Athlete Resources
CLICK HERE to view the National Team Code of Conduct
CLICK HERE to view USA Field Hockey's Social Media Guidelines
CLICK HERE to view the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) & World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Resources
CLICK HERE to view a letter from Tammie Forster, Associate Director, Sport Performance at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, which states the approval of USA Field Hockey Selection Procedures for the following:
- 2023 Pan American Games Staff Selection Procedures (Women)
- 2023 Pan American Games Staff Selection Letter of Approval (Women)
- 2023 Pan American Games Athlete Selection Procedures (Women)
- 2023 Pan American Games Athlete Selection Procedures Letter (Women)
- 2023 Pan American Games Staff Selection Procedures (Men)
- 2023 Pan American Games Staff Selection Letter of Approval (Men)
- 2023 Pan American Games Athlete Selection Procedures (Men)
- 2023 Pan American Games Athlete Selection Procedures Letter (Men)
Athlete Ombuds
The Office of the Athlete Ombuds offers independent, confidential advice to elite athletes regarding their rights and responsibilities in the Olympic and Paralympic Movement and assists elite athletes with a broad range of questions, disputes, complaints, and concerns.
Phone: 719-866-5000
Email: ombudsman@usathlete.org
Website: usathlete.org
Athlete Ombuds Confidentiality and Privacy Policy:
1) In general. The Office of the Athlete Ombuds shall maintain as confidential any information communicated or provided to the Office of the Athlete Ombuds in confidence in any matter involving the exercise of the official duties of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds.
2) Exception. The Office of the Athlete Ombuds may disclose information described in subparagraph (1) as necessary to resolve or mediate a dispute, with the permission of the parties involved.
3) Judicial and administrative proceedings.
a) In general - The ombudsman and the staff of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds shall not be compelled to testify or produce evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to any matter involving the exercise of the duties of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds.
b) Work product - Any memorandum, work product, notes, or case file of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds -
i) shall be confidential; and
ii) shall not be;
(1) subject to discovery, subpoena, or any other means of legal compulsion; or
(2) admissible as evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding.
4) Applicability. The confidentiality requirements under this paragraph shall not apply to information relating to:
a) applicable federally mandated reporting requirements;
b) a felony personally witnessed by a member of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds;
c) a situation, communicated to the Office of the Athlete Ombuds, in which an individual is at imminent risk of serious harm; or
d) a congressional subpoena. Anti-retaliation Statement No employee, contractor, agent, volunteer, or member of the USOPC shall take or threaten action against an athlete as a reprisal for disclosing information to or seeking assistance from the Office of the Athlete Ombuds.