THANK YOU! We would like to take a moment to thank all participants, coaches, college coaches and sponsors for contributing to a great event! Everyone contributed to create a 4th straight event seeing over 200 of the regions best and over 30 college coaches in attendance. The NICS continues to deliver one of the highest "recruiting quotients" in the sport. SFH also continues to add value with creative concepts such as the NICS All Star Game...which is the first of its kind.
We received great feedback from our college coaches as to the level of play and the organization of the event and recruiting programs. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in having 4 straight years of 30+ college coaches at our NICS event. We would like to thank:
Lacey French, Union College, Anne Rounce-Merrimack College, Char Morett-Penn State, Julie Mazer-Lehigh University, Jenelle Anthony-Manhattanville College, Whitney Raffo-Goucher, Missy Krempa-F&M, Amanda Janey-Temple, Robin Selbst-College of NJ, Lynn Farquhar-Syracuse U, Katie Kloeckener-Sacred Heart, Sarah Kurpel-Neumman U, Julie Lambi-West Chester U, Nicky Hitchens-Drexel U, Sandy Miller-East Stoudsburg, Andrew Griffiths-Lafayette, Jennifer Stone-Lafayette, Melisa Meccage-Princeton U, Joanie Milhous-Villanova, Michelle Finegan-Saint Josephs U, Jackie Aronchick-St. Josephs U, Jenelle Anthony-Manhattanville College, Beth Wheeler-Kutztown U, Sue Donaldson-Rowan U, Laura Ann Lane-GMC, Colleen Fink-Haverford, Shaunessy Sucier-Bryant U, Sara Bergmann-Utica College, Rachel Boyle-Washington College, Abby Cerone-Washington College, Jamie Whitten-Bucknell, Carly Campana-University of Delaware.
We would also like to congratulate our NICS All Stars! The NICS All Star team can be seen here.
Lastly, our 2010 NOCS is open for registration! Don’t miss out on an opportunity to showcase your outdoor skills! Register now at www.showcasefieldhockey.com while we still have spots!
When: Monday, President's Day, February 15, 2010. Don't miss this Annual President's Day tradition at the peak of your Indoor Season! College coaches who have attended can be seen at the bottom of the page. Registration is OPEN NOW!
UPDATED SCHEDULE AND ROSTERS: Please find the updated schedule. The team and SFH rosters are here.(subject to change). Also, please review the below. Please note that all three courts are now connected from within the Sportsplex. See map here. All teams, coaches, and college coaches will be notified via email to visit this page. It will also be posted here. Remember the event runs from 8:30 to 2:45 for all teams..with the NICS all star game after. There is no AM or PM.
Special features:
NICS All Star Game! This is a unique and original concept. Top players of the day from each team will be selected during the showcase to compete in the All Star game following NICS games.
GK Shoot and Save at the midway point of the showcase is a fantastic value added addition
Elixer Industries will be demoing the next generation of indoor sideboards at the Showcase Event
Aspire Youth Development will be filming and archiving all showcase games for player use in assembling recruiting videos for one year. Learn more here:
www.aspireyouth.com/athletic_video.htm
Yolo in attendance for clothing
Longstreth in attendance for gear
Coaches Notes:
Remember it is a running clock.
2 minutes between games.
Pay special attention to GK segment - stay on the court and shoot against your GK. Great for GKs and to show what your strikers can do.
Clean up balls and leave court as soon as possible so the next game can get started.
We will adhere to the schedule... be prompt. College coaches expect games and shooting segments to be on time.
Format:3 25 minute games
5 v 5 plus GK
Event Times: Approximately 8:30am - 3pm/1 session
Indoor Rules
Play/register as a team or individual(Individuals register on a SFH Team. Roster size is limited to maximize YOUR touches and play time)
Location: The SportsPlex, Feasterville, PA. See map below.
1331 O'Reilly Drive, Feasterville, PA 19053
877-21-SPORT or 215-355-2582
Emergency Contact:Please note the Sportsplex has limited phone reception. You can also email questions to info@showcasefieldhockey.com . Emergency cell phone will be posted on 2/14. Check in and registration procedures:
Registration: 45 minutes before your first game(8:30am is the earliest game). Team check-in by coaches. SFH teams(individual players) meet at registration table to check in.
