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Letter from the FHF President – Phil Schofield<br />
Welcome to the 44th Cal<strong>Cup</strong> tournament! This is my first year as Field Hockey<br />
Federation President. I would like to thank you all for coming and I hope that your<br />
time here in Moorpark is positive. We are all working very hard to make Cal<strong>Cup</strong> the<br />
best possible experience. Our group of dedicated volunteers has been planning<br />
and working tirelessly for many months to get ready for this weekend. Thanks also<br />
to USA field hockey for their continued support, we are pleased to be a sanctioned<br />
event.<br />
During my first few weeks as President it seemed as though there was a new crisis<br />
each week. None of them were more serious than the water restrictions we now<br />
face in <strong>California</strong>. Water is a very big issue in our state and restrictions are getting<br />
tighter. We played both of our last two seasons essentially dry. There is no real end<br />
in sight for the drought. This is a troubling situation for our sport in <strong>California</strong>. Recycled water and low use surfaces<br />
must be part of any future for us. We need to evaluate collecting and re-using the water that we put on the field and<br />
also using recycled water.<br />
We are also faced with the changes in our player population. We have our kids growing up and heading off to college,<br />
we will lose some important seniors this year. Some will continue to play hockey in the NCAA. Jessie Niccum will<br />
play for the University of the Pacific, Alexandra Grabow and Samara Spence will play for the University of <strong>California</strong><br />
Berkeley, Tiffany Cobb will play for Wilson College in Pennsylvania. Maddie Oswald will play for Georgetown and<br />
Brooke Reese will play for Yale. Riya Garg and Colleen Edwards are finalizing their playing decisions. Others will<br />
graduate and pursue other interests, hopefully to return home and play with us again in the coming years. While<br />
there is no NCAA Field Hockey for men, Doug Allison from the Bulldogs is exploring playing hockey and studying<br />
in Australia. Other boys are also looking at studying and playing abroad.<br />
<strong>California</strong> is gaining ground in the US Field Hockey world, sending more kids to play in the Futures National<br />
Championship. While San Diego and the Bay Area are always well represented, we sent 6 local girls last year. Alex,<br />
Jessie and Samara were selected as well as Hannah Schofield, Iliana Cabral and Rachel Brown. We hope to send<br />
even more this coming year. Another example of our <strong>California</strong> kids representing us across the US is the RUSH Field<br />
Hockey club under Brian Schledorn. RUSH was ranked #13 in the nation in the under 19 division for their successes<br />
at tournaments around the country. <strong>California</strong> was also represented in the recent women’s junior national squad.<br />
Atherton’s Callie Goodman traveled to Holland and Belgium to play with the US Women’s U17 team.<br />
Of the 29 men listed on the USMNT roster, 19 of them are from <strong>California</strong> and 12 are from our own Field Hockey<br />
Federation. Our local boys were also well represented on the Junior High Performance rosters this summer with 23<br />
local boys invited to train with the US National Team coaches and players in Chula Vista. The bulk of the squads<br />
came from the Ventura County clubs, the Bulldogs, Roadrunners and Coyotes. The boys reported that the High<br />
Performance camps were very positive development experiences.<br />
We continue to open our homes to teams from the UK and from Australia and we continue to play against travelling<br />
teams from around the world. We played the state team from Baja <strong>California</strong> during our fall season. Thanks very<br />
much to everyone who helped host an Australian player and thanks to those who were part of this great experience.<br />
I appreciate the opportunity to serve you as your FHF President and I look forward to the years to come. I thank<br />
you all for your participation and I thank all of the volunteers who make Cal<strong>Cup</strong> happen. Without you none of this<br />
would be possible.<br />
Phil Schofield – FHF President<br />
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