Venom Flyer Outdoor 2016 - Pittsburgh Venom Field Hockey

Spring 2016
Practice Schedule: Outdoor 2016
May
April
3 (Sunday) 8-10am
1 (Sunday) 8-10am
10 (Sunday) 8-10am
8 (Sunday) 8-10am
17 (Sunday) 8-10am
15 (Sunday) 8-10am
24 (Sunday) 8-10am
22 (Sunday) 8-10am
29 (Sunday) 8-10am
Spring Tournaments
4/16/2016 SpringCup @Fredericksburg Va
U14, 16 & 19
4/23/2016 @Penn State
U 14, 16 & 19
5/1/2016 @Bucknell University
U14, 16 & 19
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN:
(no tryouts to play)
www.pittsburghfieldhockey.com
CONTACT US
E-mail us at [email protected]
Our mission
is to provide club members superior training, support,
and competitive opportunities that will aid in their growth as athletes,
family members, and citizens in an environment that promotes
leadership, integrity, commitment to teamwork, and sportsmanship.
About Venom
Rutger Wiese (currently coaching at Harvard University) and
Olivia Netzler Gray (currently coaching at Northeastern
University) founded Pittsburgh Venom in 2010. Our vision is to
be the premiere youth field hockey club in Western
Pennsylvania, serving the needs of athletes between ages 6-19 by
providing an open learning environment in which each
individual can shine and perform at the highest level.
For the 2014-2015 indoor and outdoor seasons, we will field an
U14, U16, and U19 team. Venom is open to all female athletes
who would like to play field hockey with us.
Our goal is to prepare all players for a high level of competition.
With that in mind, only the players who are ready to compete at
the highest level will be selected to travel to tournaments. If we
have enough players to fill two teams in one age group, we will
field a top team and developmental team. In that case, the
developmental team will also travel to tournaments.
Being part of a team requires commitment and dedication. We
expect players who are selected to travel to do everything in their
power to participate at those tournaments.
Fees
2016 Spring Season:$650
April 3rd - May 29th 2016
Fees include tournament fees for three
tournaments per season and exclude
travel and accommodations.
Fees also exclude major tournament
fees (NIT, Festival, Disney).
Practices will be held at:
Greentree Sportsplex
Greentree Sportsplex is
located at:
600 Iron City Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
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About Our Coaches
Benjamin Peters, Coaching Manager
At age 12, Ben started playing in his hometown
of Sudbury, England. He then progressed
through the club system. In 2008, Ben moved to
the USA. Beside his playing and coaching
duties, Ben is also an international umpire and
has risen through the umpiring ranks to Level
III, going to all the High Performance
tournaments until he was appointed to the 2012
Junior Pan American Championships in
Mexico. He was awarded his International
Badge. Ben has participated in the England
Coaching Programs and continues to do so in
the U.S.
Courtney Schratz, Coach
“Each individual
can shine and
perform at the
highest level”
Lindsay Bisking, Head Coach
We are extremely excited that Lindsay will
come back for her second season with Venom.
She competed at the college level for Saint
Vincent College her freshman where she earned
2 letters. She then transferred to Slippery Rock
University where she played in every game. In
2008 she was selected for the National Field
Hockey Association Division II National
Academic Team. In 2007-2008 she was a Dixon
Trophy winner and an Academic Achievement
Award winner from the DII Athletic Directors
Association. She’s currently in her 5th season
coaching as a field hockey coach at Mt. Lebanon
High School. .
Coach Schratz brings a wealth of talent and experience to the Venom Program.
Courtney has played field hockey since she was a sophomore at Peters Township
High School where she was selected to the All-WPIAL team for consecutive years.
She was a member of both the Field Hockey and Lacrosse WPIAL champion teams.
An original member of the Pittsburgh Venom Field Hockey Club she was recruited
to play Division I field hockey at Robert Morris University where she was the
leading freshman scorer and forth scorer overall. During her sophomore year, her
team finished second in the MAAC Conference championship.. During her athletic
career she maintained an academic standard recognized by both the NEC and
MAAC Conference of high honor roll for Student Athletes. Currently, Courtney is
a 3rd year nursing student and is the Peters Township middle school field hockey
coach that recently had an undefeated season. Court also played D1 lacrosse for
Robert Morris.
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