The Hikers Hockey Club will stage its Annual two-week Hockey Camp from Monday July 25 to August 6 2016 at St Stanislaus College on Brickdam. The Camp is opened to children between the ages of 6 and 16 years and will be sponsored by Pepsi. Training sessions will take place daily from Monday to Friday with the participants divided into two categories – The beginners group will be coached from 9:00h to 11:00h, while sessions for the intermediates will be conducted from 11:00h to 13:00h. The camp will end with a mini tournament, where participants will be given the opportunity to showcase their newly acquired skills. Robert Fernandes, Junior Development Co-ordinator of the Hikers Hockey Club has described the camp as vital to the club’s development. “This camp is the life-blood of the club, it not only gives youngsters the chance to experience the game for the first time, it is also where our junior coaches develop their skills by giving back to the sport which has helped shape their lives, he disclosed. Fernandes said the Club conducted a coaching clinic for the advanced juniors who will be assisting during the Camp and he was pleasantly surprised by the level of enthusiasm shown by the players to take up the challenge. Meanwhile, the Club has expressed gratitude to Demerara Distillers Limited under their Pepsi brand for sponsoring the Camp.
Some of the Hicker’s junior players engaged in a practice session
Admission is free and parents and interested youths can register by calling 685-5003.
