About the League
This is a co-ed 11v11 outdoor league that is meant for adult players (18+) with significant experience playing the sport. Typical league players played on a varsity college team, or college club team. If you only played in high school, haven't played in a number of years, or are looking to learn the sport, we highly encourage you to first check out pick-up. 

Games will have two umpires, 17 minute quarters, and will be highly competitive.

Field players that register for the Full Season will be divided into teams based upon position and experience level. Each team will have 14 players, and each week subs from the sublist will be assigned to teams with missing players.

For Goalies
To best maintain balanced teams, goalies are not assigned to teams. Goalies are assigned a time slot each week, and they will switch sides at the half. League rules detail how to operate with 1 or fewer goalies.

Requesting a Teammate
WFHA does its best to balance teams based upon skill level, and encourages people playing with new teammates. To that end, we do not allow the requesting of teammates unless you: live in the same house, are family members, or are significant others. If you would like to request a teammate, please email info@dcfieldhockey.org after registering.

Location
Cardinal Stadium, Catholic University of America
4400 John McCormack Rd NE, Washington, DC 20011

Additional location information will be sent upon completing registration.

When
Sundays, 9:30am - 12:30pm (you will play either 9:30am-11am or 11am-12:30pm each Sunday)
8 week season
September – 8, 22, 29
October– 6, 13, 20, 27
November-- 3

Price
Full Season for Field Players- $115.00 and Goalies- $97.00
Drop-in for single games for Field Players and Goalies- $19.00 and $15.00 respectively.

Format
There will be four teams (e.g. Teams A, B, C, D). Each week there will be two games, consisting of 17-minute quarters. The season schedule is below:

Attendance
We encourage players who are going to miss 3 or more games to sign up for the sublist. Issues with attendance may impact your ability to sign up for the league in the future.

What does the sublist mean?
There are a limited number of spots available on teams, but we have a sublist available to those that either will miss 3 or more games, or didn't secure a full season spot before places sold out. Each week we take expected team attendance. If teams need subs because they are short players, we will email the sublist. The sublist will then have the opportunity to buy a drop-in ticket for that particular date and play as a fill-in. Subs will be emailed which team and game they are assigned (e.g. 9am game on Team A in White). If a sub does not show to their assigned game, they will not be refunded.

Pinnies
Teams will play in red or white, no other colors are allowed. We recommend, but do not require, buying a reversible WFHA pinny. Purchase the WFHA pinny here.

USAFH or WFHA Membership
You need to have an active USAFH or WFHA membership in order to play for insurance reasons.

WFHA memberships are $10.99, and cover all WFHA events for one year. You can sign up for WFHA membership here, or purchase one at check out. USAFH Memberships are also accepted by WFHA.

USAFH memberships cost $30, and are required for USAFH events such as NITs and other national events, you can purchase one here.

Code of Conduct
At the time of registration, players must agree to the Code of Conduct and League Rules. Violations of the Code of Conduct will impact your ability to play with WFHA. 

League Rules
Though FIH rules are used to umpire games, we also use club issued rules. Please take time to review the club rules as it includes filling out your attendance sheet in a timely manner. Issues with attendance may impact your ability to sign up for the league in the future.

WFHA Weather Scenarios & Game Cancellation Policy
Sessions may be cancelled no later than an hour before the start time due to inclement weather. WFHA does not offer refunds or make-up sessions for days canceled due to weather (unfortunately we are not refunded by the fields themselves.)

Refund Policy
Full Season Registration Refunds

• If your season has not started and we are able to find a replacement for your spot, we will honor a full refund.
• If your season has begun and you request a refund within the first two weeks, and we can find a replacement, we can credit your remaining weeks to apply for future events.
• If you are injured and cannot play for the remainder of the season, WFHA will do it's best to find a replacement player for you, provided that there are at least 4 more games remaining in the season. Refunds are not guaranteed. 

Age
Washington Field Hockey Association is an adult field hockey league dedicated to expanding the sport of field hockey in the Washington, DC metro area. We require that all players be 18+ and follow guidelines regarding experience level for the league season so that we can maintain a high level of competition. 

Questions?
Email info@dcfieldhockey.org.