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 2026 Pumpkin Classic opens in July 2026

Details

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  • Dates

    Sunday, October 25, 2026  from 7:00am-6:00pm

  • Locations

    NEW in 2026!! We will have five full field turfs for our tournament. Field 1 is field hockey-specific turf, Stadium, Field 2, Field 3 and Field 4 are synthetic turf fields.

    7 Happ Rd, Northfield IL 60093

  • 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, 2026

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

    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

    Pool Play 
    U14 - 11v11 - max 24 teams
    U12 - 8v8 - max 20 teams
    U10 - 8v8 - max 10 teams

    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.