I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Today’s blog was written by U12 Club Field Hockey coach Rachel Freeland. Rachel discusses the basic information everyone needs to know about indoor field hockey. Now that we’ve had our first snow, it’s about time to start talking about indoor field hockey. That’s right folks; it’s not quite…
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Congratulations to UConn for winning the Division 1 Field Hockey National Championship! With Thanksgiving right around the corner I couldn’t think of anything better to talk about but nutrition. Everyday Nutrition All kids need to eat a well balanced diet, and if your child is an athlete they…
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Congratulations to our U14 club team for finishing off the fall tournament season strong. Today I will discuss why the whistle blows so much in field hockey. As a new parent or player to the sport of field hockey you may wonder why the whistle blows so much….
Hello, and I hope everyone had a great weekend. Today’s field hockey topic is the exciting penalty stroke! What is a stroke? A penalty stroke occurs when an intentional foul happens in the penalty circle (the circle around the goal), the foul prevents a scoring of a opportunity. A penalty stroke also is called if the…
Hello, and I hope everyone had a great Halloween. Congratulations to the U12 Field Hockey team on winning the Harvest Hockey Championship! Today’s focus is on the importance of trying out and what coaches are looking for. Koa’s 2015 club tryouts coming are coming up and here are a few reasons to show up, even if you…
Hello, and I hope everyone had a great weekend. Today’s focus is a specific rule, self start or self pass. In 2009 the rule of changed, before 2009, once a foul was committed the ball had to come to a complete stop and a pass had to be given in order to restart the play….
A corner is taken in field hockey when a foul is committed by the defensive team within the shooting circle. At this time 4 defensive players and the goalie will stand within the goal or 5 meters from the goal post behind the end line; the rest of the defensive team will run behind the…
Many clubs a crossed the United States have opened up their recreational leagues, clinics and U10/U12 club teams to both girls and boys. USA Field Hockey has decided to focus heavily on growing the men’s national field hockey team and the only way to do that is to start boys playing at a young age….
There’s no doubt about it- any athlete, in any position, in any sport faces some stress. There’s the physical stress to your body sprinting up and down the field, the mental stress of wanting to play your best game, and the emotions that come with a great win or heartbreaking loss. Being a goalie is…
Over the past few weeks I have received some parent feedback on how/what the referees are calling during the game. Here’s a great time to educate our club and rec parents on what each signal means and the situation the foul is committed. Advancing: Caused when the ball hits off of a girls foot causing an…
