KEY DATES

• Registrations close: Monday 12 October 2026
• First Night of Games: Monday 19 October 2026
• Last Night of Games: Monday 7 December 2026
• Game dates: 19/10, 2/11, 9/11, 16/11, 23/11, 7/12
• No play: ​​​​​Monday 26 October (Labour Day)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

FAMILY 6 ASIDE - 2 options!

1. FAMILY 6 ASIDE BLUE (adults + primary & intermediate children)

2. FAMILY 6 ASIDE ORANGE (adults + intermediate & secondary children) *subject to numbers

• 6 a-side, 2 x 20 minute games of hockey against two different teams on a 1/2 turf with a focus on fun!
• 6 week league
• First round starts at 6pm subject to numbers
• Starts on Monday 19 October 2026
• $350 per team
• Teams can be mixed with all ranges of experience
• Minimum of 2 adults on the field at any one time
• Children must be over the age of 5 for safety reasons
• Umpires may be provided
• Shin pads are advised and mouth guards are compulsory​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

RULES

• The Tauranga Summer Hockey Leagues are about FUN, its important to recognise these leagues are not an extension of the winter season.
• Summer Hockey is a place for people new to the sport to give hockey a go, and for those who love the game to knock the ball around and try new things in a safe, fun, low pressure environment all with a positive attitude!
  
• We also run Umpire Development Programmes alongside Summer Hockey, we encourage anyone to give-it-a-go
  
• Together we can all focus on enjoying hockey in a fun fair safe way.

Normal rules of hockey apply, except for the following:

• Safety is the highest priority
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Goals can be scored from halfway (if from a free hit, it must be auto-passed or passed to a team-mate first)
• All shots at goal must be safe​​​​​​​
• No Hitting is allowed
• No overheads - jinking and skillful elimination skills are allowed
• No Penalty Corners: for fouls inside the circle a free hit to the attackers is awarded outside the circle. The ball must travel 5m or be passed before being played into the circle area
• Ball over the baseline:
  • by an attacker; is a free hit to the defending team (known as a '16') taken at the top of the circle, in line with where it went out
  • by a defender; is a free hit to the attacking team (known as a 'long corner') taken at the top of the circle in line with where it went out - the ball must travel 5m or be passed before being played into the circle area
• Focus on fun!
• No scores are kept

SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT