Edmonton Junior Program Administrator - FHA is Hiring!!
The EJP is one of our programs offered to help increase the number of children playing field hockey in our province, develop coummunity coaches, and eventually creating a high performance program in Edmonton. The main duties of the EJP Aministrator is to create programs for kids within the school system, community programs and FHA field hockey leagues for kids starting at 5 and 6 years old. For more specific details please click here.
 U18 Men & Women's Canada Cup Begins July 15th
The schedule and teams participating are posted on the FHA website, Canada Cup homepage: Canada Cup 2010. Results for the week will be posted on this page, including game results, goal scorers and medal winners. If you have any pictures during the event you would like to see up on our site, please email them to info@fieldhockey.ab.ca. We look forward to seeing everyone out at this year's event!!
Under 14 - Prairie YouthGames 2010
FHA sent three teams to the 2010 PYG in Winnipeg in July. FHA finished in 1st, 2nd and 5th overall. Congrats to the up and coming athletes who represented Alberta at this event. Check out the kids below!
 FHA Coaches Newsletter
We have started a coaching newsletter, new for 2010. FHA staff will highlight events throughout Alberta, Canada and the World. Henre Meyer, our High Performance coach will be covering topcis such as: Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD), Nutrition and athletes, Coaching courses/seminars, Coach Certification and the New NCCP and much more. If you are interested in joining the coaches mailing list please email Henre Meyer with your details, including what level of hockey you are coaching and why you would like to join our mailing list!
Carolina Romeo - Senior National Team Carded Athlete 2010
Carolina Romeo, a 17 year old, talented star out of Calgary, has been selected as a carded senior national team athlete for 2010. She will be training throughout the summer in Vancouver with the senior women’s national team and potentially competing for Canada at the upcoming India Series in Vancouver/Surrey in June. Congratulations Carolina! For more details about the Canadian National Team, please click on the National Team Corner link (right side of the page).
All FHA Schedules in One Place! Need to know what kids needs to be where and what time?
FHA has added the Google Calendar application to our website. All provincial team practice and tournament schedules will be posted on our site. Please click on the logo below to take a tour! For now we will just have the complete provincial team practice schedule available, in the future we will be adding individual calendars for each team and other programs as well. An online calendar is available on our website as well if you do not have a Google account, pleaes click the "calendar" link at the top of the page to view it. Would you like to see an event on our calendar? Please send an email to info@fieldhockey.ab.ca.
FHA has a new Executive Board!
At this year's AGM a new President was elected. Kim Ewasechko, a long time athlete, coach, and volunteer for FHA has stepped into the position. FHA is excited to see a passionate and experienced volunteer take over this role. We would like to thank Mike McCoy for his committment and dedication to our programns over the last few years as the President of FHA. For more details on the new board please visit the Executive homepage.
Volunteer Positions Available - Paralympic Summer Games 2012, London, England
The Canadian Paralympic Committee is calling for Chef de Mission and Assistant Chef de Mission for the Paralympic Summer Games 2012. For more details please click here. Deadline for application is May 15th, 2010.
Saskatchewan Field Hockey is Hiring
The Sask Field Hockey Association is hiring a new technical director. Please visit the Sask FH website for more details: http://www.saskfieldhockey.ca/.
Edmonton Junior Program 
We are offering the following programs for the spring/summer of 2010 - U6, U8, U10, U12, U14. Join us as we run through exciting drills and games each week in the months of May, June & July. All programs have an introductory component and beginners are encouraged to sign-up, hope to see you this spring! For more details please visit the Edmonton Junior Program homepage.
FHUMPIRES.COM Launched February 2010
 Calgary, AB, February 1, 2010: John Hrytsak & Keely Dunn, international umpires from Canada, have launched a website and podcast focusing on issues relating to the craft of officiating. The free audio podcasts can be found on the website as well as in the iTunes store in the Amateur Sports and Recreation category under the podcast name Playing Advantage. The website, FHumpires.com, will contain blog posts from Keely & John, transcripts and links to other umpiring resources. Podcast news and updates can also be followed on Twitter and Facebook.
Alberta South and North Finish Top Two!!
FHA sent two teams to the 2010 U14 Boys Prairie Youth Games in Regina, Saskatchewan February 20th - 21st, 2010. The boys had a great weekend! Thank you to Sask Field Hockey for the hospitality and a great event. Please stay tuned for pictures and video from the weekend.
Calgary Junior Program - Spring & Summer 2010
The Calgary Junior Field Hockey Program registration has began! Please visit the Calgary Junior Field Hockey Program website for more details on registration deadlines and program information for 2010.
2010 Outdoor National Championships Announced
Alberta provincial teams will take part in the 2010 Senior National Championships in Victoria, June 30th to July 4th, 2010. Our boys and girls U16 teams will participate in the U16 National championships in Mississauga, Ontario, July 20th to 25th, 2010. Details about the 2010 provincial outdoor seasons will be posted shortly.
Membership Fees - 2009/2010 Membership Year
For those of you who are late paying your membership fees, they are all payable online, please visit the payments page for specifics for each membership category.
University of Alberta Pandas Finish 2nd at CIS Championships
The fifth ranked Pandas upset the higher ranked University of Guelph to setup the a west final on the final day. The Pandas played in the gold medal game for the second straight year. Congratulations to the Pandas on a successful season in 2009. For more details about the program and the championships please visit the CIS homepage or the Canada West Conference homepage.
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