Pre Season Information 2026

Team Registrations Due: Wednesday 1 April 2026

Player Registrations Due (PlayHQ): ​​​​​​​Wednesday 13 May 2026

Team Lists Due: ​​​​​​​Wednesday 13 May 2026​​​​​​​

Season Dates 2026 - MINI STICKS & KIWI STICKS

Saturday 2 May - Saturday 29 August 

• Term 2 = 8 weeks & Term 3 = 6 weeks  (14 weeks in total of games)

No games Saturday: 

• Kings Birthday weekend (Saturday 30 May)  
• 4, 11 and 18 July - school holidays (includes no games first Saturday of July holidays)​​​​​​​

Wednesday 6 May - Wednesday 26 August (Kiwi Sticks only)

• Term 2 = 8 weeks & Term 2 = 6 weeks (14 weeks in total of games)

No games Wednesday: 

• Wednesday 1 July (last week of term 2)
• 8 & 15 July - school holidays

Mini Sticks Orange - 4 aside (Yr 3 & 4) 

Teams can be made up of players in these categories:

• Teams of players who are new to hockey or have limited experience
• Teams with predominantly Y3 players​​​​​​​

Mini Sticks Blue - 4 aside (Yr 3 & 4) 

Teams can be made up of players in these categories:

• Teams of players who have played more than 2 or 3 years
• Teams of predominantly Y4 players

Kiwi Sticks White Yr 5 & 6 (1/4 turf)

Teams can be made up of players in these categories:

• Teams of players who have not played before or have only played 1 or 2 years
• Teams with predominantly Y5 players

Kiwi Sticks Black Yr 5 & 6

Teams can be made up of players in these categories:

• Teams of players who have played 3 - 4 years
• Teams with predominantly Y6 players

General Information

​​​​​​​Small Sticks Managers Resource: Click here - 2026 Coming soon

Umpires:

ALL teams MUST supply their own umpire for the season. 

THA Primary Coordinator & Duty Teams:

A primary coordinator will be based in the control room at the Hockey Centre on Saturday mornings to manage the day.

All teams have duty requirements during the season. Duties are allocated by turf and time - please check the Handbook carefully.

Matchcards:

Scorecards can be collected from the THA control room.

Results:

• Return scorecards to the control room after the game. ​​​​​​​

Health and Safety - Concussion Awareness Policy: Click here

All coaches and managers must be familiar with THA Health & Safety policies, including the Concussion Awareness Policy. These are available on our website Click here

Game Locations:

Most games are played at the Tauranga Hockey Centre, Mt Maunganui. Depending on entries, some games may be at Tauranga Boys’ College or Bethlehem College. The draw clearly shows the turf location.

For games at BC or TGA Boys, please stick strictly to draw times. If games run late, warm-ups may need to be shortened so later games start on time.

Team Lists & Player Registrations

​​​​​​​All players must register through PlayHQ to their school. By the team list deadline, schools must allocate all registered players to teams. Team lists downloaded from PlayHQ will be the offical lists for the season. Any changes after this date must follow the handbook rules.

PlayHQ information click here

Cancellation Procedure

Wet Weather & Cancellations:

Hockey is an all-weather winter sport and games will be played in the rain if turfs are playable.

• Major weather events may result in the Competition Administrator cancelling the entire morning before games begin.

• If conditions worsen during the morning, the onsite coordinator at Blake Park may cancel games as needed.

• In changing conditions, decisions may be made game-by-game and turf-by-turf by umpires and the competition coordinator.

At satellite venues, coaches/managers are responsible for deciding if turfs are unplayable and must text the draw steward with the outcome of each game.

Cancellation Notices:

Cancellations are published on the Tauranga Hockey Facebook page and THA website from 7:10am Saturday.

Office Hours:

The THA office is open Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. Phones are not answered on weekends

For notifications of any cancellations: Click here ​​​​​​​

Turf Descriptions

TAURANGA HOCKEY CENTRE TURFS

Moana|Ocean            Tahatai|Coast         Whanga|Harbour 

The draws tell you which turf you play on and the turfs are divided into halves, quarters or eighths for games.  

Whanga Pavilion and Tahatai Pavilion are at the Pavilion End ie the turfs closest to our pavilion and entry gates. Moana Roadside is nearest to Kawaka Street.

Whanga Salt, Tahatai Salt and Moana Salt are the halves nearest to the large salt mountain to our south.

At Tauranga Boys' College, TGA Boys 15th Ave is closest to 15th Avenue and TGA Boys Schoolside is closest to the school.

See map below that also shows Pavilion, Salt and Road ends.