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   "Uniting Passion, Powering Dreams"

At Lightning Field Hockey, we strive to enhance the field hockey community in the Bay Area.

Who We Embrace:
Boys and girls | Grades 1 to 12 | Players of all skill levels

Our coaches are dedicated and knowledgeable, committed to nurturing talent.

Core Values:

Enthusiasm | Commitment | Connection | Competitive Spirit | Growth

Boys' hockey thrives here

2025 Spring Season (Jan 26 2025 - May 18 2025): CalCup Season

REGISTRATION FOR SPRING 2025

Foothill College Stadium

10:30am-12:30pm

CalCup 2025: May 23rd-25th    

 

LIGHTNING STAFF

Officers:

  • Sheetal Saini      (President)
  • Dhiraj Sehgal     (Secretary)
  • Joerg Tonndorf (Treasurer

Coaches

  • Coach Conor
  • Coach Balram, 
  • Coach Aman
  • Coach Yad
  • Coach  Margie
  • Coach Rajneesh
  • Coach Troy
  • AC Jill
  • AC Chenmay
  • AC Zhurui
  • AC Leaya
Sponsored by Meet Our Sponsors: Madras Cafe Sunnyvale

Meet Our Sponsors: Madras Cafe Sunnyvale

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A heartfelt thank you to Madras Cafe for their incredible and generous support of Lightning Youth Field Hockey .Their support is critical in empowering our team and ensuring our success. Thank you for believing in our vision and helping us reach even greater heights! Please check them out here:

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LIGHTNING TEAMS!!

 

BOYS AND GIRLS

MIXED

AGES 5 - 18 years old

K - 12th grade

All Skill Levels

welcome

 

Lightning offers the following teams - aligning ages and mixed-boy-girl with USAFH designations. 

Starting August 1st 2024, USAFH has updated Age Groups and related cut-off dates are now defined by August 1st (previously Jan 1st)

Here's a breakdown of the updated age classifications for the 2025 club season:

  • Under-8 Age Classification: Players born after July 31, 2016, are eligible.
  • Under-10 Age Classification: Players born after July 31, 2014, are eligible.
  • Under-12 Age Classification: Players born after July 31, 2012, are eligible.
  • Under-14 Age Classification: Players born after July 31, 2010, are eligible.
  • Under-16 Age Classification: Players born after July 31, 2008, are eligible.
  • Under-19 Age Classification: Players born after July 31, 2006, are eligible.

It's important to note that athletes of a younger age classification may play in older age divisions, but an older age division player may not play in the younger age division. This ensures fairness and appropriate competition levels. We are not accepting players under the age of 5 years.

Lightning Youth Field is a Non Profit 501(c)(3) EIN: 87-3769932 and is a member club of the USA Field Hockey Association. https://www.teamusa.org/usa-field-hockey

Our Mission is to teach field hockey skills and game fundamentals to youth in a recreational and supportive environment.


Contact: clubmanager.lightning@gmail.com

HIRING!!!! 

FIELD HOCKEY COACH

Equipment Required

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**USAFH Membership (required to play)**

Please acquire the following items for your Player. These are available for purchase a sporting goods stores and also on Amazon.

  • Shin Guards (required to play)
  • Mouth Guard (required to play)
  • Field Hockey Stick (see size chart, available to purchase at: Longstreth Sporting Goods,HFS Sport, etc )
  • Water Bottle
  • Cleats / Turf Shoes
  • Pinnie provided by Lightning Club

 

Lightning Field Hockey's Partnership with Longstreth Field Hockey

We are excited to announce that Lightning Field Hockey has established a partnership with Longstreth Field Hockey, a renowned provider of field hockey equipment and apparel. As part of this partnership, we are pleased to offer you a special discount to use when shopping with Longstreth.

 

 


Uniform Store


2022 Spring U08 with Coach Connor

SPIRIT GEAR


Team players with Head Coach -USA Men's Field Hockey, Mr. Harendra Singh

U10 Team with Coach Balram and Coach Aman

U10 Team with Coach Balram and Coach Aman


Team with Coach Jagatbir, Coach Yad, Coach Margie,Coach Rajneesh and Coach Aman


U08 Mixed: One-on-One Drill


U08 Dribbling Drill


2021 Summer Lightning vs SF Hawks at Cal Berkeley Clinic


U12 at Cal Berkeley Tournament With Coach Yad


LIGHTNING SEASONS: FALL and SPRING

Lightning Youth Field Hockey has two main seasons:

Fall (Aug-Dec) and Spring (Jan-May),

and we offer age-based teams. Each season has a mix of Practices and Tournaments/Clinics.

PRACTICE.

When: SUNDAY mornings 
Location:  Saratoga High School Stadium & Soccer Field

Our Sunday practices are a mix of warm-up/fitness drills, individual skill work, and scrimmages. We have an expectation that our players attend a minimum of 80% of our practices to be eligible to play in tournaments. 

TOURNAMENTS and CLINICS.

Tournaments and Clinics are optional and their fees are included in the registration. They are opportunities for our players to learn the game, playing with and against other youth clubs. Most of our tournaments are local, as far north as San Francisco, east to UC Davis, and south to Gilroy.

TOURNAMENTS

Tournaments are optional - they are opportunities to us to play against other youth clubs. For tournaments, the Club asks players' parents to mark their attendance so that the Coaches can develop a line-up for the game(s).

  • For U8 and U10 teams, line-ups are less important - players are rotated through the 3 positions: forward, mid, and defense.
    • Tournaments retain more of a social feeling than a competitive one.
    • Lightning players and parents are expected to collectively with the players and parents from the other clubs  foster a friendly and supportive environment. We all want the sport of field hockey to grow. 
    • We promote rounded development of players, positive sports experiences.
    • We focus on creating a strong foundation for more competitive play at the older levels. 
    • During games we aim to give every child as much play time as possible.
  • For U12 and up, players are more often assigned to a position to develop a deeper understanding of that position during game-time. 
    • We become a bit more competitive; individual player's play time will begin to vary more.
    • A player's attendance and/or participation level at practice will factor into playing time.
    • We substitute frequently during the games, and a player's skill level and experience at that position will impact substitutions.
    • Individual skill, prior tournament experience, confidence, and leadership on the field are all aspects considered by the coaches when selecting team rosters and positions.
    • Goalkeepers are usually required and players who elect to be goalkeepers begin specialized training. 

Sponsorship

Your support will ensure that our athletes have the tools they need,to excel and be safe on field
 

How to sponsor 

Check our Sponsorship page and Click the above Donate Button 

USAFH membership

All players are required to be members of the United States Field Hockey Association/USAFH to participate in Lightning practices and tournaments. The annual membership must be purchased directly from the USFHA. 

No need to declare or switch Club Affiliation. If you do not know if you would prefer to declare your Club Affiliation, or if you are already assigned to a different Club, you do not need to declare or change to Lightning in order to join our Fall Season.

2022 Spring U14G

U14 Girls Team with Coach Rajneesh


U12 Players having FUN!


2022 Spring Tournament at Cal Berkeley

CONTACT US

Questions? Please email us at :

 clubmanager.lightning@gmail.com