National Hockey Academy returns to KZN with a school coaches course

It has been a year since the Investec Hockey Academy brought their line-up of the country’s best hockey players and coaches to KwaZulu-Natal. And now in October, in their next set of courses, the academy will address the needs of specialised school coaches coaching.

Local hockey players and school coaches will have a chance to gain valuable knowledge from a new set of star-studded SA hockey icons on Saturday, 8 and Sunday, 9 October at St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls in Kloof.

The team of well-known hockey coaches include national players Shelley Russell, Kelly Madsen, Bernadette Coston, Wade Paton and Sulette Damons, SA Women’s Indoor Hockey player Jess Glass and SA Under-21 Women’s Team coach Lindsey Wright.

The courses for players offered at the Investec Hockey Academy are the Fundamental Players’ Course (ages 8 to 11), an Intermediate Players’ Course (ages 12 to 15) and an Advanced Players’ Course (ages 16 to 18). In addition, the academy will be including a specialised Advanced Schools Coaches Course, which will run alongside the players’ courses allowing coaches the opportunity to work with the national coaches in the age group of their school teams.

The Investec Hockey Academy’s next set of courses will commence on 8 and 9 October at St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls in Kloof. To book contact Bernadine on 031 940 5565 or visit www.investechockeyacademy.com

Hockey players and coaches can look forward to working closely with SA Hockey icons at the Investec Hockey Academy’s courses taking place at St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls in Kloof in early October