Pre-Season Week 2 Schedules

Below are the dates and times for the second week of Pre-Season. Season begins on the first day of school, Tuesday, September 4. Practice schedules during the school year will be determined and then posted around August 29.

FROSH/SOPH – Monday, August 27 through Thursday, August 30 at 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

JUNIOR VARSITY – Monday, August 27 through Thursday, August 30 at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

VARSITY: Be sure to look at the schedule carefully and plan accordingly. Conditioning will generally be one hour and practice will be two hours. Contact Amanda if you have any questions.

Monday, August 27 – Wednesday, August 31 | 8 a.m. Conditioning & 3 p.m. Practice at Harper
Thursday, August 30 | 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Practice, Chair Decorating and Team Dinner at the Layton Home
Friday, August 31 | No practice. Get ready for school to start and for our first home game on Tuesday!

Olympic Finals

The Muenchow family was in London for the Olympics and were able to see the gold medal field hockey game between the Netherlands and Argentina! The Netherlands defeated Argentina 2-0. Click here to watch highlights from the gold medal match.

Grace and Elizabeth at the Gold Medal Field Hockey Game

Season is Coming!

Congratulations and welcome to all of the new and returning field hockey players and families! The 2012 season will be here before we know it so we would like to give you some information regarding dates, field hockey gear, uniforms, website, etc.

Save the Date | Car Wash Fundraiser!
Saturday, September 29 at St. Andrew’s from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.. More information to come.

All players must have:
– navy blue socks and white socks to fit over shin guards
– navy blue spandex shorts
– colored mouth guard (it may not be clear or white)
– field hockey regulation shin guards (These can be purchased online. A lot of returning players have either the STX Contour shin guards (be sure to get Navy Blue or White – Go Newport!) at Sports Authority or STX Ricochet shin guards at Longstreth.)
– field hockey protective eyewear (Available for rent or purchase in the bin. For those NHFH players who also play LAX, your LAX goggles work for Field Hockey.)

EMAIL UPDATES
We highly recommend that you sign up to receive email updates for the website. Click here or click the link ‘email updates’ on the right side of the website and sign up. You must then respond to an email it automatically sends to verify your email address, and then you will be signed up and ready to go. If you need any help or have any questions regarding this email us at newportharborfieldhockey@gmail.com. This is important as we will be using the website for all communication this season.

PARENTS
Important Parent Meeting | Save the Date | Wednesday, August 29, 2012

There will be a parent meeting held in the Student Center at St. Andrew’s at 6:30 p.m. This will be a chance to meet the coaching staff, sign up for team dinners, submit contributions, purchase merchandise, meet other parents, and more! Registration forms and more information to come.
NHFH Parent Party | Save the Date | Friday, September 7, 2012
The Newport Harbor Field Hockey Parent Party will be held on Friday night, September 7. More information to come.

FROSH/SOPH
– Practice begins on Monday, August 27 at 2:30 p.m.
– The fall Schedule will be put online as soon as possible, be aware that dates are subject to change.
– Uniforms will be passed out at practice on Thursday, August 30.

JUNIOR VARSITY
– Practice begins on Monday, August 20 at 3 p.m.; M-F through Thursday, August 30.
– The fall schedule is posted on the website, dates are subject to change.
– Uniforms will be passed out at practice on Thursday, August 30.

VARSITY
– Practice begins on Monday, August 20 at 3 p.m.; Morning Conditioning begins on Tuesday, August 22 at 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.. There will be a detailed schedule of practice/conditioning/team event dates & times posted online tomorrow.
– The fall schedule is posted on the website, dates are subject to change.
– Uniforms will be passed out at practice on Thursday, August 30.

Donate Blood

It has been an especially tough summer for one Newport Harbor Field Hockey family. On June 8, an alum parent, Julie Wolfe – mom to Zoie Wolfe (Class of 2010), was diagnosed with Luekemia. Julie is an avid Newport Harbor Field Hockey fan and gave so much to the program. We found out that there is a big need for people to donate blood. Unfortunately we cannot hold a blood drive because in order for the blood donation to go directly to Julie, they must be done at Hoag Hospital. SO we are inviting everyone to donate blood at Hoag.

If you are interested in donating, please call Hoag Blood Donor Services at 949.764.5621 to schedule an appointment. The Blood Donor Center is at 510 Superior Avenue, Suite 130. For a list of frequently asked questions about blood donation, click here. Julie specifically needs O-positive or O-negative blood, but any other blood types will be donated to the blood bank in her name. We appreciate any help with this, so if you know anyone else who would be interested in donating, please forward them this information.

Julie has been through two rounds of chemotherapy and has now returned home to enjoy summer until she begins the next stage of treatment. To stay connected, or to learn more about Julie, click here for her Caring Bridge webpage.

Go USA Field Hockey!

Field hockey was highlighted today on the Google search page!

OLYMPICS: Click here to see the highlights from the USA Women’s Field Hockey team’s most recent game, a 1-0 upset of world ranked No. 2 team Argentina. Make sure to watch and cheer on the USA women’s field hockey team as they still must play against Australia, New Zealand, and Russia to secure a spot in the semi-finals. For the schedule, click here. Go USA!

7th Annual Alumni Game

Thank you to all who came out for the Newport Harbor Field Hockey’s 7th Annual Alumni Game! It was a beautiful day for hockey!

The Boosters hosted a great BBQ lunch – thank you to the Nultys, Rohans, and Jim Palmer!! We are also grateful for all who helped with clean up!

Sisters: Alumni vs. Current Players

Alumni & Olympics

No, one of our alums is not at the Olympics (…yet!), but two important things:

ALUMNI GAME
The Seventh Annual Newport Harbor Field Hockey Alumni Game is tomorrow!
Show up at Harper at 10 a.m. to warm up and then game time will be around 10:30 a.m. Families are welcome!
There will be a BBQ lunch for all right after the game and merchandise will be available for purchase. See you tomorrow!

OLYMPICS
Did you know that Field Hockey is an Olympic sport? Make sure to watch a few games – especially the USA Women’s team! Team USA’s first game is against Germany on Sunday, July 29 at 1:15 p.m. (our time). Click here to get the live, online streaming.