Field hockey clubs feedback

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Anonymous wrote:Considering moving our 2028 daughter from existing club to Warhawks. Looking for better coaching and more opportunities. Any feedback or recommendations based upon personal experiences?

Just don't go there with the expectation she will be on the top team. If she is, great, if not, you have to accept she is the player she is. Maybe this will change, maybe it won't. I've known people who assumed their kid would make the top team or be a starter when they move clubs, and then they were upset when their kid didn't. In one case, the parent found a reason to blame the club and moved on again rather then accept their kid is not the player they think they are.

Like any club, there are positives and negatives with Warhawks. I know a few people there who have voiced that it is not perfect.

This is our situation. In our case, my DC did make the top team. But they have a long-standing player at her position and they played that kid most of the time at RCCs. Now, that kid is very good. But so is my DD (had multiple offers to play, including D1). So we paid the registration and hotel, etc. for her to be sidelined. Not cool, imo. And no reason was given. The new club was great and great training but it's the same political BS there as every other club. We qualified for NCCs and trying to decide whether to go (do we pay the money and hotel again to not play much? She's already playing in college so why do that?)

You absolutely go if your child plans to play in college. If she wants that spot she should keep working hard and do her best to earn it. Consider it’s not just politics and that maybe your daughter doesn’t know the press or formations as well yet. Not sure how long you have been with the new club, but this can take some girls longer than others. Your daughter may be very comfortable in one style of play and the new club does it differently. If it’s been just 1-2 season you should give it more time.

Once the season is over your daughter should ask what she needs to work on to earn more time next season.

Give me a break. It does not take a full season to figure out a club’s style of play. If it does, then your DD’s field hockey IQ is zero.

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Anonymous wrote:As a former field hockey player, coach, and now a parent to a youth field hockey player...I think the landscape is filled with parents who will only find validation in their kids skills if they play college D1 field hockey. However, even the top players who go D1 will only play about 40 minutes total their first season in college. Is your kid prepared for the level of committment they need to make (7 days a week 5am workouts, ect) to only play this much? Can I suggest instead, going with a lighter load club fh program (one that does not cost your thousands in fees) and put the rest in a 529. My parents did this. I was a standout in high school (all state, all county, ect). But I did not feel pressured that my ticket to college had to be punched with my atheltic career. Instead, I got a fantastic collegiate education while playing on a club team in college (while also doing so many other activities that padded my resume), and I have a pretty amazing career (because let's get real---there is not a professional career playing field hockey).

As a former player, I beg you to just let your girl play without the pressure of what's next.

Chiming in here that my daughter received D1, 2 and 3 offers to play. She ultimately decided on D3 (a highly ranked one for FH) with a huge merit scholarship. She'll likely play more at any of the other D1 and 2 programs, have a balanced college life, and not be as stressed as she would be at a D1 or 2 school.

After seeing so many of her friends and teammates struggle at D1 or transfer after the first year (not everyone but quite a lot) and the ones that stayed and are upper classmen have barely played.

There is no such thing as an athletic scholarship for D3 athletes. Just stop. Even playing semantics with "huge merit scholarship" will not end up being free. The best you can hope is they will match the average tuition of your in state options. I went through this with both my sons for Baseball at Gettysburg, Washington College, and a bunch of others. I'm not saying that isn't great for some people but anytime anyone claims their kid has a ride for any sport at any D3 school it annoys he eff out of me. It does not exist.

Don’t talk to me like I don’t know. First, I did not say D3 gave athletic money -I know they don’t- I said merit. And my dc received the highest merit which, on top of other scholarships, makes tuition around $15k/year (room and board).

So please be annoyed all annoyed thinking you know everything. That may be. But you clearly can’t read English. And you DEF don’t know our situation. So stuff it.

Nah. They give that package to everyone. Your daughter isn't special. But keep telling the world how she had a D1 'ride'. Because those of us in the know know full well she would have been cut first thing and lost all money.

