Winter 2025
Aim Athletes is a field hockey club team consisting of elite travel teams for U12-U19 age divisions, clinics for all, and a youth academy for players age 4-9. Boys and girls are welcome!
Below is the practice schedule for all clinics & teams.
1. Travel team- To be on the travel team, everyone must tryout. These teams practice 2x per week and attend tournaments. These teams play Indoor Field Hockey- the game is played on a hard surface, games are 6v6, and rules are modified just a bit. If you are new to "indoor field hockey" watch some games on youtube. It is super fast so your stick skills will improve immensely. *Sign ups will be available once the teams have been made.
2. Turf Time- No tryouts for these practices. This group only practices 1x a week and does not compete in tournaments. This is open to any U12-U19 player who wants to continue developing their skills and game, on turf, in the winter. Indoor travel team members can also join this group. This registration will open Nov 17th at 12pm.
3. Junior Academy is for players aged 5-9. Information can be found on the Junior Academy.
4. Strength & Conditioning Program is for any AIM athlete playing this winter. Coach Amy designs the program with the NYA staff and the NYA trainers run the program. This year the girls will be on the turf doing sprits and footwork and in the weight room.
The information below is for our Newtown, CT teams.
Tryouts for the Travel Teams
All athletes interested in playing on an AIM Indoor travel team this winter need to tryout to be on the team; even if you played with AIM in the past.
You only need to attend 1 tryout. Tryouts are $35 and held at the Newtown Youth Academy on the basketball courts.
October 25 6-7:30pm OR November 16 8-10am
(high schoolers in CIAC need to attend the Nov tryout)
Travel practices this winter are listed below and some tournament dates are up on the tournament tab. I final price for the season will be finalized when I know which tournaments we will attend.
*Turf Time players & Junior Academy players do not need to tryout
Private & Small Group Instruction
Nov & Dec are for Private & Small Group Instruction!
For the player that wants to improve the quickest there is no replacement for private instruction. Players that receive private instruction one to two times weekly over an extended period of time will confirm that some of their biggest improvements in their skill came from this level of consistency. Stay tuned for info on how to sign up.
Goalie Clinic
Winter Indoor Season Practices in Newtown
| Monday | Tuesday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U12, U16 | U12-U19 | U6-U10 | U14, U16 | U12, U14 |
| Travel Teams | Turf Time Clinics | Junior Academy | Travel Teams | Travel Teams |
| 6-8 pm | 6-8pm | 5-6pm | 5-7pm | 6-8pm |
| Newtown Youth Academy- Courts | Newtown Youth Academy- Turf | Newtown Youth Academy- Courts | Newtown Youth Academy- Courts | Newtown Youth Academy- Courts |
| Dec 9, 16, 23 30 Jan 6, 13, 27 Feb. 3, 10, 24 | Jan 7, 14, 21, 28 Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 | Jan 7, 14, 21, 28 Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 | Dec 11, 18 Jan 8, 15, 22, 29 Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 | Dec 12, 19, Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, 25 Feb 6, 13, 20 |
| $425 | $210 | *Jan 25 is a Saturday. We will play from 5-7pm. |
*Again, there has been price increases at the NYA so I apologize for the price increase from last year. I only increased each group by a little but I wanted to make you aware of why that happened.
Travel Team Cost
| U12 Travel Team Cost | U14 Travel Team Cost | U16 Travel Team Cost | U19 Travel Team Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1300 | $1300 | $1265 | $1265 |
These prices include season practice times, all tournament fees listed on the website, coaching fees, insurance, and club fees.
Strength & Conditioning
Thursday Evenings
5-5:45pm
Open to any AIM athlete playing this winter U12-U19
@ NYA Turf Field Strength Room
Dec 20, Jan 3, 10, 17, 24 Feb 7, 14, 21, 28
registration will be through the NYA. I will share the link soon.
*This year we will do lots of sprints & footwork combined with weight room training. Let's Go!!!