Tournaments

Pumpkin Classic

The Pumpkin Classic is a Windy City hosted tournament for U14, U12 and U10 age groups from clubs and junior high schools. Teams that have attended from previous years include middle school teams and clubs from Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, California, Texas and Wisconsin. Pumpkin Classic is a one day event played on turf fields. Come join us in 2025!

Registration for 2025 Pumpkin Classic opens in July 2025!

Details

IMG_2129

  • Dates

    Sunday, October 19, 2025  from 7:30am-5:30pm

  • Locations

    2025 - U14 Divison 11v11 at New Trier High School, 7 Happ Rd, Northfield, IL (top map to the left)

    2025 - U12 & U10 Division 8v8 at Lake Forest Academy, 1500 W Kennedy Dr, Lake Forest, IL (bottom map to the left)

    For staffing purposes please note that we will have two locations. U14 age group will be hosted at New Trier High School and U12 and U10 division will be hosted at Lake Forest Academy.

  • Ages

    Any field hockey team in U14, U12 and U10 age groups based on USAFH age group guidelines. Public or private school, park district or club. High school aged athletes are not allowed to participate. The Pumpkin Classic event is only for 8th graders and below. 

    Age groups: U14, U12 and U10 (for grades 8th and below ONLY). Co-ed in all age groups. Following new USAFH Age Group Guidelines effective August 1, 2024


    U14 - 7th & 8th Graders
    U12 - 5th & 6th Graders
    U10 - 4th Grade and below

    U14 limited to 2 boys
    U12 & U10 co-ed
    Goalies allowed to play down one age group as needed. Sharing of field players across multiple teams is discouraged.

  • TOURNAMENT FORMAT

    U14 - 11v11, 24 teams, 4 pools of 6, competing in 28 minute games, single round robin tournament format (no half time and 2 minutes between games), 4 Pool Champions named

    U12 - 8v8, 18 teams, 3 pools of 6, competing in 28 minute games, single round robin tournament format (no half time and 2 minutes between games), 3 Pool Champions named

    U10 - 8v8 , 10 teams, 2 pools of 5 competing in 4 x 28 minute games, round robin format, 2 Pool Champions named

    Medals will be awarded to the pool winners in each Pool

  • SCHEDULE

    Tourney Machine will be hosting the official schedule. Schedule released 2 weeks prior to start of tournament.

  • Registration

    Registration opens July 2025!

  • Vendors

    2025 Vendors TBA