The Cornell Big Red Field Hockey Skills Camps directed by Cornell head coach Donna Hornibrook. Sessions will be held on grass and Astro-turf fields and will cover all aspects of the game, including tactical sessions for offensive and defensive strategies, game and positional strategies, plus individual skill work. The camp is held at the Cornell Univeristy campus in Ithaca, New York. Cornell players will coach and supervise campers. Games will be played during evening sessions. Teams will be formed if less than a full team comes from a school.

Early enrollment postmark deadline is July 11
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Prices include a FREE camp T-shirt and CORNELL jersey.

Team Discount
Teams of ten or more sending applications in together will receive a $10 discount per resident camper and a $10 discount per commuter camper.

Directed by Cornell's head coach and staffed Cornell coaches, visiting coaches and current Cornell field hockey players. The advanced camp is designed for serious athletes who desire a highly competitive and intense training experience. All sessions will be held exclusively on Astro-turf and will include tactical sessions for offensive and defensive team work. In order to provide more individual instruction the camp enrollment is limited to 70 campers.

Donna Hornibrook Cornell University Head Coach Donna Hornibrook begins her fourth year as head coach of field hockey at Cornell with the goal of building on last seasons' success as she molds the Big Red program back into one of the top teams in the nation. She became the sixth head coach in the history of the program in January 2004 after a successful nine-year stint as head coach at Houghton College.

In just her second season at the helm, Coach Hornibrook led Cornell to one of its best seasons in recent history. The team set a school record for wins with 10 and tied the school record for Ivy League wins with four victories vs. Ancient Eight opponents. The team made great strides on the defensive end of the field, holding opponents to nearly 50% fewer shots than the previous season. Alyssa DePaola '09 was named first-team All-Ivy, while Blair Corcoran '06 and Belen Martinez '09 garnered second-team accolades. Martinez was also earned second-team STX/NFCHA All-Region honors.

The Big Red made great competitive strides in Hornibrook's first year with wins over Lehigh, Yale and Rutgers. Danielle Dunn '05 earned first-team All-Ivy and second-team STX/NFCHA All-Region honors, while classmate Gina Testa was an honorable mention All-Ivy pick. The Big Red offense scored nearly a half goal per game more than it did during the 2003 campaign.

Hornibrook came to Ithaca after serving as the head coach at Houghton from 1995-2003. Her teams earned a record of 111-39-4 during that time, including a school-record 16 wins in 2003. In 1997, her small college team defeated two-time defending NCAA Division II champion Bloomsburg University 2-1, and recorded a similar feat in 1998, defeating NCAA Division II runner-up Lock Haven 4-2. Her Houghton squads posted 15-win seasons in 1998, 1999 and 2001.

A graduate of the University of New Brunswick in Canada, she was a four-time all-conference and four-time All-Canada selection. She was the Prince Edward Island Female Athlete of the Year in 1980 and 1981. Hornibrook was also selected to play on the Canadian national team and competed with the squad from 1979-83. The team earned a fifth-place finish at the 1981 World Cup in Argentina before earning the silver medal at the 1983 World Cup held in Malaysia. She also played on the 1986 Canadian national championship British Columbia team.

e-mail coach Hornibrook at: djh57@cornell.edu
contact coach Hornibrook by phone at 607.255.5520

 

Mary McCracken Cornell University Assistant Coach McCracken spent 14 seasons with the Orange field hockey and camp program, earning the promotion to associate head coach after serving as SU's top assistant coach from 1993-2003. During her tenure, the Orange earned four Big East regular-season championships

and made three trips to the NCAA Tournament, including two Elite Eight appearances in 1993 and 2001.

McCracken served as the director of the Syracuse field hockey camp each summer and has 20 plus total years of camp experience. She earned her master's degree in physical education from Ohio State University and served as an assistant coach for the Buckeyes during the 1982 season.

A seasoned veteran, McCracken has coached at various USFH Developmental programs and camps, most recently coaching at the 2006 U.S. Junior Olympics in Virginia Beach, Va.

Schedule
Registration will be held on the ground floor of Robert Purcell Community Center on the first day of camp. A camper orientation will be held following check in, after which camp counselors will take campers to the first instructional session. Refer to the appropriate camp itineraries (above) for exact times.

Lodging
Campers must send in registrations together in order to guarantee their roommate. If your requested roommate does not attend camp or she indicates a different roommate our staff will assign roommates based on camper's age, school and hometown. We WILL NOT change rooming assignments at check-in, Any changes to room assignments will be made after the evening session on the first day of camp. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Facilities
Our facilities include; Schoellkopf Field (27,000 seat turf stadium), world-class dining halls, swimming pool, modern athletic training room, indoor turf field, and manicured grass game fields. Cornell also boasts the Friedman Center, a brand new strength and conditioning facility.

The Skills Camp will utilize both the Alumni fields (natural grass) and the brand new AstroTurf in Schoellkopf Stadium. Both fields are located on Cornell’s central campus.  * The Advanced Camp will conduct all sessions on the AstroTurf.

What to Bring
Campers should bring their own stick, goalie pads, kickers, cleats and turf shoes (Advanced campers do not need cleats). All campers need an alarm clock, pillow, blanket, sheets, towels, and a water bottle. There MAY be an opportunity for recreational swimming, you might want to bring a swimsuit.

Transportation
We will pick up campers at the Ithaca Airport or bus station. You MUST contact us in writing, with arrival mode, date and time, THREE WEEKS prior to camp. There is a $20 round trip fee for this service. Sorry, we do not offer pick up from the Syracuse or Binghamton airports.

You can request more information from the Cornell Summer Sports School by phone at: