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The Futures National Championship features 646 of the nation's top young field hockey players.

Futures National Championships, Regional Rumble Set to kick off in Virginia Beach
 

Virginia Beach, Va. – USA Field Hockey will showcase some of the nation's top young athletes this weekend as the National Futures Championship and newly-established Regional Rumble get underway at the USA Field Hockey National Training Center and the Princess Anne Athletic Complex.

The National Futures Championship runs June 23-28 at the National Training Center with team competing in Under-14, Under-16 and Under-19 divisions while athletes in the inaugural Regional Rumble compete June 25-27 at the Princess Anne Complex.

The Futures National Championship features the top 646 athletes from USA Field Hockey's Futures Program selected to compete at the event as a result of their performances at regional tournaments. In addition to competing for a national championship, the championship's 646 athletes will display their skills for college coaches and national team selectors.

Through their performances at the event, athletes at the National Futures Championship may also earn selection to higher-level USA Field Hockey programs and competition teams including the AAU Junior Olympic Team (U14 and U16 athletes), Futures Elite and invitations to USA Field Hockey’s Junior National Camp where selections are made to the U.S. Under-21 team, the USA/Canada Field Hockey Challenge Cup and other high performance programs. The tournament also provides an evaluation opportunity for collegiate coaches to view and rate the nation's top field hockey athletes as potential student athletes in their respective programs.

In one of USA Field Hockey's newest events, 628 additional Futures athletes will compete for the inaugural Regional Rumble title and the opportunity to be seen by college coaches.

Open to all Futures athletes, the Rumble features a 32-team Under-19 division and an eight-team Under-14 group. Based on their opening-round seeding following pool play, U19 teams advance to either a 16-team championship bracket or 16-team consolation bracket to determine the tournament champion. Under-14 teams compete in a seven-game round-robin format to determine the U14 Rumble champion.

   Established in 1991, USA Field Hockey's Futures Program features more than 5,000 of the nation's most promising young athletes. After receiving five months of elite-level training and tactical instruction in preparation for possible future selection to the USA National Teams, Futures athletes compete in regional tournaments where the top players are then selected to compete at the national championship tournament.    

Complete rosters for both the National Futures Championship and Regional Rumble tournaments are available on the USA Field Hockey website at www.usfieldhockey.com.

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