About our Youth Teams

We are the Canadian Youth Teams and we invite you to join our athletic journeys!

Our team is comprised of ‘Next Gen’ athletes who are 5-8 years away from an Olympic/World Cup podium. We are a part of Field Hockey Canada’s Women’s Next Gen national program. Our players train and compete in their regional training centres located in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Prince Edward Island. It is from this athlete pool that coaches draw for Junior and Youth international competitions. The Next Gen pathway also serves as the development pipeline for the Senior Women’s National Team.

Each year we have a chance to roster for a U16 or U18 youth tour that travels internationally to play matches against other national, provincial and club teams. These tours are crucial for us to gain international playing experience and help us develop our skill set at an even higher level, to prepare us for future competitions and roster opportunities for the Junior and Senior National Teams.

Over the past three years, our athletes have travelled to France, the Netherlands and Wales, building relationships with local field hockey organizations and having incredible field hockey experiences. Join us this year for our upcoming tours!

Check out this year’s rostered athletes below!

We invite you to join us on this journey and become a part of our Team!


About the Competitions

This upcoming year we have our sights set on the following three tours this spring : 

 

U18 FRANCE from May 2-10, 2025

U18 WALES from April 13-21, 2025

U16 CZECH from April 13-21, 2025


About the Fundraiser

Where you come in

Since our program is largely dependent on funding sources from sponsors and donors, we focus time not only on our studies and training efforts but fundraising to help off-set the costs required to adequately participate and prepare for our competitions.  Any amount you are able to contribute moves us one step closer to our goal of competing. We are extremely appreciative of any level of donation, and are equally appreciative of your willingness to simply share our campaign with your network. Whether you are able to contribute financially or not – you can still be a part of our journey and join our TEAM by helping us get the word out.

For those giving large sum donations ($1,000 or more) we encourage you to please download the charitable donation form here and contact Field Hockey Canada directly to process your donation. Hailey Yhap (Events & Engagement Officer) – hyhap@fieldhockey.ca  THANK YOU!

PLEASE NOTE: FHC fundraising goes towards the program. FHC nominated athletes and registered participants are on-boarded by FHC to enable FHC to collectively leverage our entire community network to support FHC programs. We use this platform to help raise funds for the program or event, for example, Masters, Junior Men’s National Program, Women’s National Program, Junior World Cup, Senior World Cup etc. In accordance with legislation, all funds raised for the program, stay within the program / event for which they are raised and cannot be transferred to another program or to any individual.

We thank you for believing in us and joining us on our journey !