YEARS 9-13 HOCKEY 2025
LEVELS
Years 9 – 13
TERMS
Terms 2 and 3
TEAM SIZE
The ideal number of players is 14-16. There are 11 on the field at one time. 1 goalie and 10 field players.
We may also enter a 7-a-side team. The ideal number of players will be 10-12 for this team.
GAME LENGTH
P1 and P3 play 4 x 15-minute quarters, with 2-minute breaks in between.
7-a-side play 3 x 12-minute thirds, with 2-minute breaks in between.
COST
1st XI - $350.00 (includes coaching fee and turf fees). Tournament week costs extra.
2nd XI - $350.00 (includes coaching fee and turf fees)
All other teams - $200.00 (includes turf fees)
PRESEASON
Year 9 - 13 | TBC | 11.45am-1.45pm | NHS Turf 2 |
TRIALS
Year 9 - 13 | TBC | 11.45am-1.45pm | NHS |
Year 9 -13 | TBC | 11.45am-1.45pm | NHS |
COMPETITION
1st XI | Friday's beginning 2nd May | TBC | Various Hockey Turfs around Wellington |
7aside | Wednesdays | TBC | Various Hockey Turfs around Wellington |
Note: teams will be put into a grade after grading rounds
PRACTICES
1st XI | Monday - Start date TBC | 5:30pm - 7pm | NHS |
2nd XI | Monday - Start date TBC | 5:30pm - 7pm | NHS |
TOURNAMENT WEEK
If you are named in the 1st XI, you will be attending Tournament Week in September, from Sun 1st September to Friday 6th September.
UNIFORM
1st XI - wear a dress that can be purchased from the NZ Uniforms store in Thorndon. Light blue socks, dark blue thermals, which are available for purchase through the uniform shop. The sports department assigns numbers to new 1st XI players and then parents ask the Uniform store to print this number and the students name on the back.
All other teams - Hockey skirt and top, green and blue flexi sock, and dark blue thermals which are available for purchase through the uniform shop.