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Welcome to AHS Girls Field Hockey!
We are a LPS District Team welcoming athletes from Arapahoe HS, Heritage HS and Littleton HS.
To all interested 2018 Arapahoe Warrior field hockey athletes and their parents:
- IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION AND THEN CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO REGISTER FOR THE 2018 FALL PRESEASON CAMP AND/OR 2018 FALL SEASON.
- Preseason Camp Registration must be completed by August 4.
- Fall Season 2018 Registration with the booster club AND AHS Warriors Athletics must be completed by August 6.
- Please add Arapfieldhockey@gmail.com to your address list so you can receive all email communications from AHS Field Hockey Booster Club in your inbox.
- TEAM APP -new smart phone communication tool for this season (see details below).
- Follow AHS Field Hockey on Twitter: @ARAPFIELDHOCKEY
- FIELD HOCKEY PROGRAM QUESTIONS?: Contact Head Coach Ashley Thompson Loftis
720-297-4809
- FIELD HOCKEY BOOSTER CLUB QUESTIONS?: Contact Booster Club President Lori Wennerstrom arapfieldhockey@gmail.com or 720-320-5198 or Treasurer Mel Possehl at 720-556-1498
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NOTE FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEY THOMPSON LOFTIS:
Dear AHS Parents and Players,
Welcome to the 2018 Arapahoe High School Warriors Fall Field Hockey Season! My coaching staff and I are excited for the upcoming season and we look forward to coaching you and getting to know you! Our coaching staff includes myself as the head coach and assistant coaches Elise Landau, Becca Congel, and Jenna Harris. All of our coaches have many years of field hockey playing and coaching experience and have all played NCAA field hockey.
There has been some concern regarding the start date of our season. Our field hockey program will start official tryouts on Monday, August 13th. This is the date which CHSAA had originally planned as the official start to fall sports (set in the spring). As of early June, CHSAA changed the start date to August 6th, which conflicted with how many families had planned their summer.
In all fairness to every athlete, I have decided to keep our start date as August 13th, so that all athletes can attend tryouts. (many other programs in the state are honoring the original start date.)
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE:
Will this give us a disadvantage? NO
Will we still be able to compete on the first competition/will we fulfill the necessary amount of practice days prior to our first competition? YES
Is it mandatory to attend any training/camps prior to the 13th? NO
Will you be assessed/evaluated as an AHS player prior to the 13th? NO
I hope this gives you some clarity as to our start date and the reasons behind my decision. Please feel free to contact me or our Athletic department with any questions or concerns.
Thank you and GO WARRIORS!
Coach Ashley
Ashley Thompson Loftis
Arapahoe High School/LPS
Head Coach of Field Hockey
720-297-4809
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Fall Preseason Camp
The AHS Field Hockey preseason camp will be three great days of field hockey skills and workout for players prior to the following week of tryouts for the fall season. This camp will be run by AHS Head Coach, Ashley Thompson Loftis and some of the AHS staff. We will stress the importance of solid fundamentals, keeping possession, clean defense and tactical play. The camp is not mandatory as we recognize many families have summer plans already before school starts.
-Preseason Camp is August 8-10, 2018 (Wednesday-Friday) at David A Lorenz field #5 from 3:30-5:30 PM.
-Camp Cost: $60 (If you are only able to attend one or two days the fee is $40.) Cost includes a camp shirt.
TWO PAYMENT OPTIONS: Pay via VENMO APP to @Arap-FieldHockey (Venmo is a service of PayPal and is an app on your phone that you can make payment to another Venmo account for free using your debit card or bank account. For credit cards you are charged a 3% fee) OR Make checks payable to Arapahoe Field Hockey and mail to AHS Field Hockey Booster Club, PO Box 3821, Littleton, CO 80161-3821. REGISTER AND PAY BY AUGUST 4, 2018.
-Please bring your stick, goggles, mouth guard, field hockey shin guards, cleats/turf shoes/athletic shoes, sunscreen and plenty of water. (We have loaner sticks you may borrow at camp.)
-Click on the following link to register for preseason camp:
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2018 Fall Field Hockey Season
- Official first day of tryouts/practice is Monday, August 13, 2018.
- Tryouts are mandatory and will be held August 13-17. We will hold CLOSED tryouts and practices. Coaches and Players ONLY. We need LOUD and POSITIVE parents IN THE STANDS AT GAMES.
- Tryouts and Season Practices are held at David A Lorenz Regional Park -Field #5 from 4:15-6:00 PM. (Note: transportation from the high schools to the practice field is the player/family responsibility.)
- IN ORDER TO PRACTICE: All athletes must have registered through AHS Athletics and AHS Field Hockey Booster Club by August 6, 2018. All players must have a current (within the last year that covers through the end of October) physical on file with the school athletic office. NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Players must have stick, goggles, mouthguard and field hockey shinguards (not soccer shinguards), cleats or turf shoes and running shoes, sunscreen, plenty of water and layers if the weather changes. We have loaner sticks you may borrow. Contact Coach Ashley.
- We are looking to field three teams for our 2018 season -Varsity, JV and C-level. In order to have reasonable team sizes, some players may be cut from the program as determined by the coaches (registration fees will be refunded).
- Our program is in its third year at AHS and beginner athletes are welcome to tryout. We can provide a loaner stick if you just want to try the game and not invest in a stick. You will still need to have shinguards and mouthguard and goggles to tryout. Send equipment use request to Coach Ashley at ashfieldhockey@gmail.com.
- The season is from August 13 through the end of October.
