Field Hockey Clinics Return to Wenham!

HW Recreation will offer two (2) field hockey clinics to help your field hockey player get ready for their upcoming fall season. Our returning clinic instructor is Melissa Larocque. Register your participant today for the Beginner/Middle School session (Grades 5-8) during the week of August 3rd or the High School session (Grades 9-12) during the week of August 10th. Register online at www.hwrecreation.com

Beginner/Middle School Clinic: This clinic is open to beginners or players with experience entering grades 5-8. Clinic will focus on: proper basic skills, safety when playing, rules of the game and basic strategy. Players should bring stick, mouth guard, goggles, shin pads and water. (some extra equipment will be made available). Held the week of August 3rd: Monday-Thursday, 9am-noon, $160 HW Residents, $165 Non-Residents

High School Clinic: A great way for high school players to build their game skills and start working with a stick and ball before pre-season begins! Open to girls entering grades 9-12. Sessions would start with skill development (30 mins) and move quickly to 6v6 (or a variant depending on enrollment numbers) round robin play. Players should bring their own stick, mouth guard, goggles, shin guards and water. Held the week of August 10th: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7am-9am, $85 HW Residents, $90 Non-Residents

Instructor Bio: Melissa graduated magna cum laude from Northeastern University where she captained its Division 1 league championship field hockey team. She also chaired NU’s Student Athlete Advisory Board and earned America East academic honors. After college, she coached in the US Futures program at Bentley College’s Elite Field Hockey camp. Coach Larocque spent four years in Washington, DC where she coached varsity field hockey at the National Cathedral School. While in DC she also coached club field hockey for the Southeast Storm. She joined Pingree coaching staff in 2013 and is proud to be the varsity field hockey coach.

Hamilton-Wenham Recreation Department

16 Union Street

S. Hamilton, MA 01982

978.468.2178

www.hwrecreation.com