Key dates
- Monday 3 Feb - Registrations for Junior Club day open
- Saturday 8 March - Junior Club Day
- Monday 24 March - Coaches and managers meeting
- Friday 2nd May & Saturday 3rd May – Junior season starts
- Non-Playing Dates: 30th and 31st May (King’s Birthday), 4th and 5th July (Middle weekend school holidays and 11th and 12th July (last weekend school holidays)
- Friday 15th and Saturday 16th August – Junior season ends
Training times
- Training times will be confirmed by coaches after teams are confirmed.
- We aim to have teams confirmed by 11 April, so that teams can train before the start of the season in May.
- Your coach / manager will contact you to arrange a training time and will be your key ‘team’ contact during the season.
Registration:
- Registrations need to be in by 28 March.
- This allows us time to allocate teams and work with coaches.
- Note - we can accept late registrations, but these will be subject to space in a team, and it may be harder to accommodate any team / training / game day preferences you have.
- Club Contact Point
Point of contact:
Hamish McKinnon, Junior Club Captain, juniorcc@waikirikirihockey.co.nz
FAQs
- Which grade should my child be in? See our Junior Hockey Grades information here. Canterbury Hockey has a useful overview here.
- What day is Funsticks? Funsticks this year will be held on a Monday night at 4 - 5 pm on the small turf at Foster Park.
- Where and when are Junior Hockey Games played? Games on a Friday evening are played between 4:00pm - 6:00pm at Nunweek Park and Nga Puna Wai. Saturday games can range from 8:00am - 12:00pm. These are played at a range of venues which may include Nunweek Park, Nga Puna Wai, Rangi Ruru, St Margarets, Rangiora, Wycola Park, Cathedral Grammer or other satellite venues depending on the grade.
- Which grades offer a Friday night option? Mini Sticks (Years 3-4) and Kiwi Sticks (Years 5-6) a Friday night option. Friday night teams will be dependent on numbers.
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What happens if I can’t train on the day my team is listed to train? We do try our very best to accommodate all preferences. However, if this happens, we can arrange another team you can train with on a different day but still play in the team you are listed in. We are flexible to work out an option that best suits you. Flexibility is appreciated however given turf space is limited.
- If I’m on a waitlist how will I know if a place is available? We will contact you via email if a place becomes available in a team.
- What happens if my team doesn’t have a coach listed when they are announced? We rely on volunteers and parents. We are working our hardest to organise a solution but we will be calling on parents and caregivers to assist us.
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What if I can’t make the Junior Club day: Please register with us anyway! The Junior Club day is simply a chance to meet people and have a go if you are new to hockey.
GEAR:
- What gear do I need? Hockey stick, mouthguard, shin pads, clean-soled soft shoes. Year 3-8 players require club socks and shorts. The club supplies playing tops. (No mouthguard and shin pads – no game or practice)
- Where can I buy hockey gear? You can buy gear from Just Hockey. Just Hockey also stocks Waikirikiri merchandise – these options are optional.
