National Indoor Tournament Champions! Blog #20.02 u16 Green Club Team makes Koa History! The month of February is the pinnacle of the indoor field hockey season with everything on the line for teams across the nation! USA Field Hockey hosts the National Indoor Tournament for u10 – u19 teams over the course of 3 long weekends…
Make Failure Your Fuel Blog #19.25 Adversity, every athlete will experience adversity and failure at some point in their sports career. Adversity can have many faces in sport; adversity can be a tough loss, bad officiating, personal obstacles, or mental mistakes. Some athletes may be lucky enough to experience adversity on a weekly basis. If…
Use Failure as an Opportunity to Learn Blog #19.28 How to Help Young Athletes Deal With Failure: ~ Change their mindset towards failure: don’t fear it, learn from it! ~ Don’t allow them to create a false narrative in their mind. ~ Turn negatives into a positive. ~ Encourage them to be compassionate towards themselves….
Champions Have Been Named as Fall Rec League Comes to an End! Blog #19.29 Rec League Play Day Recap: This past Sunday, our Fall Rec League came to an end. The last day was a tournament-style play day where all the teams come out and compete against each other to become Rec League Champions! This…
Keeping the Balance Between Fun & Competitive in Youth Sports Blog #19.30 How to Make Sports Both Fun & Competitive: Fun is the main reason why children play sports. Children define fun as working hard, being challenged and competing. They love learning a new skill, being with friends, and having a coach that cares and…
Winter Season Has Begun! Blog #19.31 What’s the Difference Between Indoor and Outdoor Field Hockey? As we make our way from the turf to the court there are some differences when it comes to the rules and the way the game is played. Here are the key differences of indoor and outdoor field hockey: Stick…
Fall Field Hockey is back in action! Blog #19.24 After a great summer filled with field hockey camp, we are happy to have our teams back in action this fall! Rec League This past weekend kicked off the start of Fall 2019 Rec League! We could not have asked for a better day! All of…
Spring Season has come and gone.. Blog #19.22 This past weekend concluded our Spring Season. All of our club teams participated in the Howard County Summer Smash Tournament. It was a fun-filled day of field hockey! Our teams have been working hard all season long and it was great to see them work together in…
& Just like that..Spring Rec League comes to an end! Blog #19.21 Rec League Play Day Recap! This past Sunday, our Spring Rec League came to an end. Despite the rainy, windy weather; all of our players came ready to play with high energy, motivation and lots of team spirit! Our last day of Rec…
4 Tips For Beginners! Blog #19.20 Four tips for beginner field hockey players 1. Sign up for a camp– If you are serious about gaining an understanding of the game, Koa camps are a great opportunity to get personalized instruction and to learn new skills. 2. Watch as many games as possible – The best way to be exposed…
