For the second year in a row, University of Victoria Vikes’ Field Hockey pitch will play home to the largest domestic tournament of the year. Not only will the tournament showcase the best of Canada’s men’s and women’s field hockey players but it will also be a great stepping ground for Canada’s Junior national team athletes.

The tournament is scheduled for June 29th to July 3rd, 2011 and is anticipating 8 women’s and 5 men’s teams from across the country. With the majority of the Senior national team squads being made up of British Columbians, there will be both a British Columbia “A” team and Junior National team in both the men’s and women’s divisions that will both be anticipated to reach the medal rounds.

Set the dates in your calendar to come and watch!

For more information visit: www.fieldhockey.ca

Please note there will be not Field Hockey sessions on Saturday April 23 and Sunday April 24.

Enjoy your long weekend.

Attention U8 girls and boys, U10 girls , U12 girls and U14 girls divisions. There is a tournament being hosted on the water based turf which we usually have our sessions on Sundays. As a result we will be moved to Turf Field #3.

Turf Field #3 is located at the end of the water based turf and can be accessed off Turf Field 2A which is next to the water based turf. You will need to walk to the end of Turf 2A to get access to Turf Field #3.

Sunday April 3 is the first day of the 2011 Victoria Junior Field Hockey Spring League.

The following divisions are scheduled for April 3.

Kindies (Ages 5 & 6): 9-10am on UVIC Artificial Turf 2A

U8 Girls and Boys Division: 9-10am on UVIC Water Based Turf

U10 Girls Division: 10:15-11:15am on UVIC Water Based Turf

U12 Girls Division: 11:30am – 12:30 pm on UVIC Artificial Turf 2A

THE U14 GIRLS DIVISION THAT PLAYS ON SUNDAY WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL TUESDAY APRIL 5 5:30-6:30PM ON UVIC Water Based Turf

Thank you to those that have registered for the 2011 season.

For those that are still interested in registering for the league we have extended the deadline for the EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION to MARCH 25, 2011.

Thank you for your patience in our transition to the new online system.

Important Registration Notes:
If you cannot find your Field Hockey BC (FHBC) membership number from last year, please email me so that I can send it to you. You can access it from the Field Hockey BC website https://www.fieldhockeybc.ca/fhbc/membership.php but this may cause delays if you do not enter your child’s name exactly how they have it in their system.

2. Once you have received the email receipt from FHBC that your membership has renewed you are now ready to enter our online registration system https://vjfha.onlinesportsreg.net

3. You must first CREATE a new account for your child(ren) which will require you to enter their FHBC membership number. From here you are good to go through the system.

To assist us in preparing for the April 3 start date of the 2011 season, your assistance in registering early would be greatly appreciated so we can begin to allocate teams and better prepare for the season.

If you have any questions please contact mgaiga@shaw.ca or visit our website for additional information www.fieldhockeyvictoria.ca (click on Junior League Link).