USA Field Hockey
Futures Program Tryouts

The USA Field Hockey Futures Program is the Olympic Developmental division of the United States Field Hockey Association. The purpose of the Futures Program is to raise the level of hockey throughout the United States and identify talented players that might be "future" Olympic level athletes.

Futures participants meet on scheduled off-season weekend dates at various locations to receive coaching and skill development techniques from some of the nation's top coaches. Futures athletes also have the opportunity to advance to higher levels of play through selection to Elite Team at the National Futures Tournament

All athletes must enter the program through a trial procedure. Depending on where an athlete resides, different options are available.

1. Regional Trials

In regions conducting trials, the athlete must attend a 4 hour physical trial. Athletes go through a series of drills and some game play. Based on scores as they compare to the regional standards, athletes may be invited  into the Futures program.

2. Regional Paper Trials
In regions conducting paper trials, high school coaches or approved testing centers put athletes through a series of tests and record the results. The results are submitted to the Regional Coaching Director for evaluation. Athletes will receive Futures invitations based on their scores as they compare to the standards of the region.

3. Entrance through USA Field Hockey Partner Camps
Only camps partnered with USA Field Hockey (including USA Field Hockey's Open Camps) may recommend athletes into the Futures Program. Visit the USAField Hockey website for a listing of USA Field Hockey Partner Camps

4. Coach recommendations
In a few of the regions, high school coaches receive information about the Futures program and are provided with the opportunity to recommended their top athletes into the U19, U16, and U14 age divisions.  Limitations to the number of recommendations per school are strictly enforced.  Limitations are determined each year based on the number of open Futures allocations that given year.

Check the Futures Regional Pages for the 2008 Futures Program tryouts to be conducted in 2007.

Futures Regions (click here for a state-by-state listing of USA Field Hockey's Futures Regions)