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NOTE: Our Spring Modified FH Game Schedule is subject to change without notice. PLEASE ALWAYS check the online schedule at the link above before you head out to any games.

OUR LANCER FH PHILOSOPHY:

1) Do the MOST Good

2) Show the GREATEST Kindness

3) Be the BEST Teammate

EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

Sunday, April 6, 2025… Hello EIMS FH players and families! We had a great first week of practice! The players are practicing sticks skills every day (and they are getting REALLY good). They have learned key parts of the field, our basic player formation and the names of all the positions. Once we got out to EHS stadium turf on Thursday and Friday, we were able to start moving the FH ball across larger spaces while maintaining positioning. We practiced shooting on goal and started introducing defensive positioning. We have three players so far who have shown interest in learning goalkeeper. Our team is very lucky to have some skilled high school players (including our varsity goalkeeper) who are helping players with skills and positioning at our practices.

THIS WEEK we practice 3:15-5:15pm Monday-Thursday at Eastridge.

THIS WEEK we have a 5pm HOME scrimmage on Friday.

VERY IMPORTANT! - Tomorrow (Monday 4/7) we have a 6pm Meet The Coaches Night for parents/guardians in the EIMS cafeteria. We hope that at least one parent/guardian from each modified FH family can attend. Our FH coaches presentation will be useful and brief! Coach Cooper, Coach Evans and I look forward to meeting parents in person!

BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE to read this week’s FH updates and be sure to scroll further down to THE WEEK AHEAD to know what is happening each day.

Thx,

Coach Fischer

EHS Varsity Field Hockey

TEXT/Voice 585-233-2105

EMAIL Tfischer@eastiron.org

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PLAYERS ARE PREPARED FOR COLD WEATHER THIS WEEK!

We have another changeable week ahead in terms of weather. My two weather apps don’t quite agree on the extended forecast:

We will be at Eastridge all week. Given the forecast, we will have to take one day at a time to determine whether we will be outdoors or indoors. However, as things look right now, I am guessing we will be: Monday-outdoors; Tuesday-perhaps indoors (a good day to also hand out uniforms); Wednesday-outdoors; Thursday-outdoors. For the HOME scrimmage on Friday at 5pm, it looks like temps in the 40s will allow the game to proceed (but the Athletic Dept will make the final determination on Friday).

PLEASE make sure your players are prepared for cold weather on all of our practice days. A warm coat, sweatshirt, sweat pants, hat/headband and gloves are strongly recommended. We will practice outdoors in light precipitation, so a rain jacket may be a good idea on some days this week.

GAME DAY / SCRIMMAGE DAY Cold Weather Options

If the weather is very cold for a game or scrimmage, players are allowed to wear their own warm-weather gear. Options listed below:

• Players can wear a long-sleeved shirt under their jersey. It is best to wear a white shirt under the white jersey and a navy blue or black long-sleeved shirt under the navy jersey.

• Players can wear solid black or navy blue leggings under their skirt. The game socks have to be showing.

• Players can wear gloves, knit headband or knit hat.

• For the sideline, players should have very warm clothes and even blankets to wrap around while on the sideline.

BOOSTER CLUB FLOWER SALE BEGINS THIS WEEK

We will provide players and families with details pertaining to this fundraiser on Tuesday or Wednesday this week.

PLAYERS WHO ARE IN THE EIMS MUSICAL JUST NEED TO LET US KNOW IF THEY NEED TO LEAVE PRACTICES EARLY OR IF THEY WILL MISS GAMES

Coach Fischer has already spoken with the Director of the EIMS musical. She has confirmed that we have at least 10 FH players involved in the musical this year. We understand that certain players will need to leave practices early and may miss our first few games altogether. Other musical participants may have more flexibility to stay at practices longer and not miss games. All we ask is that players/families clearly communicate with us at least 1 day in advance what is required to fulfill their commitment to the musical the next day (or week, if that is easier). Some of you may have noticed that — at one point - we had four games scheduled the week of the musical. So far, we have successfully moved three of the four games to a different week. We are still working on moving the fourth game.

MONDAY 4/7

3:15-5:15pm Practice at EHS Stadium turf. Players take the Athletics Shuttle bus from EIMS to EHS. Parent pick-up 5:15-5:30pm in EHS parking lot near the stadium gates.

PLEASE MAKE SURE your players are prepared for cold weather: jacket, sweatshirt, sweat pants, knit hat or headband and GLOVES!

VERY IMPORTANT! - Monday 4/7 we also have a 6pm Meet The Coaches Night for parents/guardians in the EIMS cafeteria. We hope that at least one parent/guardian from each modified FH family can attend. Our FH presentation will be useful and brief! Coach Cooper, Coach Evans and I look forward to meeting parents in person!

