2024 Winter Academy Indoor Field Hockey Registration
See Registration Links Below
Location: Western Reserve Academy- 115 College Street, Hudson Ohio 44236
Practice Schedule
Grades 3-5: 2 PM - 3:30 PM
Grades 6-8: 3:30 PM - 5 PM
U16 & U19: 2 PM - 5 PM. (maybe be reduced to 2 hours after December 14th)
* Might be cancelled depending on away tournament
Age Groups:
We will have U12, U14, U16 and U19 teams. Please be sure to enter your age accurately when registering because registration is age specific and programs outside your age group will not be displayed.
Age Eligibility:
U16: If you are 16 on or before 12/31/2024 you are a U19 Player.* This is the age cutoff for USAFHA U16 events.
U19: If you are 19 on or before 12/31/2024, you are not eligible for U19. This is the age cutoff for USAFHA U19 events.
* We understand some players have an older birthdate that may push them up into U16 while they are still in middle school. They are allowed to practice with their age peers if that is their preference.
About Indoor Field Hockey:
The Winter Indoor Field Hockey Program focuses on teaching athletes to play the fun and fast paced Indoor game, which develops their stick skills and allows them to execute quick decision making. Imagine the outdoor game with no midfield - instant offense and defense. The surface is hard, fast and flat so it is a lot faster than turf. The ball speed forces players to play lower so they can trap the ball cleanly and quickly. This is turn develops their lower body strength and power which is an major part of field hockey. These Indoor skills are very complimentary to, and transfer perfectly to the outdoor game.
In Indoor Field Hockey the ball cannot be lifted at all, (unless a shot on goal) it is a game of high skill and first touch. Hitting is also not permitted in the Indoor version, so players learn to generate power in their push passes and flicks on goal. Players learn to keep the ball glued to their sticks due to the nature of the game.
Tournament players will need USA Field Hockey membership, an Indoor Hockey stick and an Indoor Hockey glove. We strongly recommend gloves for both hands, but a left hand Indoor glove is mandatory. Players can purchase their own face-masks if they do not want to use the club's facemasks that are available during play.
Cleveland Field Hockey Club always provides top quality coaching.
This program's coaches include Meghan Daly, (NCAA D1 Kent State University), Rachel Audet, Sean Baretto (Titans FHC and Canada, Indoor International Player), Tiffany Saunders (NCAA D1 Radford University, Oberlin College Head Coach) Dan Young, (Chinese FHC, Trinidad & Tobago) Kaitlin Barnes (NCAA D1 College of Holy Cross) and Ahyodha Kishna (Hikers FHC, Guyana U21 International Player, USA Master's) who have played internationally or at the college level.
Please create an account and login to sign up for Indoor Field Hockey. Or login if you already have an account.