USA
Field Hockey Timeline
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|
1901 |
Constance Applebee
presents a hockey exhibition at Harvard |
|
1907 |
Philadelphia hockey league
formed |
|
1908 |
Men’s field hockey
first played at the London Olympic Games (U.S. does not compete) |
|
1920 |
Philadelphia
area team members tour England as first USA based team to compete
internationally |
|
1922 |
United States
Field Hockey Association formed in Philadelphia with unanimous approval
of constitution |
|
1922 |
First U.S.
national team selected at the National Tournament in Philadelphia |
|
1923 |
Constance Applebee opens
Tegawitha Hockey Camp in Mt. Pocono, PA, the first field hockey camp in the U.S. |
|
1924 |
First USA
touring team competes in England |
|
1924 |
USA Field
Hockey Umpiring Committee
begins rating officials |
|
1927 |
International Federation
of Women’s Field Hockey established with USA as charter member |
|
1927 |
Germantown
Cricket Club meets Westchester Biltmore in the first recorded game of
men's field hockey in the United States |
|
1928 |
Men's field
hockey in the United States is organized with the founding of the Field Hockey Association
of America |
|
1930 |
field Hockey
Association of America joins the Federation
International de Hockey (FIH) |
|
1932 |
U.S. Men make
first Olympic appearance, earning a bronze medal in Los Angeles |
|
1942 |
U.S. Field
Hockey international activities suspended during World War II |
|
1962 |
USA women
solidify their place among the world's elite with a 2-2 draw with
England in front of 56,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium |
|
1963 |
U.S. Field
Hockey Assoc. hosts 1963 International Federation of Woemn's Hockey
Conference and Tournament at Goucher College, Towson, Md. |
|
1967 |
Men's field
hockey included in the Pan American Games; USA men capture the bronze medal |
|
1974 |
First Women’s World
Cup |
|
1975 |
West Chester
defeats Ursinus 2-1 in penalty strokes in the inaugural Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) college championship in
Harrisonburg, Va. |
|
1979 |
USA Women
place third at the IFWHC World Championship in British Columbia. The
tournament would mark the final championship for the women's
international federation. |
|
1980 |
Women’s Field Hockey
added to the Olympic Games, U.S. Teams do not compete following the
boycott of the Moscow Games. |
|
1980 |
U.S. Field
Hockey conducts first National Indoor Tournament |
|
1981 |
NCAA passes a
full governance plan for women's athletics; University of Connecticut
hosts the first NCAA Field Hockey Championship |
|
1981 |
The National
Tournament becomes the National Hockey Festival with the introduction of
club and high school divisions |
|
1983 |
After decades
of competing in the IFWHC Tournament, the USA women make their first FIH
World Cup (6th) appearance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
|
1984 |
U.S. Women
win bronze
medal at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. |
|
1987 |
Women's field
Hockey added to the Pan American Games. USA women earn a silver medal in
Indianapolis. |
|
1993 |
FHAA and U.S.
Field Hockey Assoc. merge and
are recognized as the United States Field Hockey Association - the
single national governing body for the sport of field hockey. |
|
1993 |
USA hosts the
FIH Women's Intercontinental Cup at Villanova Univ. |
|
1994 |
USA Women
earn the bronze medal at the World Cup in Dublin, Ireland |
|
1996 |
USA Women
(5th) and Men (12th) play host to the Centennial Olympic Games in
Atlanta |
|
2003 |
USA Men
compete in the 1st FIH Indoor World Cup (11th) |
|
2005 |
USA Women
(5th) host the 3rd Champions Challenge in Virginia Beach |
