Season Information - Kiwi Sticks & (Yr 5 & 6), Kiwi Sticks Dev (Yr5 & 6) Mini Sticks (Yr 3 & 4) & Fun Sticks Competitions (Yr 1 & 2)
Winter Funsticks Development & Funsticks
Funsticks & Funsticks Development will be held on Wednesdays at Park Island, Napier and on Fridays at Unison Hockey Stadium, Hastings
Funsticks Development & Funsticks Napier runs 5th June – 7th August 2023 – Park Island
Funsticks Development & Funsticks Hastings runs 31st May – 9th August 2024 – Unison Hockey Park FUNSTICKS DEVELOPMENT is a fun 8-week programme for Years 0 - 2 primary school children, introducing them to fundamental skills of hockey Sessions are skills/drills based with a short game at the end of each session. Year 2 participants should be NEW to hockey. FUNSTICKS is a fun 8-week programme for Year 2 primary school children, who have previously participated in one or more of our Funsticks programmes. Sessions are game based learning with coaches highlighting one skill at the beginning of each session.
Please read through our procedures around the programme so you aware of our commitment to the safety of your child and what we require from the parents/caregivers.
What to Bring
If your child does not have a stick, one will be provided for them. These must be returned each week.
Please make sure all equipment is named.
Unison have once again come onboard as junior sport sponsors and have provided HB Hockey with a sports bag, mouth guard and drink bottle for all Funsticks players in 2024. These will be available for you to take away at the first session. Mouthguards will not be molded for your child, but you will be able to take these for the start of the session if required.
Note: If your child is sick, please stay home. You are not required to let us know if your child id sick
Small Sticks – Mini Sticks, Kiwi Sticks Development & Kiwi Sticks Competitions
Key Competition Dates
Team entry forms due with HBHA | Wednesday 10th April |
Competition Starts - All | Saturday 11th May |
Competition Ends - Mini Sticks & Kiwi Sticks Dev Competition Ends - Kiwi Sticks | Saturday 17th August Saturday 24th August |
No Play Days | 1st June – King’s Birthday weekend 29th June - Matariki 8th July to 21st July – School Holidays |
It is noted that competition games are played the first weekend of the July Holidays – 6th July 2024.
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
Mini Sticks and Kiwi Sticks Dev Teams
Kiwi Sticks Teams
Ground Abbreviations
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.
PHONE: (06) 844 1166
EMAIL: comps@hbhockey.org.nz
P O Box 16009, HB Mail Centre, Napier 4112
42 Clyde Jeffery Drive, Tamatea, Napier 4112