Join the Wittenberg Field Hockey coaching staff and current members of the team June 21st-23rd for our overnight camp. We look forward to having you on campus!

The Wittenberg Field Hockey Overnight Camp is scheduled to take place from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on Friday, June 21, and Saturday, June 22, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, on the campus of Wittenberg University. The camp is open to anyone in grades 9-12. This camp will develop everything from basic skills to elite skills and tactics. This includes individual skills, goal-scoring, small games, and scrimmaging. We will also include goalie-specific training. We will be providing a competitive environment with a focus on energy and effort with a lot of fun!

Camp cost is $325. All campers are responsible for bringing their own equipment including, but not limited to, the following: Pillow, bedding, towels, toiletries, shorts, shirts, socks, turf shoes, shin guards, mouth guard, stick, and water bottle. No equipment will be provided to ANY camper. Wittenberg Field Hockey pinnies will be provided. Housing will be provided for campers in a Wittenberg dorm. All meals will be covered by camp starting with lunch on June 21st through breakfast on June 23rd.

Camp Staff:

Head Coach Brighid Kortyna ’18 ‘21

After five seasons as an assistant coach in Wittenberg University’s field hockey program, Brighid Kortyna was elevated to the head coaching position at her alma mater in January 2024

A native of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, earned her bachelor’s degree with cum laude honors from Wittenberg in sport management and a minor in business in 2018, and she completed her master’s degree in athletic coaching at Wittenberg in 2021. As a midfielder for Wittenberg, Kortyna started 76 of 78 games between 2014 and 2017. A two-year team captain, she earned honorable mention All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) honors in 2014, in addition to All-Academic Squad recognition from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) following multiple seasons during her career.

Goalie Coach Maddie Passarella

Passarella is a graduate of Miami University ’19, 20’ where she was a standout goal keeper.

During her team at Miami, she was named All-MAC First Team (2017), MAC All-Tournament Team (2017), MAC Defensive Player of the Week twice in 2017, All-MAC Second Team (2018), GAA (1.05) ranked sixth in the nation, tied for the second-most shutouts in a single season in program history, tied for 19th in the nation in single-game saves for her 16-save performance against Virginia (Oct. 22, 2017).

Current Team Members

Current members of Wittenberg Field Hockey will be onsite and staying in the dorms as camp counselors during your stay.