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/ Spring Club Overview

Fly Spring Club training runs from mid-January through mid-May. We offer training for girls 3rd through 12th grade. We practice twice a week and participate in a number of local tournaments.

Players of all skill levels are welcome! We are committed to offering comprehensive hockey training - from true beginners to varsity-level, experienced players.

No tryouts required (except for our High Performance/Black Teams.)

/ More details

Age & Skills-based Teams
Players are divided into USA Field Hockey standard age groups: U19 (11th & 12th graders, U16 (9th & 10th graders), U14 (7th & 8th graders), U12 (3rd - 6th graders). 

We use a team-based approach for the spring season with teams in each age group for both learning and more advanced players. Each team has a coach assigned to their team for the season. Coaches spend the first few practice sessions evaluating players. We then divide each age group into a set of teams (15-20 players each) who will practice and play together throughout the season. These teams will also play together as a group at local tournaments. Teams are skills-based - in order to provide appropriate skills training and compete at the right level at the spring tournaments. This system improves familiarity with teammates and provides more focused coaching for each and every player. 

Goalkeeper Training
We have a dedicated goalkeeper coach who works with goalies in all of the age groups. Goalies will get specific skills training at least once a week, and will play with teams of their skill level in the local tournaments.

/ 2026 Spring Tournaments

NOTE - The local weekend tournaments are organized by age group, so players participate on only 1 day of each weekend tournament.

  • UC Berkeley 6v6 - March 6,7,8
  • Stanford 6s - April 4 & 5
  • UC Davis 7v7 - April 25 & 26
  • Infinity 7v7 - May 3
  • USA FH Regional Club Championships - late March thru June
  • Cal Cup Int'l FH Tournament - May 23-25

We use TeamSnap for all program communication. We will add specific dates in TeamSnap when we get details from the tournament organizers.

/ 2026 Black (Advanced) Teams

Every spring season, Fly fields a u14, u16 and u19 advanced team - our "Black" Teams. (The Black Team program is the same program as our Advanced Teams last year.)

These teams practice and play in tourneys together as a group and have extra practice session time added to their regular schedule. January - mid-March, the extra time will be an hour added to Sunday afternoon practices. From mid-March - mid-May, the extra session time will switch to a full mid-week practice slot (6:00-8:00pm). Once the mid-week practice schedule is set, we will require an additional small per player fee to cover the fields & coaching costs.

The Black Teams (only) require a tryout for participation. Tryouts are held in December. 

NOTE!! No other Fly players tryout for Spring club - just sign up and play!

Any questions, let us know.

Practice Info

We practice most weekends from mid-January - mid-May.

 

Days & Times:

ALL AGE GROUPS

  • Saturdays, 8:00am-10:00am
  • Sundays, 3:30-5:30pm

Black Teams (only):

Players selected to our Advanced Teams (only) have an extra practice time slot every week during the season.

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Location:

Los Altos High School
201 Almond Avenue
Los Altos, CA 94022
MAP

2 outdoor artificial turf fields  - football stadium, & back of the school

  • U16s & U19s (high school players) practice on the stadium turf field
  • U14s, U12s & U10s (middle school & elementary School players) practice on the back turf field (between the tennis courts and Large Gym).

 

There will be NO PRACTICE on the following dates:

  • Easter: April 5th
  • Mother's Day: May 10th
  • Tournament weekends

Summer Fly Training Camp

Summer Fly training camp will start the second week of June and will run for 4 weeks, with practices 2 days per week (except no session on Monday 6/15) for a total of 7 sessions.

The curriculum and player groups are designed to accommodate a variety of skill levels - whether a player is trying the sport for the first time, or honing their skills for high school or college play.

The clinics are open to any and all hockey players ages 8 to 19 - boys or girls. Participants do NOT have to be members of Fly FHC.

Coaches: Training will be led by our veteran coaching staff.

Player groupings: We divide players into training groups both by age AND skill level. This allows us to more effectively train players who are at different skill levels and have more space for all players. You will sign up for the appropriate session/level in the Registration form.

Curriculum includes:

  1. Individual ball skills - through significant reps each session on the ball
  2. Progression through fundamental field hockey areas:

    • Individual stroke skills: pushes, slaps, hits, sweeps, shooting skills
    • Defensive skills (and individual attacking skills)
    • Passing on the move
    • Circle play - both attacking and defensive
    • Corner/Specialty skills & shooting
  3. Game play: will include working on free hit, team attack and team defense principals through scrimmaging

Are you ready?

