About Club Rankings (old formula-based method)

Following the mid-year 2018-2019 club rankings release, MAX Field Hockey switched to an “expert” ranking system to improve the validity of our club rankings.  Below is the previous formula-based method we followed.  View the mid-year 2018-2019 club rankings that followed this system [CLICK HERE].

MAX Field Hockey launched ALL-NEW U19, U16 and U14 Outdoor Club Rankings beginning in 2016-2017.  Club rankings take into consideration results from the largest club hockey events across the country each year hosted by a combination of Shooting Star, USA Field Hockey, NFHCA, and Junior Premier Hockey.

Any US club participating in one or more of these events is automatically included in the rankings.  No registration or additional steps need to be taken.  MAX Field Hockey loads results from events a couple of times throughout the year and releases updated rankings.  Final Club Rankings for the year will be released for each age group at the end of the summer.

2018-19 SCORING CLUB EVENTS

1) Shooting Star Field Hockey Tournament: November 23-25, 2018 @Richmond, Virginia
2) USA Field Hockey National Hockey Festival: November 22-24, 2018 @Palm Beach County, Florida
3) USA Field Hockey Disney Showcase: February 1-3, 2019 @Kissimmee, Florida
4) Shooting Star Easter Field Hockey Tournament: April 19-20, 2019 @Kent County, Delaware
5) Summer Bash Series: June/July
6) Junior Premier Outdoor League: April – June, 2019 @Various Locations
7) USA Field Hockey Regional Club Championships: April – May, 2019 @Various Locations
8) USA Field Hockey National Club Championships: July 2019 @Lancaster, Pennsylvania

*Additional new events may be included

POINT BREAKDOWN
*The following may be adjusted as we learn of exact tournament format for each event (which potentially changes each year)

1. National Club Championships (U14, U16, U19)
   
   • 1st – 4th = 350, 300, 275, 250
   • 5th – 16th = 210, 200, 190, 180, 170, 160, 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, 100
2. Regional Club Championships (U14, U16, U19)
   
   • 1st = 150
   • 2nd = 130
   • 3rd = 110
   • 4th = 90
   • 5th-10th = 50
   • 11th-16th = 25
3.  Junior Premier Outdoor League (U14, U16, U19)
   
   • 1st = 120
   • 2nd = 100
   • 3rd = 80
   • 4th = 60
   • 5th – 16th = 40
4. Shooting Star Thanksgiving (U14, U16, U19)
   
   • 1st – 6th = 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50
   • Best score taken from either U14 7v7 OR U14 11v11
5. National Hockey Festival (U14, U16, U19)
   
   • 1st – 6th = 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50
   • Best score taken from either U14 7v7 OR U14 11v11
6. Disney Showcase (U14, U16, U19)
   
   • Pool Finish
     • 1st = 80 pts, 2nd = 70 pts, 3rd = 60 pts, 4th = 50 pts
   • +10 points per each additional game won
7. Shooting Star Easter (U14, U16, U19)
   
   • 1st – 6th = 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10
8. Summer Bash Events (U14)
   • 1st – 7th = 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40

Bonus Points (for pool play events only):

+10 points = Win Bonus (win every game)
+5 points = Undefeated Bonus (win or tie every game)

*Only one club team per age group may receive points at each event
*If a club has more than one team entered per age group at an event, the higher # of points is taken
*If there is a tie for pool placement, head to head result is considered first, then goal differential, then games won, then goals scored

REGIONS

Regions are USA Field Hockey designated regions to keep consistent with RCCs and regional events.  Only US clubs are included.