Canterbury Hockey Junior Competition

The Canterbury Hockey Junior Competition runs throughout winter, beginning in early May and finishing in late August. The junior competition caters for players in Year 3 through to Year 8. Clubs will run their own Fun Sticks programme for Years 1 and 2 throughout the season.

 

The Canterbury Hockey Junior competitions are aligned to the  Hockey NZ Small Sticks Strategy where all players play in their year groups, on quarter, half, and full-sized fields. 

 

Mike Greer Homes is a proud sponsor of all our junior competitions.

Junior Hockey Venues

Click on any of the markers on the map to take a closer look at the venue.

Ōrua Paeroa

193 Travis Road, New Brighton, Christchurch.

  • Located at Shirley Boys/Avonside Girls High School.
  • Parking is to the left of the turf up the QEII driveway.
  • Toilets are across from the turf in the school.

Rangi Ruru Girls' School

Merivale, Christchurch

  • Parking is on the roadside.
  • Access to the turf through the gate behind the Rossall Street building.
  • Toilet access is in the school.
  • There is a café across the road from Turf.

Medbury School

109 Clyde Road, Christchurch

  • Parking is located in either the school car park or on the roadside.
  • Toilets are accessed through the school.

St Margaret's College

12 Winchester Street, Merivale, Christchurch

  • Access to the turf through the school, via either Papanui Road or Winchester Street.
  • Toilets are in the building beside hockey turf.
  • There is a café at the Winchester Street entrance.

Wycola Park

Hei Hei, Christchurch

  • Access to the turf is off Wycola Ave.
  • Toilets are located in the small club house at the turf.

Sydenham Pavilion

Sydenham, Christchurch

  • Access to the turf off Barnett Street.
  • Toilets are located in the Sydenham Cricket/Hockey Club rooms.

Foster Park

1119-1125 Goulds Road, Rolleston

  • Access to big off street car park via Broadlands Drive.
  • Foster Park is a multisport facility and busy on a Saturday morning so allow extra time to find parking.
  • Toilets are at the back of the Selwyn Sports Centre facing the soccer fields.

Dudley Park

Church Street, Rangiora

  • Turf access is off Church Street.
  • Toilets are located in the public toilet block behind the turf.

Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub

Augustine Drive, Wigram, Christchurch 8025

  • There are 458 parking spaces including 11 mobility car parks available at the venue and a grass area beside the main car park for temporary parking. 
  • Changing rooms are located in the block opposite the café/at the end of Turf 2, there are several toilet blocks located around the facility.
  • A café is located in the building at the end of Turf 1.

Nunweek Park

240 Wooldridge Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8543

  • There are 125 parking spaces including two mobility car parks available at the venue, and overflow parking in the Tait carpark across the road. 
  • Changing Rooms are located between Poligras 1 and Turf 2.
  • Toilets are located at the end of the changing block, and under the Pavilion on the Turf 2 side.
  • The 5th Quarter Café is located above the grandstand. 

Marist Park @ St Bedes College

78 Grimseys Road, Redwood, Christchurch 8051

  • Access to small car park off Momorangi Crescent, parking also availible on the Momorangi Crescent roadside.
  • Marist Park is busy on Saturday mornings. 
  • Toilets, changing rooms, and a small café are located inside the turf fence.

Mainpower Waimakariri Turf

291 Coldstream Road, Rangiora 7473

  • Access to carpark off Coldstream Road.
  • Changing rooms and toilets are at the end of the car park at the turf entrance.
  • A café is located in the Mainpower Stadium beside the turf.

St Andrew's Prep School

60 Normans Road, Strowan, Christchurch 8052

  • Parking is located in either the school car park off Norman's Road or on the roadside.
  • Toilets are accessed through the school by the gym.

Junior Competitions Structure

Fun Sticks

Fun Sticks will see a new focus on individuals foundational movement and motor skill development, helping build a young persons physical literacy preparing them for a life of sport. The programme will be based on the Hockey NZ module, with adjustments made to increase the individual development focus. 

  • 12 week hockey programme run during term 2 and 3
  • Designed for children aged 5-6 years (school Year 1&2). 
  • An introduction to hockey with an emphasis on having fun
  • An opportunity to develop fundamental skills - running, dodging, striking
  • A positive and quality coaching environment
  • Full involvement for all participants
  • Regular changes of activities to maintain enthusiasm and interest
  • A safe environment for all activities
  • The programme is run through our clubs, so contact us for more info.

 

Belgian Football approach to junior development – we encourage all Fun Sticks programme leads to read this interesting article from the Balance is Better website about Belgian Footballs programme. The key theme – make things as simple as possible and consider 2v2 or 3v3 games for athletes this age!

Balance is Better – Belgian Football Programme

Go to Link

Mike Greer Homes Mini Sticks

  • Winter Season 
  • Year 3 & 4
  • Mixed Grade
  • 6-aside (no Goal Keeper)
  • 1/4 field
  • 2x 18 minute halves, 2 minute halftime
  • Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings

Mike Greer Homes Kiwi Sticks 6-aside

  • Winter Season
  • Year 5 & 6
  • 6-aside (no Goal Keeper) 0r 7 players (Goal Keeper grade - 1 player must be a kitted GK). if you have no GK only 6 allowed on the field.)
  • 1/2 field
  • 2x 20 minute halves, 2 minute halftime
  • Saturday mornings

Mike Greer Homes Kiwi Sticks 7-aside

  • Winter Season
  • Year 5 & 6
  • 7-aside (Including Goal Keeper)
  • 1/2 field
  • 3 x 15 minute periods, 2 x minute intervals
  • Saturday mornings

Junior Hockey Purpose and Principles

Canterbury Hockey believes there will be great benefit in providing its community with guidance on what the common purpose of junior hockey is. The intention of this document is to provide clarity of what is most important to junior players at this stage of their hockey journey. We hope that this purpose and underlying principles will guide and influence behaviour to ensure that a quality and appropriate experience is provided to all our junior hockey players.

 

Purpose of junior hockey: To expose young people to a high-quality hockey experience that helps them to foster a lifelong connection to the sport.

 

We believe the Core Principles that underpin a high-quality junior hockey experience include:

  • FUN & ENJOYABLE
    • We want the hockey experience to be fun and enjoyable for all involved!
  • TO DEVELOP HOCKEY FUNDAMENTALS
    • We want to ensure that all junior participants develop a strong base of core hockey skills and an understanding of basic tactical principles
  • CREATING CONNECTIONS
    • We want to encourage meaningful relationships and friendships that foster a long-term connection to the community
  • HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT
    • We want to support our young people to learn about the importance of and develop their physical, emotional, and psychological well-being

If you would like to view Hockey New Zealand’s principles of community hockey, then please click the following link: HNZ – Hockey Participation Principles

 

If you would like to view Sport New Zealand’s principles of Balance is Better, then please click the following link: Principles of Balance is Better