Register

2026 Summer Details

  • When: June 8th - July 1st -
    Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00pm
  • NO session on Monday 6/15 (due to field availability).
  • Where: Wilcox High School - turf field
    3250 Monroe Street Santa Clara CA 95051 | MAP
    (2026 Summer Fly will NOT be held at Los Altos HS this year, due to construction on the turf fields.)
  • Cost: $315 per player

Training Notes

  • We will have loaner sticks available for beginner players who do not have their own stick.
  • Goalkeepers must provide their own goalie gear.
  • Players wear running shoes, cleats or turf shoes.
  • All players MUST have a moldable mouth guard AND shin guards by session #2.
  • Please bring a large of water bottle - FULL!
  • Players should show up ready to play. We start on time!
  • We end on time. So please be ready to p-u your player at 8:00pm. 

Fall Youth Overview

The Fly Fall Youth Program is for girls in grades 3-8. No field hockey experience necessary!

The Fall Youth Program consists of the following:

1. Skills-based practices on Sunday mornings
2. Saturday morning game play days

The 2026 Fly Fall Youth Program will start on Sunday, September 6th and run through November 8th.

 

 

Practice Sessions

DATES: September 6 - November 8, 2026
TIMES: Sunday mornings, 8:00-10:00am
LOCATION: Los Altos HS - Back turf Field

Practice sessions will focus on stick skills, ball movement and small-sided scrimmages. We group players by age and skill level and coaching is tailored to the level of each group. Younger and beginner players are always welcome! We have curriculum tailored to their skill level.

 

 

Game Play & Tournament Saturdays

We are going to hold 4 Saturday game play days with other clubs, such as Stanford Lightning, Infinity and San Francisco Hawks.

DATES: 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24 & possibly 10/31 
LOCATION: Los Altos High School
TIMES: 8:00am - 11:00am (Specific age group times will vary on these days. Stay tuned for more info as game schedules are set.)

 

 

Other Fall Competitions

Thunderstruck Tournament -  hosted by Stanford Lightning

  • Date: TBD
  • Location: Foothill College - Stadium Field

Player Fees

Your player's Fall fees are due in full before or at the first session.

Player fees for the 2026 Fall Youth Program are $525.
This covers the costs for:
- Coaching costs
- Field rental
- Tournament fees
- Fly reversible practice pinnie

Sign Up for Fall 2026!

Training Notes

  • We will have loaner sticks available for use
  • All players MUST have a mouth guard AND field hockey shin guards or they will not be allowed to play.
  • Running shoes, turf shoes or cleats are acceptable footwear.
  • Always wear your Fly pinnie to both practices and League Play days
  • Please bring plenty of water to practices and League play.
  • Note - Sessions are on RAIN or SHINE!

 

FALL COACHING STAFF
Head Coaches: Jote Atwal & Anthony Gourley

Asst Coaches: TBD

 

HIGH PERFORMANCE TRAINING - WINTER

2025 Winter HP Training registration is closed.

We offer high performance training mini sets during the hockey "off seasons" - December/January and June/July. Training consists of four 2-hour sessions and targets a player-to-coach ratio of no more than 10-to-1. Training is open to any experienced player (4th-12th grades) who is dedicated to working hard to ramp up their individual skills.

You MUST have some field hockey experience to participate in this program. It is NOT for absolute beginners.

Each session will focus on technique training and reps on a specific game skill, such as: individual dribbling/ball handling skills, passing, sweeps, lifts, & aerials, hitting & shooting, 1v1 and small game play. We focus on honing technique and teaching advanced skills. Players are divided by skill level for better speed of play training.

Goalkeeper training may be available at the December 2025 sessions - dependent on demand and coach availability. .

High Performance Training - Winter

Coaches: Coach Jote, Coach Janaye, Coach Bridget, Coach Geli & Coach Mary are our lead coaches for these workouts.

Dates: November 30th, December 7th, 14th, & 21st

Days & Times: Sunday mornings - 8:30 - 10:30am

Location: Los Altos High School
Stadium turf fieldl
201 Almond Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022 | MAP

Cost: $50 per session - $200 for all 4 sessions Payment is due at or before the first session. Payment options: Cash, check (made out to "San Jose Fly Field Hockey") or Zelle (to admin@sanjosefly.com).

Players should bring/wear: shinguards, mouthguard, fh stick, athletic clothes & running or turf shoes, full water bottle