Cal/Layton & UOP/Grupe

Two of our Newport Harbor Field Hockey Alumni will begin their seasons this Friday! Coach Judy Schaefer and some current players are making the trip up to Cal Berkley’s Maxwell Field to watch their games. Good luck to both teams!

The two teams will face one another in a conference event on Saturday, September 18.

Be sure to check out Claire Layton’s Player Bio for the Bears and Lauren Grupe’s Player Bio for the Tigers.

Wednesday’s Parent Meeting – Location Change

The Parent Meeting this Wednesday (August 25 at 7 p.m.) will be held in the teachers dining room, Room #138, at Newport Harbor High School. The closest parking lot for this room is the Senior Lot off 15th Street. Walk straight through the quad between Dodge Hall and Beek Hall toward the Library. We will do our best to make it easy and clear to find.

Also, a reminder to download the Player Fees & Registration Form and bring it to the meeting (if you have not already mailed it in).

See you Wednesday!

Team Summer Practice Schedules

The following are the dates and times for Summer Practices. Practice schedules during the school year will be determined and then posted around August 31.

FROSH/SOPH – Monday, August 30 through Friday, September 3 at 3:30 – 5 p.m.

JUNIOR VARSITY – Monday, August 23 through Friday, September 3 at 3 – 4:30 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 me at amandamboyer@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Monday, August 23 | 3 p.m. Team Meeting & Conditioning at Harper
Tuesday, August 24 | 8 a.m. Conditioning & 3 p.m. Practice at Harper
Wednesday, August 25 | 8 a.m. Practice at Harper & 3:15 p.m. Team Event
Thursday, August 26 through Wednesday, September 1 (Not including weekend) | 8 a.m. Conditioning & 3 p.m. Practice at Harper
Thursday, September 2 | 3 – 10 p.m. Practice, Chair Decorating and Team Dinner at The Browne Home, & Team Event
Friday, September 3 | Happy Labor Day! Get ready for school to start and for our first game on Tuesday.

Over the next two weeks make sure to continue working on your long and short distance running, core work, and stick skills.

Parent Meeting Prep

The Fall 2010 Parent Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 25 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be located in the Social Hall at Newport Harbor High School (the room to the left of the big anchor facing Irvine Avenue).

Please download the Player Fees & Registration Form and either mail it to the Booster Treasurer, Nancy Rohan, or bring it to the parent meeting.

It is very important that one or both parents be present to represent their daughter. This will be a chance to meet the coaching staff, Booster Board, and other parents. There will also be an opportunity to sign up for team dinners and other volunteer positions, purchase merchandise, and hear about the upcoming fall season.

We hope to see you there!

Get Geared Up for Season

A big congratulations and welcome to all of the new and returning field hockey players and their families! Season is rapidly approaching 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 18 at St. Andrew’s. More information to come.

For season all players must have:
– navy blue socks and white socks to fit over shin guards
– blue spandex shorts
– colored mouth guards (they may not be clear or white)
– field hockey regulation shin guards (They 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.)

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 almost all communication this season.

ALL PARENTS
Important Parent Meeting | Save the Date | Wednesday, August 25, 2010

There will be a parent meeting held at Newport Harbor at 7 p.m. This will be a chance to meet the coaching staff, sign up for team dinners, pay season fees, purchase merchandise, meet other parents, and more! Registration forms and more information to come.
Parent Fundraiser Party | Save the Date | Saturday, September 25, 2010
Parent Fundraiser Party will be held on Saturday night, September 25. More information to come.

FROSH/SOPH
– Practice begins on Monday, August 30 at 3:30 p.m.
– The fall Schedule will be put online August 25, dates are subject to change.
– Uniforms will be passed out at practice on Tuesday, August 31

JUNIOR VARSITY
– Practice begins on Monday, August 23 at 3 p.m.
– The fall schedule is posted on the website, dates are subject to change.
– Uniforms will be passed out at practice on Thursday, August 26

VARSITY
– Practice begins on Monday, August 23 at 3 p.m.; Morning Conditioning begins on Tuesday, August 24 time TBA. There will be a detailed schedule of practice/conditioning dates & times posted online in the next week.
– Kathy Liotta sent out an email on 08/02 – be sure to respond to it, it has a lot of important information in it regarding Varsity sweaters, spandex, backpacks, etc. If you didn’t receive it, email kathyliotta@ca.rr.com.
– The fall schedule is posted on the website, dates are subject to change.
– Uniforms will be passed out at practice on Thursday, August 26

5th Annual Alumni Game

Thanks to all who came out for the Newport Harbor Field Hockey’s 5th Annual Alumni Game! We had a great turn out for the game – both players and fans! With a 2-0 win, the Alumni Team was victorious and ended the Current Players’ two-year winning streak. The Boosters made a great BBQ lunch for all – it was a great day! For more pictures from the Alumni Game, check out our flickr.

All of the sisters who played against each other. So fun!