About JUnior club

Whether you're picking up a stick for the first time or already love the game, junior hockey is about fun, friendship, and skill-building on the turf! Our HUHC Junior Club helps young players learn, grow, and enjoy the sport in a supportive and encouraging environment. With exciting games and a great team spirit, there’s a place for everyone no matter your level.

Hutt United Hockey Club (HUHC) is based at Fraser Park, Avalon, and our Junior grades are for primary school-aged children. The club is run entirely with volunteer effort and dedication: every team has a coach and a manager and at a club level we have a committee that runs year-round to organise all the club's people, logistics and happenings. See info below on your HUHC Junior Club leads.

In New Zealand, hockey for children in school years 1-8 is “Small Sticks”.
See below for info on each grade, and also the Hockey NZ website.

2026 season

Junior registrations closed Saturday 4 April. The season is now in full swing!

Training times:

Year 3/4 5-6pm
Year 5/6 5-6pm

Year 7/8 6-7pm

Upcoming key dates:

Team photos: Tuesday 28 July
Last training on the field: Tuesday 1 September

Prizegiving: Tuesday 8 September

Last games: Saturday 12 September

No Games Played: Kings Birthday (Saturday 30 May), July School Holidays (4 and 11 July), and Open Grade Finals Weekend (22 August).

FEES 2026: Year 1 & 2 $65 (TBC) - Year 3 & 4 $90 - Year 5 & 6 $120 - Year 7 & 8 $135

GOOD TO KNOW

WHA's information about Junior Hockey

WHA offer many excellent development opportunities for young hockey players: U11, U13, U16, U18, U21s, see here.

YOUR COACH OR MANAGER WILL SET MEET UP TIMES AHEAD OF GAMES
- Check the CoachMate app.

Junior hockey Small Sticks is broken into four divisions :

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 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: 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 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.

WHA times may alter start times as needed

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

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.

WHA JUNIORS

KEEP IN TOUCH OR CONTACT US

Please complete the form to contact the junior club.

All players who register will automatically receive updates throughout the season.

If you wish to be removed from the mailing list or have a new email address please contact us.

meet the team

These are the dedicated people who keep our junior club running smoothly:
the Junior Club Co-Captains and the convenors for each grade.
We’re incredibly grateful for the time and energy they invest to help grow our strong junior community.
If you have any questions please do contact your team's manager in the first instance, or your grade convenor.