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TUESDAY 4/8

3:15-5:15pm Practice at EHS Stadium turf (or possibly indoors, depending on the weather). Players take the Athletics Shuttle bus from EIMS to EHS. Parent pick-up 5:15-5:30pm in EHS parking lot near the stadium gates.

PLEASE MAKE SURE your players are prepared for cold weather: jacket, sweatshirt, sweat pants, knit hat or headband and GLOVES!

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WEDNESDAY 4/9

3:15-5:15pm Practice at EHS Stadium turf (or possibly indoors, depending on the weather). Players take the Athletics Shuttle bus from EIMS to EHS. Parent pick-up 5:15-5:30pm in EHS parking lot near the stadium gates.

PLEASE MAKE SURE your players are prepared for cold weather: jacket, sweatshirt, sweat pants, knit hat or headband and GLOVES!

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THURSDAY 4/10

3:15-5:15pm Practice at EHS Stadium turf (or possibly indoors, depending on the weather). Players take the Athletics Shuttle bus from EIMS to EHS. Parent pick-up 5:15-5:30pm in EHS parking lot near the stadium gates.

PLEASE MAKE SURE your players are prepared for cold weather: jacket, sweatshirt, sweat pants, knit hat or headband and GLOVES!

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FRIDAY 4/11

HOME Scrimmage Day!

White jerseys & white socks. PLEASE be prepared for cold weather!

4pm - Players arrive at EHS stadium storage area dressed in uniform with hair tied back. PLEASE NOTE:

• Players are welcome to take the Athletics Shuttle to EHS after school. Coach Fischer and Coach Evans will meet the players at the bus and take them indoors at EHS to a quiet space where they can have a healthy pre-game snack and/or do homework.

• Players are encouraged to bring a healthy snack from home, but the coaches will also have some healthy snacks for players who need them.

• Players who arrive on the Athletics Shuttle will head out to the stadium storage area at 4pm

4:15-4:30pm - Team sets up the turf for the scrimmage (cones in corners of field, goal cages in place, scorers table and penalty chairs in position)

4:30-4:50pm - Team on-field pre-game warm-ups

5pm - Game start time

6:15pm - Approximate time game ends

6:30pm - Approximate time players leave the turf as a team (after all equipment is picked up and goal cages removed from the field)

ATTN EHS FH PLAYERS: HOW TO CARPE DIEM 365 (START TODAY!)

We have added a new web page to provide EHS FH players with an easy-to-start and easy-to-manage way to prepare for the Fall FH season. This team is on a path to BIG improvement AGAIN in the Fall 2025 season. However, to reach our goals as a team, each individual player needs to start preparing now. Start small. Be consistent. We can show you how. Click on the button below to get started!

FALL 2024: CONGRATULATIONS LIJEYNIE & SALICE!!

LIJEYNIE — 12th grade EHS FH team captain and our center back — was named to First Team All County! This is a significant honor for Lijeynie and our entire EHS FH program. Be sure to congratulate Lijeynie when you see her!

SALICE — 11th grade EHS FH attack line player — was named to Second Team All County! This is a significant honor for Salice and our entire EHS FH program. Be sure to congratulate Salice when you see her!

FALL 2024: NYS SCHOLAR ATHLETE TEAM 12 YEARS IN A ROW!

We are pleased to announce that our Fall 2024 Lancer FH team once again earned NYS Scholar Athlete Team honors. This is the 12th year in a row that our team has achieved this honor. Academics are always a priority for our program and we are grateful to have such an amazing group of Student Athletes in our Lancer FH program.

FALL 2024: SECTION V FH TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD!

This is the fourth time in the past 12 years that Lancer FH has received the Section V Team Sportsmanship Award (2014, 2019, 2022, 2024). The award is voted on by the Greater Rochester Field Hockey Umpire Board. Coach Cooper and Coach Fischer work hard to keep our EHS FH program moving in a positive direction. We are grateful for our awesome players, fantastic parents and supportive Athletic Department. This award recognizes the efforts of players, coaches, parents and our school district in pursuing good character and sportsmanship within athletic programs and in athletic competitions.

FALL 2024: UNITED WE SUCCEED

FALL 2023: SECTION V (DIV 2) COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR

Lancer Field Hockey Coaches Cooper and Fischer were honored to be named the Fall 2023 Section V Division II Coaching Staff of the Year by our fellow Section V field hockey coaches. It is a testament to the great improvement our very young varsity team made throughout the Fall 2023 season! (DID YOU KNOW? Coach Fischer was also named Section V Division II Coach of the Year in Fall 2016. That was another season of great improvement for our Lancers and also a season in which Coach Fischer coached BOTH the varsity and JV teams.)

EHSFH ICONIC PHOTO: JV DOUBLE RAINBOW 2017

We Will Love You Always, Alina