Goalie Camp FAQs
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Our camps are coached by a combination of top senior international players, up and coming junior internationals and some of the best creative coaching talent around. With over 150 coaches from more than 30 countries in the EVO team, EVO Hockey is a melting pot of multi-national coaching ideas, offering a unique perspective for players.
Our camps are creative, innovative and fun. We show young players hockey styles, philosophies and ideas from around the world, inspiring them to learn new skills and think about hockey in different ways. Sport psychology, strength & conditioning, video work and more are used to ensure maximum development benefit and enjoyment for all players.
We are trusted & recognised by the international hockey community. Our camps have been featured by the FIH (hockey's world governing body) and we regularly attract the world's best players to coach. Young players travel from across the UK and abroad to attend, on recommendation from players and coaches.
Our camps are tailored to the players attending. You provide your playing information on registration and we make sure that, whatever your level, the program you are on is optimised for you. In this way we have successfully developed players, from complete beginners to junior internationals.
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For goalkeepers, it is essential to bring a FULL goalkeeper kit to the camp, as we are unable to supply goalkeeping kits.
If your child doesn't own a kit but plays for a club or school, we recommend you ask them for use of their equipment during our camps. However, please check any borrowed kit to ensure you have a complete set. If you are unable to source a kit, please contact us.
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There is no 'typical' day, but we do have a guideline format, as follows:
Registration - players sign in and assigned groups
Camp opening - players introduced to EVO, the camp and the coaches
Morning training - 2 1/2 hrs technical training & gameplay
Lunch (players bring own)
Afternoon training - 2 1/2 hrs technical training & gameplay
Camp closing - players debrief/prizes
Out on the turf, goalkeepers spend the majority of each day working with their specialist goalkeeping coach(es). Goalkeeper camps run alongside our outfielder camps. This means that, in addition to working within the goalkeeper specialist camp, goalkeepers will have the opportunity to face goalscoring situations, shootouts etc against outfield players as part of their training. This has the advantage that goalkeepers can work with their specialist coach(es), put this into practice immediately, and then return to the goalkeeper camp to reflect, evaluate and perfect skills.
Across a goalkeeper camp players will be coached in areas including footwork and leg movement, hand and stick movement, diving and floor movement, decision-making and reflexes, plus set play scenarios (penalty shootouts, 2v1s etc). There may also be Q&As and, of course, matches - where players can put what they learned into practice!
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No! Within each camp, every day has different coaching themes we work on with the players. Camps are structured so that skills learnt in previous days are progressively built upon throughout the camps. Due to the international nature of our coaches, we often have coaches flying in for 1 or 2 days of camp, with different coaching lineups each day.
No two EVO camps are ever the same! We have a coaching team of over 150 different international players, from more than 30 different countries. So at each EVO event you will have different coaches, from different hockey backgrounds, bringing a host of new and different ideas!
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Yes it is! With EVO camps you can book onto all, some or even just one day.
Our camp program is progressive, with each day building on the last. Booking onto the full camp is therefore highly recommended where possible, in order to gain the maximum benefit. However, we know that young players (and parents!) have busy lives, so each day has also been designed to work as a stand-alone day, regardless of your level.
Just bear in mind that our international hockey players and coaches attending the camp can vary from day to day, due to their training and playing commitments.
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Although we cannot offer refunds, we can sometimes offer you a credit for a future date. No-shows cannot be credited after the event. See our Cancellations & Returns policy for more information.
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This is the UK and we are made of strong stuff! We play on all-weather pitches, so expect the camp to run, rain or shine! Please ensure your children have sufficient clothing for the vagaries of the British weather!
Fear not, however. If the weather gets too bad, most of our venues have some indoor space that we can use for cover if needed.
The only thing that can scupper us is if the pitches are unplayable, because they are frozen. Therefore, for camps in December and February, we operate an Adverse Weather policy, which sets out what will happen in the event of bad conditions, when any decisions will be made, how they will be communicated to you and what will happen to any bookings.
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You are in luck! Every NEW player registering on an EVO Hockey camp gets an EVO training shirt FOR FREE! Train with it on camp, get it signed by the stars, wear it to your club / school events and bring it back to wear on future EVO days.
Returning players, please bring your EVO shirt back with you to wear on the camp. It's your training gear and will make you look awesome :) If you need additional training shirts, you can purchase them in our Shop and collect them at your next EVO event.
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No. Please provide a packed lunch and drinks / refreshment for the day. Our camps will always have access to water taps on-site, for players to re-fill water bottles.