If you are interested in playing competitive field hockey throughout the year and increasing your skill level, we highly recommend that you tryout for club field hockey.

The club that Newport Harbor Field Hockey recommends is Mulligan, run by Assistant Varsity Coach Judy Schaefer and the Umpire Assigner for our league, Debbie Custer. Their club is a visionary Field Hockey Academy designed to cultivate all levels of hockey.  Their mission is to provide athletes who have ability, desire and commitment to play at the highest level. Their designed method is to improve all athletes’ technical and tactical ability. They develop grade school, middle school and high school levels through the ‘Divots’ teams while their ‘Mulligan’ team program focuses on college level and adult elite club. Mulligan Field Hockey Academy offers a multitude of programs consisting of select travel teams, league play, development clinics, private lessons and summer camps.

The upcoming tryout is for team placement in the club as well as for spots on the team to National Festival. The National Festival is the largest college recruiting showcase in the country. It will be in Phoenix, AZ on Nov. 25, 26 and 27, 2010. Practice times for the team will be on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. until the second week of November when additional practices will be announced.

The official tryout for Mulligan club will be held on Saturday, but due to our players’ conflict with the car wash fundraiser, the club will be holding a makeup tryout for us. The date and time will be announced at a later time, but if you are interested, you must register by Saturday and check the box, ‘unable to come’, indicating that you will attend the makeup tryout. Click here to Register.

Club members train together throughout the year and compete at local and national tournaments including Disney Showcase and the California Cup. Players will be responsible for all additional costs associated with tournament play and travel including but not limited to field and coach costs.

Almost all of our alumni players who continued their field hockey careers into college played for Mulligan Club Field Hockey. It is a great experience and a guaranteed way to improve your hockey. For any additional information email judy@MulliganFieldHockey.com or call Debbie Custer 714.655.4131.