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Greetings to all Astros Indoor Field Hockey Club Members!!!
Yes, that's correct ... indoor!!! The outdoor season is about 3/4 done, so it's
time to start planning again for indoor hockey, especially since some of you have already made some inquiries about indoor.
Please forward to others that may be interested that are not playing outdoor this season.
PLEASE REPLY BY AUGUST 31, 2004 AT THE LATEST!
For those who haven't played indoor hockey before, it is a different game from outdoor, but it's an exciting game and
a great way to improve your skills. Some examples of differences between indoor and outdoor include:
- There are only 5 field players & a kicking back or goalie on the pitch (so everyone gets a lot
more opportunity
to be involved in field play),
Indoor sticks are used, which are generally lighter and have a thinner head,
Hitting or raising the ball in field play is not allowed,
The ball can only be raised if it is a shot/flick at net,
The boards can be used as an additional player/pass,
Free pushes are given to the defending team if the ball goes off the end line (regardless of who touches it last), etc.,
All players, except for the kicking back/goalie, line up outside the net on the opposite side of where the opponent is
pushing the ball out on a defensive penalty corner,
More indoor rules and differences will be discussed at the Rules/Umpiring Clinic (generally scheduled for early October).
Indoor Rules Link - http://www.fieldhockey.ca/umpire/2001-rulesind.pdf
Indoor Rules Interpretations Link - http://www.fieldhockey.ca/umpire/3umpinti.html
This information will be used for field hockey purposes only and is required for
insurance (via Field Hockey Canada) and registration (with CLFHA - i.e. ladies' league, Field Hockey Alberta - FHA, Sport
Alberta, and AGLC - i.e. the casino people).
- Name:
- Home Phone:
- Work Phone:
- Cell and/or Fax Phone:
- Address:
- Postal Code:
- Date of Birth (YYYY.MM.DD):
- E-mail Address:
- Playing Indoor
and Outdoor Experience (If New to Ladies' League and/or Astros
FHC):
- Preferred Position (If Any):
- Indoor League
Availability:
- Fall ONLY
(October - December)
- Winter ONLY
(January - March)
- Both
- Sub. ONLY
($30 Registration/Ins. + $10 Per Game)
- Not Available
- Indoor Umpiring:
- We will be looking to have a MAXIMUM of 12 - 15 (full-time) players
per team.
- If there are significant discrepancies in numbers, we may move players between our teams
to balance things out.
Team reps will contact players which do not have E-mail and relay the info. to them.
Practices will start up the week of September 13th. More details will follow
once we get confirmation on who is playing and practicing.
The indoor season will start on Sun., Oct.
17th ... all games are played at Talisman Centre.
INDOOR FEES (Due Sun., Oct. 24th):
The Astros FHC fees are the same as last year.
- Cheques should be made payable to "Astros
FHC".
Leagues fees are due week of Oct. 24th.
See the attached
or the Astros FHC website for details on fees - http://astrosfh.tripod.com/astrosfieldhockeyclub/id6.html
Uniform fees must be paid prior to players receiving uniforms.
No money = no uniform
INDOOR PRACTICES (Start Week of Sept. 13th):
For the month of September, players who have played indoor before should
attend the Monday training sessions.
Players who are new or fairly new to the indoor game should
attend the Wednesday training sessions.
Starting mid-October, players may attend one or both of the Monday and Wednesday training sessions.
*For current Dinos athletes, the training sessions
are optional so that you don't over train.
- MONDAY PRACTICES - Held at the U of
C, Red Gym, from 6:45pm - 8:45pm, STARTING SEPT. 13TH and ending Dec. 6th.
- WEDNESDAY PRACTICES - Held at the
U of C Gold Gym, from 8:45pm - 10:30pm, STARTING SEPT. 15TH and ending Dec. 8th.
- They will be held every week, with the exception of Oct. 11th
(Thanksgiving).
- We realize that some of you aren't able to make all practices, but would encourage players
to attend as many indoor practices as possible.
- After the Christmas Break, Monday practices resume Jan. 10th
and run until Apr. 11th. The only closure will be Feb. 15th
for Family Day.
- A
Minimum of 8 Practices Are MANDATORY for All NEW INDOOR PLAYERS (for those who cannot attend on a regular basis).
As indoor is quite different from outdoor, it is VERY important and VERY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you attend as many
practices as possible as the skills and technique required to do the skills well are somewhat different as are the rules and
the game itself. In outdoor, players can 'get by' with minimal basic skills, there is a lot more action and it becomes
apparent very quickly if players do not have good basic INDOOR skills. Indoor is a fantastic game and will help players
really improve their tight stick and passing skills as well as improve game tactics, but practice is critical to this.
MANDATORY UMPIRING/RULES CLINIC:
- ALL players MUST attend a MANDATORY INDOOR UMPIRING
CERTIFICATION CLINIC that will be scheduled for early October.
- It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED for players who have their
indoor umpiring certification to attend an Indoor RULES Clinic.
