Fall Academy 2025 (Grade 7-9)

$2595.00

About:

At Rob Short Coaching, athletes will train in a high-performance setting to facilitate continual improvement with one simple expectation: that every athlete trains at their absolute best. Training at a consistently high level, with maximum effort, will not only build confidence and skill on the field, but it will instill confidence, and develop professionalism and excellence, for everyday life.

RSCA is designed to facilitate a positive inter-athlete experience while providing a variety of coaches to ensure adequate attention is paid to individual athlete development.​


Academy Details:

  • 24 training sessions in the RSCA intensive high performance academy program
  • Program for athletes currently in Grades 7, 8 and 9
  • Full RSCA coaching staff  (depending on numbers registered we will continue to operate with a minimum of 5 coaches/trainers at each session but up to 6)
  • All coaches are either Olympians, ex-Internationals, ex-college/university or ex-professional players
  • Goaltenders have an assigned world-class goalkeeping coach for each session
  • Athletes will be monitored at each session by a qualified physiotherapist or athletic trainer.
  • Physical program will be conducted for the first 30 minutes of most of our sessions with a focus on injury prevention, movement, agility, flexibility, speed and strength training.
  • All athletes will be supported in their U Sports (Canada) and NCAA (USA) recruiting goals by RSCAs ‘Head of Recruiting’ Rob Short.
  • Continuous in-training interactive feedback
  • All sessions are run on world-class water-based field hockey turf (Wright Field, UBC)


Academy Schedule:

  1. Tuesday Sept 2, 2025 – 6.30pm-8.30pm   *assessment session #1
  2. Sunday Sept 7, 2025 – 5.30pm-7.30pm  *assessment session #2
  3. Tuesday Sept 9, 2025 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  4. Sunday Sept 14, 2025 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  5. Tuesday Sept 16, 2025 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  6. Sunday Sept 21, 2025 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  7. Tuesday Sept 23, 2025 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  8. Sunday Sept 28, 2025 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  9. Tuesday Sept 30, 2025 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  10. Sunday Oct 5, 2025 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  11. Tuesday Oct 7, 2025 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  12. Tuesday Oct 14, 2025 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  13. Sunday Oct 19, 2025 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  14. Tuesday Oct 21, 2025 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  15. Sunday Oct 26, 2025 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  16. Tuesday Oct 28, 2025 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  17. Sunday Nov 2, 2025 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  18. Sunday Nov 9, 2025 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  19. Sunday Nov 16, 2025 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  20. Tuesday Nov 18, 2025 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  21. Sunday Nov 23, 2025 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  22. Tuesday Nov 25, 2025 – 6.30pm-8.30pm
  23. Sunday Dec 7, 2025 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
  24. Sunday Dec 9, 2025 – 5.30pm-7.30pm
    **please understand the schedule may change due to weather or other circumstances


Academy Selection:

Please refer to the Academy Selection details listed below. All athletes are expected to attend a minimum of one of the first two selection sessions.


Athlete Selection Criteria:

1.       Strong level of technical and tactical awareness.
2.       Passion for and commitment to the sport.
3.       Open to feedback with a desire to learn and develop as an elite field hockey player.
4.       Physical fitness and ability.​

At Rob Short Coaching we expect that players bring character of their own, while also contributing to team atmosphere, practicing excellence and demonstrating professional behaviour on and off the field.

Pricing:

Fall Academy Registration Fees *early bird pricing before July 1
Online Pricing – $2595 +gst
E-transfer Pricing – $2495 +gst

Fall Academy Registration Fees *pricing after July 1
Online Pricing – $2695 +gst
E-transfer Pricing – $2595 +gst


Other Important Details:

RSCA does not pro-rate fees/sessions and registration fees are non-refundable after the academy commences (this includes injury, schedule conflicts or for any other reason).

Please note if you choose to withdraw after registration you will receive a full refund minus a $500 non-refundable deposit. This is non-negotiable so please ensure you are fully committed prior to registering.

 

All athletes are encouraged to attend both assessment sessions. After assessment is completed we will announce the full training squad for the program. Those athletes not selected will have their fees refunded minus a $200 +gst assessment fee.

​There is an additional $370 +gst (price to be confirmed shortly based on additional item added to package) Training Clothing Package which ONLY NEW athletes will need to purchase.  This will be due upon selection after the assessment sessions.  Please do not purchase package prior to receiving confirmation of athlete selection. At this time you will receive an email asking you to purchase the clothing package. Please note this clothing package will be used for as long as you are with the academy so you will not need to purchase again.

RSCA Clothing Package will include:
OSAKA/RSCA Water Resistant Jacket
OSAKA/RSCA Training Pro Sweatshirt
OSAKA/RSCA Training T-shirt
OSAKA Training Short
OSAKA/RSCA Training Socks


 

How to Register

Step 1: Upon adding the Academy to the Cart (below) you will be redirected to fill out registration form (required)

 

Step 2: After registration form is submitted, you will be redirected to fill out the Waiver & Indemnity Agreement (required)

 

Step 3: Complete payment for the academy online at Checkout or should you wish to pay via e-transfer once you have completed the registration form and waiver you can exit the page and then send the e-transfer.


As mentioned above you have two options to pay :


Pay online with credit card $2595+gst = $2724.75

or

E-transfer $2495+gst = $2619.755 to rob <at> robshortcoaching.com.

1.  Registration Form
2.  Waiver & Indemnity Agreement
3.  Payment (either online with credit card or via etransfer)


Unless all 3 steps above are completed you are not registered and will not be added to the RSCA database for this term!

 

Category: SKU: FALL-2025-GR-7-9-1