Competition for Development

    USA Field Hockey
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    The USA Field Hockey American Development Model provides a progressive approach to preparing athletes, coaches and umpires for long-term success, not just success today. By providing developmentally appropriate games and competition formats, players get to play in ways that align with their physical, cognitive, social and emotional development.

     

    The ADM is all about age and stage appropriate learning, how and when to coach, train and play, and offering the right competition at the right time.