- EVERYONE who is playing indoor hockey will be scheduled for umpiring/shadowing assignments.
It will be the assigned player's responsibility to arrange to switch assigned umpiring/shadowing duties with other players
within the team.
- If a player fails to show up as scheduled (and has not arranged for a substitute), the
player will be required to pay $10.00 per incident.
- Each player will likely be assigned at least 2 or 3 matches to umpire or shadow.
- If you do not show up for the clinic and neither your team reps nor I have been contacted beforehand, we will presume that you wish to pay fee
1.
FALL INDOOR LEAGUE STARTS - Sun., Oct. 17th
(Talisman Centre):
- Games will start on Sun., Oct. 17th. Game
time to be announced.
- All games are played at Talisman Centre on SUNDAYS, anywhere between 7:00am and 10:00pm.
- Game time will vary from week to week.
- Please arrive at least 20 - 30 minutes prior to matches.
- If you are going to be late or cannot make the game, please let your team rep(s) know at least
the day prior to the game. Otherwise, you will need to pay $1.00 to the club slush fund.
UNIFORMS:
- Sleeveless shirts are available for $35
- Socks are available for $6
- OPTIONAL Golf shirts (Astros, Omegas, Sonics
teams) are available for $15
- OPTIONAL T-shirts (Mystix, Scorpions, Saints,
Warriors, Zodiacs teams) are available for $12
- OPTIONAL Long-sleeved T-shirts are available
for $25
- OPTIONAL Long-sleeved Dri-weave shirts are available for
$35
- Players are responsible for their own shorts, mouth guards, shin guards, and INDOOR
sticks.
- Indoor sticks can be purchased through Nancy McCutcheon of Nanook Pursuits Inc. at 229-2776.
Her address is 4237 Richmond Rd. S.W.
ASTROS
FHC TEAM REPS/CONTACTS:
TNT-INDOOR (aka Astros-A)
- CLFHA/Team Rep - Verla Wong
- Alternate Team Rep(s) - Dee-Ann Radford, Amy Sanderson
- Coach - N/A
- Uniform Colours - Lt. Blue
shirt, black shorts, black socks (Wear NAVY shirts when playing Bluestreaks
ASTROS-INDOOR (aka Astros-A
+ new Sonics-A)
SONICS-INDOOR (aka Sonics-A
+ new Astros-A)
-
CLFHA/Team
Rep - Angelyn Reiman, Aleisha Bartier
-
Alternate Team Rep(s) - Colleen Macdonald
-
Coach - Verla Wong (Part-Time), Aaron Guest (TBC)
-
Uniform Colours - Forest
green shirt, black shorts, grey socks (Wear WHITE shirts when playing Omegas)
OMEGAS-INDOOR
(aka Omegas-Outdoor)
- CLFHA/Team Rep - Heather James
- Alternate Team Rep(s) - Tracey Giustini, Sue Sandercock
(Indoor ONLY)
- Coach - Cheryl De Souza, Rhiannon Kreamer
- Uniform
Colours - Navy shirt, black shorts, black socks
STARS-INDOOR (aka Stars-Outdoor)
MYSTIX-INDOOR
- CLFHA/Team Rep - Pam Sario (TBC)
- Alternate Team Rep(s) - Miranda Visser (TBC),
- Coach - Laura Yacyshen
- Uniform
Colours - Lt. Purple shirt, black shorts, purple socks
TITANS-INDOOR (aka Sonics-C Outdoor)
- CLFHA/Team Rep - Glenda Kilroe
- Alternate Team Rep(s) - Colleen Kwan, Erin Cox (TBC),
- Team Rep(s) in Training - ???
- Coach - Christin Bracken (TBC), Angelyn Reiman (TBC),
Colleen Macdonald (TBC)
- Uniform Colours - TBC
SCORPIONS FHC
TEAM REPS/CONTACTS:
SCORPIONS-INDOOR
- CLFHA/Team Rep - J.D. Dhillon
- Alternate Team Rep(s) - Robin Sawford
- Coach - Anita Massey, J.D. Dhillon
SAINTS-INDOOR
- CLFHA/Team Rep - Verla Wong
- Team Rep(s) in Training - Jenn Hosfield, Jenny Peacock,
- Coach - Verla Wong
- Asst. Coach(es) - Lisa Jolicoeur, Katherine Olsen,
WARRIORS-INDOOR
- CLFHA/Team Rep - Anita Massey
- Team Rep(s) in Training - Courtney Watson, Jenn Woodfine
(TBC),
- Coach - Anita Massey
- Asst. Coaches - Jenny Park, Robin Sawford,
If you have any questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to contact your team reps or me.
Verla Wong
, Astros Field Hockey Club
Astros, Mystix, Omegas, Sonics, Stars, TNT, Titans
' Phone: (403) 205 - 2870
: Fax:
(403) 205 - 1705
* E-mail: verla.wong@eds.com
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