If that makes you feel better, please feel free to think so. I know better. And I really don't care what you believe.

And really, you should take some time to examine yourself and what kind of person you are. There's plenty to work on there given you're such a malicious POS.

New poster here. I feel I must point out that you asked for that kind of response. The way you described lower D1 prgrams that your D3 team supposedly destroyed? Didn’t happen. You came across as someone with a massive chip on your shoulder. And if your kid truly turned down a top academic D1 for a NESCAC, I guess I can see why.

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Anonymous wrote:U19 RCC's were this weekend for MD/Del region.
Next Level came in first
Wolves- 2nd
Freedom- 3rd
Warhawks- 9th (ouch)

Lots of low scoring, close games.
I think the results have to change the narrative on this thread that NL isn't one of the top clubs--just my opinion

I think the gap is certainly closing. One issue I see for NL is that she uses many players across age groups which makes me wonder about depth at each age group.

This. That U16 team has a couple of strong players. They are how U19 won this weekend.

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Anonymous wrote:Considering moving our 2028 daughter from existing club to Warhawks. Looking for better coaching and more opportunities. Any feedback or recommendations based upon personal experiences?

Just don't go there with the expectation she will be on the top team. If she is, great, if not, you have to accept she is the player she is. Maybe this will change, maybe it won't. I've known people who assumed their kid would make the top team or be a starter when they move clubs, and then they were upset when their kid didn't. In one case, the parent found a reason to blame the club and moved on again rather then accept their kid is not the player they think they are.

Like any club, there are positives and negatives with Warhawks. I know a few people there who have voiced that it is not perfect.

This is our situation. In our case, my DC did make the top team. But they have a long-standing player at her position and they played that kid most of the time at RCCs. Now, that kid is very good. But so is my DD (had multiple offers to play, including D1). So we paid the registration and hotel, etc. for her to be sidelined. Not cool, imo. And no reason was given. The new club was great and great training but it's the same political BS there as every other club. We qualified for NCCs and trying to decide whether to go (do we pay the money and hotel again to not play much? She's already playing in college so why do that?)

You absolutely go if your child plans to play in college. If she wants that spot she should keep working hard and do her best to earn it. Consider it’s not just politics and that maybe your daughter doesn’t know the press or formations as well yet. Not sure how long you have been with the new club, but this can take some girls longer than others. Your daughter may be very comfortable in one style of play and the new club does it differently. If it’s been just 1-2 season you should give it more time.

Once the season is over your daughter should ask what she needs to work on to earn more time next season.

Give me a break. It does not take a full season to figure out a club’s style of play. If it does, then your DD’s field hockey IQ is zero.

It will be fairly obvious from the get go if a club plays a different style. It does take some players longer to adjust to a new style than others. Some kids can pick up a new press in a day and others take a season. Maybe The OPs kid needs longer.

Until she figures it out, she won’t play as much. Even when she figures it out she may not play as much if the other player is better. I’m not sure what the OP expected. For her kid to get the starting spot or split time?

[Anonymous]

This forum is ridiculous. So much blame and deflection. It's the club's fault - disorganized. It's the coaches fault - they show preferential treatment. It's the field's fault - too many crappy grass fields in the DMV, not enough turf. It's the guest player's fault - stealing DD's precious minutes. Etc, etc. The bottom line is it's up to the player. If they are good enough, none of this stuff matters. If they are not, the blame game will continue...

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Anonymous wrote:As a former field hockey player, coach, and now a parent to a youth field hockey player...I think the landscape is filled with parents who will only find validation in their kids skills if they play college D1 field hockey. However, even the top players who go D1 will only play about 40 minutes total their first season in college. Is your kid prepared for the level of committment they need to make (7 days a week 5am workouts, ect) to only play this much? Can I suggest instead, going with a lighter load club fh program (one that does not cost your thousands in fees) and put the rest in a 529. My parents did this. I was a standout in high school (all state, all county, ect). But I did not feel pressured that my ticket to college had to be punched with my atheltic career. Instead, I got a fantastic collegiate education while playing on a club team in college (while also doing so many other activities that padded my resume), and I have a pretty amazing career (because let's get real---there is not a professional career playing field hockey).

