HOUSE FIELD HOCKEY
Fall Sports
House Field Hockey
Clinic
Grades: Kindergarten-4th
Day/Time: Saturdays at OBGC fields running from September 12 – October 31
K-1st grade: 2:00-3:00pm
2nd-4th grade: 2:00-3:30pm
Cost: $200
Overview: The season will consist of 8 weeks. Players will be broken into teams. K-1st grade athletes will be placed on the same team and will have fun with an introduction to field hockey skills and drills within their team. 2nd-4th grade athletes will be broken into teams. They will spend the first 4 Saturdays learning skills through drills and small games. The last 4 weeks they will spend 30 minutes on drills and skills and 30 minutes scrimmaging another team.
Uniforms: The uniform is included in the clinic price and your child will be able to keep it at the end of the season.
Equipment: Olney FH provides pennies and specialized goalie gear. Players are required to have a field hockey stick, mouth guard, shin guards, and cleats and/or sneakers. If you need to borrow a stick, please let the coach know as we have some to lend.
Coaches/Volunteers: In order for the program to run, we will need volunteer coaches! We will have a 1:10 coach to player ratio. The Saturday clinic will be run by parent coaches. Never played field hockey don’t worry! If you’re willing to learn, we will teach you. New volunteer coaches will have a coaching clinic prior to the start of the season. We will also supply you with drills and games to play along with all the supplies to run your practices.
House League
Grades: 5th-8th
Day/Time: One weekday practice and Saturday games between 3-5pm at OBGC.
Cost: $220
Overview: All athletes will be assigned a team. Teams will have 2 practices before games begin. They will play 5-6 games and will finish with a championship bracket. Games will be 7v7 on a short field. We will need at least 40 registrations in order for the league to run, so please spread the word!
Uniforms: The uniform is included in the clinic price and your child will be able to keep it at the end of the season.
Equipment: Olney FH provides pennies and specialized goalie gear. Players are required to have a field hockey stick, mouth guard, shin guards, and cleats and/or sneakers. If you need to borrow a stick, please let the coach know as we have some to lend.
Coaches/Volunteers: In order for the program to run, we will need volunteer coaches! We will have a 1:10 coach to player ratio. We will also be recruiting high school players to help coach and provide sport specific guidance at practices and games.
Key Dates
Week of August 31st – Coaches will contact their teams and establish the practice schedule; initial game schedule released.
Week of September 6th – First week of practices
Week of September 13th – First week of games
October 31st – League Championship
November 7th – Rain Date
If you have any questions, please contact us at fieldhockey@obgc.com. For registration questions, please contact obgcadm@obgc.com.
We look forward to having you as part of our Olney Field Hockey Family!