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Katie Reinprecht, Princeton University '12

The AtaHolding Women’s World Cup Cup Qualifier is currently taking place at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. The winner advances to the 2010 Women’s World Cup in Rosario, Argentina this September.

The U.S. stands at 3-0 so far in the 6 team tournament after defeating Mexico (7-0), France (3-0) & Belgium (3-0). Among those participating for the U.S. team include several former and current CE camp/club coaches:

Lauren Crandall
Rachel Dawson
Katie Evans
Maren Ford
Carrie Lingo

You can follow the tournament action at U.S. Field Hockey’s website; live text updates are available as the matches take place. We also highly recommend checking out the daily Match Highlights (Youtube videos). Commentary is provided by Nick Conway, the current U.S. Men’s Coach and former long-time CE director. If everything goes as planned, we’re expecting a U.S. vs. Korea final scheduled for this coming Saturday, April 3.

CE Director and Princeton University Head Coach Kristen Holmes-Winn recently took a few minutes to discuss the value of summer camps and how they relate to college recruiting. There’s nothing wrong with USFHA sponsored events, showcases and tournaments; but more often than not, coaches prefer to get to know athletes the old fashioned way – through summer camps.

There are currently 262 NCAA colleges and universities that sponsor field hockey. If each averages an incoming freshman class of 5, that means over 1300 roster spots will need to be filled on an annual basis. If you’re serious about playing hockey in college, more than likely there’s a place for you.

CE has recently partnered with Shut Out School (SOS), a Northern Ireland based company that specializes in goal keeping instruction. SOS’s founder and director, David Williamson is a current CE summer camp coach and has been since 2003. Those with CE camp experience will likely recognize David as a familiar face.

Goal keeping is a technical position and it requires a great deal of attention to detail on the part of coaches and athletes. CE features goal keeping instruction at all of our camps. Partnering with SOS allows us to maintain that commitment and enhance the level of instruction as the position and sport continue to evolve.

SOS will be present at many of our 2010 camp locations. Here’s the tentative schedule:

June 12-15: Lake Forest Academy
June 17-20: University of Scranton
July 6-9: Monmouth University
July 15-18: University of Scranton
Aug. 3-6: Babson College
Aug. 9-11: Stuart Country Day
August: Riverdale Country Day School (date TBD)

Please be aware that for our 2010 events not featuring SOS, we will still be featuring proper goal keeping instruction from one of our many CE summer camp coaches.

Registration for select 2010 Summer Resident/Day camps is now open. We have many more events in the works and will be adding to our posted camp schedule periodically over the next couple of months. You can check the registration status of any event by clicking on the specific event via the Program & Events page. Specific registration details are also outlined on the Registration page.

Do not hesitate to contact us directly with comments/questions.

Registration for CE Princeton Club’s 2010 Indoor Training Session is open. Click for information and registration details.

CE Directors and Princeton University field hockey coaches Kristen Holmes-Winn and Homero Pardi will be coaching in the NCAA Final Four Nov. 20-22. The Tigers advanced to Friday’s semifinal by defeating Stanford (4-0) and Syracuse (7-3) this past weekend at Princeton’s 1952 Stadium. Click for the full report.

Registration is now open for our Fall Training Session.  The program consists of 7 training sessions open to grades 1-8.  You can find all the details here:

CE Fall Training Program

Instruction is led by Princeton University Assistant Coach, Homero Pardi.  Additional staff includes  Princeton University field hockey team members.

Ryan Langford

Excerpt from U. of M press release:

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – University of Michigan field hockey head coach Marcia Pankratz announced Thursday (Feb. 12) the hiring of Ryan Langford as an assistant coach for the Wolverine program. A seven-year veteran of the U.S. Men’s National Field Hockey team, Langford joins Kristi Grannon to complete Pankratz’s first coaching staff since returning to the helm of the program.

See the full article at the University of Michigan athletic website.

Ryan is a longtime CE friend and coach.  We wish him all the best.

-CEFH

Katie Reinprecht

Princeton University’s Katie Reinprecht (2012) was recently named to the US Women’s Pan Am Cup Team. Her college coach and CE Director Kristen Winn gives her thoughts below:

Can you put into context what it means for a college freshman to make a Sr. National Team?

It is very special considering how hockey in the US is organized. American athletes do not have the benefit of interacting in a club environment as it exists in Europe, South America or the Oceanic countries. In these countries, a gifted young hockey player will get placed in their top division within their club where often there will be several National team players as well as other high level players. Growing up in a professional environment prepares these younger players for the demands of a National team environment. It is not uncommon to see an Australian or Dutch 19 or 20 year old with 50 caps. That doesn’t happen in the US. The fact that Katie is ready for this level now is testament to her overall talent and athleticism.

As Katie’s college coach, to what extent do you feel responsible for preparing her to play at the international level?

Katie has been on my NJ high performance team for the last few years so I would say that those moments together have probably had more influence on her play than these last few months at the college level. HP is great because it more closely simulates what she would get if she playing in a club in Europe (diversity of age and quality players). The high performance team serves as the highest level of competition for an American athlete other than the National Team. Ultimately, a coach can only do so much. I believe the High performance environment allowed Katie to be around other players such as Katie Evans and Tracey Arndt (Larson) who were capable of really pushing the tempo of our practices . I think this probably helped Katie the most.

How will Katie’s experience at the international level help her college teammates at Princeton during the upcoming spring season?

It will be invaluable. The main difference between the two levels is the speed at which Katie will need to execute her skills and make decisions. She’ll come back playing and thinking faster. It will force her teammates to have to stay up with her.

Additional information can be found on Princeton University’s athletic website.

-CEFH

The US Women’s Pan Am Cup Team has been recently announced. Five members of the team are past or present Champion’s Edge camp coaches. They include: Keli Smith, Carrie Lingo, Lauren Crandall, Tiffany Snow & Katie Evans.

The Pan Am Cup takes place February 7-15 in Hamilton Bermuda. The top 8 teams in the region compete for automatic qualification to the 2010 World Cup in Argentina. See the complete story at www.usfieldhockey.com

-CEFH