Welcome to Hive Hockey Academy!
Our mission at Hive is simple. We want to inspire young athletes to love the game of Field Hockey, and to strive to become the best players they can be.
We feel there are countless benefits to playing youth sports that directly translate into everyday life. Focus, dedication, concentration, exercise, humility, learning to win gracefully, learning to lose gracefully, teamwork, ethics and the importance of being part of something bigger than yourself just to name a few.
Hive is THE place to go for club level field hockey in the San Antonio area. Established in 2018, our mission is to promote the game of field hockey through our programming that encourages players to challenge themselves and grow.
Our ACADEMY program is for competitive players that strive to win and are not afraid to work hard to achieve their goals. This program will practice more often than the others, and will compete in travel tournaments across the United States.
Our Hive Jr program is for our u14 and younger players. They will be challenged to perform their best, but given their age, focus will remain on the enjoyment of sports and being active. Players will have the opportunity to participate in travel tournaments if available. Practice will be focused on fundamentals and game basics.
DEVELOP SELF CONFIDENCE
Players will develop a sense of pride and self-respect when they are able to accomplish goals over time. Field Hockey is a challenging sport that requires dedication and practice to become a more valuable player to the team, and it is this dedication that leads players to overcome obstacles and learn that hard work and dedication can accomplish goals. The increase in self confidence is one of the most powerful and pure benefits to playing team sports.
LEARN LEADERSHIP & FOLLOWERSHIP
Players will occasionally be asked to assume leadership roles in various situations during games and at practice. Whether it’s leading a drill, demonstrating a skill or helping the team execute a vital strategy in a tough game, leadership will be required. Equally as important and more frequently, followership will be key in the success of individual players and the team as a whole.
TEAMWORK
Working together to accomplish goals is a fundamental element of team sports and field hockey is truly a team sport in this regard. Players will learn to trust in each other to move toward a shared goal as well as use each other’s strengths to the best advantage of the team.
KEEP ACTIVE
Field Hockey is a fast-paced sport with a lot of running. This naturally causes the heart rate to increase and increase the blood flow in the body. The benefits of this type of exercise are countless, but include, improved mood, better sleep, building stronger bodies, Increased energy levels, higher levels of concentration and an overall feeling of wellbeing.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Learning to communicate with different personalities is one of the greatest benefits of team sports. It plays a large role in ongoing relationships for the rest of our lives. Taking both positive and corrective feedback from coaches and players as well as learning to constructively express feelings of excitement, disappointment and frustration serves players in all other aspects of their lives.
FRIENDSHIP
It is no secret that shared experiences develop friendships and team sports is a wonderful place to share wins, losses, challenges and successes. Friends we make on the playing field tend to last a lifetime.