OUR LANCER FH PHILOSOPHY:
1) Do the MOST Good
2) Show the GREATEST Kindness
3) Be the BEST Teammate
EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
Sunday July 5, 2026
I have put together a list (see below) of Key EHS FH Dates.
All EHS FH families should get these dates on their calendars.
I will update this list throughout the summer as new key dates are announced.
Also below is a Comprehensive Rundown of the First 1/2 of Our Fall FH Season.
As you know, game dates are subject to change.
Also, we have not yet locked in on our varsity FH practice times. (The Varsity Parent & Player survey I sent out earlier today will provide the information we need to finalize our varsity practice schedule.)
As with the Key Dates list, as new information becomes available I will be updating the Comprehensive Rundown of the First 1/2 of Our Fall FH Season.
Thx, Coach Fischer
Text/voice 585-233-2105
TFischer@eastiron.org
KEY EHS FH DATES for Players & Parents (updated 7/4/26)
Tues 6/30 FIRST DAY Summer Tu/Th early morning FH workouts
Mon 7/20 Online registrations for Fall sports begin
Mon 8/3 - Fri 8/7 - MARCHING BAND ONLY - Band Camp @EHS 1-9pm
Weds 8/12 - COACHES ONLY - 5pm Section V Fall coaches meeting (location TBD) All Varsity coaches must attend. Optional for JV coaches.
Thurs 8/13 - COACHES ONLY - 5pm EHS Fall coaches meeting in EHS Room 138. All Varsity and JV coaches must attend.
Tues 8/18 and Thurs 8/20 -MARCHING BAND ONLY - Marching Band mini camp 4-9pm
Thurs 8/20 LAST DAY Summer Tu/Th early morning FH workouts
Mon 8/24 FIRST DAY Preseason daily practices (practice times TBD)
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 9/3 FIRST GAME
Mon 9/7 LABOR DAY holiday
Tues 9/8 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL & first after school practice
WHAT FIRST HALF OF SEASON LOOKS LIKE SO FAR (updated 7/4/26)
Practice times are still being worked out. We will notify all EHS FH families as soon as we have the times finalized)
Monday 8/24 PRESEASON BEGINS (Preseason practice #1)
Tuesday 8/25 Preseason practice #2*
*NOTE: Link Crew training 7:30am-2pm (this impacts Addy and Quinn… let us know if there are others)
*NOTE: Marching band rehearsal 6-9pm
Wednesday 8/26 Preseason practice #3
*NOTE: Link Crew training 7:30am-2pm (this impacts Addy and Quinn… let us know ifthere are others)
Thursday 8/27 Preseason practice #4*
*NOTE: Freshman Orientation 7:30am-2pm (impacts all 9th graders, plus Addy and Quinn for Link Crew)
*NOTE: Marching band rehearsal 6-9pm
Friday 8/28 Preseason practice #5
Saturday 8/29 Preseason practice #6*
*NOTE: Team needs to complete 6 practices before 1st scrimmage or game; each player needs to complete 6 practices individually in order to be eligible to compete in a practice or game
Monday 8/31 Preseason practice #7*
*QUESTION FOR AD: Try to schedule a morning or evening scrimmage?
Tuesday 9/1 Preseason practice #8*
*QUESTION FOR AD: Try to schedule a morning scrimmage to avoid marching band conflict?
*NOTE: Marching band rehearsal 6-9pm
Wednesday 9/2 Preseason practice #9
Thursday 9/3 FIRST GAME* @IHS (evening)
*NOTE: Marching band rehearsal 6-9pm — JV players will be late; V players will miss
Friday 9/4 Preseason practice #10
Saturday 9/5 GAME #2* @EHS vs Mendon (morning)
*NOTE: We have requested this 9/5 game get changed to different date because Coach Cooper has a prior commitment on this date.
Monday 9/7 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY*
*QUESTION FOR COACHES: Possible make-up day for players who missed practices?
Tuesday 9/8 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL* & After School Practice #1
*NOTE: Marching band rehearsal 6-9pm
Wednesday 9/9 GAME #3 (varsity only) @ER and JV Practice after school
Thursday 9/10 After School Practice*
*NOTE: Marching band rehearsal 6-9pm
Friday 9/11 After school practice
Saturday 9/12 No FH Activities (NOTE: Marching Band Rainbow of Stars @EHS)
Monday 9/14 GAME #4 @EHS vs Brighton
Tuesday 9/15 After School Practice*
*NOTE: Marching band rehearsal 6-9pm
Wednesday 9/16 After School Practice
Thursday 9/17 GAME #5* @EHS vs Thomas
*NOTE: Marching band rehearsal 6-9pm — JV players will be late; V players will miss
Friday 9/18 After School Practice
Saturday 9/19 GAME #6* @EHS vs Sutherland (morning)
*NOTE: Marching Band competition in the evening. Mr. Hoffman says no conflict for band kids
Monday 9/21 After School Practice
Tuesday 9/22 After School Practice*
*NOTE: Marching band rehearsal 6-9pm
Wednesday 9/23 GAME #7 @EHS vs IHS
Thursday 9/24 After School Practice*
*NOTE: Marching band rehearsal 6-9pm
Friday 9/25 GAME #8 @Mendon
Saturday 9/26 No FH Activities
——-1/2 of season completed by Friday 9/25——-
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.)
2019 Coach Adams’ “50 Years of Coaching at EHS” Celebration
EHSFH ICONIC PHOTO: JV DOUBLE RAINBOW 2017
Half time double rainbow during 9/29/17 JV game at West Irondequoit stadium.
