USA Field Hockey

Clubs from across the country will compete in 2024 Regional Club Championships (RCC), presented by YOLO Sportswear, for a chance to be one of the top twenty-four U-14 Girls, U-16 Girls and U-19 Girls teams to earn a ticket to the 2024 National Club Championship (NCC), presented by YOLO Sportswear. One club team in each division will claim the highly coveted title of National Club Champions. The National Club Championship is an ideal opportunity for clubs to compete against each other in a highly competitive atmosphere and coincides with USA Field Hockey’s mission of growing playing opportunities and the game of field hockey in the United States.

Registration:

This year’s registration will include an early invitation window for those teams that placed 1st through 4th in their division in the 2023 RCC events. Registration will open to all on Wednesday, February 28th at 12:00 p.m. ET, and will continue until divisions are full. All U-14 Girls, U-16 Girls, U-19 Girl’s registrants must pay in order to reserve their team spots in the 2024 Regional Club Championship. Each registration includes a $300 non-transferable, non-refundable deposit. Cancellations after Friday, March 15, 2024, deadline are non-refundable.

Some regions may be limited to registration, on a history basis, and an unpaid waitlist will be offered and when available more teams will be added.

Pricing:

Pricing per division is $1,750

Refunds will not be granted after March 15, 2024, except for the COVID-19 policy below.

COVID-19 Policy - Should USA Field Hockey cancel the event due to federal, state or local mandates related to COVID-19, all teams will be refunded the full tournament fee MINUS a $100 processing/administrative fee. Refunds will be processed 7-10 business days from the announcement of cancellation. If COVID-19 travel restrictions/mandates forbid a club’s movement out of state/country, refunds will be given on a case-by-case basis. Any withdrawals or cancellations on the club’s behalf, even if due to COVID-19 concerns, will be subject to USA Field Hockey’s Refund Policy. If requested within the open registration deadline then a refund would be granted minus the admin fee. If the final payment deadline has passed no refunds will be granted. All requests to cancel or withdraw must be made in writing to Madeline Hoeppner, USA Field Hockey's Events Director, at mhoeppner@usafieldhockey.com.

Rosters:

Rosters will be due 2 weeks before the first day of the event. Be sure to check the roster deadline for your specific event.

The following additional conditions apply to the Regional and National Club Championship rosters:

• Only one club team per age group in each Regional Club Championship event is permitted. The team must play in their designated Region, which is where the majority of their current affiliated members reside.
• The same team roster for the Regional Club Championship must be used at the National Club Championship. No Exceptions.
• All athletes that participate in the Regional Club Championship / National Club Championship must be affiliated with that club.
• An individual player cannot play for more than one team during the Regional Club Championships unless they are playing in a different age group.** The teams must be from the same club.
  • **And is limited to play in 2 age divisions.
• If an athlete plays on more than one club team all games that the illegal player has participated in will be forfeited
• Teams are limited to a maximum of 20 players and minimum of 11 gender-specific athletes.
• Upon check-in for an event, if a team marks an athlete as not at competition but does not remove that athlete from the roster, that player may participate if they arrive later during competition. If a team removes an athlete from the roster at check-in that athlete may not participate
• Athletes that have had college/university training will not be eligible to participate in the RCC/NCC tournament.  If a college athlete does participate, any games that the illegal player has participated in will be forfeited.

Regional Host Sites:

The following are the host sites for the 2024 RCC, a detailed list of dates by region and age division are as follows:

Region 3:

U-14 RCC: June 8-9 | Seacoast United Outdoor Complex | Epping, Nh.

U-16 RCC: June 1-2 | College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, Ma.

U-19 RCC: June 8-9 | Brown University | Providence, Ri.

Region 4 (CT & NY):

U-14 RCC: June 1-2 | Sacred Heart Greenwich | Greenwich, Ct.

U-16 RCC: June 8-9 | Sacred Heart Greenwich | Greenwich, Ct.

U-19 RCC: June 8-9 | Sacred Heart Greenwich | Greenwich, Ct.

Region 5:

U-14 RCC: May 18-19 | Penn State* | State College, Pa.*

U-16 RCC: May 25-26 | Ursinus College | Collegeville, Pa.

U-19 RCC: May 11-12 | The Training Center | Spring City, Pa.

Region 6:

U-14 RCC: June 8-9 | Lafayette College | Easton, PA.

U-16 RCC: May 25-26 | Lafayette College | Easton, PA.

U-19 RCC: May 11-12 | Lafayette College | Easton, PA..

Region 7:

U-14 RCC: May 17-19 | University of Delaware | Newark, De.

U-16 RCC: May 31-June 2 | University of Delaware | Newark, De.

U-19 RCC: May 17-19 | University of Delaware | Newark, De.

Region 8N:

U-14 RCC: June 8-9 | Regional Training Center | Virginia Beach, Va.

U-16 RCC: May 25-26 | Regional Training Center | Virginia Beach, Va.

U-19 RCC: May 4-5 | Regional Training Center | Virginia Beach, Va.

Region 8S:

U-14 RCC: June 8-9 | Queens University | Charlotte, Nc.

U-16 RCC: May 4-5 | Queens University | Charlotte, Nc.

U-19 RCC: May 18-19 | Queens University | Charlotte, Nc.

Region 9:

U-14 RCC: May 10-11 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mi.

U-16 RCC: May 11-12 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mi.

U-19 RCC: May 11-12 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mi.

Region 10:

U-14 RCC: May 11-12 | Sport Port and Villa Duchesne | St. Louis, Mo.

U-16 RCC: May 11-12 | Sport Port and Villa Duchesne | St. Louis, Mo.

U-19 RCC: May 11-12 | Sport Port and Villa Duchesne | St. Louis, Mo.

Region 11:

U-16 RCC: May 4-5 | Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center | Chula Vista, Ca.

U-19 RCC: May 4-5 | Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center | Chula Vista, Ca.

*Still needing final confirmation

Schedule and Pools:

USA Field Hockey will be setting all schedule structures and pools to give a more consistent experience at all Regional Club Championships. Game times are up to the discretion of the host based on field availability.

Competition for all RCC events will begin at 8:00 a.m. local time unless otherwise determined between the host and USA Field Hockey. 

A final schedule will be created no later than 2.5 weeks before your RCC. We then ask that hosts take over primary communication to participants and send out the schedule and any other pertinent information for your venue (i.e. - parking, food policies, maps, etc.) no later than 2 weeks before the start of the tournament.