HTC Regional Club Championship Selection Process – East Coast

HTC is proud to announce we will be selecting our RCC teams to train and compete this spring. We will be selecting a U14, U16 and U19 RCC Team.

What is the Regional Cup Championship?

This is the major tournament that we will attend as a club. We will be competing against other Northeast club teams. The winning team for each age group will move on to the National Club Championships later on in the summer. 

This is the only tournament that we have try outs for and our coaching staff will select the teams one of three options.

1. Players that attend our try out dates in North Branford, March 27-28.

2. Players will be evaluated at the Shooting Star Easter Tournament.

3. Players that attend private schools or cannot leave their covid bubble – For these situations, our coaches will make the selection from previous practices and tournaments. 

All HTC players are eligible to be considered for one of our RCC teams! 

This Spring our RCC Training Squads will have 2 intense practices per week. This program is designed to work on individual skill development, small game concepts, improve player’s game knowledge, and gain valuable 11v11 game experience.  

We will select 20-25 players per age group for our RCC Training Teams. We will evaluate each player during the spring at practices and at tournaments. We will then select the final teams as we get closer to the RCC tournament.

Here are the steps for players to take to be considered for one of our RCC  teams;

All interested players must register for the RCC try-out, March 27-28, 2021. This includes players that can attend the try-out, players that are attending the Shooting Star Showcase, and Prep School players that cannot leave campus. 

ALL interested players to be selected for one of our RCC teams, must register for the March 27-28 Try-Outs! 

We will have 2 try out dates. We highly recommend players attend both try outs so that our coaches can evaluate your play. 

If you are a player at a Prep School now and cannot make the March try outs, we are asking you to register for the try out anyway to express your interest in being selected to one of our RCC Teams. For these players, we will use our past evaluations of your play to make the RCC selections. 

Evaluation Sessions

Saturday March 27

U14 Players – 1p-2p

U16 Player – 2p-3p

U19 Players – 3p-4p

Sunday March 28

U14 Players – 1p-2p

U16 Player – 2p-3p

U19 Players – 3p-4p

Our RCC Training Squads  will be announced on April 5, 2021. For the players that are selected to the RCC Training Squad, we will forward the specific training practice schedule. 

What will the schedule be if I make the RCC Training Team?

Our training squads will attend 2-3 practices per week. There will be practices and play days for our teams to prepare for the RCC Tourney. Once you are selected for the RCC Training Squad, we will forward you your training schedule. 

 

Important Reminders!

• Age requirements for the RCC Teams are determined by a players age on January 1, 2021.
• Everyone must have USFHA membership that is current through September 1, 2021 and you must select HTC as your affiliated club.
• Deadlines to Register for the Evaluation Opportunities and to be considered for one of our HP teams is April 5, 2021. 

• We will announce our Teams on April 5, 2021.

We are very excited to offer our Regional Club Championship Program this Spring. We anticipate a very competitive spring season and look forward to our teams celebrating as this year’s RCC Champions!

Any questions, contact Debra Brickey or Darren Smallhorn; dbrickey@HTCfieldhockey.com

dsmallhorn@htcfieldhockey.com

HTC High Performance Selection Process – East Coast

HTC is proud to announce we will be selecting a High Performance team to train and compete this summer. We will be selecting a U14, U16 and U19 High Performance Team.

All HTC players are eligible to be considered for one of our HP teams! 

This Summer our High Performance Teams will have 2 intense practices per week. This program is designed to work on individual skill development, small game concepts, improve player’s game knowledge, and gain valuable 11v11 game experience. 

Some possible tournaments that our High Performance Teams might attend are; local tournaments, Shooting Star Regional Cup, Shooting Star Jamboree, and the Shooting Star Kids Cup. These playing opportunities will enable the HP player to compete against top competition, as well as, be evaluated by College coaches either in person or via live game film. 

We will select 20-25 players per age group for our High Performance Teams. 

Here are the steps for players to take to be considered for one of our High Performance teams;

1. All interested players need to register to be considered for the HP Program and pay a small evaluation fee.  The deadline to register to be considered for one of our HP teams is June 19, 2020.
2. After players register to be considered, they should register and attend Session 1 of our Club Program. These practice sessions allow our coaching staff to evaluate players for our HP teams. Our HP Teams will be announced on July 3, 2020. All selected HP players will receive a registration link to sign up for the HP program. Players that are not chosen for the HP program can attend Session 2 and Session 3 of our Club Program. 

