News and Announcements

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The Victoria Junior Field Hockey Association (VJFHA) is excited to announce that the 2022 Junior League season will be running from April 9 to June 19, 2022 for all ages U6 to U18 boys and girls.

Registration will open Friday, February 11 at 7:00 a.m. and it will be first-come, first-served.

There will be a registration cap on each of the age groups. With UVic’s water-based turf being resurfaced this year we may be restricted to only one rubber-based field at UVic and this would limit our capacity per age group. Should a second field become available we will automatically start putting players on teams from the waitlist. We hope this will be the case.

We know that protocols in sport can change so we will be ready to pivot if the Public Health Officer, ViaSport, Field Hockey BC or UVic require us to do so. For now though, you can expect a fairly normal season. Unlike last season, this year we will not require the daily health check, the capacity of players per field/team, masks, etc., however we will still required everyone coming to the venue to do a daily health check. If you have COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms we would request that you stay home.

Spectators will be allowed at the venue but we will be restricted to a 50% capacity of spectators.

The full details of what to expect this season are listed on our website here: https://www.teampages.com/clubs/393/pages/186253

To view the dates/times that each age/gender is playing this year visit:
http://victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca/pages/6257

We hope you will be able to join us this season.

Mark your calendars and register online at the below link starting at 7:00 am on Friday, Feb. 11:
https://victoriajuniorfieldhockey.spappz.com/register

If you have any questions, please e-mail: info@victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca

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Have you heard of field hockey? Have you ever wanted to try it? Well now you can and FOR FREE!!

HELP SPREAD THE WORD:

Victoria Junior Field Hockey League is hosting our annual Come Try the Game Free session at UVic Field 2B (rubber turf beside CARSA but closest to McKenzie Ave.) on Sunday, February 6 from 10:00-11:00 am. If your child is between the age of 5-18, and would like to try a new sport for FREE we look forward to seeing you. Please feel free to bring a friend as well.

Please bring shin pads and mouth guards if you have them. Sticks, balls, coaching and fun will be provided.

Sign up at the link below:
http://vjfha.victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca/forms/24184-COME-TRY-IT-FREE-DAY-SUNDAY-FEBRUARY-6-2022

Registration for 2022 Junior League will begin at 7:00 am on February 11 and will close on February 20. There are registration maximums this year due to field availability so be sure to register as soon as you can.

Late registrations will be placed on a waitlist and moved on to teams on a first-come, first-served basis as spots become available and when as field availability is confirmed.

The season will run April 9 to June 19, 2021 (no sessions on the May long weekend)
View schedules per age: http://vjfha.victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca/clubs/393/pages/6257

We will be canvassing for coaches for the upcoming Spring League season shortly! Stay tuned.

For more info: info@victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca

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Tigers had their hands full against Rebels 1 in the opening game of the Vancouver Island Field Hockey Association’s second half of the season, but wound up scoring a 4-1 victory to remain atop the competitive division.
The first games in the revamped four-team recreational division saw Rebels 2 win a rousing game against Hawks, 6-5 in the middle contest on a soggy Sunday, while Mutineers, whose competitive division players were dispersed in the fall, used their retooled rec lineup to defeat Sailors clubmates Marauders 2-1.
Next weekend see the UVic Vikes get into action, playing the 2 p.m. game against Rebels 1, while Marauders take on Hawks and Mutineers face Rebels 2 in rec play.

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Field Hockey BC is pleased to announce dates for the upcoming 2022 FHBC Provincial Program Talent ID
and National Championship Team Trials. FHBC is pleased to announce that the 2022 Provincial Talent ID
Program will be a joint venture with Field Hockey Canada in being both a Talent Identification point for
the FHC NextGen Program, as well as a Talent Identification point for FHBC National Championship Team
participation.

Following FHBC’s Provincial Athlete Pathway Review in 2020, FHBC Provincial Teams at National
Championships will now be selected through a series of regional and centralized trials. For more
information on the general concept of this staged trial program, please see the review committee’s final
report here: https://fieldhockeybc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Final-Report-FHBC-Provincial-Athlete-Pathway-Review-Project.pdf

Both Team BC Provincial (Tier 1) and BC Regional teams (Tier 2) will compete at the FHC National
Championships being hosted by FHBC in the Summer of 2022. The National Championship Tournament
information is as follows:

2022 U18 National Championships

  • Year of Birth: 2004 and 2005
  • July 29th – August 3rd @ Tamanawis Park, Surrey
  • Female – Tier 1 & 2 | Male – Tier 1

2022 U16 National Championships

  • Year of Birth: 2006 and 2007
  • August 9th – 14th @ Tamanawis Park, Surrey
  • Female – Tier 1 & 2 | Male – Tier 1

Stage 1: FHBC Regional Trials (Female)
For any athlete nominated by a club, PSO, NSO, high school and/or private academy coach. NextGen
athletes and CSI Provincial Targeted athletes* are exempt from Stage 1 trials.

