Qualifying Tournament Information

2008 National Indoor Qualifying Tournaments:

There will be at least 8 U19 qualifiers and at least 8 U16 qualifiers.

  • All Qualifiers be held between December 15, 2007 and
    February 3, 2008.

Qualifying Tournament Requirements:

  • All qualifiers must have a minimum of 2 courts with hard court surfaces that meet FIH Standards.

  • All qualifiers must have a minimum of 16 teams participating.

  • All qualifiers must play 25-minute games, and use format provided by USA Field Hockey,

  • All clubs will be limited to two teams at any one Qualifying Tournament.

  • All qualifiers must follow FIH requirements for Indoor Hockey.

 

IMPORTANT REMINDER

Teams that wish to attend qualifiers in 2007-08 will apply through the USA FIELD HOCKEY National Office with their 1st, 2nd, & 3rd choice of qualifying tournament. There will be a $100 processing fee required of all teams applying for Qualifiers.  The USA Field Hockey National Office will assign teams to a qualifying tournament. Qualifying tournament location will be the top priority in assigning teams. Teams must have age appropriate players. A limit of three players from a lower age division may play up on a team in the next higher age division. Players will be limited to one qualifying tournament.

Proposed Timeline (Subject ot change):

Aug 1, 2007 Indoor Qualifying Tournament host applications available.
Aug 30, 2007 Deadline for Qualifying Tournament host application to USA FIELD HOCKEY
Aug. 1-Aug 30, 2007 Site Inspections of potential Qualifying Tournament facilities.
Sept. 19, 2007  Announcement of Qualifying Tournaments
Sept. 19, 2007 Qualifying Tournament entry material available, USA FIELD HOCKEY web site
Oct. 19, 2007 Deadline for Qualifier applications to the USA FIELD HOCKEY
Nov. 2, 2007 Teams assigned to qualifying tournaments
Dec. 15 '07- Feb 3, '08 Qualifying Tournaments held
Feb. 5, 2008 Deadline for non-qualifying team lottery applications
Feb. 6, 2008 Lottery for non-qualifying teams