Equipment and Uniform:
Registered Teams should wear/bring their club uniforms. Both light and dark jerseys & socks.
For Individual players registering on SFH teams, bring light & dark shirts, light & dark socks to wear.
Numbers for ALL participatns will be provided(noted below in the rosters) and will be placed on the front and back of your club jerseys or shirts.
Info: After a fantastic 2009 and a 3rd straight year of maximum participation, the 2010 NICS will again be hosted at the Sportsplex in Feasterville, PA. SFH events are designed to maximize playing opportunities, touches, exposure, and value for time and cost. Our events are in regional locations so that athletes have local options that don't require thousands in investment or travel miles. To learn more and get to know SFH click here . The NICS is dedicated to being an equally intensive playing opportunity as well as a college recruiting exposure opportunity. The NICS at the SportsPlex provides an ideal indoor venue for players and coaches alike. Many college coaches note the venue as one of best indoor venues in the nation because of its unique configuration that allows for various evaluation on the 3 courts. From player and coaches feedback - we have added a GK shooting session for each team! Last year's event featured over 250 of the regions best players and over 35 NCAA coaches registered. This years event is expected to be even better and will feature a special event. Team coaches will register their Showcase team name, create a password and forward their team username and password to their team members for registration. Individual players will also register for our SFH teams. Play is 25 minute games. All teams play 3 games plus the GK shooting session.
College Coach Programs: Electronic Rosters will be emailed to coaches who have registered and will be posted 5-10 days prior to the event. Printed complete programs will be provided to registered coaches on site. Please email us at info@showcasefieldhockey.com if you did not receive the email.
Other Notes: We do all we can to run quality events which are attractive to both teams, players, and college coaches. Our events are in smaller venues and designed for optimal observation, while also providing the college coaches with a very thorough and detailed 200+ page program. College coaches will come if players come. Per NCAA rules we cannot incent or pay them in anyway to come or come for a certain length of time. Because the event is in a smaller venue, with many touches, coaches will come and go when they think they have seen all that each player can offer. Some coaches may come for 2 hours, while some may feel the need to come for the duration of the event. Each coach has a different recruiting style. On average the majority of coaches come from 9:30am to 3:30pm. On average you can expect around 10-15 NCAA coaches during your session. With that said our 2008 NICS had around 45 NCAA coaches who signed in.
College coaches who evaluated at the NICS are as follows:
American University - Steve Jennings
American University - Nate Franks
Catholic University - Gia Cillizza
College of New Jersey - Robin Selbst
Cornell - Mary McCracken
Delaware Valley College - Carol Digirolamo
Dickinson College - Melissa Buckley
Drexel University - Nicky Hitchens
Earlham College - Jill Butcher
Elizabethtown College -Sharon Sweger
Frostberg State University - Missy Grossman
Goucher College - Warren Prestwich
Gordon College - Cory Ward
Gwynedd Mercy College - Laura-Ann Lane
Haverford College - Angela Hanna
Immaculata University - Stacy Mengel
Kutztown University - Beth Wheeler
Lafayette College - Andrew Griffiths
Lafayette College - Jennifer Stone
Lasalle - Sarah Catlin
Lehigh University - Julie Mazer
Moravian College - Amy Endle
Muhlenburg - Megan Eddinger
Ohio University - Mollie Richards
Penn State - Annie Zinkavich
Princeton University - Kristen Holmes-Winn
Princeton University - Melisa Meccage
Roanoke College - Lacey Pustizzi-
Swarthmore College - Lauren Fuchs
Saint Joseph's University - Michelle Finnegan
Saint Joseph's University - Regina Inigo
St. Lawrence University - Meg Connolly
Shippensburg University - Bertie Landis
Temple University - Amanda Janney
University of Albany - Katie White
University of Delaware - Dawn Hill
University of North Carolina - Karen Shelton
University of Pennsylvania - Meg McGuin
Villa Julie College - Melanie Ruppert
Villanova University - Joanie Milhous
Washington College - Jenna Elliot
Washington College - Laura Scimeca
West Chester University - Julie Lambi
West Chester University - Kathy Krannebitter
Wilson College - Shelly Novak
Directions:
Click on the arrow to get directions to and from the Sportsplex.
