Welcome to another season of CHOCKSETT Field Hockey! I will be your head coach this year. I would like to meet with the girls interested in playing this year on Thursday during AE in Mr. DeMarco's room for uniforms and help getting ready for the season! The first practice will be on Tuesday, September 8th, with practices on Wednesday and Thursday that week as well. Our first game will be on Friday, September 11th VS QUABBIN (home game). Please keep note of the schedule in the Field Hockey Schedule '09 section. There are two changes. October 9 to the 8th, and October 15 to the 16th. -Mr. DeMarco --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9/2/09 REMINDER: Green cards MUST be in before an athelete can practice. They must also have a current physical on file with the school before they can play. Please make sure your daughter or son has a current physical and green card in to MR. DeMARCO as soon as possible! -Mr. DeMarco --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9/11/09 (updated) EQUIPMENT: Athletes MUST have the following pieces of equipment: Lacross/Field Hockey caged (Cascade?) goggles. Shin guards (Field Hockey or Soccer). COLORED MOUTH GUARD. Pair of Blue knee socks and a pair of White knee socks. Field Hockey Stick. Blue shorts to be worn under skirt/kilt. Highly Recommended to avoid injury: Field Hockey Gloves and plastic soccer cleats. Again, please make sure your daughter/son has their green card and physical in by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. (September 9th). -Mr. DeMarco ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 9/13/09 2009 Roster - Congratulations! Erin Burgwinkle - C Emelia Thibeault - C Katie Stanovich - C Stephanie Smith Amanda Murphy Julia Smollin Allyson Bowker Katherine O'Reilly Emma McGrath Sydney Santiago Alex Barilone Rose Keeffe Dhara Blanchette Lauren O'Toole Allyson Shaw Jillian Decker Madeline Glow Rachel Kush --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2009 Schedule VS QUABBIN - L (0-4) @ Narragansett - L (0-9) VS MOUNTVIEW - L (0-3) VS ST. LEO'S - W (1-0) @ Central Tree - W (3-1) @ Overlook - W (4-0) VS GARDNER - L (1-3) VS CENTRAL TREE - W (4-2) @ Quabbin - L (1-4) @ Mountview - L (1-3) VS OVERLOOK - W (F) @ St. Leo's - W (5-3) VS NARRAGANSETT - T (1-1) @ Gardner - W (3-0) Season Record: 7-6-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9/16/09 Today's game will be at Gilman Waite field in Templeton, NOT at the High School. Same field as last year. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9/29/09 Today's game will be played at the Central Tree Middle School field. The game at St. Leo's will be played at the following location: 456 Litchfield Street in Leominster. NOT at the school. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/3/09 It was a tough week, playing three games in four days. We managed to win two out of three games! Although the team came out sluggish on Friday against tough and physical Gardner team, the girls managed to fight back and almost tie the game in the closing minutes. As coach, I'm very proud of the way the girls are playing, improving, and staying positive. Well done, and I look forward to next week with games on Wednesday and Thursday! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/16/09 Today's game is cancelled due to weather. I'll let everyone know as soon as it's rescheduled. Also, to the best of my knowledge there will be some sort of awards ceremony in November. More details to follow when they become available. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/23/09 Today's game against Gardner will be AT Gardner High School. Thank you! REMINDER: We will have one final Field Hockey Meeting on Tuesday, October 27th till 4:45pm. Details to follow. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/23/09 What a season! Thank you all for one of the most memorable sports seasons in my coaching career. I have had a great time coaching this extraordinary group of athletes. To see where they started and be a part of where they finished was an honor and a privilege. I am very proud of the time, effort, and pure joy these girls gave to the team. It made my job as coach easy and fun, and it will be missed greatly. The team has a great core of returning players for next year, and with some help perhaps we can recruit a whole new crew of great players... Thank you to all my field hockey athletes who gave so much this season. Thank you to the parents for being so generous in helping me and the team. Thank you to those who gave their time to help me instruct the players. Thank you to the administration for being so supportive. Coach DeMarco