Canada: Follow Field Hockey Canada’s spring youth tours

Field Hockey is excitedly looking forward to our three upcoming spring youth tours. Field Hockey Canada is sending three youth women’s tours to Europe in April and May. First out the door will be a U16 team headed to Hradec Králové, Czechia, coached by Lacey McLauchlan and Andrea Gibson. This tour will run from April 13-21. It will be a busy airport departure lounge as simultaneously, a U18 team led by Mike Van Iderstine and Krissy Wishart will depart to Cardiff, Wales. At the start of May (May 2-10), another U18 team will head to Carquefou, France. this team is coached by Chris Tyrrell and Sofia Walia. Check out the three rosters below and stay tuned for more information and coverage of the Field Hockey Canada Youth pipeline.

Projected Schedule and Results

Czechia Tour (U16 Youth Team) – April 13-21

Wales Tour (U18 Youth Team) – April 13-21

France Tour (U18 Youth Team) – May 2-10

NEXTGEN OVERVIEW

The goal of the NextGen Program at Field Hockey Canada is to identify athletes that are 2-8 years away from making a significant contribution on the senior national stage. The Field Hockey Canada Women’s NextGen National Program is a collection of young athletes from across the country.  These players train and compete in their regional training centres located in BC, Alberta, and Ontario. It is from this athlete pool that coaches draw for Junior and Youth international competitions. The NextGen pathway serves as the development pipeline for the Junior and Senior Women’s National Team.