All girls need the following equipment to play field hockey:
Shin guards
Cleats (soccer)
Mouth guard molded to their mouth
Field Hockey Stick
Eye Protection (Grades 3-8 only)
There are many places to go to buy this equipment from a local sporting goods store to specialty stores. We recommend specialty stores because they can size your daughter for the proper sized stick.
Want to shop at a local store but not sure of a stick height to buy for your daughter?
If your child is a beginner, there is no need to spend more than $50 on a stick. We recommend wood for beginners but a light composite is also fine. It is ok to buy a stick a 1/2 inch to 1 inch bigger than they need. I do not recommend exceeding this rule especially for a beginner.
If your daughter is the following heights, the following is a good reference for starting to size your daughter for a stick:
ESTIMATED STICK SIZES
4'0" and under............... 28" stick
4'1" to 4'3".................... 30" stick
4'4" to 4'6".................... 32" stick
4'7" to 5'0".................... 34" stick
5'1" to 5'3".................... 35" stick
5'4" to 5'6".................... 36"/36.5" stick
5'7" to 5'9".................... 37"/37.5" stick
> 5'10"......................... 38" stick
It's important to buy a stick that feels good and that is sized properly. Unfortunately, until your daughter stops growing, she will outgrow her stick each season or annually.