Practice/Evaluation Sessions

U14 Players – 10a-12p

U16 Player – 12p-2p

U19 Players – 2p-4p

Tuesday June 23 
Thursday June 25
Tuesday June 30
Thursday July 2

3. Teams will be announced on July 3, 2020. For the players that are selected to the HP Program, we will forward the specific training practice schedule. 

 

Important Reminders!

• Age requirements for the HP Program is determined by a players age on January 1, 2020.
• Everyone must have USFHA membership that is current through September 1, 2020 and you must select HTC as your affiliated club.
• Deadlines to Register for the Evaluation Opportunities and to be considered for one of our HP teams is June 19, 2020. 

• We will announce our Teams on July 3, 2020.

We are very excited to offer our High Performance Program this summer. We anticipate a very competitive summer season and look forward to helping our players take their game to the next level!

Any questions, contact Debra Brickey or Darren Smallhorn; dbrickey@HTCfieldhockey.com

dsmallhorn@htcfieldhockey.com

HTC Regional Club Championship Selection Process – East Coast

HTC is proud to announce we will be selecting our RCC teams to train and compete this Spring/Summer. We will be selecting a U14, U16 and U19 RCC Team.

The Regional Club Championship tournaments for our Region 1-3 will be;

U14 RCC – June 4-5, 2022 – Epping NH

U16 RCC – June 4-5, 2022 – Epping NH

U19 RCC – June 11-12, 2022 – Sommerville MA 

What is the Regional Cup Championship?

This is the major tournament that we will attend as a club. We will be competing against other Northeast club teams. The winning team for each age group will move on to the National Club Championships later on in the summer. 

This is one of the tournaments that we have try-outs for and our coaching staff will select the teams via these two options.

1. March 12, 2022 Try-out in Glastonbury CT. The address of our facility is;

Oakwood Sports Center
40 Oakwood Drive
Glastonbury, CT

Each age group will attend the following timeframe;

U14 – 8a-9:15a

U16 – 9:15a-10:45a

U19 – 10:45a-12p

All interested players must register for this try out, regardless if they can make the actual try-out. If a player cannot make the actual try-out date, please email Deb and Darren and let them know. Again, all players must register for the try- out regardless if they can actually make that date! 

2. Players that cannot make the March 12th date, must register for the try out anyway! For these players, our coaches will use our knowledge of the players  from previous practices and tournaments to make a decision on selection. If a player is brand new to our club and has not participated with us previously, we will arrange a private try-out opportunity. So all interested players must register for the try-out and then if they cannot make it for any reason, email Deb and Darren to let us know. 

All HTC players are eligible to be considered for one of our RCC teams! 

This Spring our RCC Training Squads will have 2 intense practices per week. This program is designed to work on individual skill development, small game concepts, improve player’s game knowledge, and gain valuable 11v11 game experience.  

We will select 20-30 players per age group for our RCC Training Squads. We will evaluate each player during the spring at practices and at tournaments. We will then select the final teams as we get closer to the RCC tournament.

Here are the steps for players to take to be considered for one of our RCC  teams;

All interested players must register for the RCC try-out, March 12, 2022 regardless if they can attend or not. We will use this registration list to select for all RCC Teams. So register if you want to be considered. 

We will have 1 try out date. We highly recommend players attend try outs so that our coaches can evaluate your play. 

If you are a player at a Prep School now or have other obligations and cannot make the March 12th try out, we are asking you to register for the try out anyway to express your interest in being selected to one of our RCC Teams. For these players, we will use our past evaluations of your play to make the RCC selections. 

Try-Out Session

Saturday March 12

U14 Players – 8a-9:15a

U16 Player – 9:15a-10:45a

U19 Players – 10:45a-12p

Our RCC Training Squads  will be announced the week of March 14-18, 2022. For the players that are selected to the RCC Training Squad, we will forward the specific training practice schedule. For those players that are not selected this time around, they will be invited to join our club program. 

What will the schedule be if I make the RCC Training Team?

Our training squads will attend 2-3 practices per week. There will be practices and play days for our teams to prepare for the RCC Tourney. Once you are selected for the RCC Training Squad, we will forward you your training schedule. Possible training sites will be in Glastonbury, Tolland, North Branford, and in Farmington. 

 

Important Reminders!

