Facility Map & Rules
Directions, Parking & Arrival Protocol
Team Rosters
Player Waiver, Concussion Awareness
Games & Warm-ups
Schedule, Fields, Home/Away, Uniforms
Video
Officials, Scorers Table Responsibilities
Overtime Rules & Procedures
Suspended Games
Athletic Trainers, Water & Ice
Concessions
Hotel Form
T-Shirts
All-Tournament Teams

THE PROVING GROUNDS MAP & FACILITY RULES

 

FACILITY RULES:

1.  NO PETS PERMITTED AT THE FACILITY
2. NO OUTSIDE FOOD AND BEVERAGES PERMITTED- PLAYERS AND REFS ARE ALLOWED TO BRING 1 WATER BOTTLE
3. NO GUM, NO SEEDS, NO TOBACCO AT THE FACILITY
4. NO OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE OR GESTURES
5. PUT TRASH IN DESIGNATE TRASH CANS
6. THIS IS A NON-SMOKING FACILITY, NO E-CIGARETTES
7. PREMISES UNDER VIDEO SURVEILLANCE
8. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY DIAL 911
9. CHILDREN MUST BE SUPERVISED AT ALL TIMES
10. RUDE, INAPPROPRIATE, AND DISRESPECTFUL LANGUAGE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND WILL RESULT IN FACILITY EJECTION

DIRECTIONS, PARKING & ARRIVAL PROTOCAL

The Proving Grounds
725 Conshohocken Road
Conshohocken, PA 19428

(See Facility Map Above) Teams and fans should enter The Proving Grounds through the main entrance on Conshohocken Road to access the VU Field, and top fields #1-3/4.  Busses can drop off teams at the main entrance to the fields (near the Villanova field and field #1) when playing at the top end of the facility.  Bus parking is back towards the main entrance, to the side/back of the indoor turf.  If you are playing down towards the lower clubhouse (fields #4/5-8), you may enter the next road down “Tees Blvd” and there is additional bus parking available in a gravel lot where it says “Future Expansion” on the map above.  Fans may park anywhere there is a marked parking space along the facility.  There is now plenty of parking available down below near the new clubhouse near field #6 as well.

We will have a registration tent there to welcome you and assist you in getting to the bathrooms and appropriate field, athletic trainer, etc.  We will also collect player waiver forms (required of all participants!), rosters, and a signed coach concussion awareness form.

There is no charge for parking or to enter the event.

REQUIRED: PLAYER WAIVER FORMS, COACH CONCUSSION AWARENESS

ALL PLAYERS MUST TURN IN A SIGNED PLAYER WAIVER FORM IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2024 MAX FIELD HOCKEY HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL INVITATIONAL AT THE PROVING GROUNDS.

Coaches- please collect your teams’ forms and turn them in with your roster at check-in before your first game.
If you have a team manager, please have them submit a signed waiver form as well.

[PLAYER WAIVER FORM]

ALL COACHES MUST READ THE COACH CONCUSSION AWARENESS GUIDE AND SIGN THE SIGNATURE PAGE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU HAVE DONE SO.

Please submit this along with your player waiver forms at check-in before your first game.

[COACH CONCUSSION AWARENESS GUIDE]

[COACH CONCUSSION AWARENESS SIGNATURE PAGE]

GAMES & WARM-UPS

All games are full regulation games: 4×15 minute quarters with 2 minutes between quarters 1 and 2 and between 3 and 4, with a 10-minute half-time.  We will be playing overtime if necessary and will follow the PIAA overtime rules and procedures outlined below (1x 10 minute sudden victory, 6 fields players and a gk).

We have scheduled 2 hour time blocks for each game (With the exception of 3 games on Field #7 Saturday morning that are 1hr45mins).  Teams may enter the field for warm-up once both teams have cleared the field from the previous game (please be respectful of the game and teams playing before you).  At the conclusion of your game, please clean up your team’s bench area and throw out all trash before leaving the field.  If you are the first game of the day or on a field and it is open, you may enter the field 1 hour prior to your game time.

Captains will be called in for a coin toss 5 minutes prior to game start time.  We will not be doing the national anthem or team line-ups before games.

IMPORTANT: “Home Team” must provide official NFHS game balls. (Yellow or White)

There are no showers on site for teams to use.

SCHEDULE, GAME FIELD, HOME/AWAY, UNIFORMS

Please see the official game schedule (POSTED HERE) for field assignments (see field map at the top of this page) and which team is home/away and what color uniform each team will wear.  Team listed first is Home/White Uniform, team listed second is Away/Dark Uniform.  Fields #1-8 are identical surfaces, sizes, and have video scaffolding, bleachers, etc.  We tried our best to accommodate out of town teams by alternating uniforms each day so you don’t have to do laundry.  We couldn’t make it work for every single match-up/team/day, but we got it as close as we could!

OFFICIALS, SCORE TABLE & GAME BALLS

We will providing A level officials for each game.

Each field has an electronic scoreboard that we will be using.  Each team must have an individual keeping a scorebook at the scorers table.  The home team book will be the official book for the game and both scorers should agree on the home book at the end of the game. If you are unable to provide an individual to be at the scorers table, please reach out to the visiting team and see if they are able to cover it for you.  If neither team is able to provide someone, you can pay a fee of $30 and we will assign someone.  Please let us know asap: smaychack@maxfieldhockey.com

Each coach must provide a complete roster to the opposing team and score table prior to each game according to NFHS rules.

