Westport Field Hockey Association



Westport Field Hockey Association

Indoor Tournament

Sponsored by: The Staples Field Hockey Booster Club

You are invited to participate in the Westport Field Hockey Association Indoor Tournament to be held on Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at Staples High School. High school grades 9 -11 are allowed to participate in the High School tournament and 6-8 graders in the middle school tournament. This is a developmental tournament for the fall 2010 season. Please respond early as space is limited to 18 HS and MS teams to allow for ample playing time on 3 full-size courts.

Attached you will find a roster list, which along with releases and the full entrance fee needs to be returned to the Staples Field Hockey Booster Club by Friday February 12, 2010. Upon receiving your team roster, liability releases and fee, a packet containing team color and details of the day will be sent to your “coaching” contact.

Teams will be registered on a first come first serve basis. There is a no refund policy on entrance fees with team cancellations after February 22, 2010. A waiting list system will be used for those teams beyond the eighteen allowable.

I hope you will join us in what is sure to be a fun-filled day of field hockey! Any questions please feel free to contact Ian Ashken at iashken@ or Sarah Hiner at sarahhiner@ regarding the High School tournament and Scott Bennewitz scott.bennewitz@ or Robert Jenkins at Robert.jenkins@ regarding the Middle School tournament.

We hope to see you on March 6th!

Sincerely,

Ian Ashken

Co-President

Staples Field Hockey Booster Club

Westport Field Hockey Association

Indoor Tournament Roster

Tournament Date: Saturday March 6, 2010

$400 per team, 10 player minimum. Each additional player over 10 is $40.00

Individual checks will not be accepted. Please make one check payable to: “Staples Field Hockey Booster Club”

No refund on team cancellations after February 22, 2010.

Team Name: _________________________

Coaching Contact: _____________________Phone:________________

Parent Coach:_________________________ Phone:________________

Email addresses: ____________________________________________

Preferred Light Color:____________Preferred Dark Color:__________

Name Email Address Contact Phone #

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Return roster, liability releases and complete entrance fee by February 12, 2010 to:

Staples Field Hockey Booster Club

Attn: Ian Ashken

22 Bluewater Hill

Westport, CT 06880

Cell # 914 216 9584

Please note:

• Each player must fill out a Staples Field Hockey Booster Club Release form with a parent/guardian signature. Please return these forms with your roster and 1 check per team.

• Tournament t-shirts will be available for participant purchase. Winners will receive a complementary “champion” t-shirt.

• A concession stand will be offering breakfast, lunch and snack items for you and your players.

Staples Field Hockey Booster Club

Indoor Tournament Details

WHO Open to any high school girl, grades 9 – 11, and Middles School girls, grades 6-8, maximum 18 teams per Tournament.  Schools or Clubs may request additional teams. 3rd requests will be put on a wait list until Feb 12th.

WHAT 5v5 + goalie round robin tournament with single elimination format. Fully equipped goalie is mandatory for play. All teams are guaranteed at least three games and most four.

WHEN Saturday, March 6, 2009 (no snow date is scheduled.)

Call snow cancellation line (203) 341-5074

TIME 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. High School Players

(please be there at least 30 minutes before the start time)

WHERE Staples High School Fieldhouse

70 North Avenue

Westport, CT 06880

ENTRY $ 400/Team (Minimum 10 players per team). Each additional

FEE player over 10 is $40

Make check payable to “Staples Field Hockey Booster Club”

TEAMS Minimum 10 players. If you do not have 10,

individuals may be assigned to your team

RULES Official Indoor Rules (see attached)

EQUIPMENT Mouth guards, shin guards and eye protectors are mandatory

Indoor sticks are not required

Shoes must be non-marking (no black soles, no cleats)

GUIDELINES:

1. Teams must follow CIAC Rules:

a. High school coaches cannot coach their own teams

b. Teams cannot wear school field hockey uniforms

c. The team roster must be open to all girls in the high school

2. Your team must have an adult chaperone and designated “coach” at all times and games

3. A lunch break will be included in the schedule. Food and beverages will be sold at the tournament. No food or drink is allowed in the fieldhouse.

4. Tournament T-shirts will be available for purchase.

Staples Field Hockey Booster Club

Indoor Tournament

Sponsored by the Westport Field Hockey Association

Travel Directions to Staples High School

CT Turnpike (I-95)

Exit #18, Sherwood Island Exit. Go to Post Road. At Post Road intersection turn right onto the Post Road. Turn left onto Morningside Drive North. Go to top of hill and turn right onto Long Lots Road. About ¼ mile turn left onto North Avenue. About ½ mile on right is the entrance to Staples High School. As you enter, tennis courts will be on your left. Go past the courts and stay to your left. The field house south entrance is straight ahead behind the main school.

Merrit Parkway (#15)

From NYC: Exit # 42. At end of exit take left and go straight to 4-way intersection. * Go straight to next intersection. Take left onto Cross Highway. At next 4-way stop, take a right onto North Avenue. About ½ mile you will see Staples entrance on the left. Go past the tennis courts and stay to your left. The field house south entrance is straight ahead.

From New Haven: Exit #42. At end of exit take right and continue straight to

4-way intersection. Continue directions from * above.

Basic Rules for Indoor Hockey

Indoor Hockey differs from conventional 100 yard long outdoor hockey in that it requires tighter play in a smaller area. Adaptation in the outdoor rules was made to compensate for this tighter play. These rule adaptations require players to refine their passing and ball control skills. In Indoor Hockey, boards are used along the sidelines. The ball can be played off these boards and stay in play.

The Indoor Hockey rules are the same as outdoor rules with these exceptions:

1. Teams: teams consist of not more than 6 players on the court (this may be 5 field players and a goalkeeper or 6 field players with a “designated goalie”).

2. Push-in: for balls out of bounds over the sidelines, the ball is placed 1 meter inside the boards. The opponents must be 3 meters away from the player taking the push-in.

3. Free Push: all opposing team members must be 3 meters away from the player taking the free push. If the free push is within 3 meters of the opponents circle, players from both teams must be 3 meters away.

4. Push out: awarded when the ball goes out over the endline either a) by the attack, or b) unintentionally off the defense. The defense takes the push out from anywhere inside the circle. Opponents must be outside the circle and 3 meters away.

5. Penalty Corner: all defense must be behind the goalline and on the opposite side of the goalcage from where the corner is taken. Only the goalkeeper may be in the goalcage.

6. Offsides: there is no offsides in indoor hockey.

7. Fouls: A player may not:

a. hit the ball;

b. lift the ball except for a shot on goal;

c. hit at or play the ball in the air;

d. “jab” tackle or play the ball intentionally into an opponent;

e. play an aerial ball outside the circle with a hand or dead stick (player must wait for the ball to settle)

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