OUR LANCER FH PHILOSOPHY:

1) Do the MOST Good

2) Show the GREATEST Kindness

3) Be the BEST Teammate

EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

October 26, 2025

Hello EHS FH Players & Families! We have our sectional game #1 tomorrow (Monday 10/27). We play Sutherland at Sutherland HS stadium at 7pm. If we win game #1. We continue to practice Tuesday and Wednesday this week and play game #2 on Thursday 10/30. If we do not win game #1, we are done for the season. Sectional finals are on Monday 11/3.

We want to congratulate our JV team on a competitive season in which they showed steady improvement and displayed great teammwork and sportsmanship! We thank our wonderful JV leadership — Coach Posella and Coach Evans — for making the JV experience positive, happy and productive for all who were involved.

A special thanks also to Coach Clare, our outstanding goalkeeper coach. Her knowledge, attention to detail and positive teaching methods helped all of our goalkeepers improve and deliver strong games throughout this season.

QUICK RUNDOWN FOR THIS WEEK

MONDAY 10/27

SECTIONAL GAME #1

7pm Varsity AWAY Game @Sutherland HS stadium

WHITE UNIFORMS

• 4:30-4:45pm Players gather in N6 for hair ribbons, game strategy review, healthy pregame snacks

• 5-5:25pm Varsity offense corner team goes to baseball turf to practice corners

• 5:50pm ALL players head out to stadium storage to board team bus

• 6pm Team bus departs

• 7pm Game starts

• 8:15pm Approx time game ends

• 8:45 Approx time team bus returns to EHS

  PLEASE NOTE:

  Sectional FH games cannot end in a tie.

• Tie-Breaker STEP ONE: If the game is tied at the end of regulation time, there is a 7v7 10min “sudden victory” OT. First team to score wins the game.

• Tie-Breaker STEP TWO: If the game is still tied after the first 10min OT, there is another 7v7 10min “sudden victory” OT. First team to score wins the game.

• Tie-Breaker STEP THREE: If the game is still tied after the second OT, the tie breaker will be determined in a shootout. Each team provides 5 players for a 1v1 vs goalkeeper. The teams alternate as each player attempts to score 1v1 with the goalkeeper. The team that scores the most goals wins. The 5-person 1v1 shootout series will be run again as long as the tie remains.

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  IMPORTANT NOTE:

  If a FH player needs to travel to or from an AWAY game with a parent, please contact the Athletic Dept ASAP to obtain permission. You can send your request to athletics@eastiron.org

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TUESDAY 10/28

• 4:30pm Coach Cooper and Coach Fischer meet with Varsity players in N6 (30-45min)

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WEDNESDAY 10/29

• No FH activities

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THURSDAY 10/30

• 2:45pm Coach Fischer will be at EHS storage area to start winter clean-out & organization.

• ANY PLAYER who still needs to turn in FH uniform (or uniform pieces) should stop by storage are to give them to Coach Fischer.

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FRIDAY 10/31

• No FH activities

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Sectional Finals will be played on Monday 11/3

Many additional and important FH Updates below as well! Please scroll down to take a look.

Thx, Coach Fischer

Text/voice 585-233-2105

TFischer@eastiron.org

It is an EHS FH tradition to create a fun video for our postseason party (which will take place in the EHS cafeteria at the end of November or beginning of December).

In order to make this video representative of both V and JV and ALL players, we ask that BOTH players and parents upload any EHS FH-related photos or video clips taken between January - November 2025. We have two specific requests this year:

1) We are looking for general EHS FH-related photos and video clips from games, practices, bus rides, special FH events, candid photos among teammates, etc. Silly photos and video clips are encouraged. Please upload your photos and video clips ASAP to the link below.

2) To help us celebrate our entire EHS FH family, we have a special request this year. We would like each V and JV player to wear one of their EHS FH-apparel items and take a photo with your parents and any other family members you wish to include. We would like ALL V and JV players to upload this type of family photo ASAP to the link below.

UPLOADING IS EASY!

dropevent.com/see59375

We use a paid service called DROPEVENT.com to make uploading your photos and video clips fast, easy and secure.

• You can upload directly from your phone, tablet or computer.

• Simply click on the link below to get started.

• Then click on the “ADD MEDIA” button and follow the onscreen prompts.

• NOTE: You will be asked to provide an email address to get started.

• If you have any trouble with your uploads, contact Coach Fischer (Text 585-233-2105)

Link for Uploads:

dropevent.com/see59375

There will be an EHS FH player & family party at the end of November or beginning of December. We will let you know the date as soon as it is confirmed!

• The party will take place in the EHS Cafeteria.

• It is FREE to all players and family members who wish to join us.

• We will be serving pizza and dessert (paid for with EHS FH fundraising money).

• There will be fun post-season videos, player awards and more.

• We will send out an online RSVP to this FREE event as soon as we have confirmed the date.

• We hope that all JV and V FH players and their families will choose to attend!

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!!

SPOOKY Team Gatherings and Practices

The Varsity FH team enjoyed a Haloween-themed team bonding event at Anita’s house last weekend. Players enjoyed pumpkin painting and lots of Halowen-themed games. Many thanks to Anita’s family for hosting this fun event!!

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The JV FH team (along with a few varsity players) took part in a “spooky practice” last Friday. Organized by Coach Posella, Coach Clare and Coach Evans, players (and coaches) wore costumes and enjoyed silly photos and treat bags at the end of practice. Thank you Coaches!!

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