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Overview

THE TEAM

Shiaz Virjee will work with the team coach to select Polar Bears Team - an elite team consisting of a maximum of 16 male athletes and minimum of 14 athletes to travel to Barcelona (Spain) for ten days to compete in the U18 division of the Polo Club Tournament. Shiaz will be an associate coach to the team while on tour.

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
• Coached Canada to Gold at 1999 Pan-America Games (Winnipeg)
• Shiaz holds the certification of FIH Grade 1 Coaching Position (the highest coaching position awarded by the FIH to only a select few coaches)
• Canadian Men's National Team Coach from 1994 - 2000
• Shiaz is currently the head coach of the University of British Columbia Men's team

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 to find billeting and transportation with local families for Saturday nights.

Training sessions will take place on Saturday and Sunday evenings. We will look to run our training sessions over four weekends. Exact dates to be announced.

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

December 27 - Depart Vancouver to Barcelona
December 28 - Arrive in Barcelona
December 29,30 - Pre-tournament matches and training in Terrassa (45 minutes out of Barcelona)
January 2,3 - Pre-tournament matches and training
January 4,5,6 - Tournament
January 7 - Depart Barcelona and arrive back in Vancouver
*Subject to change due to flight availability.

THE TOURNAMENT

The Polo Tournament attracts top U18 Club Teams and National Teams from throughout Europe. The teams that took part during the 6 team tournament in 2007 were: South African Boys Select Team, Belgium U18 National Team, Bloomendael Club (top Dutch Club Side). The level of competition is extraordinary, all the matches are played on water-based turf, and the tourist sites in and around Barcelona will make for the most memorable experience.

REGISTRATION

Register by: June 20th