International Field Hockey Club of Kentucky
Player Guidelines
- All athletes invited to formally join IFHCK must be fully committed to the club’s principles of hard work, dedication, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Other than school field hockey in the fall, the expectation for travel team players is that their IFHCK team will be their top athletic priority.
- Select/Travel players, must commit to weekly team practices and tournaments during the season.
- IFHCK believes athletes should learn to take responsibility for their own growth and improvement, to help them gain maturity and accountability. All field-hockey related discussions, feedback and evaluations - whether initiated by the player or the club - should take place directly between the player and the coach. Regarding matters of a more sensitive or personal nature that are external to field hockey coaching, parents may directly contact club directors.
- If there is dissatisfaction from a player around issues such as tournament rosters, playing time, playing position, conflict with a coach, coaching styles etc., IFHCK takes such matters seriously and has a procedure in place to address these. Players and parents are asked to wait until at least 24 hours after an issue arises to initiate any questions via phone or email to the club director.
- IFHCK reserves the right to refuse service to athletes based on poor attendance, negative disruption to the other athletes, or for behaviors or actions that counteract the spirit and goals of the club.