March 2023

The 2023 VIT is scheduled to take place over the 2023 May Long Weekend at the Burnaby Lake West Complex. The 2023 VIT is targeted to involve three divisions, Women’s Social, Mixed Social, and Women’s Masters, although consideration to include other divisions will follow the team registration deadline in April 2023. FHBC looks forward to welcoming the teams for what we hope will be another memorable weekend for all.

Tournament Dates: May Long Weekend (May 20-22, 2023)

Tournament Venue: Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West – Three ‘field turf’ artificial surfaces

Tournament Schedule: Playing and Umpire Schedules will be posted following the team entry deadlines

Tournament Rules: will be posted to follow the team registration deadline

Entry Forms:  BC Teams  /  Out of Province Teams

Jennifer Taylor has been an important figure for field hockey in British Columbia. She has participated in local, regional, provincial, and national events as a technical official; she has volunteered her time to support the Field Hockey BC’s Train-to-Train and Train-to-Compete events, the Club Championships, and the National championships held in BC; she was also a member of the FHBC Board of Director as the Athlete Program Director.

Jennifer served as a long-term committee volunteer to the Field Hockey BC athlete program and pathway portfolio before being appointed to the Society Board of Directors as the Board Director responsible for athlete program and pathway governance in 201 4. Jennifer stepped down from this role in 2021 having worked tirelessly to promote athlete program opportunities across BC for over a decade.

Field Hockey Canada is calling for officials for the 2023 National Championships. The U16 and U18 are taking place in July/August in Brampton, Ontario.

For the U16 tournament, the expectation is that appointments will be of Provincial Level or higher; for the U18 tournament, appointments should be Regional or higher. Still, everyone is encouraged to apply.

Learn more and apply here.

Three Canadian officials have been appointed to the upcoming Junior Pan American Championships, April 10-18, in Bridgetown, Barbados, but all three of them need to pay their own ways there.

Meghan McLennan (umpire)

Pambavasan Manikandan (umpire)

Laurie Hogan (technical official)

We are hoping the community can rally together so these three can officially accept their appointments.

Donate here.

Any additional funds that are raised will be donated directly to the Field Hockey Canada Officials Committee, where it will be specifically used for Officials ONLY development.

KidSport

KidSport provides financial assistance for children 18 and younger from families facing financial obstacles to participate in organized sport #SoALLKidsCanPlay. Visit kidsport.ca and find your local Chapter for details on eligibility and how to help this project.

In 2021, the KidSport BC program distributed $1.3 million in funding to help 4,164 children participate in 45 different sports in 132 communities across the province, including field hockey participants. Help support KidSport and, if you are in need of assistance, reach out to your local Chapter!