TEAM DESCRIPTION and MAX NUMBERS:
All weekly academy practices will be for individual teams only.
Athletes can tryout for either:
- Elite Teams: U14 (2 max), U16 (2 max) and U19 (2 max)
* Elite teams are geared towards the more serious player. These squads will travel to 3 weekend tournaments either in KY or PA and will train to prepare for the National Club Championship in PA in February. We are working on adding three additional weekday practices during the season for these squads in addition to the travel tournaments. There are additional fees associated with these squads. All absences must be excused by the team coach. If you play multiple sports, please note that when registering in the comment section and include any times on Saturday’s that you might not be available.
- League Teams: U12 (3 max), U14 (3 max), U16/U19 (5 max)
* League teams are focused on athletes that enjoy the game, want to improve but do not want the burden of travel on the weekends. These teams will play in one tournament that will be hosted in Columbus in February and will also play round robin league games on Saturday’s in January during the final 30-45 minutes of their practice slot, as well as an optional playday in Cincinnati (date yet to be determined). All league games will be played on regulation-sized court.
REGISTRATION PROCESS:
Our registration process will be similar to last year. Please note, we did sellout last year so if you want to participate, do not wait until the last minute.
Defined Terms: "returning vs. new"
Returning Athleteis anyone who participated in any TWO (2) of the following in the last 12 months:
* 2016/2017 Winter Indoor Academy * 2015/2016 NIT Qualifying Team
* 2016 Festival Team
* 2017 President's Showcase Team
* 2017 Spring Academy
* 2017 Spring Elite Teams (JPOL participant)
* 2017 Beach Bash Team
New Athleteis anyone who participated in ONE (1) or none of the above in the last 12 months.
** If you are unsure if you attended more than 2 of the above events/academies in the last 12 months, please contact FHL to confirm.
REGISTRATION DATES:
1. 9/25 - 10/9: Returning Player Registration
On September 25th, registration will open for "returning players" first. Registration will close at 10PM on 10/9! It is important that you get your registration done in this timeframe or you will lose your spot. If you are unable to play the academy tuition fee in full, please contact FHL immediately to set-up a payment plan.
2. 10/10 - 11/5: New Player Tryout Registration
On 10/10 at 12 noon, we will open "new player" tryout registration. New player registration is first come first serve and we will leave this open until all spots are filled.
TEAM TRYOUTS:
November 11 and November 18
Tryouts and team placement will happen at the first two practices (Nov. 11 and Nov 18). All athletes (returning FHL players and new players) are required to be at the first two practices. FHL will send out the exact time slot for training on Nov 11 and Nov 18 the week of November 5th. After the 18th, we will be announcing the teams and your team's exact training block. Once the teams are named, all team trainings will be held between 1:30PM-9:00PM on Saturday's during a two hour team training block to be determined after tryouts.
OFFICIAL TEAM TRAINING:
DECEMBER 2nd - FEBRUARY 10th
Saturday's between 1:30-9:00PM