United Field Hockey Camps
Check-In & Check-Out, Directions and Packing List

Hofstra University
Web Link - http://www.hofstra.edu

Key Deposit:  Resident campers, bring a check for $70 payable to Hofstra University to check-in the first day.  This check will be returned at check-out in exchange for the two keys that were issued to you (outside room door key and inside room key).  Do not bring cash for the key deposit.

Session One (7/27 - 7/30, 2008) Check-In:  Session One (Day Campers, Commuters and Residents).  Check in at Colonial Square / Cambridge Halll on the Hofstra University campus on 7/27/08). Check-in and room registration is from 12 Noon to 1:30pm on the first day of the camp.  The camp orientation meeting is at 1:30pm and Instruction starts at 2:00pm sharp. Session One check-out is from 11:00am to 12 Noon on the last day of the camp (7/30/08).  Parents are invited to watch all evening scrimmages and the final games of the camp tournament from 9:30am to 11am on the last day at the Hofstra Field Hockey Astro-Turf Stadium.

 Session Two (7/31 - 8/2, 2008) Check-In:  (Day Instruction).   Check in at Hofstra North Campus at the Field Hockey Stadium  Astro-Truf Field between 8am - 8:45am on 7/31/08.  Instruction starts at 9am sharp.  Campers should be picked up at 3pm each day.  All three days of camp are on the North Campus at the Field Hockey Stadium Astro-Turf Field.  Check-out from camp is at Hofstra North Campus Field Hockey Stadium at 3pm on the last day (8/2/08).  Parents are invited to watch the final games of the camp tournament from 1:30 to 3pm on the last day.

Directions:  Refer to the directions from your area and then the "From All Points" section below.  Additional information is also available on the following Hofstra web page:   http://www.hofstra.edu/StudentServ/IC/ic_directions_maps.cfm.  You may also use the interactive campus map on the Hofstra website to locate Colonial Square / Cambridge Hall and the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium:   http://www.hofstra.edu/StudentServ/IC/ic_campus_map.cfm.

From New York City, from the Queens Midtown Tunnel, continue on the Long Island Expressway (I-495) East to exit 38, Northern State Parkway East, to the Meadowbrook Parkway South (exit 31A) ... Stay on the Meadowbrook Parkway until Exit M4 (sign reads "Hempstead" and "Coliseum") ... Follow "From All Points," below.

From southern New Jersey, southeast Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia: Take N.J. Turnpike to Exit 13 ... Follow Route 278 to Verrazano-Narrows Bridge ... Take left exit off bridge onto the Belt Parkway East ... Take that to Exit 25A (Southern State Parkway East — the Belt Parkway splits, stay left) ... Take that to Exit 22N (Meadowbrook Parkway North) ... Stay on the Meadowbrook Parkway until Exit M4 (sign reads "Hempstead" and "Coliseum") ... Follow "From All Points," below.

From northwestern New Jersey, northern Pennsylvania, and the Middle States: Take either Interstate 78, Interstate 80, US Route 22, New Jersey Route 4, or New Jersey Route 17 to the George Washington Bridge ... Proceed over the bridge to the Cross Bronx Expressway onto the Throgs Neck Bridge ... Follow directions from Throgs Neck Bridge, detailed below.

From Upstate New York: Take New York Thruway over the Tappan Zee Bridge to Cross Westchester Expressway (Interstate 287) ... Stay on the Expressway to the New England Thruway ... Proceed south on the Thruway to Throgs Neck Bridge ... Follow directions from Throgs Neck Bridge, detailed below.

From New England: Proceed south to New England Thruway (Interstate 95) and take this to the Throgs Neck Bridge ... Follow directions from Throgs Neck Bridge, detailed below.

From the Throgs Neck Bridge: Take Cross Island Parkway (first exit over the bridge on right) to the Grand Central Parkway East (Exit 29, exit forks - stay left) ... Grand Central Parkway will become the Northern State Parkway East, follow to Exit 31A (Meadowbrook Parkway South) ... Take the Meadowbrook Parkway to Exit M4 (sign reads "Hempstead" and "Coliseum") ... Follow "From All Points," below.

From eastern Long Island: Take the Northern State Parkway West, to the Meadowbrook Parkway South (Exit 31A) or take the Southern State Parkway West to the Meadowbrook Parkway North (Exit 22N) ... Stay on the Meadowbrook Parkway until Exit M4 (sign reads "Hempstead" and "Coliseum") ... Follow "From All Points," below.

From John F. Kennedy Airport: Take the Belt Parkway East to Exit 25A (Southern State Parkway North) ... Take that to Exit 22N (Meadowbrook Parkway North) ... Stay on the Meadowbrook Parkway until Exit M4 ... Follow "From All Points," below.

From LaGuardia Airport: Take the Grand Central Parkway East ... This will become the Northern State Parkway East ... Follow this to Exit 31A (Meadowbrook Parkway South) ... Take the Meadowbrook Parkway to Exit M4 (sign reads "Hempstead" and "Coliseum") ... Follow "From All Points," below.

From MacArthur Airport: Take Veterans Memorial Highway South to Sunrise Highway West to the Southern State Parkway West ... Take that to Exit 22N, then take Meadowbrook Parkway North to Exit M4 ... Follow "From All Points," below.

From All Points: From Exit M4 of the Meadowbrook Parkway you will be on Route 24 West (Hempstead Turnpike) ... Stay on 24W for about one mile ... Pass Nassau Coliseum ... Hofstra University is on both sides of Hempstead Turnpike ... You will see two overhead walkways....Between the two is the entrance to North Campus and Alliance Hall.  After turning right from Hempstead Turnpike into North Campus, go straight until you reach the second stop sign, at a 4-way intersection.  Continue straight through the intersection and proceed to Colonial Square / Cambridge Halll.  It will be on your right at the end of the parking lot.  A copy of the campus map may be reached by the  following link: http://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/Printable_campus_map.pdf .

Parking:  Parking is available in the lots adjacent to Colonial Square / Cambridge Hall and the Field Hockey Stadium Astro-Turf Field.  Permits are not required.

Packing List:  1) athletic apparel (shorts, shirts, socks, etc.), 2) cap, hat or visor, 3) turf shoes or flat sneakers for the Astro-Turf, 4) personal medication, 5) alarm clock, 6)  bedding or sleeping bag & pillow, 7) sweatshirt, sweatpants or equivalent, 8) swimsuit & sunscreen (SPF 15 or higher), 9) toothbrush, towel & other toilet articles, 10) water bottle, 11) spending money, 12) field hockey stick, 13) molded mouthguard 14) shin guards, and 15) if you are a goal keeper bring your equipment.  The rooms in Colonial Square / Cambridge Hall are air conditioned.

Transportation:  Airport Transportation Service will provide transportation to and from area airports.  Please phone them directly to make your arrangements.  (800)  962-7433 or (516) 593-4300.