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Philly Hockey Club is happy to be competing at USAFH National Hockey Festival 2020 with U19, U16 and U14 teams. USAFH will be hosting Festival at Sportsplex at Matthews, NC this year. The location change is due to the current Covid-19 situation.
Tryouts, training and friendly match information is posted below. We will update this page as more information becomes available.

Try-out is required to compete with our travel teams.
Club affiliation is required for all players selected to travel teams.

All of our programs follow FIH rules. No cage goggles allowed unless medically necessary.

Try-Outs – Registration and Date TBC 2020

Festival Details 2020

Tournament Details

Sportsplex at Matthews

Structure:
5 games per team
11v11 or 7v7 for each age group: U19, U16, U14

Tourney Machine:
Schedule
Results

Games:
Live video feeds
Player video through touch line

Spectators:
As of now, the facility is open for spectators at games. However USAFH will have multiple social distancing rules in place.

Still to come:
Field map
Rules
General information

Dates

Tournament:
26th to 28th November 2020

Travel:
Fly or drive – 24th November to 28th November 2020
Arrival and Departure dates depend on individual player travel arrangements
Players must arrive by Wednesday 25th November 8am for team meeting and training session.

Hotel: (More info to follow)
USAFH Festival is a Stay to Play event
Team Travel Source will be organizing hotels
U16, U19 players will not room together this year due to Covid-19
Parents will be able to book rooms individually through Team Travel Source

Team Travel:
In the past, U19 and U16 players have traveled in vans, however due to the covid-19 situation players will organize their own travel to and from facility.

Thanksgiving Dinner:
Due to covid-19 situation we will not be organizing a group/family Thanksgiving Dinner this year. Team Travel Source will be looking into hotels and locations that will offer dinners. Will update once we know more.

Age Divisions and Classification

Under – 19
Under – 16
Under – 14

12 or 13 by 01 Jan 2020, you are U14
14 or 15 by 01 Jan 2020, you are U16
16, 17 or 18 by 01 Jan 2020, you are U19

Players are eligible to play-up one age group if selected

Cost

To be confirmed on selection to squads

No Refunds

Affiliation

Philly Hockey Club USAFH affiliation required at time of Festival, not to try-out.

Location

Address:
2425 Sports Parkway Matthews, NC 28105

Training, Tour & Friendlies

Training times:
U14/U16/U19 – 4.30pm to 6pm

Dates:
20 Sept – Villanova Field, The Proving Grounds
27 Sept – Villanova Field, The Proving Grounds
04 Oct – Villanova Field, The Proving Grounds
11 Oct – Villanova Field, The Proving Grounds
18 Oct – Villanova Field, The Proving Grounds
25 Oct – Villanova Field, The Proving Grounds
01 Nov – Villanova Field, The Proving Grounds

Mandatory Friendly matches, The Proving Grounds:
08th Nov – U14 10am to 11am, U16 11am to 12noon, U19 12noon to 1pm
15th Nov – U14 9.30am to 11am training, U16 11am to 12noon
21st Nov – U14 10am to 11am, U16 11am to 12noon, U19 12noon to 1pm

Mandatory Tournament:
07th Nov – Tournament at United Sports Training Center (USTC) U14 and U16 teams, $35 per player

Information:
Trainings & scrimmages are mandatory.
Philly Hockey Club Travel Squad Attendance policy applies.
School hockey conflicts may be excused absence.
University visits are not an excused absence