Mission and goals

It is the intent of Baystate Youth Field Hockey League to create a positive environment for the youth of each participating Member Program, through a well-structured and organized sports league that helps to foster athletic development and strong character.  Baystate is committed to ensuring that all participating Programs operate with an emphasis on skill development, good sportsmanship, and enjoyment.

Our primary goal is for players, coaches, parents, officials and spectators to have a fun, rewarding experience while continually demonstrating good sportsmanship on and off the field of play. We look to continually educate the fundamental skills, rules and teamwork required to play field hockey. 

We look to achieve this goal by emphasizing positive coaching, teaching life lessons and skills beyond the sport and promoting a sense of community within our program that can extend to the communities our teams represent.

Baystate Youth Field Hockey League is established with the State of Massachusetts and holds non-profit status. We have four Baystate Officers (President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary) that were voted in during the establishment of the league and voted into office at the annual meeting each year. Each Program within the league will nominate one person to represent their interests and will be a voting member of our board, generally the program Director from each member program.

CAPE ANN CONFERENCE: 

Beverly: Program Director - CO Varnes

Danvers: Program Director - Jackie Blake

Georgetown-Pentucket: Program Director - Meagan Hildebrand

Hamilton-Wenham: Program Director -  Kelly Alberts & Amanda Snow

Lynnfield: Program Director - Courtney Nunley

Manchester-Essex: Program Director - Courtney Brown

Masconomet: Program Director -  Brenna Sheehan & Nikki Hanson

Newburyport: Program Director - Shannon Haley &Colleen Santos

North Reading: Program Director - Kathy Lally

Saugus: Program Director - Caitlin Blandini

Swampscott: Program Director - Stephanie Rouse

MERRIMACK VALLEY CONFERENCE: 

Andover: Program Director - Sarah Atwood

Billerica: Program Director - Lyndsay Santosuosso & Shannon Mead

Concord-Carlisle: Program Director - John O’Neill

Chelmsford: Program Director - Cara Seibert 

Haverhill: Program Director - Ben Delaware

Lowell: Program Director - Kara Koch & Natalie Welch

Methuen: Program Director - INACTIVE

North Andover: Program Director - Lindsay Connolly & Lindsey Mayo

Tyngsboro:

Tewksbury: Program Director - Jamie Newell

Westford: Program Director - Kassia Spanos & Liz Magee

MIDDLESEX CONFERENCE: 

Arlington: Program Director - Lindsey Holiday

Belmont: Program Director - Jessica Smith

Burlington: Program Director - Courtney Callahan & Angela Wilson

Melrose: Program Director - Amy Sestito & Melissa Briggie

Reading: Program Director - Allison Fusco

Stoneham: Program Director - Meghan Clark

Wakefield: Program Director - Tina McDavitt Mattera

Waltham: Program Director - Alison Goolbis

Watertown: Program Director - Ernie Thebado

Wilmington: Program Director - Erin DiCarlo

Winchester: Program Director - Tina Coll

Woburn: Program Director - Caitlin Destefano