Trying out for the field hockey team-and I am totally clueless. Want to help?

Question

Okay so i'm going to be a freshman in high school next year. i was on the lacrosse team in eighth grade, but my new school doesn't have a lacrosse team. lots of girls on the team were planning on joining the field hockey team in high school, cuz they're kinda similar. when i went to the tryouts for the lacrosse team, they didn't actually cut anybody, even though some people, including me, had never played before. when my friend tried out for another sport [i forget what] for 9th grade, she said that some people made it onto varsity, and the rest went to jv, but none of them were cut. so basically i'm asking, and what can i expect for the tryouts? do you think that someone who only knows the basic rules, but has never played before, can make it onto the jv team? do they normally cut people on jv teams? and what would we do at the tryouts? since i've never played before, would we actually have to play? or would they just...do drills and such?

sorry it's so long! i'm kinda nervous,so...

Answer 1

If you're trying out as a frosh, give it your all. They will not cut you (although expect to make your JV team. Most schools rarely take freshmen on the varsity, and the others who are good either make up a JV or freshman team). Remember to pick up the rules as you go along. Make a strong push for your varsity the coming season!

Answer 2

At try outs, expect the first day to be torture. Coaches do not like to cut, they rather get the weak minded to quit. So they run you to death as the warm up, then do a timed run, then go on to drills. Keep at it! If they say run a mile in 8 min or do 2 extra laps do your best and keep going! If you do not know a drill they will pair up experienced with none exp. so they all learn. Even if you have never played, you have a fairly good chance of making JV since that is to train players up to Varsity. They usually do not cut people if they show dedication. If you are unlucky enough to be there and every body is just great and they do cut you do not give up! Some years are like that, other years they will keep any body that shows up. I got cut, but they still let me train with the team and now I am on the team.

At tryouts expect drills, running, training, testing, and running.

They will probably not make you play, but they may do a mini game or two.

Good luck!!!

Answer 3

great question. I actually just got selected for the US Olympic development team today, so i kinda just went through tryouts >.>

you can expect drills, shots on a goal to check accuracy, running (more like sprints), and a lot of things based on dribbling over and around objects, jinks, but mostly based on fitness and dribbling.  .

yes, it is possible to be cut, as i play hs soccer and have seen it happen, but just make sure that you STAND OUT TO THE COACHES more than anybody else, and keep your cool. i have seen great players get cut and almost cut because they simply did not stand out to the coach.