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Guyana Hockey Board holds U-19 Camp
The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) recently hosted a two-week national under-19 boys Development Camp which ran from July 14-25, at the GCC ground Bourda.
According to a release from the GHB, the camp was designed to develop the individual skills of the participants in the outdoor hockey format, since it was recognised that most of the clubs and schools train on indoor surfaces.
The daily sessions started with videos of the various techniques related to the topic of the day, followed by practical sessions on the field.
Topics covered included, moving with the ball, 3D skills, passing & receiving, goal scoring, creating space, defending, goalkeeping and penalty corners.
The camp was run by a coaching team which included national men’s coach Robert Fernandes, national goalkeeper Alysa Xavier, national player Robert France and Andrew Xavier.
Forty (40) players participated in the camp which concluded last Friday with a mini world cup tournament.
The players were split into 4 teams, representing Germany, Argentina, England and Colombia.
They played a round robin followed by semifinals and the final. Colombia defeated Germany 3-2 via sudden death penalty shootout after the score was tied at 2-2, at the end of regulation time, while England breezed past Argentina 3-0.
England took that momentum into the final and got out to an early lead through Myron Phillips, before Colombia roared back through a Deheron Wilkinson double and one goal apiece from Rosario Ramsammy and Shemar Boston to take the title 4-1.
The release added that it is the Board’s intention to select an under-19 squad to begin training and competing in all local tournaments as part of the preliminary stages of preparation for the Pan American Junior Championships scheduled for 2016.
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