AFH will post any club tryout information that we can share. Club teams, please email arlingtonfieldhockey@gmail.com
so we can share your information!
HUSEL FIELD HOCKEY CLUB TRYOUTS
AUGUST 7th
For those interested in playing beyond recreational field hockey,
HUSEL Hockey Club is hosting tryouts for its U10/U12/U14 (Fall and Winter teams), and U16/U19 (Winter teams)
along with selections for the USA Field Hockey Festival in Tampa over Thanksgiving.
Link to register here
https://www.huselsports.com/collections/clubs/products/2022-2023-tryouts
Location: GMU Field House, 4501 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
(always type in GMU Field House in directions or else it will take you elsewhere)
Date: Sunday, August 7th
Time:
U10/U12: 10am-11:30am
U14: 11:30am-1pm
U16: 1pm-3pm
U19: 3pm-5pm
AFH REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY FULL
We are making teams and assessing coaches and players, so we can open up more spots.
Please add your name to the waitlist, so we can be sure to get you in once spots open
For those who did not register before we filled up, I know this is frustrating. Unfortunately the desire to play field hockey out balances the coaches, the field space, and the volunteers running our organization.
AFH 2022 fall season information
Practice times are not yet confirmed, but if we follow last year's schedule they will be as follows:
All practices on Monday at Longbridge park
3rd/4th grade teams - practice 5PM - 6PM
5th/6th grade teams - practice 6PM-7PM
7th/8th grade teams - practice 7PM - 8PM
Games will be Sunday mornings at Bishop O'Connel HS
Season begins Labor Day Weekend or possibly the weekend before if possible. Season ends the beginning of November
IF YOU ARE AN 8th Grader trying out for your high school team, you can check the box
"8th Grader trying out for HS - Delay Payment"
This allows you to register but not pay until you know you will be joining us.
If you have any questions, please email Megan Sullivan at arlingtonfieldhockey@gmail.com
ALL RISING 8th AND 9th GRADERS ZONED FOR WAKEFIELD
Green Days Tuesdays and Thursday from 6-7:30pm at Wakefield Stadium Turf on May 31st through July 21st. These are completely OPTIONALand have no basis on tryouts. Please follow the Warrior's field hockey Instagram and the WHS Athletics website for any updates/cancellations. What you will need: running shoes, stick, shin guards, mouth guard, LOTS of water.
Tryouts begin August 1st. Tryouts lead right into practices and games, so August 1st until October 12th (final regular season game). Varsity players will then have District and Regional tournaments following regular season.
ALL 7th and 8th GRADERS ZONED FOR WASHINGTON LIBERTY
If you are considering playing field hockey at W-L, there is a "Meet the Coach" meeting
Thursday, May 19 at 7PM
https://tinyurl.com/89MainMeeting
SUMMER CAMPS, SUMMER CAMPS, SUMMER CAMPS!
Are you looking for field hockey summer camps in our area.
Here are three great options - in chronological order. You could sign your player up for a camp each month!
June 27 - July 1
Coach Sully's Field Hockey Camp
registration opens next week.
Players 7-14, all levels
Bishop O'Connell Field
(Arrival 8:30AM) Mon-Thurs. 9AM - 3PM;
Friday 9AM - 12PM
$250
June 20-24 & July 11-15
St John's College High School Field Hockey Camp
St. John's College High School
Players 5th grade -10th grade girls
June 20-24
9am-12pm
July 11-15
9am-12pm
Contact information is
$250
August 9, 10, 11
W-L Annual Youth Field Hockey Camp
Players 8-14 years, all levels
W-L STadium Turf
August 9, 10, 11
8:30AM - 11:30AM
$100 by check at W-L day of camp.
Contact: Head Coach Beth Prange Beth.prange@apsva.us, beth.prange@gmail.com
2022 KICKS OFF WITH OUR FIRST SPRING CLINIC
AFH FIELD HOCKEY - SPRING CLINIC
Arlington Field Hockey, with the help of Yorktown Field Hockey and Bishop O'Connell Field Hockey will be hosting a Spring Clinic and game day in May.
This clinic is designed for new players or players who have only played 1-2 years of rec. field hockey. Grades 3rd - 8th
We will host two clinics run by Coach Olivia Shipley, coach to the State Champions Yorktown Field Hockey. She will be joined by Yorktown Varsity field hockey players and Bishop O'Connell field hockey players.
Players will be divided into groups based on their grade.
Clinics will be Sundays from 1P - 3PM
May 1 - at Bishop O'Connell
May 8 - at Bishop O'Connell
Game Day will be Sunday from 5:30-8:30 (depending on your team's schedule)
May 15 - at Fairfax
REGISTER HERE: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/308862
FALL 2021 SEASON
That's a wrap.
What a fantastic fall season of field hockey. No bad weather or rain-outs. We had so many new players and were happy to welcome back returning players. It all came to a conclusion on Halloween with the 7th/8th grade champions - Team 3.
Yes, that's the name they chose. Team 3
Congratulations.... Team...Three!


In addition to the Championship Game, some brave parents decided to give our sport a try and take on their kids in a friendly match. Way to go, mom and dad's!

OCTOBER 19th - District Playoffs!
Our two local high schools, W-L and Wakefield, played one another in their District Playoffs, and AFH was invited to take the field wiht the high schoolers during introductions. What a special treat for our girls.


Good luck to Yorktown High School as they continue to play in the playoffs!
FALL 2021 REGISTRATION
SOLD OUT
Without more coaches we are unable to open registration to more players.
Right now, we have over 200 players registered, and another 20+ on the waitlist.
If you would like to register for fall field hockey, but we sold out too fast, please put your name down on our waitlist at this link.
https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/271772
This will collect your information, and we will send you a separate link for registration if we have open spots or get more coaches.
If you are able to coach, please reach out to Megan Sullivan at arlingtonfieldhockey@gmail.com. More coaches allows us to create more teams.



REQUEST FOR AGE GROUP COORDINATORS
We have close to 250 players registered or on the waitlist. AFH is establishing a foundation for a deep, experienced pool of field hockey players in Arlington, VA. However, as this program grows, one person can not run it by herself.
In the next year we will need to create some Age Group Coordinators. These would be parents who take on some of the responsibilities of the age groups. Helping to register, schedule and coordinate the 3rd/4th grade teams, or the 5th/6th grade teams, etc.
If you think this might be something you could do, please reach out to me, and we can start familiarizing you with the different responsibilities.
Megan Sullivan, arlingtonfieldhockey@gmail.com
AFH 8th graders,
you can tryout for your high school JV team, each high school goes through the process differently so reach out to your HS coach, and go for it! You must be here for tryouts in August, so plan vacations accordingly.