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Rippers Field Hockey
Golden Gate Rippers Field Hockey Club is passionate about developing youth and high school field hockey in the North Bay. We are proud to be the first field hockey club in the North Bay, established in 2019. We welcome players of ALL skill levels, including those new to the sport. Athletes are taught by experienced field hockey coaches and learn specific skills, strategies and teamwork through our practices and tournament play.
Our fall club program is open to grades 5-9. Our spring season and summer camps are open to grades 5-12. We can also help facilitate private or small group skills sessions (please contact us for more details).
USA FIELD HOCKEY MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED FOR ALL PLAYERS
Due to insurance requirements, all players must be members of the USA Field Hockey Association in order to participate in practices and non-USFHA sponsored local tournaments. You must purchase your annual USFHA membership through us for $10 during registration. Memberships last for one year. Note: if your child will be participating in a regional tournament or an event sponsored by USFHA tournament, you will have to purchase a full USA Field Hockey Membership directly from the USFHA ($25 for U12 and $60 for U14-U19; please select "Golden Gate Rippers" as your club affiliation). We will let you know whether a tournament or event is sponsored by USFHA in advance.
Waiver Required
All players new to Rippers are required to turn in a USFHA Waiver & Liability Form before you can play (practice or games). Waivers will be filled out electronically during registration. Additional waivers may be required depending on the program.
Required Equipment
- ALL players MUST have a mouthguard AND shin guards – field hockey shin guards are recommended (soccer ones acceptable) or they will NOT be allowed to participate
- Field hockey loaner sticks and balls will be available for use, but we recommend players have their own stick
- Goalie equipment is available to use for interested players
- Running shoes, turf shoes or cleats are acceptable footwear (note some tournaments do not allow cleats due to their type of turf)
- Please bring plenty of water and a snack
*If interested in purchasing your own gear, please check out our field hockey equipment page for recommendations.
Sessions are rain or shine! If a practice is cancelled due to severe weather, we will try to reschedule a makeup session.
Notes on practices
If you can't make all the practice dates (e.g., you've committed to soccer or lacrosse and can only make 5 practices), please email us, and we can give you a promo code to use BEFORE (with) registration. Please do not register and ask for a pro-rate refund as this impacts operations. If you're unsure if your child will like field hockey, email us about trying a practice (even if the season has started). You can also come to our first practice to try it out and register after (please bring mouthguard and shin guards). We are more than happy to work with you! No refunds for missed practices or tournaments once the season has started.
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Dates: Saturdays - September 7th - November 2nd (9th is a potential makeup day)
Time: 8am-10am
Grades: 5-8 – ALL skill levels (*Option available for current 9th graders that are not on a JV or varsity field hockey team)
Location: Ghilotti Turf Field at Redwood High School
Cost: $570 (the registration fee is due in full on or before the first practice. Rippers shirt included for new players or those that need a new size).
*If you are new to field hockey, you are welcome to come to the first practice and try it out. If you like it, we can sign you up, and if not, no worries! We can also prorate the registration fee for those who cannot make the whole season. Please email us before registering.
Tournaments:
Players can sign up to participate in optional fall tournaments for an additional fee that is calculated at cost to keep it as low as possible.
- Hockey Gobble Tournament (usually the Saturday / Sunday after our last practice) - San Jose
- Fee: TBD
Rippers is excited to offer high performance skills clinics during the hockey “off season” for players interested in ramping up their individual skills. These are intense sessions that focus on honing advanced stick skills and hitting technique. The number of player registrations will be limited to keep the player-to-coach ratio optimal for individual instruction. We recommend you have some field hockey experience to participate in these clinics, thought please email us if you have any questions.
Our winter stick skills and hitting clinic will be 6 sessions.
*Dedicated goalie skills instruction with our awesome international goalie coach Conor Mangat is available - please email before registering!
Dates and Times: Saturdays - please note the different start times!!
