Competition Overview
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Competition Overview
Canterbury Hockey Competition Pathway
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Junior Hockey
Fun Sticks:
- 12 week hockey programme run during term 2 and 3
- Designed for children aged 5-6 years (school Year 1&2).
- The programme is run through our clubs, so contact us for more info.
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
- 2023 Start Date: 5th & 6th May
Kiwi Sticks 6-aside (no GK):
- Winter Season
- Year 5 & 6
- 6-aside (no Goal Keeper)
- 1/2 field
- 2x 20 minute halves, 2 minute halftime
- Saturday mornings
- 2023 Start Date: 6th May
Kiwi Sticks 7-a-side:
- Winter Season
- Year 5 & 6
- 7-aside (Including Goal Keeper)
- 1/2 field
- 3 x 15 minute periods, 2 x minute intervals
- Saturday mornings
- 2023 Start Date: 6th May
Kwik Sticks 7-a-side:
- Winter Season
- Year 7 & 8
- 7-aside (Including Goal Keeper)
- 1/2 field
- 3 x 15 minute periods, 2 x minute intervals
- Saturday mornings
- 2023 Start Date: 6th May
Kwik Sticks 11-a-side:
- Winter Season
- Year 8's only
- 11-aside (Including Goal Keeper)
- Full field
- 2x 25 minute halves, 2 minute halftime
- Saturday mornings
- 2023 Start Date: 6th May
Platinum Hockey
- Winter Season
- 11-aside
- Club Hockey Teams
- Years 9-13
- Full sized field
- Sunday
- 2023 Start Date: 7th May
Secondary School Hockey
- Winter Season
- 11-aside
- School Hockey Teams
- Years 9-13
- Full sized field
- Secondary School League: Girls - Wednesday after school, Boys - Friday after school
- Secondary School Premier - Friday after school
- Secondary School League 2023 Start Dates: Girls -10th May, Boys -12th May
- Secondary School Premier 2023 Start Date: 19th May
Club Hockey (Open Grade)
- Winter Season
- 11-aside
- Full sized field
- Premier League - Saturday
- Premier League 2023 Start Date: 15th April
- Division 1 - Saturday
- Division 1 2023 Start Date: 15th April
- Sunday League - Sunday
- Sunday League 2023 Start Date: 2nd April
- Midweek Open - Men Monday, Women Tuesday
- Midweek Open 2023 Start Dates: Men - 3rd April, Women - 4th April
- Grass Hockey - Saturday
- Grass Hockey 2023 Start Date: TBC
Summer Hockey
Summer Hockey 6-aside:
- Summer Season (Pre and Post-Christmas)
- 6-aside (No Goal Keeper)
- Mixed Teams
- Half sized field (quarter for Junior grades)
- Monday and Tuesday Afternoons/Evenings
Grades:
- Junior years 3/4
- Junior years 5/6
- Intermediate years 7/8
- Secondary school years 9-13
- Adult Novice - No more than 3 regular hockey players
- Adult Intermediate - 3 or more regular hockey players
- Adult Experienced - 3 or more players that play Winter Division 2 or above
Summer Hockey Adult 11-aside:
- Summer Season (Pre and Post-Christmas)
- 11-aside
- Full sized field
- Friday evenings
- Teams must be mixed gender with at least 4 people from each gender on the field at all times
- Players do not have to belong to a club but must be secondary school aged or older
Masters Club Hockey
- Summer Season (Pre and Post-Christmas)
- 11-aside
- Full sized field
- Thursday Evenings
Documents
Please note: Anything highlighted is a new edit for the 2023 season.
- Hockey NZ New Rules in Play (updated 2022)