Georgia Field Hockey Association

Georgia Field Hockey Association

Georgia Field Hockey Association (GFHA) promotes field hockey in Georgia, USA.It organizes a club hockey competition each year that attracts teams from around the world.The GFHA sends men's and women's teams to compete in tournaments around the country.

History

The GFHA was started by Nicolas Hammond and Kelly Brown in February 1991.It started playing at local parks but now plays on artificial turf surfaces.

Atlanta Cup

The annual "Atlanta Cup" has included teams from
Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, England, Nigeria and Trinidad.The first Atlanta Cup was in 1993 and was sponsored by Dannon. From 1993-1996, the tournament was known as the "Dannon Atlanta International Cup".There was no tournament from 1997-2000.From 2001-2004, the tournament was known as the "Atlanta International Cup".Since 2005, it has been called the "Atlanta Cup".

External links

* [http://www.gfha.org Georgia Field Hockey Association]


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