Coaches Corners
NFHCA Virtual Coaches Corners provide education opportunities throughout the year on a variety of topics.
Virtual Coaching Corner Series
From thriving in today’s coaching landscape to enhancing performance on the field, the NFHCA Coaches Corner series equips member coaches at all levels with practical tools and strategies to elevate their coaching practice. A comprehensive professional development resource designed to enrich coaching knowledge, the NFHCA Virtual Coaches Corner series covers a diverse range of topics such as the tactical and technical aspects of field hockey, the psychology of sport, mental health resources, and offers guidance on contract negotiations for college coaches. Virtual sessions are hosted throughout the year.
2024 Preseason Coaches Corner (August 7 – 8) – five sessions across two days covering various topics to get you ready for fall season!
Video Library
Members can watch recordings from past Coaches Corners.
Schedule
Day 1: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 (all times are ET)
| 6:00 p.m. | Paris ’24 Olympic Tactical Trends Panel – Kirstin Gebhart, Steve Jennings, & Michelle Vittese |
| 7:00 p.m. | Playing to Your Team’s Strengths – Leveraging Optimal Formations and Lineups – Phil Edwards, Path Coaching Company |
| 7:45 p.m. | Mental Health & Student-Athletes – The Koomba Team |
Day 2: Thursday, August 8, 2024 (all times are ET)
| 11:00 a.m. | Build Up Principles & Preparing Players for College Hockey – Katharine DeLorenzo & Lukas Fieber |
| 12:00 p.m. | Building the Ultimate Goalkeeper: Practice Integration & Skill Development – Mo Ordnung |
Speakers
Susanna Baker
Co-Founder, Koomba
Kirstin Gebhart
Co-Founder, The Pitch Session
Mo Ordnung
Associate Head Coach, Ithaca College
Katharine DeLorenzo
Head Coach, Middlebury College
Steve Jennings
Head Coach, American University
Michelle Vitesse
Head Coach, Temple University
Phil Edwards
Owner, Path Coaching Company
Lukas Fieber
CEO & Co-Founder, Playerdash
Past Coaches Corners and Webinars
Members can access these recordings in the Member Portal Video Library.
- May 2024 – Exploring & Building Mental Health Awareness as Coaches with Morgan’s Message
- March 2024 – ‘Timeout’ for College Coaches – Expert Tips to Advocate for Yourself and Your Program
- February 2024 – Indoor Invasion: Developing a Principles of Play Approach
- October 2023 – Trauma & Teams
- August 2023 – Staying Informed in Current Collegiate Landscape
- August 2023 – Preseason Coaches Corner Series 2023 (6 sessions)
- May 2023: Athlete Engagement Using Video Analysis
- May 2023: Moving From Surviving to Thriving in Today’s Coaching World
- March 2023 – Spring Cleaning for College Coaches (contract negotiations and annual performance evaluations)
- August 2022: Preseason Coaches Corner Series 2022 (5 sessions)
- May 2022: Mastering the Inside Game for Mental Health Awareness Month
- March 2022: Crush Your Contract Negotiation
- March 2022: Recruiting Huddle
- October 2021: Breaking Through Performance with Mental Fitness Strategies
- September 2021: Coaching in the NIL Era
- August 2021: Preseason Coaches Corner Series 2021