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CALL TO ACTION – COMMUNITY COACHES

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Field Hockey BC is pleased to announce that the Society will be prioritizing support for Community Level Coaches throughout the remainder of the 2024 season (to August 31, 2024). Field Hockey BC is offering a full (100%) refund to FHBC registered participant coaches on all registration costs for the completion of the following NCCP Community Level Context and Safe Sport Coaching Courses:

  • NCCP Coach Initiation in Sport Course [Community]
  • FHC: Community Coaching Course [Community]
  • NCCP Fundamental Movement Skills Course [Community]
  • NCCP Making Ethical Decisions Course [Safe Sport Requirement]

This investment in the Community Coaching Stream is being made again this year in recognition of the need for ALL COACHES AT ALL LEVELS to meet mandatory NCCP Coach Standards which come into effect for the 2025-2026 season. For the Spring and Summer of 2024, Field Hockey BC is providing financial support to Community level coaches. We encourage all Community level coaches to please consider taking advantage of such financial support and complete formal training in a timely fashion. Please note that there are two additional required Safe Sport courses that are not listed as they are already free to all coaches.

Please note that it is very likely that the Society will look to support Competition level coaches during the 2024-2025 field hockey season and as such Community level coaches are encouraged to take advantage of this support this season! We thank both our Community level coaches and our Member Clubs for their support in advocating for formal education this year. The Society and our Member Clubs, as well as our sanctioned Leagues would not wish to be faced with a scenario come 2025-2026 where athletes are not able to enjoy a field hockey program or season due to coaches not meeting mandatory coaching standards.

For more information on the mandatory standards required of coaches, please refer to the following NCCP coach education page on the FHBC website: https://fieldhockeybc.com/coaches/coaching-education/nccp-pathway/

Field Hockey BC thanks all our Community level coaches and Member Clubs for due consideration of this polite call to action!

Provincial Umpiring Course – April 8 & 10

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Register for our next Provincial Umpiring Course!
April 8 & 10: 6:00pm – 9:00pm  (held online via Zoom)
**This course is only available to FHBC Registered Participants. Must have taken the Community online course prior. Must be at least 14 years of age. Maximum 12 participants
Registration Deadline: April 7, 2024
Registration information can be found on our Umpire Education page

Registration is now open for the Vancouver International Tournament (VIT)

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Registration is now open for the Vancouver International Tournament (VIT), to be held May 18-20, 2024 at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West. Get your team together and join us for what will be a great weekend of hockey and fun!
Note: ‘For those participating in the Women’s Masters Division, please note that the rule permitting under-age players has been revised for the 2024 VIT. The previous allowance of up to four underage players per team has been reduced for 2024 to an allowance of up to two underage players per team’.
Registration deadline is April 14, 2024

Provincial Umpiring Course – March 12 & 14

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Register for our next Provincial Umpiring Course!
March 12 & 14: 6:00pm – 9:00pm  (held online via Zoom)
**This course is only available to FHBC Registered Participants. Must have taken the Community online course prior. Must be at least 14 years of age. Maximum 12 participants
Registration Deadline: March 11, 2024
Registration information can be found on our Umpire Education page

CALL FOR TEAMS: The Pat Hall Masters Tournament

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We have been advised of a Masters level playing opportunity for Women being hosted Vancouver Island.  Please see the below message from the Tournament organizing committee, and reach out to Alanna or Ronnie directly if you have any questions.

We are pleased to welcome Masters teams to the 2024 Pat Hall Masters Tournament, named after the late Patricia Hall who was a pillar of field hockey on Vancouver Island, in BC and in Canada. Pat helped orchestrate the island-hosted Masters Tournament for a number of years so it only seems fitting that the first year after her passing the tournament is renamed in her honour. Please find the below information ahead of the tournament.

What: Pat Hall Masters Tournament
When: Saturday March 30 and Sunday March 31, 2024 (Easter Weekend)
Where: Shawnigan Lake School (water-based and rubber-based turfs)
Who: Women’s Masters teams (players must be 30 years of age or older)
Cost: fee will be per team and dependent on number of teams

Please express your interest in submitting a team as soon as possible so the committee can start to plan the budget and schedule. 

Team registration notes: Exceptions for under-age players, particularly for goalkeepers, may be made by approval of the committee. Please submit requests in writing. Players must be on a single team’s roster for the duration of the tournament. Hyde-Lay pavilion will be available throughout the tournament for teams to socialize and take cover as needed.

Please submit expression of interest or any questions to:
Alanna Martin (abcdmartin@shaw.ca) and Ronnie Lee (leeronnie19@gmail.com)

Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) Courses in Victoria

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FHBC is excited to be partnering with PISE to deliver two Fundamental Movement Skills courses in Victoria ahead of the Spring Season. NCCP Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) provides a comprehensive introduction to the Fundamental Movement Skills and the core-competencies of the NCCP, with the help of significant hands-on activities. It is also a required course in the Community Coach Context. Community Coach Trained status will soon be a requirement for all recreational club coaches across the Province. We strongly recommend that coaches take advantage of this opportunity!

Coaches will have the choice of attending one of two dates:

Option 1    Sunday February 25, 9am – 1:30pm at PISE (Register by February 18)

Option 2    Sunday March 3, 9am – 1:30pm at PISE (Register by February 25)

 

This course is FREE for FHBC Registered Participants or $73.50 for all other coaches.

 

Register here: https://www.rampregistrations.com/login?v3=8827034a

  • Login to RAMP
  • Click on Camp and Clinic Registration
  • Register for the course you would like to attend