- Varsity will be scrimmaging on Saturday, August 18 at Kent Denver School. More information will be forthcoming.
- Plan on some Saturday games or practices.
2018 SEASON ATHLETE FEES
- AHS Athletic Fee: $135 per athlete per season and charged to your student account.
- AHS Field Hockey Booster club fee: $250 per athlete. This fee covers the salary of a 4th coach, a portion of the field rental expense, a 2018 team warm-up shooting shirt, end of season banquet meal, uniform use fee, program equipment fee, coaches gifts, player photo collage, car decal and other team/program activities. NOTE: If you are a King Soopers Rebate Card user please refer to your email from Arapfieldhockey@gmail.com with your credit amount to apply against your booster club fee for the 2018 season.
- Uniforms/Practice Pinnies: You will be issued a uniform with home and away game jerseys, a reversible game skirt and daily practice pinnie. All items must be returned clean and undamaged at the end of the season. If any items are damaged or missing then a mandatory replacement cost charge will be posted to your school student account.
-Black and White Game Socks with "Warriors" on them $10 per pair purchased through booster club (if you have "Arapahoe" socks from last year those are just fine and you have the option of purchasing additional socks if needed.) -order these on registration form
- Optional Junk brand AHS Field Hockey Headband (same as last year) $12 -order this on registration form
All fall season registrations and booster club payment must be completed by August 6, 2018 in order to participate in the season.
Booster Club Payment Options:
-Pay via VENMO APP to @Arap-FieldHockey (Venmo is a service of PayPal and is an app on your phone that you can make payment to another Venmo account for free using your debit card or bank account. For credit cards you are charged a 3% fee)
-Pay via check. Please make all checks payable to Arapahoe Field Hockey and mail to AHS Field Hockey, PO Box 3821, Littleton, CO 80161-3821
-Scholarships due to family financial constraints may be available upon request. Please contact Booster Club President Lori Wennerstrom at 720-320-5198 or arapfieldhockey@gmail.com if you are seeking a scholarship.
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Other Information
- Parent/Player/Coach meeting week of August 20 (TBD)
- Fan and athlete spirit wear will be available for order soon. This will be posted on TeamApp.
- Volunteer opportunities are listed on the registration page. We love and need parent volunteers to provide support to the coaches and players and make our season successful! Please sign up to volunteer.
- An end of season celebration banquet will be held the last week of October or first week of November.
- No practice on Labor Day Sept. 3.
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JOIN TEAM APP
Arapahoe Field Hockey now has our own Smartphone App. It'll keep you up-to-date with our team's news, events, schedules and much more. This will be our primary communication tool for the summer and regular season so please sign up ASAP. IT'S 100% FREE!
FIND US ON TEAM APP
Download Team App and search for "Arapahoe Field Hockey"
 
Launch Team App.
Then:
1. Sign-up to Team App. You'll be sent an email to confirm your registration.
2. Log in. Then search for Arapahoe Field Hockey and request access to group that applies to you.
Examples:
-all parents should request access to “All Parents” Group
-all athletes should request access to "All Players" Group
3. Each parent can set up their own account.
4. Each athlete needs to set up their own account.
If you don't have a smartphone you can still get email notifications from Team App just email Booster Club President Lori Wennerstrom at arapfieldhockey@gmail.com and we will get you added manually.
If you are already a TeamApp user then open the app and select the search icon in the upper left hand corner to add Arapahoe Field Hockey to your team memberships.
King Soopers Gift Card Fundraising Program:
Families who participated in the program over the past year have received separate email notice with the amount of credit to be applied to their 2018 booster registration fees.
More cards are available to families if you want to start earning credit for future years. Detailed information can be found on TeamApp.
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Registration LINKS: (Both must be completed. However on the Arapahoe Athletic registration site you do not need to complete their booster club section as we have our own separate information needed.)
Complete your registration and payment by August 6, 2017.
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Thank you! We are looking forward to an amazing 2018 Warrior Field Hockey season!
Go Warriors!
Coach Ashley Thompson Loftis and the coaching staff
and the AHS Field Hockey Booster Club
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AHS FIELD HOCKEY WELCOMES NEW HEAD COACH ASHLEY THOMPSON LOFTIS!
Ashley was born and raised in Virginia, where she played field hockey, lacrosse and soccer. She continued to play at the collegiate level (’92-’93, Mary Baldwin College, D-III Field Hockey and Lacrosse; ’93-’96, Virginia Commonwealth University, D-I Field Hockey and Club Soccer). Since settling in Denver in 1997, Ashley has been coaching (and playing) field hockey and lacrosse. She has played in seven Vail Shootout tournaments (’97, ’98, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’12, ’13) and traveled with club field hockey teams (as a player) all over the US.
Ashley’s love for sports eventually led her to coaching. She was the Varsity Field Hockey Coach at Cherry Creek High School from 2001-2014. (State Champions 2002, 2007; State Runner-up 2001, 2003, 2013; 14 Playoff Appearances; Colorado Coach of the Year 2002. In addition, Ashley coached the Cherry Creek Varsity 2 Lacrosse team for many of those 14 years.
Prior to the development of Club Field Hockey teams, Ashley and her colleagues coordinated and coached teams to travel to recruiting tournaments, exposing Colorado field hockey players to a higher level of play. Ashley coaches for the Aurora Field Hockey Club and started their middle school team in 2016. She also helps the advanced players in the recruitment process.
Ashley is very excited to be part of our young program at AHS, to share her passion for field hockey, and looks forward to the growth and development of the players and the program.
Please give a warm Warrior welcome to Ashley Thompson Loftis!
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