Fall Varsity & JV Field Hockey Begins Monday 8/24!

OUR LANCER FH PHILOSOPHY:

1) Do the MOST Good

2) Show the GREATEST Kindness

3) Be the BEST Teammate

EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

Sunday August 23, 2026

• EHS FH Preseason begins Monday 8/24!

• We practice EVERY DAY Monday-Saturday 7:30-11:30am. Players arrive at 7:15am at stadium storage area to help move equipment. We start practice promptly at 7:30am.

• ALL PLAYERS are expected to be at the full practice all 6 days.

• We will have evening make-up practices ONLY for those who absolutely cannot make it to the morning practice due to work or family commitments that cannot be changed.

NOTE: NYSPHSAA & Section V rules state that each team and each individual player MUST complete 6 practices before participating in a scrimmage or game. Varsity players will only have 6 practice opportunties before their first scrimmage (which is on Mon 8/31). JV players will have only 7 practice opportunities prior to their first scrimmage (which is on Tues 9/1). SO PLEASE, review THE WEEK AHEAD rundown below very carefully from Mon 8/24 through to Saturday 8/29. Make sure you arrange with your employers to have time off to attend all of our practices. You need to complete 6 by the end of the week!

What to bring to practice ALL DAYS:

• FH gear (stick, mouthguard, shin guards, turf shoes or cleats (optional) AND sneakers (in case we move indoors)

• Full water bottle

• Wear appropriate comfortable workout clothes (no belly tops or bare midriffs)

• Bring a healthy snack for our break around 10:30am (Coach Fischer will not have snacks once preseason begins)

• An extra change or of clothes is also a good idea in case it rains (we will practice outdoors in all weather, unless there is lightning our a heavy downpour)

• PLEASE wear sunscreen!!

Where to get picked up:

• Pick-up near stadium gates or at the benches in the the late bus pick-up area (to the right when facing the main entrance)

When to get picked up first week:

• Morning Practice (Monday-Saturday) plan pick-up 11:30-11:45am

• Alternate Evening Practice (Mon-Tues-Weds-Fri-Sat) plan pick-up 7:30-7:45pm

• Alternate Evening Practice (Thursday ONLY) plan pick-up 5:30-5:45pm

NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNICATION TOOL:

PLAYERS & PARENTS PLEASE PUT THE APP ON YOUR PHONE ASAP!!

The school district is adopting a new communication tool that allows students and their parents to see all school district messages — including messages from sports teams — at the same time. For field hockey, this eliminates the need for multiple texts groups for players and parents — everyone gets the same message at the same time. This tool replaces text messaging. All players and parents should download the free APP to their phones as soon as possible. (I am assuming the APP will be pre-loaded on the student laptops that are issued by the school district.)

Parents use the app called Parent Square

Students use the app called Student Square

KEY EHS FH DATES for Players & Parents (updated 8/22/26)

Mon 8/24 FIRST DAY Preseason daily practices MONDAY - SATURDAY. ALL PLAYERS 7:30-11:30am @EHS stadium or @EHS baseball turf

Tues 8/25 and Weds 8/26 Link Crew training 7:30am-2pm (impacts Addy & Quinn… let us know if there are others)

Thurs 8/27 Freshman Orientation 7:30am-2pm (impacts all 9th graders, plus Addy and Quinn for Link Crew)

Thurs 8/27 Mandatory Parent Sports Information Night: 6pm in EHS cafeteria

Mon 8/31 JV morning practice 7:30-11:30 AND Varsity-only 5pm scrimmage @EHS vs ER/Mercy AND Varsity-only team photos

Tues 9/1 Varsity scrimmage @EHS vs Hilton 8:30am AND JV scrimmage @EHS vs Hilton 10am

Thurs 9/3 TBD (not sure yet whether we will have evening games at IHS or V & JV morning practice at EHS)

Mon 9/7 LABOR DAY holiday (NO FH Activities)

Tues 9/8 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL & first after school practice 3:30-5:30

Thurs 9/10 JV team photos (prior to JV-only HOME game vs Schroeder)

Thx, Coach Fischer

Text/voice 585-233-2105

TFischer@eastiron.org

MONDAY 8/24 - Preseason Practice #1

MORNING PRACTICE on Stadium Turf

• 7:30-11:30am

  • Players arrive 7:15am

  • Plan pick-up 11:30-11:45am

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ALTERNATE EVENING PRACTICE on Softball Turf (ONLY for players who cannot make one or morning practices this first week Mon 8/24 - Sat 8/29)

• 5:30-7:30pm

  • Players arrive 5:15pm

  • Plan pick-up 7:30-7:45pm

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TUESDAY 8/25 - Preseason Practice #2

MORNING PRACTICE on Stadium Turf

• 7:30-11:30am

  • Players arrive 7:15am

  • Plan pick-up 11:30-11:45am

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ALTERNATE EVENING PRACTICE on Softball Turf (ONLY for players who cannot make one or morning practices this first week Mon 8/24 -Sat 8/29)

• 5:30-7:30pm

  • Players arrive 5:15pm

  • Plan pick-up 7:30-7:45pm

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WEDNESDAY 8/26 - Preseason Practice #3

MORNING PRACTICE on Stadium Turf

• 7:30-11:30am

  • Players arrive 7:15am

  • Plan pick-up 11:30-11:45am

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ALTERNATE EVENING PRACTICE on Softball Turf (ONLY for players who cannot make one or morning practices this first week Mon 8/24 - Sat 8/29)

• 5:30-7:30pm

  • Players arrive 5:15pm

  • Plan pick-up 7:30-7:45pm

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THURSDAY 8/27 - Preseason Practice #4 (Plus Parent Info Night)

MORNING PRACTICE on Stadium Turf

• 7:30-11:30am

  • Players arrive 7:15am

  • Plan pick-up 11:30-11:45am

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ALTERNATE EVENING PRACTICE on Softball Turf (ONLY for players who cannot make one or morning practices this first week Mon 8/24 - Sat 8/29)

• 3:30-5:30pm

  • Players arrive 3:15pm

  • Plan pick-up 5:30-5:45pm

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MANDATORY PARENT SPORTS INFORMATION NIGHT

• 6-7pm EHS Cafeteria

  • This meeting is mandatory (presentation by Athletic Director with lots of NEW info on stadium, communication tools, academic eligibility process and Athletic Trainer)

  • At least one parent from Each FH family should attend (players can also attend, but it is optional for players)

  • Our FH coaching staff gets rated on parent attendance at this meeting, so PLEASE attend, if you can!

