skip navigation

LOOKING FOR MORE?

At Focus, we aim to meet the needs of every athlete. Many of our athletes are on a very competitive track and participate in tournaments seasonally. This page details a bit more about how tournament participation works and how to register for tournaments and extra training.

Reach out to your tournament director Quan Nim (quan@focusfieldhockey.com) with questions about tournaments or playdays.

TOURNAMENTS & PLAYDAYS

Registrations for all tournaments Focus participates in - as well as our in-house intraclub playdays - are available below. Please scroll past the registrations to find more info on how tournaments work, pricing and the types of tournaments we enter! 

If you need to check your registration history to keep track of whether you have signed up or paid for certain events, you can do so by logging into SportsEngine in a web browser and using the menu on the left to navigate to "Registrations". There, you can view your registration history. You will also get automated confirmation emails when you sign up for any Focus event/season/tournament so you can cross-check with these too.

intraclub playdays

Focus will host one playday this Winter for the Williamsburg and Virginia Beach sites on February 11th. 

Playdays are included in the price of the season but registration is required so we have an accurate head count to make rosters.

Click here to register free of charge if you plan to attend. Registration will close on January 28th.

 

Spring 2024 tournament registrations

Shooting Star Showdown

$100 Deposit

RCC Try-outs

Registration opens early February

April 28th River City Tournament

U10, U12 and developmental U14

HOW TOURNAMENTS AND PLAYDAYS WORK

Tournaments are optional extras which come at additional cost, which varies greatly depending on the preparation involved. Players will typically spend a few months acclimating into the club and learning our principles and tactics prior to participating in tournaments, with some exceptions made for those with immediate recruiting needs or for learning tournaments. We generally participate in three types of tournaments: learning, showcase and performance.

  • Learning tournaments are single-day events and 50% playing time is guaranteed for each player. Tournaments that fall into this category include 7 v 7 playdays on college/high school campuses in the spring, Autumn Ambush in the Fall and one-day indoor tournaments in the winter. The price for one day tournaments usually tends to be between $65-$115, depending on travel. Some longer, more expensive tournaments for younger players (U10, U12, occasionally U14) are also treated as learning tournaments, such as Summer Bash at the Beach, depending on the team.

  • Showcase tournaments usually take place over 2-3 days and involve a longer build-up, with extra practices and prep playdays added to ensure the athletes are ready to compete and perform to their potential in front of college coaches. For those who may not wish to attempt to get recruited to play in college, or for younger players who are not yet PSAs (prospective student athletes), these can also be used as learning tournaments, but with a more intensive build-up. 30% playing time is guaranteed at these tournaments, but we aim to do better and usually do. Examples include Shooting Star in Midlothian (November) and Delaware (April), Winter Escape in Florida (January) and Spring Fling in Midlothian (May). Prices vary, but for a 3-day recruiting tournament with a large buildup the price could be anywhere between $250-450. 

  • Performance tournaments are tournaments which take place on the national stage, or act as qualifiers for national tournaments run by USA Field Hockey. These tournaments usually take place over 2-3 days and involve a longer build-up, with extra practices and prep playdays added to ensure the athletes are ready to compete. No playing time is guaranteed at these tournaments - athletes must earn their spot both on the roster and on the field during the tournament. Prices vary but could be anywhere between $150-$400. Examples include the National Indoor Tournament (NITs) and Regional Club Championships (RCCs). For RCCs, the club is only allowed enter a single team at each grade, so tryouts are held with players from all our club sites across Virginia.

  • Focus frequently follows a two-step tournament registration process, outlined below.

  • Step 1: Register your interest in participating in a given tournament by paying a $100 nonrefundable deposit via links on each club site's registration page. These will have a clearly-marked deadline; once this deadline has passed, additions to rosters will only be made by invitation. For cheaper one-day tournaments, we ask for the total cost to be paid up front.

  • Step 2: The club will confirm your roster spot with you. You will then be invited to pay the balance of the tournament cost by a certain date; your roster spot may be forfeited if you do not pay on time. Final rosters will be communicated in as timely a manner as possible by the club; you may be added to a SportsEngine group for your team at this point.

  • Intraclub playdays are free, in-house tournaments provided as part of your membership, and are held every season. However, these playdays take a lot of organization, scheduling and rostering, so we require signup in advance to make this happen effectively. Playdays have a sign-up deadline of one week in advance; we cannot guarantee to accommodate you if you miss the sign-up deadline, although we will do what we can!

  • If you have any queries regarding tournaments, please contact Quan Nim Anderson / quan(at)focusfieldhockey.com.