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Outdoor Travel Teams

overview

Travel teams are our most competitive outdoor team option, with athletes vying for a spot to compete on the biggest outdoor competitions for their age group at the National Club Championships by attending and qualifying from the Regional Club Championship.

This group (with aspirations to compete at the Regional Club Championship and/or train with the most competitive athletes) is not only our most talented but equally important, our most dedicated. Those U-16 & U-19 that make the RCC roster, must prioritize the sport and the premier team above other extra curricular activities.

Making the team:

  1. Register for the Travel Squad in your designated city.
  2. FHL will send out a tournament RSVP in early March to all registered travel athletes.
  3. Travel athletes must attend a tryout in mid March (dates are still TBD). If you are not available for the tryout, please contact us to make arrangements for a make-up date.
  4. After collecting all tournament RSVPs and conducting the tryout, the FHL staff will send out all tournament teams so that families can prepare.
  5. The only exception is Regional Club Championship rosters. Those will be announced on Tuesday, April 15th. If you are selected for the RCC roster, you will have additional Friday evening trainings on water-based turf.
Ages offered: U14, U16, U19
Ages offered: U14, U16, U19
   NEW AS OF THIS SEASON!!!
  • Under-14 Age Classification: Players born after July 31, 2010, are eligible.
  • Under-16 Age Classification: Players born after July 31, 2008, are eligible.
  • Under-19 Age Classification: Players born after July 31, 2006, are eligible.

register

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practices

CLE 2025 Dates: 

April 1st - June 5th

  1. Weekday Practices at Kent State.  Specific day of the week is still TBA.
  2. Weekend Skill Sessions at Western Reserve Academy.  75 minute skill session on Sunday. 

** Please note that Hathaway Brown is replacing their turf this spring and therefore, we needed to relocate this season,.

tournaments

2025 Spring Tournament Line-up:

  • Additional Tournament fees apply.

March 29-30: Sunbelt Showdown in Charlotte, NC 

April 12-13: Midwest Classic Premier Showdown in Oxford, OH (11v11 competition, selected athletes only)

May 10-11: Regional Club Championships in Ann Arbor, MI (11v11 competition, selected athletes only)

May 17-18: Music City Jamboree in Nashville, TN (7v7 competition, U-16 & U-19 athletes only)

May 10-11: Regional Club Cup (1st Division) in St. Louis, MI (11v11 competition, selected athletes only)

May 24: Derby 7v7 Classic in Louisville, KY (7v7, all interested U-12, U-14 Premier athletes)

May 25: Derby 7v7 Classic in Louisville, KY (7v7,  all interested U-16 & U-19 Premier athletes)

June 14: Midwest Classic Youth Festival in Oxford, OH (7v7, all interested (U-12, & U-14 Premier athletes)

June 15: Miami 7v7 Spring Fling in Oxford, OH (7v7, all interested U-16 & U-19 athletes Premier athletes)