As a former player, I beg you to just let your girl play without the pressure of what's next.

Chiming in here that my daughter received D1, 2 and 3 offers to play. She ultimately decided on D3 (a highly ranked one for FH) with a huge merit scholarship. She'll likely play more at any of the other D1 and 2 programs, have a balanced college life, and not be as stressed as she would be at a D1 or 2 school.

After seeing so many of her friends and teammates struggle at D1 or transfer after the first year (not everyone but quite a lot) and the ones that stayed and are upper classmen have barely played.

There is no such thing as an athletic scholarship for D3 athletes. Just stop. Even playing semantics with "huge merit scholarship" will not end up being free. The best you can hope is they will match the average tuition of your in state options. I went through this with both my sons for Baseball at Gettysburg, Washington College, and a bunch of others. I'm not saying that isn't great for some people but anytime anyone claims their kid has a ride for any sport at any D3 school it annoys he eff out of me. It does not exist.

Don’t talk to me like I don’t know. First, I did not say D3 gave athletic money -I know they don’t- I said merit. And my dc received the highest merit which, on top of other scholarships, makes tuition around $15k/year (room and board).

So please be annoyed all annoyed thinking you know everything. That may be. But you clearly can’t read English. And you DEF don’t know our situation. So stuff it.

Nah. They give that package to everyone. Your daughter isn't special. But keep telling the world how she had a D1 'ride'. Because those of us in the know know full well she would have been cut first thing and lost all money.

If that makes you feel better, please feel free to think so. I know better. And I really don't care what you believe.

And really, you should take some time to examine yourself and what kind of person you are. There's plenty to work on there given you're such a malicious POS.

New poster here. I feel I must point out that you asked for that kind of response. The way you described lower D1 prgrams that your D3 team supposedly destroyed? Didn’t happen. You came across as someone with a massive chip on your shoulder. And if your kid truly turned down a top academic D1 for a NESCAC, I guess I can see why.

+1. She came across exactly as the type of person who claims they got a 'full ride' at a D3 school. Which does not exist. D3s throw 'merit money' at anyone and everyone. If her kid could play D1 she would. But she can't.

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Anonymous wrote:This forum is ridiculous. So much blame and deflection. It's the club's fault - disorganized. It's the coaches fault - they show preferential treatment. It's the field's fault - too many crappy grass fields in the DMV, not enough turf. It's the guest player's fault - stealing DD's precious minutes. Etc, etc. The bottom line is it's up to the player. If they are good enough, none of this stuff matters. If they are not, the blame game will continue...

NP. I’ll add to this that, most parents are unable to fairly judge their child’s ability and think they are better than they are. Most parents also don’t understand the game and assume what their child is doing is correct, when it may in fact be wrong. Parents also don’t understand that the game progresses as kids get older. The movements and passes that worked when players were u12 won’t work at u19. Players need to evolve.

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I just heard of a new club called DMV Prime. I heard it was founded by former Jackals/St.James Field Hockey coaches. Has anyone heard of this new team before?

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Anonymous wrote:I just heard of a new club called DMV Prime. I heard it was founded by former Jackals/St.James Field Hockey coaches. Has anyone heard of this new team before?

Maybe it’s rebranding of Jackles because they have never had a good reputation. MMalik Stars is also advertising for winter tryouts. They have been around but I believe were out of MD and never really took off.

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Anonymous wrote:As a former field hockey player, coach, and now a parent to a youth field hockey player...I think the landscape is filled with parents who will only find validation in their kids skills if they play college D1 field hockey. However, even the top players who go D1 will only play about 40 minutes total their first season in college. Is your kid prepared for the level of committment they need to make (7 days a week 5am workouts, ect) to only play this much? Can I suggest instead, going with a lighter load club fh program (one that does not cost your thousands in fees) and put the rest in a 529. My parents did this. I was a standout in high school (all state, all county, ect). But I did not feel pressured that my ticket to college had to be punched with my atheltic career. Instead, I got a fantastic collegiate education while playing on a club team in college (while also doing so many other activities that padded my resume), and I have a pretty amazing career (because let's get real---there is not a professional career playing field hockey).

