Welcome to Windy City Field Hockey where you will find professionally run programs for nearly all ages, skills and commitment. We offer activites for girls and women as young as kindergarten through adults. We satisfy beginners wanting to experience the sport for the first time, players that want to get more training throughout the year, the serious travel team player and a social league for adults.
Our events are organized by seasons of the year and nearly all the programs explained below are offered in each season.
Roots is for our youngest players that want to experience the sport for the first time or continue to learn and develop. There are events for the Roots players in Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Each event is six sessions long for 1.5-2 hours.
Academy is for players that love field hockey and want to develop their skills without a huge commitment of time to the sport. They may sign up for individual events in Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. They train one time per week.
Select is for players that are more committed to developing their skills and wish to spend more time playing field hockey. Players not on Travel that want to tryout must sign up for WINTER SELECT. Players may sign up for Select without trying out for Travel. Select players are required to sign up for three seasons – winter, spring and summer. They may elect to be alternates for the Travel Teams and are not required to attend tournaments unless an opening occurs.
Players in the Travel program are there as a result of trying out in the Winter Select program. Players wishing to get into the Travel program must sign up for WINTER SELECT. Players already on Travel will for the most part remain on those teams, although their skills will constantly be reevaluated.
Travel is for players that are very serious about their commitment to field hockey. They are willing and able to make the sacrifice of time necessary to train and compete. The U16 and U19 Travel Teams are required to train 3 times per week in the winter, 2 times per week in the spring and 1 time per week in the summer. The U14 Travel Teams are required to train 2 times per week in winter, 2 times per week in spring and 1 time per week in the summer. Travel players are required to sign up for three seasons – winter, spring and summer. They are also required to attend all Travel Team tournaments.
Windy City Stride provides additional and advanced instruction for 7th through 12th grade athletes. Each group will have a 1:6 coach to player ratio and will be limited to 12 field players and 2 goalkeepers. Stride is for the serious player in Academy, Select or Travel to get extra coaching and touches on the ball to help them become better all-around players. Players in Stride wish to focus and work very hard at a higher level. Stride sessions are coached by our Travel coaches & Olympian Katie Beach. All Stride sessions are 1.5 hours in length, go for 6 sessions and are on an indoor surface.
College Bound Stride is 1.5 hours one day per week for six weeks on indoor turf surface. Utilize the expertise, coaching and resources of Windy City field hockey and Olympian and former Division I Head Coach Katie Beach to prepare players and families for the collegiate recruiting process. College Bound Stride would include a finished resume, drill preparation and execution for video purposes (parents responsible for video taping) and recruiting Q & A with players and parents.
Windy City provides a well-run, fun and competitive program for college players and adults in the summer. This is open to any rising College Freshman through adult player.
