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Equipment & Uniform Requirements 

Uniforms


Are available before the season starts,  NYFH uniforms from Tri Valley Sports in Medway. Please note that the store will be open until July 10th. No orders will be filled until the store closes.  Click hereto order yours!
 
After your order,  the uniforms will be distributed the at the first meeting of the team by coaches. Each coach will have their own method for distributing jerseys; please do not ask for a specific number or jersey, unless prompted to by the coach.

HAIR & JEWELRY

While many of our athletes have their own unique style off the field, on the field NYFH has style rules that we may enforce for player safety. 

Jewelry - Rule changes in 2023 removed all restrictions on jewelry. Athletes may wear earrings and other jewelry. However, we ask that athletes and parents use common sense. NYFH policy is that coaches may ask players to remove certain jewelry items if they believe they are a danger to the athlete or others.

Hair - NYFH's recommendation is that hair should always be pulled back, in a pony tail, braid or bun, so that it does not cover the eyes of the athlete. This is a safety issue. 


REQUIRED GEAR FOR ALL PLAY

For every Clinic, Practice or Game all athletes MUST have the following 4 items before stepping on a field.

  1. Stick
    Fun Fact: Field hockey sticks are standard, meaning athletes use the same stick if they are right-hand or left-hand dominant
  2. Shin Guards
    • 1st-4th grade can use soccer shin guards.
    • 5th-8th MUST use field hockey shin guards
  3. Mouthguard
  4. Reversible Jersey (NYFH issued, see Uniform Section for requirements)

Players are required to have a mouthguard and shin guards or they will not be allowed to play due to player safety concerns, NO EXCEPTIONS.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

While not required, NYFH highly recommends the following:

  • Turf Shoes or Cleats
    NYFH games are played on grass and or turf fields.  For field turf the best footwear can be turf shoes or cleats. The grip allows you to change direction well and allow for safer play in wet conditions. Turf shoes, for field hockey, are often made with additional protection like toe reinforcement for impacts from the ball and water. 
     
  • Water Bottle
    Please bring your own water bottle, to prevent the spread of viruses and germs we discourage athletes from sharing water bottles. 

OPTIONAL GEAR

  • Field Hockey Glove
    While considered required equipment by most for indoor field hockey, many athletes choose to wear a glove for outdoor play as well. Field hockey gloves are helpful to protect players' hands from abrasions, stick checks and contact with balls and can help with skills, like tackling, more confidently. There are both left-handed and right-handed gloves. Most players that choose to wear a glove only wear one on the left hand for outdoor and many players choose to wear both for indoor. 
     
  • Rash Guards
    Rash guards can be helpful in preventing rashes for athletes that wear shin guards often. Not only can rash guards help prevent rashes, they can extend the life of shin guards.
     
  • Eyeguards
    Optional as of Fall 2021
     
  • Corner Masks
    Corner Masks are worn for penalty corners in our 5th-8th Grade programs. NYFH provides communal masks for corner plays and they are required for league play. Athletes may provide bring their own masks (note: this is very rare) 

Field hockey gloves are helpful to protect players' hands from abrasions, stick checks and contact with balls and will help when the colder weather starts. They are not required

Goalie Gear

NYFH provides goalie gear. However, athletes may use their own equipment.





Contact

Nipmuc Youth Field Hockey
PO Box 262 
Mendon, Massachusetts 01756

Phone: 508-243-3171
Email: [email protected]

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