UALBANY FIELD HOCKEY CAMPS
Phil Sykes just completed his 5th year
as the University at Albany Head Coach. The
Great Danes won the America East conference
championship for the first time in 2008 and
earned a spot to the NCAA tournament. The
Great Danes have earned a trip to the America
East tournament the last four years, including the final in 2007 &
Championship in 2008. Sykes is a former USA National team player,
highlighted by participating in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
He was a member of the US team that won a Bronze medal in the
1995 Pan American games. Sykes also competed on the US Indoor
national team that qualified for the 2003 Innaugeral Indoor World
Cup in Germany. Sykes earned his BS Degree in Kinesiology from
California State University Hayward in 1999.
Head Coach - Phil Sykes
University at Albany - PE 339
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
Phil Sykes
Head Coach
and Camp Director
Field Hockey
Summer Camp
2009
Andrew Thornton
Assistant Coach
and Co- Camp Director
Andrew Thornton (Jazzy) recently completed
his fifth full season as the Assistant Field
Hockey Coach here at UAlbany. Currently, he
is also the assistant USA Women’s Indoor
coach that won a silver medal at the Pan
American Games, Argentina, November
2008. His team is training to compete at the
next Pan American Games in Trinidad and Tobago, March 2010
and hope to qualify for the Indoor World Cup, Poland 2011.
Thornton has played for the Scotland Senior Men’s team both
at the indoor and outdoor level. He also captained the indoor
side in a 4 game tournament against England and Australia
last December. Andy has won 8 National titles and was named
coach of the year 2002 and 2003.
Katie White
Assistant Coach
and Co- Camp Director
Katie White recently completed her second
full season as an assistant field hockey coach
at UAlbany. White came to UAlbany after
spending a year as an assistant at Colgate
University, where she helped develop the
Patriot League’s goalkeeper of the year and
rookie of the year. A four-year letterwinner at New Hampshire,
White was a two-time All-America East Conference First Team and
Regional All-America honoree, and was named the conference’s
rookie of the year in 2003. She finished her career with the
Wildcats ranked third in goals and fourth in points. White earned
her bachelor’s degree in psychology from New Hampshire in
2006.
July 28th thru July 31st
Tues. thru Thur. 9:30 am - 2:00 p.m
Friday 9:30 a.m. - ll:30 a.m
Field Hockey
Camp Application
UAlbany Field Hockey
Philosophy
Please complete the following:
The UAlbany Field Hockey camp is
committed to developing strong basic skills,
having a good understanding of the game
and most of all to enjoy playing this great
game. We do this by having a knowledgeable
staff of coaches who teach the game in a fun
and informative way. Our goal is to see a
camper evolve each and every day and really
grow to love the game more and more. We
will cover position play, dribbling techniques,
defensive tactics and attacking with an
advantage (2 v 1, 3 v 2, etc...) For goalkeepers
we will cover position play, basic techniques
and how to improve your footwork and how
to talk to you defense effectively.
Day Camp before May 15th
$175.00**
Day Camp after May 15th
$190.00**
Grades 6th thru 12th are welcome to attend.
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Head Coach: Phil Sykes
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Our camp will be held on our beautiful
watered synthetic astro-turf field on
the UAlbany campus. Camp will be run
by UAlbany coaching staff and players.
Please be sure that all participants have
tennis/running shoes and turf shoes.
UALBANY FIELD HOCKEY CAMPS
Head Coach - Phil Sykes
University at Albany - PE 339
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
**Upon receipt of your full camp fee, a confirmation letter will be sent to
you along with more detailed camp information. Please understand that
personal injury insurance is NOT included in the camp fee. All campers
must be covered by health insurance. Your signature below grants the
University at Albany Camp Staff or their agents the full approval to have
your child treated professionaly in case of emergency or injury.**
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Please make checks payable to Phil Sykes and
send application and payment to:
UALBANY FIELD HOCKEY CAMPS
Head Coach - Phil Sykes
University at Albany - PE 339
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222