Representative
Representative
Canterbury Hockey 2021 Representative Changes
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What changed in 2021?
Hockey New Zealand removed the national U13, U15, and U21 representative tournaments, and Associations throughout the country were recommended to modify and enhance their development programmes to better suit the needs of the athletes.Hockey New Zealand changed its national competition offerings for U18 and senior representative hockey teams, by removing regional teams and offering Association based tournaments. In 2021, there was be a under 18 Association based national tournament in July and a senior National Hockey Championship in September.
Canterbury Hockey is continuing to work on detailed plans for under 13 and 15 development opportunities and have the below plans in place:
- The U13 development programmes will be an open invite for year 7 and 8 athletes and will be delivered in two phases. Phase one will take place during the July school holidays and phase two after the completion of the 2021 winter season.
- It is intended that phase two will have a festival type event involved.
- The U15 development programmes will be an open invite for athletes who are under the age of 15 as of January 1 2021 and will delivered in two phases. Phase one will take place during the July school holidays and phase two after the completion of the 2021 winter season.
- It is intended that phase two of the programme will be split, with athletes who attend a secondary school tournament and those who do not set to receive different offerings.
- More information about these programmes will be made available in the coming months.
Representative Policy
Coaches/Managers
In our continuing drive to achieve and maintain excellence our representative coaches and managers are crucial to the performances of our teams.
The coach and manager appointment process for our NHL, Senior, and U18 teams' takes place from January to March.
Player Welfare
Canterbury Hockey, along with High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), want to ensure that players who are U18 and selected into our representative teams do not have an excess workload placed on them over the period of their representative campaign.
Drug Free Sport NZ e-learning courses offer athletes, support personnel and anyone with an interest in sport an easy and convenient way to learn about clean sport.
A range of modules offer information about anti-doping rules, medications, supplements, the doping control process and reporting doping. You can access the courses for free from anywhere in the world, and there is something suitable for you no matter your current level of knowledge or the level at which you play sport.
Find the most appropriate course for you using the link below. If you’re not sure where to start, we recommend Clean Sport 101 – it’s a great introduction to key clean sport topics and perfect for beginners.
