U16

2024 FALL SEASON

Players born after July 31, 2008 but before August 1, 2010 are eligible to compete in the U16 age division. To double check your age group please use the following link http://agegroupcalc.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/.

OVERVIEW OF FALL TRAINING

Our U16 and U19 athletes will train together through the Fall season. These athlete's have the opportunity to train at either the Tier 1 or Tier 3 level. Tier 1 players will attend practices and recovery lifts. Tier 3 players will attend practices, recovery lifts, college recruiting worshops, and a college recruiting showcase over Thanksgiving break. See below for a deeper overview of each tier.

These athletes will be taught by University of Vermont Division 1 coaches, UVM field players and goalkeepers (including international players from Germany, the Netherlands, Argentina, and the UK), and UVM athletic performance staff.

U14 athletes interested in playing at the U16 Shooting Star Thanksgiving Recruiting Showcase are eligible pending available spots. If interested please reach out to Haley at vermontfhc@gmail.com. 

Tier 1

Fall Training Schedule

Tier 1 athletes will have 7 practices with our elite field hockey coaches and 2 recovery lifts with Bekkah Bond through the months of September, October, and November. Coach Bond is the University of Vermont Assistant Director of Athletic Performance and Vermont field hockey's strength and conditioning trainer. These lifts will include strength based exercises designed to help muscles recover during the Fall field hockey season.

Field Hockey Practices

  • Sunday, September 8: 1:30pm - 3pm

  • Sunday, September 29: 4pm - 6pm

  • Sunday, October 13: 1:30pm - 3pm

  • Sunday, October 27: 3:30 - 5pm

  • Monday, November 11: 4:30-6pm

  • Thursday, November 21: 5pm - 7pm

  • Sunday, November 24: 5pm - 7pm

Recovery Lifts

  • TBD: Sunday in September

  • TBD: Sunday in October

Location

Practices and recovery lifts will all be held on UVM’s campus. The first four practices of the season will be played on Moulton Winder Field - University of Vermont’s premier and newly resurfaced water based astro field. The final three practices will be played on Virtue Field as we prepare our tier 3 athletes for their Thanksgiving showcases, which are played on field turf.

Cost + Payment

Launching for the 2024 Fall Season we have signed on with the online registration platform: League Apps. This platform offers online payment with credit/debit cards and simplifies the registration process. Registration, payments, and waivers will all be found in your personal account. The cost for the 2024 Fall Season will be $250 + (League Apps Fee).

Tier 3

Fall Training Schedule

Tier 3 athletes will have 7 practices with our elite field hockey coaches, 3 recovery lifts with Bekkah Bond, 2 recruiting workshops, and attend the Shooting Stars Recruiting Showcase from November 29 - December 1 in Midlothian, Virginia.

Coach Bond is the University of Vermont Assistant Director of Athletic Performance and Vermont field hockey's strength and conditioning trainer. These lifts will include strength based exercises designed to help muscles recover during the Fall field hockey season.

The 2 recruiting workshops will be run by University of Vermont field hockey coaches Kate Pfeifer, Marlee McClendon, and Haley Buffenbarger in the Athletic Department's Film Room. The workshops will cover all aspects of recruiting from communicating with coaches, the difference between divisions, and how to choose the right school for you. We will also bring in current UVM players to talk about their experience playing at the Division 1 level and their individual recruiting processes.

Our season will conclude with an incredible showing (and hopefully a medal) at the Shooting Stars Showcase in Midlothian, Virginia. The tournament begins on November 29 and ends on December 1.

Field Hockey Practices

  • Sunday, September 8: 1:30pm - 3pm

  • Sunday, September 29: 4pm - 6pm

  • Sunday, October 13: 1:30pm - 3pm

  • Sunday, October 27: 3:30 - 5pm

  • Monday, November 11: 4:30-6pm

  • Thursday, November 21: 5pm - 7pm

  • Sunday, November 24: 5pm - 7pm

Recovery Lifts

  • TBD: Sunday in September

  • TBD: Sunday in October

  • TBD: Sunday in November

College Recruiting Workshops

  • TBD: Sunday in September

  • TBD: Sunday in October

Shooting Stars Showcase

  • November 29 - December 1

Location

Practices, recovery lifts, and recruiting workshops will all be held on UVM’s campus. The first four practices of the season will be played on Moulton Winder Field- University of Vermont’s premier and newly resurfaced water based astro turf field. The final three practices will be played on Virtue Field as we prepare our tier 3 athletes for their Thanksgiving showcases (played on field turf). Recovery lifts and recruiting workshops will take place in University of Vermont Athletic Spaces.

Cost + Payment

Launching for the 2024 Fall Season we have signed on with the online registration platform: League Apps. This platform offers online payment with credit/debit cards and simplifies the registration process. Registration, payments, and waivers will all be found in your personal account. The cost for the 2024 Fall Season will be $500 + (League Apps Fee). This fee does not include cost of travel, hotel, food, or uniform.