Due to the beginning construction phases of the Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities (CARSA), as of Monday, February 25, 2013, the University of Victoria will be closing Parking Lot #3 near the corner of Gabriola Road and MacKenzie Avenue. Please refer to the attached map for available parking lots and changes to the entrances for playing fields 1, 2 and 3.

To stay up to date on construction bulletins and the CARSA project, please visit www.uvic.ca/CARSA

For any questions regarding CARSA please e-mail carsa@UVic.ca

Want to become an umpire? Want to finally learn the rules of field hockey? Don’t miss your opportunity!

Upcoming Umpiring Clinics:

CLINIC #1: Victoria
Monday, March 25 and Thursday, March 28, 2013
Participants are required to attend both sessions.
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Venue: UVic McKinnon Building Room 155
Course Conductor: Denise McGeachy

CLINIC #2: Cowichan
Dates: Monday, April 8 and Monday, April 15, 2013
Participants are required to attend both sessions.
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Cowichan Secondary School, 2652 James Street
Course Conductor: Alison Sweeten

Cost per clinic:
$60.00 for Members *Please provide Membership Number when registering
$80.00 for Non-Members

Cheques to be made payable to ‘Field Hockey BC’. Candidates can also pay online at the end of the registration process.

Last day to register is Thursday, March 28th.

More information and to register online visit:
http://fieldhockeybc.com/Umpires/UmpireEducation/UmpireCoursesWinterandSpring2013/tabid/577/Default.aspx

It’s your chance to have a say on who you think has made a difference to your teams and the league! You can nominate now for the VILFHA awards online:

http://www.teampages.com/forms/3618-2012-13-VILFHA-Award-Nominations

You can also find the link on the right hand side of the website: www.vilfha.ca

Full Award descriptions are attached available under “Documents” on the VILFHA website.

Hello Field Hockey friends and families,

We are gearing up for another great season of Junior Field Hockey, and we’d love to have you join us! This year’s season runs April 6 through June 23, with full details on our website.

- Our ‘Come Try the Game Free’ days are scheduled for Sunday, February 3 and Sunday, March 3, 10:00 – 11:00 at UVIC. All new players, ages 5 through 18, are welcome! Registration for these events is at www.victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca

- Registration for the upcoming 2013 Spring League Field Hockey opens on Monday, January 28. A link will be available on our website,www.victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca one week from today, so please mark your calendars! Note: Please use a non-tablet, non-mobile, non-government computer for registration to ensure a seamless registration.

We are also now on Facebook (Victoria Junior Field Hockey) and Twitter (@VicJrFH), and will be posting regularly, so feel free to follow us there!

Finally, we’d appreciate it if you could please pass this along to any friends or family who might be interested in joining our league – the more, the merrier!

Looking forward to another great season with you,

The Team at Victoria Junior Field Hockey
Info@victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca

2013 VILFHA SCHEDULE AVAILABLE

Apologies for the duplicate e-mail. The Full schedule is available and downloadable from our website www.vilfha.ca

FIRST WEEK OF GAMES IS AS FOLLOWS:

Saturday, January 5th, 2013
09:30 AM Lynx 3 vs Devils Vikes Field
11:00 AM Flickers vs Lynx 1 John Ferreira (Duncan)
11:00 AM Pirates vs Demons Vikes Field
12:30 PM Patriots vs Mariners Vikes Field
12:30 PM Cardinals vs Lynx 2 John Ferreira (Duncan)
02:00 PM Stellers vs Ravens John Ferreira (Duncan)

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
06:30 PM Lynx 1 vs Patriots Vikes Field