11/16, 1/4 @ 9AM-10:30AM
12/7, 12/14 @ 11AM-12:30PM
1/18, 1/25 @1:30PM-3PM
*Rain make up dates: we have reserved 12/21 from 11AM-12:30PM and 1/19 from 9AM-10:30AM as rain make up dates - only to be used if other days are cancelled due to heavy rain)*
Grades: 7-12 (exceptions made for experienced 6th graders)
Location: Ghilotti Turf Field at Redwood High School
Cost: $265
Dates: Sundays 2/2 - 5/18 (5/18 will be a make-up date in case we have to cancel a practice)
*There will be NO practice 2/16, 4/6 due to school holidays.
*Tournament weekends: 4 dates - we do NOT normally practice on tournament weekends (unless otherwise notified in advance).
Times:
- Middle School (5th-8th grades) - 8am-10am
- High School (9th-12 grades) - 10am-12pm
Grades: 5-12 – ALL skill levels.
Location: Ghilotti Turf Field at Redwood High School
Cost: $595 (registration fee is due in full on or before the first practice. Rippers shirt included for new players or those that need a new size).
*If you are new to field hockey, you are welcome to come to the first practice and try it out. If you like it, we can sign you up, and if not, no worries! We can also prorate the registration fee for those who cannot make the whole season. Please email us before registering.
Tournaments: Rippers will be participating in several tournaments this spring! Participation is optional and requires an additional fee, which is TBD and calculated at cost based on each tournament. More information about tournaments, schedules and registration will be provided during the season as we get updates from tournament organizers.
- Stanford
- Cal Berkeley
- UC Davis
- Infinity Sports Club Spring Fling
Tournament Uniforms: all players wear black shorts, their Navy Rippers shirt, and white and navy socks.
Shoes: We play on actual field hockey turf at Cal Berkeley, UC Davis and Stanford tournaments. NO CLEATS are allowed on proper field hockey turf! Wear turf shoes or running shoes. If you wear cleats, you will not be allowed to play!
JULY Rippers is offering two July camps this summer: one for incoming 6th, 7th and 8th graders and one for high school players. The first half of practice will cover stick skills and drills, followed by two 25 minute halves of scrimmages (so attendance is very important). The goal is to provide a lot of competitive playing time to prepare players for game play and to have fun! There are limited spots available to give everyone ample scrimmage time.
July skills and scrimmage camp for incoming 6th, 7th and 8th graders - LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE
- Beginning July 8th and running through July 31th
- 2 practices per week - Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3pm-5pm
- Location: Ghilotti Turf Field, Redwood High School
- Cost: TBD
July skills and scrimmage camp for incoming 9th graders and up - (for players with field hockey experience) - LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE
- Beginning July 8th and running through July 31st
- 2 practices per week - Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3pm-5pm
- Location: Ghilotti Turf Field, Redwood High School
- Cost: TBD
AUGUST Rippers is offering a 3-day August preseason field hockey camp. The camp is open to 5th-12th graders and players will be placed in the respective age/skills groups. This camp is a great way for incoming freshmen and returning high school players to get ready for their school preseason and tryouts. For middle school players, it's a great way to introduce players to the sport and prepare them for our Rippers 2025 Fall Club Season. The camp will cover all aspects of the sport, including skills and strategy development along with plenty of scrimmage time.
High school tryouts for MCAL schools typically start 8/11-8/15.
August Preseason Camp
- Dates and Times:
- August 1, 2, 3
- Incoming 10th-12th graders - 11:00am-2:00pm
- Incoming 9th graders - 8:00am-11:00am
- Incoming - 5th-8th graders 8:00am-11:00am
- August 1, 2, 3
- Location: Ghilotti Turf Field, Redwood High School
- Grades: 5-12 – ALL skill levels
- Cost: $335
*If you can only attend part of the camp, we can prorate your fee. For example, we can prorate it to be a 2 day camp.
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