Junior Girls Field Hockey
Junior Girls Field Hockey
Junior Director: Sylvia Popinko
Micro Director: Lynn Griffin
Questions?: fieldhockey@wtya.org
Support WTYA Junior Field Hockey - Buy a Pin
Program Ages/Prices - Early Registration:
Field Hockey Micros Kindergarten/1st Grade (Fall 2008) $20.00
Field Hockey 2nd - 6th Grades (Fall 2008) $50.00
Warren County Junior Field Hockey League 2008 Directors
2008 Junior Field Hockey Rules
Important 2008 Dates:
Got More Field Hockey ?- Clinics and Leagues
Micro Field Hockey Program
The Micro program will start September 13, at the Brass Castle School fields, 10:00AM-11:30AM. The program lasts 4 weeks, meeting on Saturday mornings. The WTYA will provide sticks, balls, mouth guards and shirts. Please bring shin guards that have plastic fronts. The Micro program is run like a clinic as a means to introduce the sport to younger children. Maybe your kindergartener/1st grader grow into the sport and be on the Blue Steaks, like the talented young ladies below..... Micro program will be held on 9/13, 9/20, 9/27 and 10/4.
Warren Hills Regional High School Varsity Field Hockey Team
Skylands Conference North 2 Division 2003 Champions
Can you spot any WTYA Alumni??
Sticks Down on the Ground!
The WTYA offers introductory Field Hockey programs for children in grades 2nd through 6th.
The goal is to provide an enjoyable learning experience for all the participants and fans.
Our emphasis in this league is to teach the basics of the game, the importance of sportsmanship
and team work. Older players are encouraged to mentor the younger players.
The win is not the ultimate objective in this league. All children will play a minimum of half each half.
No league standings are kept. Games can be played Monday-Friday and Sunday afternoon.
2008 Head Coaches
2008 Summer Group Practice Schedule
6:00PM - 7:30PM
These group practices will be behind the Brass Castle School (Midland Avenue).
Following the last August practice, teams will be announced and all future practices
will be determined by individual coaches. Games start the first Sunday after Labor Day.
Each child will have one weekday game, a Sunday afternoon game and one practice from
Labor Day until mid October. Attending all games and practices should be a priority.
Items to Remember
1. Your child should bring a water bottle with her to each practice
2. Mouth guard and shin guards must be worn at each practice and game. Initial mouth guards
are supplied by the WTYA, lost mouth guards cost $1.25 to replace. Please purchase a pair of
shin guards with a hard shell - the foam types do not offer enough protection for Field Hockey.
3. No jewelry is to be worn at practice or at games. This includes necklaces, rings and earring.
Hair should be tied back using soft hair bands or scrunchies.
Play Day September 2008 Brass Castle School
After the last group practice, the WTYA hosts the league Play Day. This is a day of
exhibition scrimmages for all the towns in the Junior Field Hockey League:
* Franklin
* Greenwich
* Independence
* Lebanon
* Mansfield
* Union
* Washington Borough
* Washington Township
2004 Play Day - Washington Township Players Preparing for the Day!
Post Season
Round Robin Tournament - After the regular season ends, all the Washington Township teams
play mini-games against each other. Year end party follows.
6th Grade Game - The Junior Field Hockey League goes up to 6th grade, then it is time for the
players to move into a school league. As a means to end their final season, a game is held to showcase the
6th grade players. This is an exciting game! Most of the players started when they were in 2nd grade.
Washington Township 6th Grade Players 2007
Washington Township 6th Grade Players 2006
Washington Township 6th Grade Players 2005
Washington Township 6th Grade Players 2004
Field Hockey Equipment Packages
Longstreth has a very nice package: stick, ball shin guards and mouth guard for about $20.00. You can order by calling (800) 322-7022 or online. You should select the AJ2 Field Hockey package, sixth graders should select package AJ3 with the slightly stronger stick.
How to Select a Stick
The length of a Field Hockey stick should not exceed the distance right below the child's hip bone to the ground.
If the stick is too long, the player will not be allowed to use it.
2008 Warren Hills Field Hockey Camp
Start your daughter early in this exciting sport by sending her to Field Hockey camp this summer!
Laurie Kerr, Varsity Field Hockey Head Coach Warren Hills High School, runs a one week Field Hockey camp during July.
The camp is open to girls and boys in Grades 2nd through 8th. The cost is $75.00 per individual, $70.00 per child for family registrations.
WHHS Camp July 21 - July 25, 2008 (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Warren Hills HS)
Leagues
1) For information on winter indoor leagues, spring training sessions, or camps
please contact Central Jersey Field Hockey (www.centraljfh.com):
203 Main St #249
Flemington NJ 08822
(908) 369-1488
HealthQuestion Sports Dome - Indoor Field Hockey
2) Summer Pickup Hockey - Mansfield Township
July and August, at Comcast Fields, one night a week from 6-8PM. Look for details in Spring 2007.
For more information contact Diana Margolin at (908) 636-6028 or dimike1@comcast.net.
3) North Jersey Field Hockey League - Fall Recreation Hockey
For 7th and 8th graders, plays on Sundays. Practices are set around
Warren Hills Middle School. You can play on this team in addition
to your school team. For more information contact Diana Margolin at
(908) 636-6028 or dimike1@comcast.net.
