Narwhal Games

Middle & Elementary School Fall Tournament
Saturday, October 11th
Brookfield Academy

LIFT is excited to host the 9th Narwhal Games on Saturday, October 11th, 2025!

8:30am - 12:15pm

This annual event grows the game for U10, U12 & U14 school and club teams.

Based on team registrations, schools/clubs will match up for short, half-field games with league and volunteer officials and play 7v7 or 5v5 to ensure each team's participation is fun, games are friendly, and improvement is made from competition.

Join us for a morning of fun, fast half field play!

and, join our youngest players for the

Beluga Showcase Game

open to all 5 through 8 year old girls - new or experienced!

All younger friends - siblings, those interested in learning, or

those already playing field hockey - are welcome to join

for a Beluga showcase game.

Girls will gather and get ready at 10:30 and play until 11:30.

We will have sticks to borrow. Sneakers required and shinguards and mouthguards recommended.

NARWHAL GAMES RULES & REGULATIONS

All players will be under 14 as of Jan 1, 2025.

All participating players must register online and check in at host tent before entering the field of play.

Mouthguard, shinguards and all proper goalkeeper equipment are mandatory.

All teams are responsible for first aid kits; injury ice will be available at the host tent.

All half field games will be played width-wise on the BA high school fields. (location detail below)

Field will be approx 50-60 yards in length x 40 yards in width with full 16-yard circles.

Fields will open at 8:00am for warm ups.

Teams may arrive earlier and set up their team areas on the practice field - closest to tennis courts.

Games may be played 5v5 (4 field players and a GK) or 7v7 (6 field players & a GK).

Maximum 10 players per team.

All games will be 15-25 minutes with a running clock.

Time outs will occur only for injury and may not be called by coaches.

Substitutions will be rolling from the half-field mark, with player leaving the playing field before her sub enters.

Teams without a GK may choose to add an extra field player *or* play the same number of field players as the opposing team with cones in the corners of the goals indicating the opposing team must score between cone and post (outside corners) or lift the ball (any ball that crosses the goal line in the air will count as a goal).

Short corners in games with goalkeepers will be played with 3 defenders and a goalkeeper back on defense. All other players from defending team will go to top of opposite circle.

Attacking 25-yard hits will be taken from half field.

Attacking hits from anywhere within the attacking half: ball must travel 5 yards or be touched by an opposing player before entering the circle.

In the event of inclement and unsafe weather, all teams will be notified prior to tournament start.

We will play unless there is lightning reported or seen.