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Co-Owned and operated
by Dutch National team coach, Thomas Tichelman, an
FIH “Master Coach” a Grade 1 Developmental Coach (the only one in the World with this designation.
 
Along with Tjerk van Herwaarden, Technical Director at Univ. of Maryland. A two-time, 2006 & 2005 back-to-back, NCAA Champion.

World Camp USA is designed and staffed entirely in Holland. Then they all fly to the USA  to conduct this one of a kind Camp.
Dedicated to providing players with the highest level of field hockey training available in the USA.

 

"A European Camp
held on US turf"

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A Top Technical Skill Camp



2008 Camps
 

UMass Dartmouth :: Southeast MA
July 7 to 10
-Sold Out

 

Ramapo College ::: North NJ
July 19 to 22
  Sold Out

 

Swarthmore College ::: South PA
   July 21 to 24 - Sold Out
   July 28 to 31   Sold Out
   August 4 to 7 - Sold Out
NEW::: 1-Day Clinic ::: Sat.July 26

   Why Go To WORLDCAMPUSA

   What Makes US Different?

  1. Elite International Coaching /// Staff Assembled In Holland

  2. 2.Staff Flown to USA Exclusively For World Camp

  3. Using a Proven European Camp Format

  4. With a Cutting Edge Technical Program

  5. 5.Limited Camp Size /// Individual Attention to Your Game

  6. 8.1000 Balls in Play /// for Intense Drills & Repetitions

  7. 9.Competitive Players and Teams /// making Great Tournament Rounds

  8. 10.We Make it FUN!

Didactic - dI-'dak-tik; to Convey Instruction with Pleasure & Entertainment

FUN...   to LOVE...   into PASSION
Why?   Because you will not excel - unless you love it.

 

"My daughter loved your camp and saw a great improvement in her skills when she played in her summer league the week after camp.  It surprised her to have gotten so much improvement out of having fun!"    
Barbara Blake - Mom, Massachusetts

 


 

2007 Dutch Staff

 

"This has truly been the best camp that I have taken part in, either when I was a player and now as a coach. - by far. Thank you very much for such an enlightening experience."
Shannon Watson
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Hofstra '02 - now HS coach
 


"Wow! This camp was the best camp I've ever been to! The guys are so amazing at the game.  Skit night was hilarious. I can't wait to come back again next year.  Keep the same teachers they are all awesome. (They) are the best, they better be there next year!!!"  Katie (Jersey Intensity club)  



"
My daughter Molly from Rye, NY went to two of your  camps this summer . They were fantastic, she enjoyed every minute of both camps ,she learnt a lot and had lots of fun . The coaches are really top class and they make it a really fun experience for the kids . Thank you to all the people who made this a wonderful experience for these kids!!!! She will be back next year" Anne O"Brien   
 


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Dita Netherlands

Tjerk V. Herwaarden - Co-Owner & Assist. Coach Univ. Maryland (2006&'05 Champions)

Tjerk (pronounced Cherick) has now won an unprecedented Back-to-Back - two in a row - National College Championship with Maryland (First time in UMD's history) in his first two years in the USA coaching (2005 & 2006)! - Tjerk is also  Assistant Coach for the USA Men's National Team, as well as Head Coach for USFHA HPTC (High Performance) mid-Atlantic region.. Tjerk is a native of the Netherlands and has extensive coaching experience, having served at almost every level during the last 10 years there. Prior to coming to the USA, van Herwaarden was coach of the Kampong 1st Ladies club team. While with that team, he mentored some of the country's National Team players, who went on to win a silver medal at the Athens Olympics. He spent five years as a youth development coach for the KNHB, the Royal Dutch field hockey association, and is a coach conductor for the same organization. He is a KNHB Level A and B licensed coach. Tjerk is a  co-owner of World Camp USA.

Thomas Tichelman - Co-Owner & Assist. Dutch Men's National Team Coach

Thomas is one of the most renowned coaches in the world. The Dutch technical system is recognized as being the most advanced in the world – and Thomas has had a hand in that.  Always on the cutting edge of Hockey, Thomas has trained some of the best in our sport, including Teun De Nooijer, Taco van den Honert and Bram Lomans. Working with van den Honert, Thomas is credited with perfecting the Drag Flick – and with the Amsterdam Free University of Movement Sciences, he designed the Zonal Training System – allowing players and coaches the ability to breakdown specific skill-sets needed to perform at maximum efficiency while playing the ball at every angle to the body.  Thomas’s last venture in was at the World Cup in Germany and is now concentrating on China - Olympics 2008 - and bringing home the Gold. Thomas is a Technical partner with Sport EuroTour and co-owner of World Camp USA.

Bob Whitcher - Co-Owner World Camp USA  & Operator of Sport EuroTour

Bob is creator and owner of Sport EuroTour which began in 1989 with its first training tour to Europe.  With his extensive relationships and coaching network there, Bob has developed an exclusive arrangement with the European Hockey Federation's (EHF) Camp and Clinic providers to register qualified US players into Europe's top talent camp - the EHF "Camp of Excellence".  In addition, Bob operates numerous high-end training and match programs in England & Holland. His relationships in European Field Hockey are at the highest level - at the Olympic GOLD level.  Bob has two daughters playing at Yale and Richmond.  Bob is a co-owner of World Camp USA.

 


P.O. Box 408
North Falmouth, MA 02556 USA
1-800-793-5575
Fax: 508-563-2097

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