FIH ParaHockey World Cup Team
All Abilities Deserve
the World Stage
This is the first time Hockey ID athletes (athletes with an intellectual disability) will compete on a dedicated World Cup stage, and the US Team are invited to be a part of it! Your support helps this new USA team show up prepared and fully supported, ready to compete.
Click the button above to get on our email list for information on eligibility, tryouts, training opportunities, and more.
Click the film at left to see the experience of the French Hockey ID National Team at the European Cup.
Read below to learn more about Hockey ID and the US Hockey ID National Team now forming.
Click the Play Your Way panel below to donate to help the team.
US National Team for Hockey ID
Travel and team competition opportunities for every athlete represent real world chance to grow and excel through sport. Growing skills athletes can take throughout their lives, just as other athletes do, this team will be the 1st US National Team in Hockey ID.
Could this be your team? Come and find out! Sign up for the tryout process here.
Athlete Qualifications:
- Age 18 preferred by competition time, coach discretion to age 16
- IQ of <75 or less
- Onset of disability prior to age 22
- Able to meet the team life skills.
Team Life Skills
Athlete Readiness Criteria:
• Emotional Readiness: Athletes should be able to handle extended periods of time away from their families without significant stress or anxiety.
• Adaptability: Athletes should be able to conform to group rules and schedules and adapt to changes with minimal difficulty.
• Independence: Athletes must be able to independently handle toileting, showering, and daily hygiene needs within a reasonable timeframe, and share living space with others. Additionally, athletes should be able to manage meals and feeding themselves independently.
• Physical Fitness: Athletes should be physically fit enough to safely participate in the event, including long days of travel and activities.
Try Outs
Athletes who meet the above criteria should sign up for our try out list. We encourage all athletes to try out for this team and to be a part of this amazing adventure! Signing up does not commit you to going, only to getting onto the list for information and trying out.
Selections
Selections will be made this spring from various try out opportunities. The team will have 10 athletes and 5 coaches and be Co-Ed. Both men and women will be selected.
The selected team will train to compete at the Para Hockey World Cup August 20-24 in either Belgium or the Netherlands. The team will travel from a set point together as a team, stay in the athlete housing and compete together over 7 days, along with our 5-person coaching staff.
Costs
This event is a self funded event.
We expect cost of approximately $7500 pp to train and compete, including airfare, lodging, meals, uniforms, and training. - We are fundraising to cover this amount to offset these costs. If we cannot raise the funds, we cannot compete.
- Everyone can help us fundraise for this event!
- Athletes are responsible for certification costs (aprx $75) and training travel, providing their own turf shoes, mouth guard, shin guards, stick and GK gear.
WAY.
Qualification
Competing
on Staff
Goal
These are competitive athletes. They train, they compete, and they earned their place on the national stage.
+ 5 Coaches
Our campaign — One Dream, One Team — raises the $75,000 needed to get our team there. Every dollar sends an athlete to represent the United States on the world stage.
FIH parahockey
World Cup Team
Hockey ID Belongs
Competitive International Play for athletes who qualify under Virtus National Level as having an intellectual disability.
This team is all about life skills, hockey skills, teamwork, belonging, achievement & FUN!
Personal growth and life skill acquisition through sport is our missions. Many young people get to grow and mature through playing sports.
Hockey ID provides that chance to people with intellectual disabilities to do the same through the sport of field hockey. This year, we have a unique opportunity to grow and compete at the 1st ever FIH ParaHockey World Cup!
Fun Leads the Way
One of 16 nations invited to play in the 2026 FIH ParaHockey World Cup, the USA will send 10 athletes to complete in Belgium or the Netherlands, alongside the Senior National Teams, who are also qualified for their World Cup, provided we can raise the funds to compete.
Our co-ed team will train and travel to play against other nations, while flexing life skills and developing new ones as we go. With a 2:1 player to coach ratio, the event is set up for success. The FIH has added calming rooms at every pitch and has medical staff available on site. Our team will travel, stay and play together at the same site as our Senior National Team is assigned. What will this look like? You can see how this looks for other nations in the video at the top of the page.
The USA All Starz are a new program on the world stage and even our national stage. With such a large geographic area, training as a team represents an added challenge for us.
We know that training with each other will be important for us. We need to practice our hockey, practice our travelling and practice our teamwork.
We are fundraising to get our team to the World Cup, and also to train together, practicing everything we need to be ready to compete.
