PRIMARY GRADE

Winter Funsticks is a fun 8-week programme for Years 0 - 2 primary school children, introducing them to fundamental skills of hockey

Funsticks will be held on Wednesdays at Park Island, Napier and on Fridays at Unison Hockey Stadium, Hastings

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• Funsticks Napier runs 7th June – 9th August 2023 – Park Island

  Funsticks Hastings runs 9th June – 11th August 2023 – Unison Hockey Park

• Please note, there is no play during school holidays 3rd – 16th July​​​​​​​
• Will run for 8 weeks – Last 4 weeks of Term 2 and first 4 weeks of Term 3
• For individuals in either Yr. 0 - 2 and are new to hockey
• Cost per player $50
• Sessions run 4:00 – 4:50pm
• Please register your child through your school
• This registration is per individual, not team

Registrations close Thursday 18th May 2023

​​​​​​​Small Sticks – Mini Sticks, Kiwi Sticks Development & Kiwi Sticks Competitions 

Key Competition Dates

It is noted that competition games are played the first weekend of the July Holidays – 1st July 2023.

Mini Sticks, Kiwi Sticks Dev and Kiwi Sticks 

• The Pre Season Coach/Manager/Umpires Meeting will be held Tuesday 2nd May - 6:00pm

Playing Days & Weeks

Cancellations will be posted on our Facebook page by 2pm weekdays or by 7am on Saturdays during Winter - Hockey is cancelled in the unlikely event of extreme rain or wind chill factors. Alerts of Cancellations are also sent via the HB Hockey App. Download the app to get notifications directly to your phone.

Funsticks

• Park Island hockey turfs and Unison Hockey Stadium in Hastings.

Mini Sticks and Kiwi Sticks Dev Teams

• Teams from the Havelock North & Hastings area’s will play at Unison Hockey Stadium
• Teams from the Napier area will play at the Park Island turfs

Kiwi Sticks Teams

• Kiwi Sticks teams will play at both Unison & Park Island turfs

Ground Abbreviations

• Cape = Park Island Turf
• BSave = Park Island Turf
• UHS1 = Unison Hockey Stadium Main turf
• UHS2 = Unison Hockey Stadium Practice turf
  

• Scores are not required to be recorded for these grades

Updated resources will be posted up soon.

All teams are expected to provide an Umpire – if you have any queries please feel free to contact Jill Suckling at comps@hbhockey.org.nz.