Georgia Field Hockey Association (GFHA) promotes field hockey in Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

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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

Nicolas Hammond

Nicolas Hammond is a British author, Rubik's cube expert, bridge player and businessman. He has lived in America since 1986...

 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

Barbados

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, Bermuda

Bermuda

Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...

, Canada

Canada

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, England

England

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, Nigeria

Nigeria

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 and Trinidad

Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...

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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.

Atlanta Cup Winners

Year	Men's	Women's
1993	New York FHC	New York Temps
1994	New York FHC	New York Players
1995	New York FHC	New York Players
1996	New York FHC	New York Players
2001	Washington Mavericks	Atlanta Peaches
2002	Houston FHC	Lady Mavericks
2003	Mavericks	Lady Mavericks
2004	Bermuda HA	Speckled Hens (Atlanta)
2005	Combermere (Barbados)	Lady Mavericks
2006	Chicago FHC	Chicago FHC
2007	Toronto Lions Jnr. FHC	Lucky Dragons
2008	Toronto Lions. FHC	Miami FHC
2009	Toronto Lions Jnr. FHC	Team Philly
2010	Bermuda Polecats	Florida United