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- Check the CoachMate app.
 

Junior hockey Small Sticks runs in four grades: 

Fun Sticks (Years 1 & 2):
Sessions Saturdays 8-9am - all at Fraser Park (no Tuesday trainings)
The Fun Sticks programme is a New Zealand Hockey initiative. It is a 12 week programme designed for children aged 5 – 6 years old who are new or relatively new to the game of hockey. The programme will involve various activities which work on fundamental skills and movements and at the end of each session the group will break into small games.  Players interested in Funsticks contact and register directly as an individual with WHA.
 

Mini Sticks (Years 3 & 4):  

HUHC games Saturdays 10:00am, 10:15am, 10:30am - at Fraser Park 
4-a side teams. Games are played on a quarter-sized turf and are 2 x 20 minute halves with 3 minutes for half time.
 

Kiwi Sticks (Years 5 & 6):  

HUHC games: Saturdays 9:00am and 10:00am at Fraser Park or Maidstone (Upper Hutt)
6-a side teams. Games are played on a half-sized or quarter-sized turf depending on the location of the hub. As with Mini Sticks, games are 2 x 20 minute halves with 3 minutes for half time.

Kiwi Sticks (Years 7 & 8):  
HUHC games Saturdays, predominantly 11 AM with earliest start at 10:00am. 

Games at Fraser, Maidstone (Upper Hutt), Wellington NHS or Kapiti. Any Kapiti based games start 9.45am or 10:45am. 

7-a side, includes a fully kitted goalkeeper (note: while a goal keeper is not compulsory they cannot be replaced with a 7th field player). Games are played on a half-sized turf, games are 4 x 12 minute quarters with 2 minutes between each quarter.

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WHA times may alter start times as needed
 

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CODES OF CONDUCT
FOR JUNIOR HOCKEY COACHES, MANAGERS, PARENTS & WHANAU
AND OUR YOUNG PLAYERS

These DRAFT HUHC Juniors Codes of Conduct have been developed to ensure the safety of all our young players and the smooth running of junior hockey.
There are Codes relevant to the roles of Coach, Manager, Parents & Whānau, and one for our young Players.
Please take a moment to read the pages relevant to you, and talk through the Player Code with your children. 
 

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END OF YEAR 8?  
From Year 9, players register via their school 

Wellington Hockey Association (WHA) strongly encourage teenagers to participate in college hockey where possible, as there are significant development benefits from playing alongside and against peers, rather than primarily in a competition designed for adults.

A FAQ is: 'When can my teen play Senior Club (Open grade) hockey? 
Unless granted a dispensation by WHA, players must be at least 14 years at the start of the season (Day 1 of Open grade, usually in April) to play for P2 and lower, and must be at least 15 years or older as of the start of the season to play for a P1 team (see WHA Open Grade handbook). Dispensations may only be requested from WHA by our Club Secretary.

HUHC welcomes teenage players (over 14) to play club alongside college hockey.
To try out for Open Grade, come along to HUHC Senior Trials - see website and social media channels for dates. 

 

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