OUTDOOR PRACTICES
Astros Outdoor Field Hockey Practice Schedule
ASTROS-B team members and those who are new to the Astros Club or
new/fairly new to field hockey, you need to attend a minimum of ONE
practice per week (more if you can make it) before the start of the
season.
For those who did not play INDOOR Hockey or pay for indoor practices or who are new
to the Astros club or Scorpions club, drop-in fee for practices is $5 per session and
payable at the start of each session for the balance of March.
For the practices in the month of April, drop-in fee is $5 per session at the Calgary West Soccer Centre for all participants.
Calgary
West Soccer Centre
11014 Bearspaw Dam Rd. NW
203-2972
INDOOR PRACTICES
For the month of September, players who HAVE played indoor hockey before should attend the Monday training sessions.
Players who are new or fairly new to the indoor game should attend the Wednesday training sessions.
* For current Dinos athletes, the training sessions are optional so that you don't over train.
* MONDAY PRACTICES - Held at the U of C, Red Gym, from 7:30 pm –
10:00 pm
7:30 pm: Meet outside Red/Gold Gym
Warm-up with run to Oval and follow-up with core strength, agility work and chalk session if time permits
8:00 pm – 9:20 pm: Skills training/Mini-Games in Gold Gym
9:30 pm – 10:00 pm: Individual skills sessions
* WEDNESDAY PRACTICES - Held at the U of C Gold Gym, from 9:00 pm
- 10:30 pm
* We would encourage players to attend as many indoor practices
as possible
* There would be no practices on any Mondays that fall on a long
weekend or during the U of C’s Reading Week.
* After the Christmas Break, Monday practices resume the first week
of January after the New Year’s weekend and run until the end of
April**. The only closure will be for Family Day and U of C’s Reading
Week.
* ** Starting in mid-March, we start training / practicing outdoor
skills, either in the gyms or at the Calgary West Soccer Centre.
Practices sessions would be on Mondays and Wednesdays, starting
at 7:00/7:30pm – 9:00/9:30pm
* A Minimum of 8 Practices Are MANDATORY for All NEW / FAIRLY NEW
INDOOR PLAYERS (for those who cannot attend on a regular basis).
As indoor is quite different from outdoor, it is VERY important
and VERY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you attend as many practices
as possible as the skills and technique required to do the skills
well are somewhat different as are the rules and the game itself.
In outdoor, players can 'get by' with minimal basic skills, there
is a lot more action and it becomes apparent very quickly if players
do not have good basic INDOOR skills. Indoor is a fantastic game
and will help players really improve their tight stick and passing
skills as well as improve game tactics, but practice is critical
to this.