Field Hockey Canada > 2024 Stick Together Highlights

From grass roots to high performance, Field Hockey Canada is working to develop and strengthen field hockey across the country. Approximately 18,000 field hockey players across the country dedicate themselves to the sport at all levels, from community hockey to high performance. 

We Stick Together 

Stick Together is a project funded through the Government of Canada’s Community Sport for All Initiative (CSAI). Its purpose is to remove barriers and increase participation rates for underserved groups, as defined by the Government of Canada:  Indigenous peoples, Black, 2SLGBTQQIA+, Low income, Newcomers, Racialized or Persons with a Disability.     

The Government of Canada’s continued support to FHC’s work in this area enables field hockey communities across Canada to Stick Together and build on the work started last year in offering sport to underserved groups. CEO Susan Ahrens said after the excellent community work of last year, Field Hockey Canada is pleased to be able to build on this program through the continued support. 


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2023 COMMUNITY PROJECTS

VANCOUVER HAWKS SCHOOLS PROGRAM PROMOTING COMMUNITY SPORT FOR ALL IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

The Vancouver Hawks coaches would bring all the equipment and a lesson plan and work with each class at an elementary school during the PE blocks of the week. The instruction ranged from standard physical literacy for the younger groups to game play and more technical skills with the older groups. The Hawks School Program successfully ran at 14 schools in Metro Vancouver and introduced field hockey to an estimated 6000 students between the age of five and 12. READ FULL STORY.

NEPEAN NIGHTHAWKS RUN BARRIER-FREE HOCKEY PROGRAM FOR INDIGENOUS YOUTH

The Stick Together program started in January and offered free Saturday beginner indoor hockey programs to Indigenous youth. The registrants joined the existing beginner workshops every Saturday for hockey instruction, culminating in tournament in March. The program included easy registration, free transportation, and equipment for the sessions. According to Chopra, program coordinator, the goal was to reduce barriers as much as possible. And with that, she feels like they reached a community in need of access to sport. READ FULL STORY