Indoor Travel Teams

Program Overview

Indoor Travel Team Tryouts takes place in August prior to the competition season. Indoor travel teams must commit to a November through February/March schedule that involves weekly Saturday morning practice and several out-of-state indoor tournaments. Travel team tryouts are for U10-U19 age groups following the new USA age group guidelines as of grade in 2025-2026 school year.

Indoor Travel Team Selections

The New 2025-2026 Indoor Travel Team Rosters are listed below by age group. We are looking forward to a great upcoming season!

Practice Schedules

Training days and times will take place on Saturday mornings  for 90 minutes between 7:00a-12:00p at Canlan Sports Complex, Libertyville.  Exact practice times will be announced after tryouts once we know our number of teams. Tournaments will be updated as we confirm dates.

INDOOR TEAMSPractice Times @ Canlan Sports Complex, Libertyville2025-2026 PRACTICE DATES
U10 Polar Bears7:15-8:45 am unless otherwise noted on the rightNov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22, Dec 20 (8:00-9:30a), Jan 03, Jan 10, Jan 17, Feb 7, Feb 14, Feb 21
U12 Blast & U12 Avalanche 7:15 - 8:45 am unless otherwise noted on the rightNov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22, Dec 20 (8:00-9:30am), Jan 03, Jan 10, Jan 17, Feb 7, Feb 14, Feb 21
U14 Vortex7:15 - 8:45 am unless otherwise noted on the rightNov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22, Dec 13 (8:00-9:30am), Dec 20 (8:00-9:30a), Jan 03, Jan 10, Jan 17, Feb 7
U14 Whiteout & U14 Flurry8:45 - 10:15 am unless otherwise noted on the rightNov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22, Dec 20 (9:30a-11:00a), Jan 03, Jan 10, Jan 17, Feb 7
U16 Blizzard & U16 Icebreakers8:45 - 10:15 am unless otherwise noted on the rightNov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22, Dec 13 (8:00-9:30am Icebreakers), Dec 20 (NITQs), Jan 03, Jan 10, Jan 17, Feb 7, Feb 14
U16 Frost10:15 - 11:45 am unless otherwise noted on the rightNov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22, Dec 20 (NITQS), Jan 03, Jan 10, Jan 17, Feb 7, Feb 14
U19 Squad (Freeze & Ice)10:15 - 11:45 am unless otherwise noted on the rightNov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22, Dec 20 (9:30-11am), Jan 03 (7:15-8:45am) Jan 10, Jan 17, Feb 7, Feb 14, Feb 21

Equipment & Fees

Equipment for all Indoor Travel Team Players:

  • Indoor field hockey stick
  • left hand full finger glove (right hand suggested as well).
  • court shoes
  • corner mask

Fees:

There will be an additional registration fee for all athletes named to a Windy City Field Hockey Indoor Team. Registration is based off the indoor focused training sessions throughout the Winter and will be determined per age group. Additional fees will be determined for each tournament each team is attending throughout the indoor season.

Post indoor travel team tryouts each August, athletes will be invited to join a team. Windy City will create teams based on tryout numbers and will place players by ability and development.

All program fees are non-refundable, no exceptions.

2025-2026 Tournaments

Below is a tentative list of tournaments and dates for the different age groups. More will be posted once dates/events are announced. Tournaments are mandatory for all athletes if you accept a roster spot on an indoor team. All athletes will be responsible for all travel arrangements to tournaments and play days. Windy City FH will communicate when and if we will chaperone athletes for upcoming tournaments.

2025-2026 TOURNAMENT DATES (Tentative and will be updated as events are posted and scheduled)

TEAMTOURNAMENTLOCATIONDATESEXTRA DETAILS
U14's, U16's, U19'sMidwest Premier Indoor LeagueSpooky Nook Sports Champion Mill, OHDec 13 or Dec 14, 2026one day event, will confirm if Sat or Sun once we know more
U10's, U12'sMidwest Classic Indoor PlaydaySpooky Nook Sports Champion Mill, OHDec 13 or Dec 14, 2026one day event, will confirm if Sat or Sun once we know more
U16'sNITQ - QualifiersLegacy Sports Complex, Brighton, MISaturday Dec 20, 2025Plan to arrive anytime on Friday 12/19
U19's NITQ - QualifiersSports Connection Northlake, Charlotte, NCSunday Jan 4, 2026Plan to depart after practice on 1/03
All U10's & U12's National Indoor Tournament (NIT)Spooky Nook, Lancaster, PAFeb 27-March 1, 2026arrive anytime Th Feb 26, depart after last game on March 1
All U14'sNational Indoor TournamentSpooky Nook, Lancaster, PAFeb 13-16, 20263 day tournament either Fr-Sun or Sat-Mon, waves announced in late December
More details to come
U16's National Indoor TournamentSpooky Nook, Lancaster , PAFeb 20-22, 2026must qualify
U19's National Indoor TournamentRichmond Convention Center, Richmond, VAFeb 27-March 1, 2026must qualify

U10 INDOOR TEAMS
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U12 Indoor Teams
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U14 Indoor Teams
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U16 INDOOR TEAMS
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U19 Indoor Teams
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