Preseason and Try-outs:
Pre-season begins on WEDNESDAY, August 14th and will end on Wednesday, August 21st. The teams will be decided after the morning practice on Wednesday, Aug 21st. We will be having 2-a-days for the first couple of days to help with the team selection. Morning practices will consist of conditioning and skills and evening practices will consist of drills and game like games.
Morning Practices: 8-10:30am
Afternoon/Evening Practices: 4-6:30pm
Wednesday, August 21st will be the final day of tryouts—morning practice that day will be the final tryout practice, from 8-10:30AM, and we will make final decisions about cuts and/or team placement after the morning practice. The teams will be posted outside the Athletic Office lobby; as well each girl will get a packet with their respected team information inside. Wednesday afternoon/evening practices will be with your respective team (and there may be changes in practice times at that point depending on each team’s schedule).
Preseason practice schedule:
August 14th: 8-10:30am and 4-6:30pm
August 15th: 8-10:30am and 4-6:30pm
August 16th: 8-10:30am and 4-6:30pm
August 19th: 8-10:30am and 4-6:30pm
August 20th: 8-10:30am and 4-6:30pm
August 21st: 8-10:30am and afternoon/evening practice with your respected team
Pre-season attendance: All players are required to attend a minimum of 7 practices by the end of tryouts on August 21st (morning and evening practices are each considered separate practices). However, we highly encourage you to attend ALL of the practices. Players will be excused on a case-by-case basis, so please contact us to determine whether you will be excused. Please try to plan your schedule to avoid missing practices. If, for any reason, you are going to miss try-out practices please inform us in advance. NOTE: Not having required items turned in is not an acceptable excuse to miss tryouts.
Each player must bring their equipment to every practice. Equipment includes field hockey stick, running shoes, cleats/turf shoes, shinguards, water bottle and MOST IMPORTANTLY a mouthguard. Every player MUST have a mouthguard at every practice in order to participate. They can be purchased at most sporting goods stores for about $2-3. According to the rules of our leagues the mouthguard must be a color, it cannot be clear. Not having a mouthguard is not an acceptable excuse for missing tryouts. The University of Michigan Dental School also holds a free clinic during which you can get a molded mouthguard made (call the School of Dentistry Information, (734) 763-6933, for more information and the date when the clinic is held). We will have some extra sticks and shinguards available to be borrowed during preseason for those who want to wait until after cuts are made to purchase their own. If you are a returning player and have an extra stick, please bring it to lend to newcomers trying out for the team. Each player should also bring their own water bottle to each practice.
Team Selection:
The field hockey team will consist of a maximum of 60 players, divided into a varsity squad and one or two JV squads. Depending on how many players try out for the team this year, we may have two small JV teams, or one larger JV team. This will be decided once we know how many players are trying out, and we will keep everyone informed as soon as this decision is made.
Team Selections based on:
During preseason, the coaches will be assessing each player’s attitude, coachability, effort, fitness and skill. These factors will be considered when deciding if a player has made the team, and if so, on which team she will be placed. Any significant changes in a player’s attitude, effort, or skill can always result in the possibility of mobility between teams, either upward or downward. The best players no matter their grade, previous team experience will make the varsity and junior varsity teams. This year is a new year so each girl needs to show the coaches why they deserve to make varsity or junior varsity.
Criteria for Making Varsity and JV Teams:
· Attendance at a minimum number of preseason practices is required (as described above); exceptions for extreme/unusual circumstances may be made at the discretion of the coaches.
· SKILL: your skill level and your potential skill that will develop this preseason and season
· EFFORT: how hard do you work...do you give 110% every day and push yourself to improve...do you work on your individual skills on your own time...do you cheat on the runs/workouts when you think the coaches can’t see you?
· ATTITUDE: do you listen to the coaches...are you willing to try new skills we teach...are you respectful to all of the coaches and your teammates?
· CONDITIONING: your level of conditioning and how much it improves during preseason, can you pass the fitness test?
Depending on the number of players we have tryout for the team, Varsity will likely consist of 18-20 players, JV Green of 18-20 players, and JV Gold of 20-22 players (these numbers are estimates).
Eligibility for returning Huron players: Please remember, you must pass at least 5 classes AND have a 2.0 GPA from the spring term to be eligible to play a Fall sport. If you do not meet these minimum academic requirements, you will need to take summer school to bring your grades up, or you will not be eligible to play on the field hockey team (you can call the athletic office if you are unsure of your athletic eligibility or have questions about summer school). Due to the marking period schedule, if you are still considered ineligible from Spring 2013 when school starts in the Fall, you will not be eligible to participate in a Fall sport at all—please check your grades before the summer to make sure that you have ample time to meet the eligibility requirements before Fall.
AA Huron Field Hockey Pre-Season Fitness Testing 2013
Wednesday, August 14th: 8:00am
· You will perform the Beep Test. When you finish the beep test you will have a 2-minute break and will then jog around the field until all of your teammates are finished.
o Varsity Field Players must reach a level of 10.5 and GKs must reach a level of 9.5
o Junior Varsity Field Players must reach a level of 8.0 and GKs must reach a level of 7.0
· 4* 50 yard sprint. Complete each sprint in 8 seconds with a 22 second break
· 4*75 yard sprint. Complete each sprint in 12 seconds with a 33 second break
· 4*100 yard sprint. Complete each sprint in 18 seconds with a 42 second break
· Run a 16 yard sprint twice
· Illinois Agility- during pre-season this will be done without a stick and a ball. The distance from the start cone to the finish cone is 10 yard. There should be 3 ½ yards between each center cone
Stand with both feet behind the starting line, heels down. When the player moves either heel, start time. Time stops after the player follows the course and torso breaks the plane of the finish line. Players should be able to run this in 16.5 seconds or less
· Push up test: do as many push ups as you can in a minute
Form requirements for pre-season
Before the first day of pre-season (Wednesday, August 14th), each player MUST have the following fees and forms completed (and signed) and on file with the Athletic Office:
· 2013-2014 “Ann Arbor Huron High School Athletic Medical Record” form
· “High School Athletic Participation Fees and Letter of Understanding” form
· Green “Medical Treatment Consent” card
· $30 Benefit Fee
· Pay-to-Participate Fee (TBD)
The Athletic Office will not be open in the morning before practice begins on August 8th, so forms and fees should be turned in to the Athletic Office (NOT to the coaches) by Tuesday, August 13th. It would be a good idea to call the office at (734) 994-2075 to make sure that someone will be there when you arrive. Each year we have players come to practice on the first day (including returners who know better!) expecting to be able to play without a physical, you will NOT be allowed to practice if these 2013-2014 forms & fees are not on file. Also, the first four items listed above must be on file before you can participate in any Huron field hockey summer workouts (the $150 participation fee does not need to be turned in to participate in summer workouts). Required forms may be picked up at the Athletic Office.
For those having trouble getting a doctor’s appointment for their physical, Concentra (3131 S. State St., Suite 100; 213-6285) offers clinic physicals for $25. Concentra is open Monday-Friday from 8:00am to 6:00pm.