Juniors Winter Competition 2025

Please find below our key dates for Juniors:

Junior Competition – Entries close Tuesday 1st April 2025

Click on the Junior Skills Passport image below to find 6 key skills and videos to try at home!

Fun Sticks – 5-7 year olds new to Hockey

Please see the e- book on drop box for the Fun Sticks manual – this outlines all the sessions to be held each day of the programme.

Fun Sticks Guidelines and Manual

Fun Sticks Beginners & Advanced Grades – One Tree Hill College, Ellerslie – equipment will be brought to the school turf area on Saturday morning.

Access to One Tree Hill College (see map below) The best entrance closest to the turf is off Rockfield Rd. You may park in the front school carpark off Great South Road and walk to the sports field – DO NOT PARK ON THE GRASS

The turf is located within the netball courts on school grounds roughly 50m from the Rockfield Rd school carpark.

Auckland Hockey offer a Junior Competition for Year 1-8 students. You can enter this competition via an Auckland Hockey Club or via a school team.

To find the Auckland Club contact details please Click Here

We offer the following competitions:

Fun Sticks – Year 1 & 2

This is an exciting hands-on hockey programme designed for children 5-6 years who are new to hockey. We offer an advanced and beginner grade for Fun Sticks. They play with a modified ball (light balls)

The advanced grade is for kids who have played in this grade previously and this is now their 2nd year of hockey. In the advanced grade teams play 2 x 20 minute games in a 6 a-side format against other clubs and schools. They play on an 1/8 of a turf.

The beginner grade is for kids new to hockey. They do a fun sticks training session followed by a 20 minute game in a 6 a-side format against other clubs and schools. They play on 1/8 of a turf.

Beginner Fun Sticks – 9:30am-10:15am on Saturday mornings at One Tree Hill College

Advanced Fun Sticks – 8:30am-9:15am on Saturday mornings at One Tree Hill College

Mini Sticks – Year 3 & 4

We offer various grades from beginner to experienced in Mini Sticks. They play a 6 a-side format of 1 x match broken into 2 x 20 minute halves against other clubs and schools. They play on a 1/4 of the turf. During this time they should be rotating positions on the field. They play with a modified ball (light balls)

Our Mini Sticks normally play at 8am or 8.50am on Saturday mornings.

Kiwi Sticks – Year 5 & 6

We offer various grades from beginner to experienced in Kiwi Sticks. They play a 6 a-side format of 1 x match broken into 2 x 20 minute halves against other clubs and schools. They play on 1/2 a turf. During this time they should be rotating positions on the field. Goal keepers can be optional in this grade and hitting, penalty corners, auto pass and standard hockey balls are introduced.

Our Kiwi Sticks normally play at 8am or 8.50am on Saturday mornings

Kwik Sticks – Year 7 & 8 Beginner 6 a-side

This grade takes on the same rules as Kiwi Sticks but is for beginner level Year 7 & 8 students.

Kwik Sticks  – Year 7 & 8 11 a-side

We offer various grades from development to experienced in Kwik Sticks. They play the 11 a-side format of hockey on a full field. They have 1 x match broken into 2 x 25 minute halves and a 5 minute half time. The standard rules of hockey apply.

Our Kwik Sticks game start times are between 9.30-11.40am on Saturday morning.

Please find below our Junior Documents:

Junior Competition Handbook 2023-v01

CODE OF CONDUCT 2021

Game Duration & Time Keeping 2022

Clubs and schools please contact admin@akhockey.org.nz for further information and entry forms.

Parents

AKTIVE Good Sports Parents Information

• Seven Ways to be a Good Sports Parent 
• Why do Children like to play Sport?