OVERTIME PROCEDURE (REDUCED PLAYER [RP]) FOR REGULAR SEASON CONTESTS

NEW in 2023: If the one time out is has not been taken it can be used in OT.

1. Prior to the start of overtime, there shall be a 5 minute intermission.2. The home team captain calls the coin toss and the winner chooses choice of (1) goal or (2) totake possession of the ball.3. Teams will be limited to 6 field players and a goalkeeper. The reduced player participation isrefer to as “RP” overtime.4. If a player or coach was disqualified (red card) during the regulation game, that team must playshort throughout the RP overtime. If a player was suspended with a green card during theregulation game the team shall play short until the suspension time is completed. If a player orcoach was suspended with a yellow card during the regulation game the Team shall play shortuntil the suspension time is completed.5. Only four defenders will be allowed behind the end line on a penalty corner.6. NEW in 2023 -The RP overtime will be 10 minutes “sudden victory” [SV].7. There will be unlimited substitution.8. A player who received a red card in regulation play may not play in the RP overtime.9. If a player or coach receives a red card in overtime, the team will play short.10. If a player receives a green or yellow card in overtime, the team will play short until the 2/5/10minutes expire.11. If a coach receives a yellow card in the overtime the team will play short until the 5 minutesuspension expires.12. If a coach receives a red card during overtime the team will play short throughout the RP overtime.13. Regular season games tied after 10 minute RP overtime stand as tied.

SUSPENDED GAMES

Any PIAA field hockey championship game interrupted due to events beyond the control of the site game manager, such as inclement weather, shall be continued from the point of suspension at a later time during the day of competition or the next day unless it is declared an official game because one (1) complete half or more of the game has been played and one (1) team has scored the greater number of goals. The time of suspension and the location of the ball should be noted in the scorebook.

CLARIFICATION:

If the game is suspended at the completion of the 1st half and cannot be continued and one team is ahead in the score, that team is declared the winner.

  • If the game is suspended at the completion of the 1st half and the score is tied, the game will be restarted with play beginning with the 2nd half.
  • If play is suspended in the 2nd half and play is unable to be restarted and one team is ahead in the score, that team is declared the winner.
  • If play is suspended in the 2nd half and the score is tied, the game will be started from the exact point where it was suspended.
  • If the game is suspended during the first half, the game will be replayed from the point of suspension.

The point of suspension should be noted in the scorebook as well as the placement of the game ball and team possession.

ATHLETIC TRAINERS, WATER & ICE

There will be athletic trainers on site at all times throughout the weekend.  If there are 3 or more games going at once, we will have 2 athletic trainers.  When there are 6 or more games, we will have 3 athletic trainers. Trainers will arrive 30 minutes before the start of the first games (and be located by the registration tent/clubhouse between fields 1 and 2, and then spaced out appropriately between the fields we are using).

There will be ice at each of the athletic trainer tents.  There will be an AED on site.  Athletic Trainers will be tracking any potential weather and work closely with us if there is a weather issue.  While they will have full supplies, we highly encourage players who regularly need to be taped to bring their own tape with them.

There will be 1 water cooler on each bench we will keep filled up at each field throughout the weekend.  Players are encouraged to bring their own water bottles and refill their bottles using these when needed.  We will not be providing cups.

VIDEO

Watch the 2024 High School National Invitational Live! Families, friends, and fans will be able to watch the event from anywhere with live streaming video for a fee. Watch live, or purchase games to watch or download later, or purchase standard and premier highlight reels from Next Level Video.  Don’t miss a moment of the action.

PACKAGES AVAILABLE (Save $50 if place order by Sept 19)

VIEW PACKAGES

PLEASE NOTE: Third-Party Elevated Filming Strictly Prohibited

NLV is the exclusive video provider and is the only permitted company for any elevated or commercial filming.  Spectators may film their own matches for personal use, so long as it does not interfere with NLV’s ability to record matches and they do not use elevated filming equipment.

This policy will be enforced.  Any unauthorized use of elevated equipment will be removed and legal media rights exercised.  This includes Leo cameras, Trace, Hi-Pods, and other equipment of similar nature.

CONCESSIONS

We will be offering concessions at the main concession building between fields #1 and #2 and at the concession building between fields #6 and #7.
*No alcohol will be sold due to PIAA rules*

OFFICIAL INVITATIONAL T-SHIRTS

 

 

A limited number of Comfort Colors short sleeve and long sleeve official invitational t-shirts of various colors will be available to purchase throughout the weekend (design above). Shirts will be available for purchase at the registration/welcome tent and we will accept cash, credit cards, and Venmo.

PRICING
Short Sleeve Shirts: $25
Long Sleeve Shirts: $35

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS

We are excited to recognize the top performers from the weekend in two All-Tournament Teams: a First Team and Second Team!  There will be 15 athletes named to each team and a minimum of 1 GK on each.  Other than that, position is not a factor.

Coaches: At the conclusion of each game, please make a note of the top 2-3 performers from each team (your own and your opponents).   You can hand this into us after each game or hand them all in after your final game (you may also email them to smaychack@maxfieldhockey.com if that is easier by the end of the night on Sunday). We will also be watching games, polling officials, scorers, college coaches and other individuals as well to determine our picks.

Selections will be announced by Tuesday, September 24th on MAXFieldHockey.com and over MAX Field Hockey’s social media channels.