skill typically used elsewhere and apply it within a field hockey game successfully. Our Connecticut Field Hockey Camps (along with Revolution Camp locations elsewhere in the country) focus on a number of things to help youth field hockey players take their respective games to the next level. This includes speed and agility training, nutrition seminars, combine testing, personal evaluations, and a take-home drill booklet to keep players motivated. Something else that’s incredibly important that we do […]

Field Hockey Skillsthewixdr2020-01-13T09:57:38+00:00

Qualities of Field Hockey Defenders

thewixdr2020-01-10T09:42:52+00:00

At Revolution Field Hockey Camps, our directors make sure to spend time developing the mental and physical side of each player to help them reach the next level the following season and beyond. This is accomplished by bringing in people within the sport who play for national teams, top college programs, and other highly rated educational institutions. What’s really helpful is that they don’t just see themselves as coaches – they’re role models representing the game they love, and they want to pass that love and passion down to the generations behind them. Whether you’re participating in one of our Maryland […]

Qualities of Field Hockey Defendersthewixdr2020-01-10T09:42:52+00:00

The Top 3 Tips And Tricks For Scoring More Field Hockey Goals

thewixdr2020-01-09T09:22:10+00:00

This is probably a silly question to ask a field hockey player who is a striker, but would you like to learn how to score more goals? Well, we’d like to think you would! There are countless aspects of field hockey that our coaches work on with players throughout our Maryland Field Hockey Camps and all others throughout the country each summer, and this is a focal point. There’s also nothing more frustrating when you and your team are clearly better than an opponent in multiple aspects of a game, but you weren’t able to come away with a victory because […]

The Top 3 Tips And Tricks For Scoring More Field Hockey Goalsthewixdr2020-01-09T09:22:10+00:00

5 Field Hockey Skills You Need to Master

thewixdr2020-01-06T09:03:29+00:00

What field hockey skills does it take for players to watch their on-field performance hit a new level? That’s a really good question we answer during our Connecticut Field Hockey Camps, along with all the other Revolution field hockey camps we host throughout the country each summer. Our Camp Directors will design a program that helps you raise many areas of your game from both a mental and physical aspect. Five field hockey skills in particular that are important to master, though, are hitting, passing, leading and positioning, deception, and the jab and poke. We’ll discuss each today and provide some […]

5 Field Hockey Skills You Need to Masterthewixdr2020-01-06T09:03:29+00:00

3 Ways to Prevent Common Field Hockey Injuries

thewixdr2019-04-08T07:00:33+00:00

Nobody ever wants to think about getting hurt and not being able to play the sport they love, but it happens more than anyone wants to talk about. Certain injuries within field hockey are inevitable given the extremely physical nature and non-stop action the sport entails. However, there are a number of ways athletes can put themselves in the best possible position to avoid having to sit on the sidelines with an injury. If you’re wondering what some common field hockey injuries are, here you go: Ankle sprains Knee injuries (ACL or cartilage damage) Hamstring strain Shin splints Groin pull As […]

3 Ways to Prevent Common Field Hockey Injuriesthewixdr2019-04-08T07:00:33+00:00

Building Confidence in Field Hockey Players

thewixdr2019-04-01T07:00:00+00:00

In a fast-paced game like field hockey where the action is constant, having confidence in your own on-field abilities is incredibly important. Most of the time, being confident in your skills and the preparation you’ve put into your game up to that point is more than half the battle when it comes to experiencing success. Some people are born confident, but many athletes need to work at it constantly to feel as though they’re comfortable enough with themselves to really let it fly. The biggest hurdle people who struggle with confidence is figuring out why they’re not feeling confident on the […]

Building Confidence in Field Hockey Playersthewixdr2019-04-01T07:00:00+00:00

A Background on the History and Basic Rules of Field Hockey

thewixdr2019-03-25T07:00:48+00:00

You love playing field hockey, but do you know where and how the sport you dedicate all this time to originated? If not, then you’re in luck, because we’re here to help. Forms of the sport can be traced back to as far as the ancient times in Egypt, Persia, and Greece, but field hockey as we know it today was developed a little later than that. It was still a long time ago, though – the late 19th century in the British Isles. You can thank Constance M.K. Applebee for bringing field hockey over to the United States of America, which […]

A Background on the History and Basic Rules of Field Hockeythewixdr2019-03-25T07:00:48+00:00