The start of the 2019 Field Hockey season will be on MONDAY, AUGUST 12th at 10am on Olcott Field. Practice will be held Monday - Saturday at 10am for the first week...the week after will be the same unless there is a scrimmage. An updated schedule from that point on will be provided asap. Practice will be at the same time each day, unless the field is being used during that time. By NJ State Regulations, each student athlete needs to participate in 6 practices before being allowed to participate in a competition (scrimmage or game). See the shsd.org athletic page for all the information you need to know.
Scrimmages are for V and JV, freshmen may or may not be asked to go. If they do not, they will have practice at the same time as the scrimmage, unless otherwise indicated by the coach.
Practice on school days starts at 3pm. Saturday practices are determined the week of, and vary due to field usage with other sports teams.
Practice on non game days during the school year is immediately following the school day and will run the same as preseason practices: 2-2.5 hours. After school starts, the freshmen will be following their own game schedule.
Please see the scheduling website for practice and game schedules.
Practice is held rain or shine and is subject to change due to field availability, etc. Please be prepared with extra sneakers in case practice is moved indoors.
For home scrimmages/games on non-school days, pregame warmup starts one hour before game time.
If you are not cleared for a scrimmage or game, you are still required to go to the game and warm up with the team. You will be given a workout/practice plan to follow during the event to count as a practice.
August practices are NOT optional, they are MANDATORY, just as every other practice and game of our season is. It is not 'camp' - it is the beginning of our season. Players are not punished for not attending games and/or practices. The players that do show up and are dedicated and hard working are rewarded with playing time.