Spring Academy 2025 (Grade 7 – 9)

$2575.00

About:

At Rob Short Coaching, athletes will train in a high-performance setting to facilitate continual improvement with one simple expectation: that every athlete trains at their absolute best. Training at a consistently high level, with maximum effort, will not only build confidence and skill on the field, but it will instill confidence, and develop professionalism and excellence, for everyday life.

RSCA is designed to facilitate a positive inter-athlete experience while providing a variety of coaches to ensure adequate attention is paid to individual athlete development.​


Academy Details:

  • 26 training sessions in the RSCA intensive high performance academy program
  • Program for athletes currently in Grades 7, 8 and 9
  • Full RSCA coaching staff  (depending on numbers registered we will continue to operate with a minimum of 5 coaches/trainers at each session but up to 6)
  • All coaches are either Olympians, ex-Internationals, ex-college/university or ex-professional players
  • Goaltenders have an assigned goalkeeping coach for each session at a maximum player to coach ratio of 4 to 1
  • Athletes will be monitored at each session by a qualified physiotherapist or athletic trainer.
  • Physical program will be conducted for the first 30 minutes of most of our sessions with a focus on injury prevention, movement, agility, flexibility, speed and strength training.
  • All athletes will be supported in their U Sports (Canada) and NCAA (USA) recruiting goals by RSCAs ‘Head of Recruiting’ Rob Short.
  • Continuous in-training interactive feedback
  • All sessions are run on world-class water-based field hockey turf (Wright Field, UBC)


Academy Schedule:

  1. Tuesday Feb 11, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm    *assessment session #1
  2. Tuesday Feb 18, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm    *assessment session #2
  3. Sunday Feb 23, 2024 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  4. Tuesday Feb 25, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  5. Sunday Mar 2, 2024 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  6. Tuesday Mar 4, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  7. Sunday Mar 9, 2024 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  8. Tuesday Mar 11, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
    —-  Spring Break  —-
  9. Tuesday April 8, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  10. Thursday Apr 10, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  11. Tuesday Apr 15, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  12. Tuesday Apr 22, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  13. Thursday Apr 24, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  14. Tuesday Apr 29, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  15. Thursday May 1, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  16. Tuesday May 6, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  17. Thursday May 8, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  18. Tuesday May 13, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  19. Thursday May 15, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  20. Tuesday May 20, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  21. Thursday May 29, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  22. Tuesday June 3, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  23. Thursday June 5, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  24. Tuesday June 10, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  25. Thursday June 12, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  26. Tuesday June 17, 2024 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
    **please understand the schedule may change due to weather or other circumstances


Academy Selection:
Please refer to the Academy Selection details listed below. All athletes are expected to attend a minimum of one of the first two selection sessions.


Athlete Selection Criteria:

1.       Strong level of technical and tactical awareness.
2.       Passion for and commitment to the sport.
3.       Open to feedback with a desire to learn and develop as an elite field hockey player.
4.       Physical fitness and ability.​

At Rob Short Coaching we expect that players bring character of their own, while also contributing to team atmosphere, practicing excellence and demonstrating professional behaviour on and off the field.


Pricing:

Early-bird Spring Academy Registration Fees *pricing available until Dec 31, 2024
Online Pricing – $2575 +gst
E-transfer Pricing – $2495 +gst

Spring Academy Registration Fees *pricing Jan 1, 2025
Online Pricing – $2675 +gst
E-transfer Pricing – $2595 +gst


Other Important Details:

RSCA does not pro-rate fees/sessions and registration fees are non-refundable after the academy commences (this includes injury, schedule conflicts or for any other reason).

Please note if you choose to withdraw after registration you will receive a full refund minus a $500 non-refundable deposit. This is non-negotiable so please ensure you are fully committed prior to registering.

 

All athletes are encouraged to attend both assessment sessions. After assessment is completed we will announce the full training squad for the program. Those athletes not selected will have their fees refunded minus a $200 +gst assessment fee.

​There is an additional $395 +gst (price to be confirmed shortly based on additional item added to package) Training Clothing Package which ONLY NEW athletes will need to purchase.  This will be due upon selection after the assessment sessions.  Please do not purchase package prior to receiving confirmation of athlete selection. At this time you will receive an email asking you to purchase the clothing package. Please note this clothing package will be used for as long as you are with the academy so you will not need to purchase again.

RSCA Clothing Package will include:
OSAKA/RSCA Water Resistant Jacket
OSAKA/RSCA Training Pro Sweatshirt
OSAKA/RSCA Training Pro Trackpant
OSAKA/RSCA Training T-shirt
OSAKA Training Short
OSAKA/RSCA Training Socks

 

How to Register

Step 1: Upon adding the Academy to the Cart (below) you will be redirected to fill out registration form (required)

 

Step 2: After registration form is submitted, you will be redirected to fill out the Waiver & Indemnity Agreement (required)

 

Step 3: Complete payment for the academy online at Checkout or should you wish to pay via e-transfer once you have completed the registration form and waiver you can exit the page and then send the e-transfer.


The actual amount for this term is currently $2495 with early-bird pricing so as mentioned above you have two options:


Pay online $2703.75 with credit card (+$80 +gst to cover the credit card fees),

or

E-transfer $2495+gst ($2619.75) to rob <at> robshortcoaching.com.

1.  Registration Form
2.  Waiver & Indemnity Agreement
3.  Payment (either online with credit card or via etransfer)


Unless all 3 steps above are completed you are not registered and will not be added to the RSCA database for this term!

 

Category: SKU: SPRING-2025-GR-7-9

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