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Dates: Feb 04 to Feb 09 2009
Age Group: U16 Girls
Location:Florida
THE TEAM
Shiaz Virjee will be the master coach and assist in selecting and coaching the Polar Bears - an elite team consisting of a maximum of 16 female athletes and minimum of 14 athletes to travel to Florida for five days to compete in the U16 division of the Disney Field Hockey Showcase Tournament.
OBJECTIVE
Train with the top coach in Canada and be seen by university recruiting coaches while competing against top level teams in a fun and safe environment at the Disney Sports Complex in Florida.
We will invite the US College coaches to watch our athletes throughout the tournament and invite them to meet with out athletes (complying with US recruiting regulation).
THE MASTER COACH
Total Field Hockey has partnered up with Shiaz Virjee to offer our athletes the best coach available in Canada as they train to become the best athletes they can be.
Shiaz coached and qualified the Canadian National Men's Team to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Shiaz Virjee is a top coach, with excellent credentials and results. Shiaz has coached athletes and teams to success in both domestic and international competition. Shiaz has a tremendous passion for field hockey with an emphasis on high performance. His athletes acquire excellent skills and develop into a cohesive, competitive unit ready to achieve success. Shiaz has a systematic approach to develop skills and create an environment that nurtures athletes. He is also very results oriented with a motto of "no excuses – get the results". His uncompromising methods helped Canada to secure best ever results internationally. He has excellent knowledge of the game and is able to analyze the game tactics and set plays for the advantage of his team.
Click here for further coaching details for Shiaz Virjee
TRAINING SCHEDULE
It is our hope to attract the best athletes from throughout British Columbia and make it as easy as possible for the entire team to get together to train.
Training sessions will be held in the Lower Mainland. We will try our best assist all athletes travelling from outside the Lower Mainland (Vancouver Island, Interior etc.) to find billeting and transportation with local families for Saturday nights.
Saturday October - Trials
Sunday October - Trials
Saturday November - 1.5 hour session (evening)
Sunday November - 1.5 hours session (early morning)
Saturday January - 1.5 hour session (evening)
Sunday January - 1.5 hours session (early morning)
Saturday January - 1.5 hour session (evening)
Sunday January - 1.5 hours session (early morning)
Saturday February - 1.5 hour session (evening)
Sunday February - 1.5 hours session (early monring)
TRIAL EVALUATION PROTOCOL
Please click on the below link to find the Athlete Evaluation Protocol that we will follow during trials for the Polar Bears team.
Total Field Hockey Polar Bear Elite Tour - Athlete Evaluation Protocol version 2.pdf
TRAVEL PLAN
February 4 - Depart Vancouver to Florida
February 5 - Training & Acclimatization
February 6 - Tournament Commences
February 7 - Tournament Continues
February 8 - Tournament Continues
February 9 - Fly back to Vancouver
*Subject to change due to flight availability
THE TOURNAMENT
The Disney Field Hockey Showcase Tournament seeks to be the premier event for girls talent assessment opportunity in the United States. The event boasts high quality competition, world-class facilities, and top-notch organization. True accolades are for the players who compete before national team selectors and college coaches from all over the country.