Youth Sports: Field Hockey Wraps Today, Lacrosse Clinics Close November 7

Two youth sports seasons reach their final sessions this week and next, both at Cadigan Park.

Today is the last session of the field hockey clinic. The final session runs from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. today, Monday, October 26, at the Cadigan Park Multi-Use Turf. For families who have built Monday afternoons around the clinic, today is the closing session of the fall run.

The lacrosse season's final date is Saturday, November 7, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Cadigan Park. The clinic schedule that day runs in age groups: Little Bobcats and Bantams from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., full-equipment clinics for grades 3 through 8 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and high school clinics at 3:30 p.m. Families should check the club's own announcements for any last-minute field or timing changes, since fall weather can move an outdoor session.

The two closings bookend a busy fall for Brookfield youth sports. Field hockey and lacrosse are both programs where the youngest players learn the game in clinics before moving into team play, and the final sessions are the natural moment for coaches to look back on a season of progress that does not show up in a standings table.

Between the two dates, the high school calendar keeps moving as well. Brookfield High School girls soccer hosts Newtown High School tonight at 5 p.m., and the fall sports season heads toward its postseason stretch.