• Age requirements for the RCC Teams are determined by a players age on January 1, 2022.
• Everyone must have USFHA membership that is current through September 1, 2022 and you must select HTC as your affiliated club.
• Deadline to Register for the RCC Try-out Opportunity and to be considered for one of our RCC teams is March 12, 2022. 

• We will announce our RCC Training Squads the week of March 14-18, 2022.

We are very excited to offer our Regional Club Championship Program this Spring. We anticipate a very competitive spring season and look forward to our teams celebrating as this year’s RCC Champions!

Any questions, contact Debra Brickey or Darren Smallhorn;

dbrickey@HTCfieldhockey.com

dsmallhorn@htcfieldhockey.com

All HTC Events are on Hold because of the Coronavirus. As soon as we are cleared to begin our season, we communicate the revised dates to everyone. Stay safe and we will see you all soon on the field! Cheers!

HTC Regional Club Championship Selection Procedure – West Coast

HTC is proud to announce we will be entering teams in the USFHA Regional Club Championship Tournaments. We will be taking U14, U16 and U19 Teams to the Region 11 California Region for our West Coast players. 

All HTC players are eligible to be considered for one of our RCC teams! 

This is the one tournament of the year that we have to select and cut players for our teams.
Each RCC team will have a max of 20 players and 4 alternates named.
There will be many players wanting to make each of our RCC teams. So with this very difficult decision for our coaches, it is imperative that all families understand the commitment that will be required if a player is selected. Each player will be required to participate in a training schedule to prepare our teams for the RCC tournaments. We ask that players selected try to make each and every event on the team’s training schedule. There will be a fee to participate in the RCC tournament. This fee will be between $1000-$1500, which will cover the training sessions and the RCC tournament. HTC will work with families that need a payment plan in order to cover this fee. After discussing and agreeing to these parameters with your family, players can register for the evaluation sessions to be considered for selection to our RCC Teams!

Here are the steps for players to take to be considered for one of our RCC teams:

1. All interested players need to register to be considered for the RCC team and pay a $20 evaluation fee. The evaluation dates and locations are listed below. 
2. After players register to be considered, they should attend the practice sessions listed below to be evaluated. We want to make sure everyone knows that these dates are NOT required, but will help our coaches see you play so they can select the teams. We are requiring all players being considered for the RCC teams to pay the $20 fee, regardless if they can attend all sessions. 
3. Teams will be announced on March 21, 2020. For the players that are selected to the teams, we will forward the specific training practice schedule. 
4. Evaluation dates will be:

Saturday, March 7, 2020	Torrey Pines High School	11:00a-1:00p
Saturday, March 14, 2020	Torrey Pines High School	11:00a-1:00p
Saturday, March 21, 2020	Torrey Pines High School	Time TBD

 

Here is more information about the Regional Club Championship Tournament, which is an USFHA Event.

Only the top sixteen U-14, U-16 and U-19 teams from the Regional Club Championships will earn a ticket to the National Club Championship in 2020. One club team in each division will claim the highly coveted title of National Club Champion. The National Club Championship is an ideal opportunity for clubs to compete against each other in a highly competitive atmosphere and coincides with USA Field Hockey’s mission of growing playing opportunities and the game of field hockey in the United States.

Here is the Regional Club Championship schedule for Region 11 – California:

U14 Regional Club Championship Tournament

Elite Athlete Training Center – 2800 Olympic Pkwy, Chula Vista, CA
May 30-31, 2020

U16 Regional Club Championship Tournament

Chula Vista Olympic Training Center – 2800 Olympic Parkway, Chula Vista, CA  
June 6-7, 2020

U19 Regional Club Championship Tournament

Chula Vista Olympic Training Center – 2800 Olympic Parkway, Chula Vista, CA  
May 30-31, 2020

Important Reminders!

• Age requirements for the RCC tournament are determined by a player’s age on January 1, 2020.
• Everyone must have USFHA membership that is current through August 1, 2020 and you must select HTC – CA as your affiliated club.
• Deadline to Register for the Evaluation Opportunities and to be considered for one of our RCC teams is March 20, 2020. All players are required to register and pay this fee regardless if a player can attend all evaluation dates:

We are very excited to compete in this year’s RCC tournaments!

Any questions, contact Debra Brickey, Darren Smallhorn, or Mika Black:

dbrickey@HTCfieldhockey.com

dsmallhorn@htcfieldhockey.com

Mblack@HTCfieldhockey.com