2026 MAX FIELD HOCKEY/LONGSTRETH HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL INVITATIONALSeptember 18-20, 2026 @ The Proving Grounds
The 2026 MAX Field Hockey/Longstreth High School National Invitational is scheduled for September 18-20, 2026 at The Proving Grounds in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Teams finishing in the Final 2025 MAX Field Hockey’s Team Ranking (Regional and/or National) are automatically invited to the 2026 National Invitational. “Others Considered” teams will need to submit an application. We are encouraging additional interested teams to submit an application and we will evaluate those as they come in. We will look at overall program strength, 2025 performance, and expected team strength in 2026.
Due to the incredible interest in this event from teams across the nation and to ensure that we are able to make the schedule work, maintain the highest level of competition, and maintain our PIAA and NFHS sanctioning for the event, teams that earned an automatic invitation must register by March 1st to secure their spot. Teams that automatically earned a spot, but do not register by March 1st may still be able to get a spot, but there is no guarantee and the longer you wait, the less likely that is as we fill in teams from the application process.
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POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT COVERAGE: Congratulations to all of the 2025 State and Major Conference Champions! Check out our compiled postseason coverage by state, including final brackets and championship team pictures on our POSTSEASON COVERAGE page (Main Menu Bar: High School => Postseason Coverage). Please email any missing postseason brackets, links and tournament information to ad***@************ey.com.
STATE & LOCAL AWARDS: Each Fall we compile athlete awards from across the country by state at our High School State & Local Awards Central (Main Menu Bar: High School => Player Awards => 2025 State & Local Awards). We refer to these awards in our All-Region & Player Ranking decision making. Please email any missing local/state player awards to ad***@************ey.com.
2026 PLAYER RANKINGS & TOP 150/TOP 100 EVENTS: Please check out the latest information about upcoming Player Rankings for the Classes of 2028, 2029, and 2026 and how to submit recommendations/feedback: About Player Rankings (Main Menu Bar: Player Rankings => About Player Rankings). The link to submit recommendations is now live and located on that page. We are not accepting email recommendations.
