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B-Camp Athletes to Take Next Step Toward 2005 USA Field Hockey Team Selections

Colorado Springs -- One hundred eighteen of the country's most promising young field hockey athletes will get a chance to continue their National Team aspirations as USA Field Hockey Association opens its annual Women’s B Camp selection opportunity, July 18-21, at Colgate Univ. in Hamilton, N.Y.

      Under the co-direction of USA National Junior Team coach Tracey Fuchs and Univ. of Maryland assistant and Canada Olympian Andrew Griffiths, the invited athletes will spend a week of intensive competition, skills training and analysis of international tactics and strategies. The athletes earned their invitations to B Camp as a result of performances at USA Field Hockey's Summer League, High School and College Open Camps, the Futures National Tournament and 2004 A Camp. First-team collegiate All-America selections also earn invitations to B Camp.

      The staff for B Camp also includes USA women’s acting head coach Nick Conway, Univ. of Miami head coach Jill Reeve, Univ. of Richmond head coach Ange Bradley, Michigan State assistant coach Dann Polders, Univ. of Iowa head coach Tracey Griesbaum, Indiana Univ. head coach Amy Robertson, Providence College head coach Diane Madl, Northwestern Univ. head coach Kelly McCollum, Columbia Univ. head coach Katie Beach and goalkeeper coaches Jon O’Haire (Penn State), Justine Sowry (USA Field Hockey) and Lisa Celluci (Univ. of  Iowa)

      Based on their performances at B Camp, athletes may then advance to the next step in the elite team development process with an invitation to A Camp in early 2005. Selections to the USA Under-19 and Under-21 Teams are made at A Camp.

The complete listing of invited B Camp athletes is available here.