Pre-Season Workshops
Coaches Evening - Register click here
Coaches of Intermediate, Secondary Super 6s, Secondary Champ Grade
Please download CoachMate (details below) prior to attending this session
Friday 24 April
6pm-8pm
Tauranga Hockey Centre Pavilion
Coach Workshop - Register click here
Coaches of Primary Hockey
Please download CoachMate (details below) prior to attending this session
Saturday 2 May
8am-10am
Tauranga Hockey Centre Pavilion
CoachMate is here!
Tauranga Hockey is excited to be aligning with the Hockey New Zealand rollout of the CoachMate App - an awesome tool to assist your ability to easily design and deliver hockey sessions.
Tauranga Hockey asks all Primary and Intermediate schools to encourage their coaches to engage with this platform - we can support your coaches in the uptake of this new tool.
How to Get CoachMate?
CoachMate is FREE to download from:
Apple App Store OR Google Play Store
Or visit: https://www.coachmate.sport/download-coachmate
Learn More...
Hockey NZ has created a dedicated information page with details, downloads, and FAQs: https://hockeynz.brackenlearning.com/coachmate
Recommended for all new or returning coaches, student coaches, and coaches of MiniSticks, KiwiSticks, KwikSticks, and Secondary School Champ Grade.
Coach Support
For any queries relating to support of coaches across Primary, Intermediate, SS6s and Secondary Championship grades, please contact Kelly Hudson:
m. 021 252 1668
Coaching Club or Secondary Premier League?
Contact Sam Bartholomew for support and guidance as we look to the 2026 season:
Sam Bartholomew
Pathways Manager
e. pm@tgahockey.co.nz
m. 021 104 4420
CoachMate
Your Free Coaching App for Hockey
Hockey is now live on CoachMate — a FREE mobile app designed to support coaches and strengthen hockey communities across Aotearoa.
CoachMate brings everything a coach needs into one simple place on your phone, making it easier than ever to plan great trainings, organise your team, and stay connected throughout the season.
Why CoachMate?
CoachMate has been created with community coaches in mind.
The app provides:
Readytouse training activities with short videos
Complete practice plans and season plans
Simple coaching tips and clear focus points
Tools for team chat, schedules, updates, and attendance
It’s designed so any coach — regardless of experience — can feel confident, prepared, and supported.
What’s Inside the App?
Coaching Content
CoachMate includes a growing library of:
Practical training activities
Structured session plans
Season plans
Coaching guidance and key focus points
All content is aligned with Hockey NZ’s Player Competency Framework and reflects modern, bestpractice coaching.
Team Management Tools
CoachMate also helps teams stay organised through:
Team chat and photo sharing
Polls and announcements
Event and schedule management
Attendance tracking
Linking practice plans directly to your team calendar
Everything is stored in one secure team space — great for clubs, schools, and junior environments.
Who Can Use CoachMate?
CoachMate is for everyone, with coaching content designed to support coaches of foundation players and communication tools valuable across all levels of hockey.
You can explore all training content without creating a team, or unlock more features by setting up a team of your own.
How to Get CoachMate?
CoachMate is FREE to download from:
Apple App Store
Google Play Store
Or visit: https://www.coachmate.sport/download-coachmate
Learn More...
Hockey NZ has created a dedicated information page with details, downloads, and FAQs: https://hockeynz.brackenlearning.com/coachmate
CoachMate is here to make coaching easier, more enjoyable, and more connected for everyone in our hockey whānau. Whether you're supporting a team for the first time or have been coaching for years, CoachMate gives you the tools, confidence, and ideas to help your players learn and love the game. We encourage everyone in hockey to download the app and make the most of this FREE resource available to our community.
TAURANGA HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
42 Kawaka Street (off Totara Street)
PO Box 4012
Mount Maunganui 3116
07 575 0074 or
Please see staff section for contact details