The winner of each tournament qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.

[1] Canada, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados were drawn into the same group for both tournaments, as well as Cuba, Mexico and the United States.

Eight teams competed in both the men's and women's Pan American Games hockey tournaments with the competition consisting of two rounds.

During extra time, play followed golden goal rules with the first team to score declared the winner.

The competition will be spread out across ten days, with the men and women competing on alternating dates.