As a former player, I beg you to just let your girl play without the pressure of what's next.

Chiming in here that my daughter received D1, 2 and 3 offers to play. She ultimately decided on D3 (a highly ranked one for FH) with a huge merit scholarship. She'll likely play more at any of the other D1 and 2 programs, have a balanced college life, and not be as stressed as she would be at a D1 or 2 school.

After seeing so many of her friends and teammates struggle at D1 or transfer after the first year (not everyone but quite a lot) and the ones that stayed and are upper classmen have barely played.

There is no such thing as an athletic scholarship for D3 athletes. Just stop. Even playing semantics with "huge merit scholarship" will not end up being free. The best you can hope is they will match the average tuition of your in state options. I went through this with both my sons for Baseball at Gettysburg, Washington College, and a bunch of others. I'm not saying that isn't great for some people but anytime anyone claims their kid has a ride for any sport at any D3 school it annoys he eff out of me. It does not exist.

Don’t talk to me like I don’t know. First, I did not say D3 gave athletic money -I know they don’t- I said merit. And my dc received the highest merit which, on top of other scholarships, makes tuition around $15k/year (room and board).

So please be annoyed all annoyed thinking you know everything. That may be. But you clearly can’t read English. And you DEF don’t know our situation. So stuff it.

Nah. They give that package to everyone. Your daughter isn't special. But keep telling the world how she had a D1 'ride'. Because those of us in the know know full well she would have been cut first thing and lost all money.

If that makes you feel better, please feel free to think so. I know better. And I really don't care what you believe.

And really, you should take some time to examine yourself and what kind of person you are. There's plenty to work on there given you're such a malicious POS.

New poster here. I feel I must point out that you asked for that kind of response. The way you described lower D1 prgrams that your D3 team supposedly destroyed? Didn’t happen. You came across as someone with a massive chip on your shoulder. And if your kid truly turned down a top academic D1 for a NESCAC, I guess I can see why.

Damn. NESCAC over D1 any day. Better education and isn’t that the whole point. Go D3!

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Anonymous wrote:I just heard of a new club called DMV Prime. I heard it was founded by former Jackals/St.James Field Hockey coaches. Has anyone heard of this new team before?

Geez, I hope it’s not a rebrand of Hussel. Otherwise, no thank you.

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Anonymous wrote:I just heard of a new club called DMV Prime. I heard it was founded by former Jackals/St.James Field Hockey coaches. Has anyone heard of this new team before?

I just saw St.J/Jackals post on IG for RCCs. I noticed they're rebranding to St.James rather than using the Jackals name. Haven't heard of DMV Prime. Think more clubs in the area is a good thing, imo. SC Elite is also new in NoVa.

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Anonymous wrote:I just heard of a new club called DMV Prime. I heard it was founded by former Jackals/St.James Field Hockey coaches. Has anyone heard of this new team before?

Is this associated with DMV Prime Sports Academy? Think its mostly a flag football club so would be surprised if they're related but could be.

[Anonymous]

DMV Prime is not a rebrand of Husel of Jackals. It is a new club by former Jackal's coaches looking to create a competitive team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just heard of a new club called DMV Prime. I heard it was founded by former Jackals/St.James Field Hockey coaches. Has anyone heard of this new team before?

Yes I've heard about DMV Prime - a new team forming for the 2026 season run by some of the former St James Jackals coaches. Sounds like it may be organized by the person who founded the Jackals. Not sure if it's affiliated with another area sports organization called DMV Prime. It will be Bethesda-based and play in the HoCo league. They don't have a website that I've found but expect they will have something coming soon.