REVOLUTION FIELD HOCKEY CAMP
Continental Soldiers Park
Mahwah, NJ
July 11 – 14, 2022
Day: $475
Camp is open to ages 10-18 of all ability levels.
CAMP DETAILS
Revolution Field Hockey is excited to partner with Ramapo College Head Coach Jenny Tafro and her staff. Join Coach Tafro and her collegiate coaching staff to learn the same fundamentals and training techniques currently utilized by her collegiate athletes. Our camp will provide athletes with the tools they need to compete at their best for the fall field hockey season.
At the Continental Soldiers Park Camp campers will receive:
- Authentic Revolution Field Hockey Reversible Jersey
- Water Bottle
- Personal Evaluation
- 10:1 Camper to Coach Ratio
- Specialized Goalkeeper Training
- USA Field Hockey Futures Program Partner Camp
- 7:00 – Wake Up
- 7:30 – Breakfast
- 8:45 – Commuter Campers Arrive
- 9:00 – Daily Theme Workshop
- 9:30 – 11:30 Skills & Position Training
- 11:30 – Cool Down & Extra Help
- 12:00pm – Lunch
- 1:00 – 2:00pm Spike Ball, Frisbee & Recess Games
- 2:30pm-4:30pm – Field Hockey Session// Strategy & Game Concept Training
- 4:30pm-5:00pm – Extra Help & Skit Practice/ Scavenger Hunt
- 5:00pm – Dinner
- 6:00- Mandatory Rest
- 6:45pm-8:30pm – Field Hockey Scrimmages
- 8:30pm – Optional Play the Coaches + Showers
- 8:30pm – Commuter Dismissal
- 9:30pm – Dorm Games and Socializing/ Evening Meetings
- 10:30pm Lights Out
Check In: 11am – 12pm for both commuters and overnight campers. Tip for Extended Day Campers is to come at 11:30am. First meal is Dinner. Check-in location will be at the “mall” behind the main brick building, find parking first and walk through or around the main building to find us.
Check Out: Wednesday, August 8th. Parents are invited to attend final scrimmages that begin with warm-ups at 9:00am. Check-out and departure will follow at 12:00pm at “mall” behind the main brick building.
Below is a suggested list of items to bring to camp. We suggest that campers do not bring expensive personal items such as cameras, iPods/iPads, etc. Cell phones are allowed in the dorms and dining areas, but not on the field during training sessions. Please label every article you bring to camp. All items will be the responsibility of the camper. Revolution Field Hockey and its camp staff are not responsible for lost, stolen or forgotten items.
- Health Form
- Equipment (Stick, Shin Guards, Cleats or Athletic Sneakers, Mouthguards & Goggles)
- Goalies (Pads, Gloves, Helmet)
- Off-Field Clothes (Athletic Socks, T-Shirts, Shorts, Sweatshirts, etc)
- Sunscreen
- Linens (Twin XL)
- Blanket/Sleeping Bag
- Pillow
- Toiletries
- Shower Towel
- Alarm Clock
- Portable Fan (Dorms do NOT have A/C)
- Key Deposit ($25)
Group Discounts: Team/Group discounts are given to groups who register together. For 5-9 players, the discount is $25 off for each camper. For 10 players or more, the discount is $50 for each camper. To receive this discount, please call our office at 800-944.7112 for a Coupon Code. This coupon code will enable all your group to register online individually and receive the discount.
ABILITY GROUPS
Players are grouped first by age and then by ability. The first session is an assessment session – we will update groups after the first day.
ATHLETIC TRAINER
Trainers are on site to aid in illness, injury prevention and first aid.
HEALTH FORMS
All campers are required to have a completed health form in order to participate at camp. You can either fill out our health form or use the doctors form and use our form as a cover page. Please fill out contact information and parent signature. HEALTH FORM
WEATHER PLAN
We utilize inclement weather opportunities to focus on team building, strategy sessions, individual meetings.
TRAVEL
The nearest airports are Philadelphia Airport in Philadelphia, PA or and Newark International Airport in Newark, NJ. You are responsible for getting yourself to and from campus, Revolution Field Hockey does not provide transportation.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Any Camper who must cancel their registration more than fifteen (15) days prior to the camp start date will receive a voucher equal to the full amount of camp tuition already paid which may be used toward any program or camp offered by eCamps. If a camper must cancel their registration fourteen (14) days or fewer prior to the start of camp, eCamps will issue camper or parent a voucher equal to 50% of the camp tuition, which can be transferred to a future program or camp within the same calendar year or next calendar year. The voucher is also transferable to another family member and is good for any camp offered by eCamps within one year of the date of purchase. Camp vouchers are not extended to campers who leave camp after the start of a session. Cash refunds are not offered under any circumstances.
If eCamps Sports Network is forced to postpone your child’s 2020 summer camp due to the facility being closed or by government mandate, you will receive a camp credit voucher for tuition fees paid (never expires, fully transferable & for any sport).
