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