International Youth Hockey Experience
Welsh players with Robert van der Horst and SportsWays coaches (Amsterdam 2009).
Goal keeping masterclass with Martijn Drijver (Amsterdam 2009).
Masterclass with Robert van der Horst at Wagner Stadium (Amsterdam 2009).
Core Skills briefing with Senior International Lee Ible (Amsterdam 2009).
Some of the group with Robert van der Hurst and the Sportways staff (Amsterdam 2009).
WHU and Qui Vie HC teams (Amsterdam 2009).
More group members (Amsterdam 2009).
The WHU has provided a European Hockey Experience for young people from across Wales for the last five years, initially to Paris and latterly to hockey-mad Amsterdam, Holland, these trips are made possible by Sport Experiences, one of the WHU's main youth hockey sponsors and partners.
2010
Next trip to Amsterdam approaching fast!
Our next trip to Amsterdam is approaching fast, with only 6 months until we leave for the Netherlands! In conjunction with Sport Experiences, Welsh Hockey are looking to take youngsters from all over Wales to the capital city of Holland to enjoy some top-class hockey in a country that is mad about the sport. You will get the chance to be coached by top international players in SportWays skills master classes, compete against local clubs and use some of the best hockey facilities the world can offer! In addition to the hockey, there is a chance to look around the fantastic city of Amsterdam, including a canal cruise and time for shopping.
We are in our 3rd year of running the trip to Amsterdam, and the previous trips have proved to be a great opportunity to play hockey abroad and improve your skills. Some have even gone onto reach the national age-group squads for Wales!
“By the look of the faces of those who have been on the International Hockey Experience trip with Welsh Hockey in the past, you can see how much everyone has enjoyed it, including the staff!! We have seen vast improvements in the players' hockey skills, as they have learnt so much in such a short space of time, it is great to see.” Jon Elliott – Development Co-ordinator & Youth Hockey Activator.
So if you are keen to learn from the best, and experience hockey in Holland, get yourself booked onto this trip as soon as possible!
...or contact info@welsh-hockey.co.uk
2009
Welsh Youth Meet Hockey A-list in Amsterdam!
The thirty-one lucky young hockey players and Activators who came on the WHU’s Easter tour to Amsterdam benefited from some amazing coaching and personal insights from members of the hockey ‘A-List’.
Highlights included: two International Player Skills Masterclasses at the Dutch National Hockey Stadium, with Dutch superstars such as Robert van der Horst, Richard de Snaijer and Olmer Meijer; a specialist goalkeeping coaching clinic with Martin Drijver, former goalkeeping coach to Spain; and an awe inspiring 1 hour presentation from Max Caldas, Assistant Coach to the Gold Medal Winning Dutch Ladies team from Beijing. The players also participated in an excellent core skills workshop with Wales’ own senior international hockey star – Lee Ible, Hockey Development Officer for NE Wales.
In addition to the coaching master classes, mixed hockey fixtures were played against local club opposition, with both Welsh sides winning each game. The WHU Coaching Team of Rae Ellis, Lee Ible, Rebecca Daniels and Jon Elliott certainly did a fantastic job to assemble two competitive teams from just two training sessions. It must also be noted that the facilities and hospitality experienced at the four hockey clubs visited was first class. Also included in the trip was a sight seeing canal cruise, and shopping excursions to the local hockey superstore and to central Amsterdam.
The WHU wishes to thank all the Coaches and Youth Hockey Activators that helped to make this year’s WHU-Sport Experiences Easter tour the most successful to date. The coaches were: Rae Ellis, Lee Ible, Rebecca Daniels, and Jon Elliott; and the Activators were: Sian Crisp, Bethan Till, Alison Jones, Ruth Morgan, Luc Greaves and Jamie Hooper. The WHU wishes to thank the staff from Sport Experiences who help organise the trip on behalf of the WHU, and to Lynda and Toby from Sport Experiences who were with the WHU in Amsterdam, providing the WHU with an excellent service at all times. The WHU also wishes to thank all the staff at Sportways in Amsterdam. For more information about future hockey trips and camps please contact the WHU Development Section on 029 2057 3947 or 3948.
The all inclusive Amsterdam package typically includes:
Coach travel from Wales to Amsterdam; full board youth hostel accommodation in Amsterdam; 3 days of high class coaching at the Amsterdam Hockey Club pitches, including a session on the Dutch National Hockey Stadium pitch and sessions with Dutch international hockey players; fixtures against local Dutch opposition; sightseeing an shopping opportunities, including a canal cruise; and the must have tour t-shirt!
Also in this section:
Youth Hockey Activator Programme (ages 16-21)
International Youth Hockey Experience
RAF Careers Hockey Development Days
WHU Youth Zone (available shortly)