EVO USA Coach Education Event 19 July 2023

• Location: Columbia University Baker Athletics Complex

• 20 July

  • 10am-4pm daytime coaching observation of performance camp training delivered by international coaches and players, with various check-in points for interaction and discussion with the coaches

  • 7pm-9pm combination of off-pitch presentations / discussions and on-pitch coaching demonstrations, including dragflick coaching clinic

  • 9pm-10pm social coaches mixer and networking

  • recommended to bring a hockey stick to participate in on-field learning

The international coaching team that you will learn from includes:

• Rob van der Horst

  • FIH World Player of the Year winner

  • Former Netherlands international captain and 7th all-time most capped Dutch male international player

  • 3 x Olympian, Olympic and World Cup silver medallist

  • current Dutch top division (Hoofdklasse) coach

• Susannah Townsend MBE

  • Great Britain international

  • Olympic gold medallist & 2 x Olympian

  • European Championship gold medallist

• Ashley Jackson

  • 250 international caps for Great Britain

  • Great Britain’s all-time leading men’s goalscorer (& dragflick specialist)

  • 3 x Olympian & European Championship gold medallist

  • FIH World Young Player of the Year winner

• Garreth Ewing

  • South Africa Men’s international Head Coach - Tokyo 2020 Olympics & Commonwealth Games 2022

  • FIH World Coach of the Year nominee

• Mike Hughes

  • England Premier League Head Coach - Premier League champions 2022)

  • Hockey Ireland U21 & U23 Assistant Coach

  • Hockey Ireland Women’s Indoor Assistant Coach - European silver medallist

• Katie de Sandis

  • Columbia University Field Hockey Head Coach

• Chris Bowen

  • EVO Hockey co-founder

  • Former South Africa and Wales international

  • Former England Premier League Head Coach (current Premier League Assistant Coach)

• Omar Shibli

  • EVO Hockey co-founder

  • England National League Conference Championship winning Head Coach 2022

  • Track record developing players from youth through to junior international level

• Kristen “KO” Rourke

  • Assistant Coach and Goalie Specialist Coach, Columbia University Field Hockey