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FRIDAY 8/28 - Preseason Practice #5

MORNING PRACTICE on Stadium Turf

• 7:30-11:30am

  • Players arrive 7:15am

  • Plan pick-up 11:30-11:45am

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ALTERNATE EVENING PRACTICE on Softball Turf (ONLY for players who cannot make one or morning practices this first week Mon 8/24 - Sat 8/29)

• 5:30-7:30pm

  • Players arrive 5:15pm

  • Plan pick-up 7:30-7:45pm

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SATURDAY 8/29 - Preseason Practice #6

MORNING PRACTICE on Softball Turf

• 7:30-11:30am

  • Players arrive 7:15am

  • Plan pick-up 11:30-11:45am

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NO ALTERNATE EVENING PRACTICE

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SUNDAY 8/30 - No FH Activities

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MONDAY 8/31 - JV 7:30am Practice / V 5pm Scrimmage

JV-ONLY MORNING PRACTICE on Stadium Turf

• 7:30-11:30am

  • Players arrive 7:15am

  • Plan pick-up 11:30-11:45am

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NO ALTERNATE EVENING PRACTICE

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VARSITY-ONLY 5pm HOME SCRIMMAGE vs ER/Mercy

3pm Players arrive at EHS

• 3:15pm Individual & Team Photos

• 3:30pm Team snack & Team pre-scrimmage meeting

• 4:15pm Set up turf for scrimmage

• 4:30pm pre-scrimmage warm-ups

5pm Scrimmage start time

6:30pm Scrimmage end time (approx)

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TUESDAY 9/1 - V & JV Scrimmage Morning!

VARSITY 8:30am HOME SCRIMMAGE vs Hilton

7:15am V Players arrive at EHS

• 7:30am Team pre-scrimmage meeting

• 7:45am Set up turf for scrimmage

• 8am pre-scrimmage warm-ups

8:30am Scrimmage start time

9:45am Scrimmage end time (approx)

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JV 10am HOME SCRIMMAGE vs Hilton

8:30am JV Players arrive at EHS

• 8:30am Watch varsity scrimmage from the bleachers

• 9:30am pre-scrimmage warm-ups (on track)

10am Scrimmage start time

11:15am Scrimmage end time (approx)

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WEDNESDAY 9/2 - V & JV Practice Morning

MORNING PRACTICE on Stadium Turf

• 7:30-11:30am

  • Players arrive 7:15am

  • Plan pick-up 11:30-11:45am

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NO ALTERNATE EVENING PRACTICE

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THURSDAY 9/3 - TBD (not sure yet whether we have evening games at IHS or V & JV morning practices)

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FRIDAY 9/4 - V & JV Practice Morning

MORNING PRACTICE on Softball Turf

• 7:30-11:30am

  • Players arrive 7:15am

  • Plan pick-up 11:30-11:45am

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NO ALTERNATE EVENING PRACTICE

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SATURDAY 9/5 - V & JV GAME DAY!!

JV 10am HOME GAME vs Mendon

8:45am Players arrive at EHS

• 9am Team pre-game meeting

• 9:15am Set up turf for game

• 9:30am Pre-game warm-ups

10am Game start time

11:15am Game end time (approx)

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Varsity 11:30am HOME GAME vs Mendon

10am Players arrive at EHS

• 10:15am Team pre-game meeting

• 10:30am Offense corner practice on Softball turf (everyone else cheers on JV)

• 11am Pre-game warm-ups (start on track)

11:30am Game start time

12:45pm Game end time (approx)

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SUNDAY 9/6 - No FH Activities

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MONDAY 9/7 - No FH Activities (Labor Day Holiday)

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TUESDAY 9/8 - First Day of School AND First After School Practice

AFTER SCHOOL PRACTICE (location TBD)

• 3:30-5:30pm

  • Players arrive 3:15pm

  • Plan pick-up 5:30-5:45pm

CONGRATULATIONS SALICE & NICOLE!

Congratulations to our two Lancer FH varsity captains Salice (12th grade) and Nicole (10th grade) on being selected by the Section V FH Coaches for First Team All County!

A special additional congratulations to Nicole for being selected to ALL GREATER ROCHESTER!!

These are great honors for our Lancer FH program and we are proud of you both!

We Raised More Than $1,100!

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As part of our Lancer Field Hockey Cares initiative, EHS JV field Hockey Coaches Posella and Evans took the lead in organizing a Lancer Field Hockey fundraiser to benefit The Willow Domestic Violence Center. Through online donations as well as selling donuts (donated by Donuts Delite) and having a gift basket raffle during our FH games on 10/16, the team succeeded in raising more than $1,100 to benefit Willow. Lancer Field Hockey is a long-time supporter of The Willow Domestic Violence Center, having raised well over $7,000 for the organization since 2014. 

Thank you EHS FH players, families, coaches, as well as friends & alum of EHS FH, for supporting our community service efforts!!

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