Field hockey

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do girls usually do both lacrosse and field hockey in high school or do schedules not permit?

At the private girl high schools, is it a legit tryout system or do clubs feed into them?

I think a lot of the club lacrosse girls also do field hockey but there are lots of different sports so it really depends. My DD likes "stick sports" as she tells me, which is why she left soccer years ago and picked up field hockey and she never looked back. She's a rising freshman at a local private and last year on her middle school team I can tell you that not too many girls had played as much field hockey as she had outside of school, many just play in season. This summer she's been working hard to hopefully make varsity as a freshman because it's becoming as appealing to her as lacrosse. Your DD is coming into the sport at a good time when there are lots of opportunities for younger girls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP -- glad your girl is starting young. Mine started at age 6 and dh had to drive her to PA back then. Glad to see more programs in this area. To the poster below, yes, girls do both lax and fh. I know girls recruited to DI for both. My dd was recruited to Ivies for both crew and fh. She chose crew at Princeton. The tryout system is legit at the privates.

Can I ask if this was a recent experience and, if so, did your dd play club field hockey all the way through? My dd is a decent lacrosse player and wants to keep playing club. However, she is really into field hockey too and asked if I thought she'd ever be able to get recruited in college. She's only going into 7th grade, so I realize everything could change by say, October. But, she is very athletic and seems pretty good at field hockey but hust doesn't have time for two travel teams. She will play FH at school this year for the first time. I am just wondering if she's missing an opportunity not playing field hockey for a club team. Do you have any thoughts about your DD's road to field hockey recruitment?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do girls usually do both lacrosse and field hockey in high school or do schedules not permit?

At the private girl high schools, is it a legit tryout system or do clubs feed into them?

Hi, another poster's response was a little extreme but she is correct. I cannot think of any private girls school that doesn't have a "legit" tryout system and none of the club teams feed into them. This applies for all the sports, not just field hockey.

And, yes, many girls do play both field hockey and lacrosse; however, the dual sports are not limited to those. Mostly the seasons determine what dual sports a girl might play. So if a girl feels her primary sport is field hockey then she will look at the winter sports (basketball, swimming & diving) or the spring sports (tennis, crew, lacrosse, track & field, softball) for her secondary.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your question. Yes, my dd's experience was very recent. Believe it or not, she did club fh and club rowing all the way through h.s. Nearly killed herself, but she absolutely loved it? She was recruited by almost every Ivy. I would say she was very good, but so were a lot of other girls who weren't recruited. My advice is she needs to do what she loves. That old adage is true..."if you want something done...go to a busy person"...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP -- glad your girl is starting young. Mine started at age 6 and dh had to drive her to PA back then. Glad to see more programs in this area. To the poster below, yes, girls do both lax and fh. I know girls recruited to DI for both. My dd was recruited to Ivies for both crew and fh. She chose crew at Princeton. The tryout system is legit at the privates.

Can I ask if this was a recent experience and, if so, did your dd play club field hockey all the way through? My dd is a decent lacrosse player and wants to keep playing club. However, she is really into field hockey too and asked if I thought she'd ever be able to get recruited in college. She's only going into 7th grade, so I realize everything could change by say, October. But, she is very athletic and seems pretty good at field hockey but hust doesn't have time for two travel teams. She will play FH at school this year for the first time. I am just wondering if she's missing an opportunity not playing field hockey for a club team. Do you have any thoughts about your DD's road to field hockey recruitment?

[Anonymous]

PS to above ... to the poster ...if you have any particular questions about recruitment, let me know. It is smart to be thinking about it in the 7th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PS to above ... to the poster ...if you have any particular questions about recruitment, let me know. It is smart to be thinking about it in the 7th grade.

Thanks so much. I realize looking at my post above, which was accidentally included in the quote--sorry about that--also made it sound like she was into field hockey without actually having played it. She has been taking clinics and camps for years, but has never played on a team. Do you know anything about Storm (affiliated with Beyond Sticks)? I just can't fathom having her play for the Wolves. There is no way we're going to College Park for practices and PA most Sundays. Anyway, thanks for the feedback and congratulations to your daughter!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PS to above ... to the poster ...if you have any particular questions about recruitment, let me know. It is smart to be thinking about it in the 7th grade.

Thanks so much. I realize looking at my post above, which was accidentally included in the quote--sorry about that--also made it sound like she was into field hockey without actually having played it. She has been taking clinics and camps for years, but has never played on a team. Do you know anything about Storm (affiliated with Beyond Sticks)? I just can't fathom having her play for the Wolves. There is no way we're going to College Park for practices and PA most Sundays. Anyway, thanks for the feedback and congratulations to your daughter!

Playing for a team like the Wolves, Freedom or Spark are what helps the girls get recognized. Many of the even U14 girls at the mentioned clubs have already been approached by colleges. Our DD has played for 2 of the teams, and also plays club Lacrosse. It is a commitment, but does open doors for the future.

[Anonymous]

OP here, please tell me about the recruitment system in this area?

[Anonymous]

You dd wants to play as much as she can. College coaches go to tournaments. Once is junior, she can go online to see teams and send her stats to college coaches and also work through her club coaches. Mine was recruited heavily and we had our own file system to respond to coaches. Look at NCAA recruiting guidelines online. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

This thread is depressing and have a kid who plays club lacrosse.

If you are thinking about recruiting before your kid has played a single season on a team, you are a crazy sports parent. Google what percentage of high school athletes get college scholarships, and just let your kid be a kid.

[Anonymous]

Oh wet blanket pp. Stop reading if you don't like this. Let others enjoy their dreams. Not everyone has low sights for their kids. Fine if UMUC is good for you. Others want more. Stop fearing excellence

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh wet blanket pp. Stop reading if you don't like this. Let others enjoy their dreams. Not everyone has low sights for their kids. Fine if UMUC is good for you. Others want more. Stop fearing excellence

You are insane. There is a difference between excellence and delusional moms. Maybe let your kid play in an actual game before putting them on the recruiting circuit. Talk about putting the cart before the horse.

[Anonymous]

You are a wet blanket again pp. Go take your classes at UMBC

[Anonymous]

Welma Luus Black runs the Field Hockey Program at Next Level. She is amazing. A standout at UMD, she is orgianlly from South Africa and an amazing all-around athlete. I highly recommend her and the program she has started at Next Level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PS to above ... to the poster ...if you have any particular questions about recruitment, let me know. It is smart to be thinking about it in the 7th grade.

Thanks so much. I realize looking at my post above, which was accidentally included in the quote--sorry about that--also made it sound like she was into field hockey without actually having played it. She has been taking clinics and camps for years, but has never played on a team. Do you know anything about Storm (affiliated with Beyond Sticks)? I just can't fathom having her play for the Wolves. There is no way we're going to College Park for practices and PA most Sundays. Anyway, thanks for the feedback and congratulations to your daughter!

Beyond Sticks and then Storm are two good options. The head of Storm is one of the best and most encouraging coaches in this area -- truly a wonderful woman who loves the game and can work with kids at every level from trying to get better for the HS team, to DIII prospect, to DI prospect. She won a major coaching award for positive coaching a few years ago.

Good luck -- field hockey is incredibly fun to play (even if tough to understand the rules from a spectator standpoint) and many kids from this area do have opportunities to play in college. (A nice option these days is club field hockey at the college level for those at a big school who want to keep playing but are not at the Division I level.). Even without college FH as a goal, most (but not all) of the area schools have teams and it's a great sport to be part of.