Does Charlotte have a field hockey team? Found this article on USCHO.com but canāt find a team page anywhere.
Iām totally hijacking this thread, my apologies.
Forever the optimist, Iām sure we will have football. When it does happen we need some Title IX sports for the ladies to play. What sports will we see, how many will be needed?
Jackrabbit mentions Field Hockey, that and Lacrosse are low overhead sports from a start up standpoint as we already have a field suitable for both sports.
Golf? Seems to be a no brainier.
Iām guessing we stay away from swimming/Diving (unless we can use the Meck Aquatic Center)
[QUOTE=s9er;289074]Iām guessing we stay away from swimming/Diving (unless we can use the Meck Aquatic Center)[/QUOTE]
Why not swimming? I seem to recall that we had a swimming & diving team at one point. Plus, do the facilities in Belk not accomadate such a team?
[QUOTE=ChevEE;289075]Why not swimming? I seem to recall that we had a swimming & diving team at one point. Plus, do the facilities in Belk not accomadate such a team?[/QUOTE]
In 4 1/2 years as a student, I never once laid eyes on the pool. Is it big enough? Hell, add that to the low overhead column.
[QUOTE=s9er;289077]In 4 1/2 years as a student, I never once laid eyes on the pool. Is it big enough? Hell, add that to the low overhead column.[/QUOTE]
In the Belk Gym. Under the basketball courts. 25 Meters, so half-olympicā¦
[URL=http://www.recservices.uncc.edu/aquatics.htm][B][U][COLOR=DarkGreen]Link[/COLOR][/U][/B][/URL]
Why not swimming? I seem to recall that we had a swimming & diving team at one point. Plus, do the facilities in Belk not accomadate such a team?
Itās not in hot shapeā¦ Atleast compared to what Iāve seen at other schools. Even the locker rooms are crappy. Also, I know itās a pool (and I used to Lifeguard), but 20 mins in there is enough to give you a migraine on some days with the level of chemicals in the pool.
[QUOTE=CharSFNiners;289079]Itās not in hot shapeā¦ Atleast compared to what Iāve seen at other schools. Even the locker rooms are crappy. Also, I know itās a pool (and I used to Lifeguard), but 20 mins in there is enough to give you a migraine on some days with the level of chemicals in the pool.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, itās been 4 or 5 years since Iāve been in there, so I wasnāt sure of my memory.
[QUOTE=CharSFNiners;289079]Itās not in hot shapeā¦ Atleast compared to what Iāve seen at other schools. Even the locker rooms are crappy. Also, I know itās a pool (and I used to Lifeguard), but 20 mins in there is enough to give you a migraine on some days with the level of chemicals in the pool.[/QUOTE]
I thought I heard that the pool isnāt large enough for some reason or another. I donāt know if thatās true at all, but thatās what [I]I[/I] remember.
I thought I heard that the pool isn't large enough for some reason or another. I don't know if that's true at all, but that's what [I]I[/I] remember.
Itās probably big/deep enough for a swim team, but Iām not sure about the Diving team aspect.
I bet weāll definitely add womenās golf though.
I now recall. It is 25 meters which I believe is junior oplympic sized. It must be 50 meters long for Olympic. But I think NCAA can hold competitions in a junior olympicā¦ Maybe itās the number of lanesā¦
[QUOTE=s9er;289074]Jackrabbit mentions Field Hockey, that and Lacrosse are low overhead sports from a start up standpoint as we already have a field suitable for both sports.[/QUOTE]
Teams with field hockey are requied to play on field turf (artificial). It is supposedly easier on the legs and the uniformity obviously makes it safer. They also have to heavily water it (???) before games are played according to the rules.
You would have a large up front cost for the field initially, but would be releatively inexpnsive after that point. Maybe we can get lucky and be like Wake Forest in field hockey: 9 NCAA appearances, 8 NCAA semi-final appearances, 3 NCAA championships (2002, 2003, 2004) or Duke: 2006 NCAA semi-finalist, 3 NCAA runners-up (2003, 2004, 2005).
[URL=http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/facilities/wake-vt-fieldh.html][B][U]Wake Forestās Ketner Stadium virtual photo[/U][/B][/URL]
[URL=http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/view.gal?id=2012&template=player_gallery][B][U]UNC-Chapel Hillās Francis Henry Stadium slideshow[/U][/B][/URL]
Teams with field hockey are requied to play on field turf (artificial). It is supposedly easier on the legs and the uniformity obviously makes it safer. [U][B]They also have to heavily water it (???)[/B][/U] before games are played according to the rules.You would have a large up front cost for the field initially, but would be releatively inexpnsive after that point. Maybe we can get lucky and be like Wake Forest in field hockey: 9 NCAA appearances, 8 NCAA semi-final appearances, 3 NCAA championships (2002, 2003, 2004) or Duke: 2006 NCAA semi-finalist, 3 NCAA runners-up (2003, 2004, 2005).
Wake Forestās Ketner Stadium virtual photo
UNC-Chapel Hillās Francis Henry Stadium slideshow
Artificial turf gets dirty, so it has to be rinsed. Iāve also heard that if it gets a lot of sun it can get pretty hot, think of Plastic getting heated up.
Nice hijack. But considering the article stated that Charlotte had won back-to-back A10 championships do we have a team or not?
Link to article, Jack? I see that site as an college ice hockey web site.
There is a club team for that, [URL=http://www.ninerhockey.com/][B][U]UNC Charlotte Ice Hockey[/U][/B][/URL].
[QUOTE=HP49er;289102]Link to article, Jack? I see that site as an college ice hockey web site.
There is a club team for that, [URL=http://www.ninerhockey.com/][B][U]UNC Charlotte Ice Hockey[/U][/B][/URL].[/QUOTE]
Yeah I have seen the club hockey, but the article states an actual A10 championship. I am going to to A10 site to see.
The word āarticleā should be the link.
I believe the article about Charlotte Field Hockey was really about womens soccer.
[QUOTE=ApexNiner;289107]I believe the article about Charlotte Field Hockey was really about womens soccer.[/QUOTE]
I believe you are right sir. Makes a lot more sense now.
At the football meeting they listed Annual Title IX expenses for :
Womenās Field hockey $537,000
Womenās Lacrosse $537,000
Womens Swimming $538,000
TOTAL $ 1,612,000
[QUOTE=HP49er;289088]Teams with field hockey are requied to play on field turf (artificial). It is supposedly easier on the legs and the uniformity obviously makes it safer. They also have to heavily water it (???) before games are played according to the rules.
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I remember Duke and Chapel Hill catching hell for watering their artificial fields during the worst months of the drought over the summer.
Iām okay with Lacrosse, I had already thought that. Golf is fine, but Iād prefer Ice Hockey to Field Hockey for the girls as part of our Football team title 9.