STAFF DETAILS
Jennifer Tafro enters her fifth season at the helm of the Roadrunner field hockey program.
The 2020-2021 Roadrunners advanced to the NJAC Tournament Championship for the first time in program history earning NJAC Runner-Up. Victoria Docherty earned NJAC First Team All-Conference while Mariah Tovar, Maggie Farrell, Emily Ricciardi and Samantha Stolker were all named NJAC Honorable Mention All-Conference.
Senior Samantha Stolker, sophomores Lucy MacKenzie and Tori Waschek and freshman Eden Brojakowski have all been named NFHCA Scholar of Distinction for the 2020 Fall semester. 19 team members earned NFHCA National Academic Squad; Eden Brojakowski, Erin Callery*, Sam Conrad, Victoria Ewanis*, Colleen Farrell, Maggie Farrell, Kristen Gallo, Emily Glutz, Gabbi Gomez, Chloe Heller, Talitha Joustra, Lucy MacKenzie, Clare Nugent, Angela Oskierko, Kelli Ratkoski, Emily Ricciardi, Samantha Stolker*, Tori Waschek, Macie Werynski.
Following the 2019 season, Lucy MacKenzie, Clare Nugent, Samantha Stolker and Tori Waschek all earned Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III Scholars of Distinction. 13 Roadrunners were named to the Zag/NFHCA Division III National Academic team: Erin Callery, Victoria Ewanis, Emily Glutz, Talitha Joustra, Autumn Laird, Lucy MacKenzie, Clare Nugent, Angela Oskierko, Kelli Ratkoski, Emily Ricciardi, Samantha Stolker, Tori Waschek and Macie Werynski. The 2019 squad was also awarded the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III National Academic Team Award for earning a 3.0 GPA or better in the classroom. On the field, Victoria Ewanis was named NJAC First Team All-Conference. The Roadrunners posted a 6-12 overall record.
The 2018 Roadrunners recorded a 5-12 overall record (4-5 at home). Melissa Choka earned NJAC Honorable Mention All-Conference honors while the squad was named one of the 2018 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III National Academic Team Award. This award is given to programs with a 3.0 GPA or better in the academic year. 13 Roadrunners were named to the Zag/NFHCA Division III National Academic team: Tracy Barhorst, Jessica Cacoso, Erin Callery, Melissa Choka, Melissa Doran, Victoria Ewanis, Stacey Faria, Autumn Laird, Angela Oskierko, Kelli Ratkoski, Samantha Stolker, Mariah Tovar and Claudia Wetzel were all named to the squad. Choka and Faria have the distinction of earning National Academic squad recognition all four years of their collegiate career. Choka, Doran, Stolker and Wetzel also earned 2018 Zag/NFHCA Division III Scholar of Distinction. These Roadrunners earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.9 of better.
Taking over a program who recorded just two wins during the 2016 season, Tafro helped lead the Roadrunners to a 7-10 overall record (6-3 at home) in 2017 including two wins in the New Jersey Athletic Conference regular season. Three Roadrunners earned NJAC All-Conference honors. Emily Wisneski earned NJAC First Team All-Conference for the third straight season while Gianna Mouskourie and Melissa Choka earned NJAC Honorable Mention All-Conference.
The Roadrunners excel academically in the classroom as 13 student-athletes were named to the 2017 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad. Four Roadrunners, Melissa Choka, Samantha Stolker, Claudia Wetzel and Wisneski, were named as a 2017 NFHCA Division III Scholar of Distinction. These four earned a GPA of 3.90 or higher during the Fall 2017 semester. Wisneski was also honored as Ramapo College’s Woman of the Year at the 26th Annual New Jersey Woman of the Year Luncheon in conjunction with the National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Tafro is a former All-American from Montclair State University. She joins the Ramapo College staff after serving as the first assistant coach at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN for the 2016 season. Tafro helped lead the Lynx to the NCAA Tournament and their fourth Southern Athletic Association Championship in the last five seasons.
Prior to coaching at Rhodes, Tafro was the graduate assistant coach at Frostburg State University where she developed and administrated drills for the Bobcats as well as playing a major role in the team’s strategy and philosophy. Frostburg was second in the Capital Athletic Conference in saves while in her first season with the Bobcats; they led the CAC in saves and finished fourth in defensive saves. Tafro also served as an assistant coach at the Quik Stik Elite Field Hockey Club working specifically in introducing skills, creating drills and managing travel for the team.
Tafro was a standout student-athlete at Montclair State University where she was a two time All-American. She holds numerous Red Hawk records and is the second all-time career points leader in MSU history, along with the single season points leader during 2012 and 2013 seasons. She was named NJAC Midfielder of the Year following the 2013 season while the Red Hawks captured the conference crown in 2012 and 2013. Tafro earned four NJAC First Team All-Conference honors while she was named NFHCA South Atlantic First Team All-Region following the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
