Camp and PreSeason Excitement!

So many of you may know that this week was Steven's Field Hockey Camp. Jess and Val ran the camp. Liz, Erin, Jessy-Walnuts, Allison-Worm, Meghan, Jill-Bill, and Katie Mo all worked the camp, with Lauren, Ellyn, Mel, Megan Clifford, Kara, Allie-Midget and others popping in to play and help out whenever they were around on campus! We had 6 of our incoming freshman, two high school seniors who showed an interest in Stevens, two daughters of Stevens staff and some friends, and then a group of 15 girls from Old Bridge High School come Sunday-Wednesday for overnight camp. Another incoming freshman came for day camp, along with some girls from River Dell High School and a bunch of other younger kids from Hoboken. We even had a few boys who loved playing field hockey!! All in all it was a great few days of hockey! We were able to teach the younger girls some new skills that will hopefully carry over and be very helpful in their high school play, and we were able to get a head start to introducing our incoming freshman to the style of play we use here at Stevens. We played pick-up with the girls every night and it was great to see how much the girls progressed in just a few days. Seeing the high school girls have "battles" instead of hacking away at sticks, using the swing around the back and even seeing some new dodges that we taught them was really great. It feels great to say "Hey, I taught you that and you used it!!" It was also awesome to get a sneak preview of what the team will be like when all of our new Ducks come in August! They are already blending into our team so well, and we can't wait to see what the rest of the freshman are going to bring! At the end of the camp, we wished the high schoolers good luck with their season, and we were filled with excitement about our upcoming season. Despite graduating a great bunch of girls this past spring, Stevens Field Hockey isn't leaving the top ranks any time soon with the group of girls we have coming in!!