From Stage 1 Trials, there are 3 outcomes for athletes:
1) Top athletes will be invited to attend centralized Stage 2 Trials.
2) Athletes will be selected for BC Regional teams that will compete in Tier 2 at the National
Championships.
3) All other athletes will be provided with feedback on areas of emphasis for a potential return to
this program in future seasons.

Island trials:
 U18 Female: March 1st & 4th in Victoria
 U16 Female: March 8th & 11th in Victoria

Stage 2: FHBC Provincial Trials & FHC Talent Identification (Female)
For previously identified athletes (NextGen or CSI Targeted athletes) as well as those athletes promoted
from Stage 1 trials.

 U18 Female: April 15th – 18th in the Lower Mainland
 U16 Female: May 20th – 23rd in the Lower Mainland

These trials will also serve as a talent identification event for Field Hockey Canada coaches and staff.

FHBC Provincial Team Trials & FHC Talent Identification (Male)
Due to the estimated number of male U16 & U18 athletes, there will only be a single, centralized
Provincial team trial per age group. These trials will be for all nominated athletes, as well as all
previously identified athletes (NextGen & CSI Targeted athletes).

 U18 Male: April 15th – 18th in the Lower Mainland
 U16 Male: May 20th – 23rd in the Lower Mainland

These trials will also serve as a talent identification event for Field Hockey Canada coaches and staff.

Full details: https://fieldhockeybc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2022-Provincial-Program-Trial-Information-Final-2.pdf

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The Canadian senior women’s and men’s national teams are currently in Santiago, Chile set to begin their campaigns to qualify for the 2022 World Cups held in Spain and the Netherlands. The Pan American Cup, Jan. 19-30 is the continental qualifier where the Top 3 teams for the women and Top 2 teams for the men will advance to the World Cup. All games will be streamed live at a cost at www.cdomas.cl or www.canalcdo.cl

The Canadian Women’s National Team last qualified for the Hockey World Cup in 1994, when the event was played in Dublin, Ireland. In their last Pan American Cup performance, in 2017, Team Canada finished 4th. They will need to up that finish by at least one spot to secure a World Cup bid. With a top three finish, Canada will succeed in its qualification goal, and after winning a silver medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, this team expects to be back in the title match competing for that gold.

The team is fresh off a successful November training tour that saw them defeat Pan Am rival USA in a five-game series, outscoring their neighbours to the south 9-2 in the process. The tour was great for developing team chemistry and Wong said it was key in building confidence heading into the major games.

The women’s team will feature Vancouver Island’s Kathleen Leahy, Maddie Secco, Anna Mollenhauer and Sara Goodman. Victoria’s Lexi De Armond was named to the reserve squad.

The personnel-makeup of the team will look a little different than years past, notably missing Kate Wright, Dani Hennig, Holly Stewart and goalkeeper Kaitlyn Williams. Former captain and long-time leader of the team, Wright, announced her retirement late last year. More on the women’s tournament: https://fieldhockey.ca/event/2022-pan-american-cup-women/

With two bids on the line for the 2023 Hockey World Cup, the Red Caribou must make the finals to secure their spot.

Since the adoption of the Pan American Cup in 2000, Canada’s Men’s Team has yet to finish worse than second. But historical records don’t guarantee anything, and the team is taking nothing for granted, with perennial favourite Argentina in attendance and USA, Mexico, and Chile lurking. Every team will be going all out for the coveted World Cup bids.

Canada is coming off a second-place finish at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games and 12th place at the 2020 Olympic Games.

The bulk of the Canadian squad has been training in the domestic environment, in Vancouver, working with coaching staff in preparation for the Pan American Cup.

The men’s team features Victoria’s James Kirkpatrick and Harbir Sidhu, as well as former UVic Vikes players Keegan Pereira , Brenden Bissett and Matthew Sarmento. Notably, the team will be without long time leaders Scott Tupper and Mark Pearson, both announcing their retirements late last year. Despite losing some critical leadership pieces, the team remains largely unchanged, returning 14 players from their extended Olympic roster. More on the men’s tournament: https://fieldhockey.ca/event/2022-pan-american-cup-men/