Pre Season Information 2026

Team Registrations Due: Tuesday 31 March 

Player (SPL) Registrations Due (PlayHQ): Wednesday 29 April

Player (other divisons) Registrations Due (PlayHQ): Monday 4 May

Team Lists Due - SPL: Thursday 7 May 

Team Lists Due - other divisions: Tuesday 14 May

Anchor Player lists due & School Team Ranking: Thursday 7 May

Season Dates 2026

SPL (Secondary Premier League)

Wednesday 29 April - Wednesday 26 August 2026

SPL (29/4 - 24/6) = 9 weeks & MISSC TBC (1/7 - 26/8) = 6 weeks

Championship 1, 2, & 3 Girls

Monday 4 May - Monday 24 August 2026

NB Championships games ARE played on King's Birthday weekend Monday

Championship 1 & 2 Boys

Tuesday 5 May - Tuesday 25 August 2026

Super 6's

Tuesday 5 May - Tuesday 25 August 2026

NB Coaches & Managers Workshop - week 1/2 of term 2

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General Information

Anchor Player Appendix Click here

School Team Ranking Appendix: Click here

FIH Field Hockey Rules with Explanations: Click here

Match Cards

These can be collected from the umpires desk, outside the control room door inside the pavilion.

Health and Safety - Concussion Awareness Policy: Click here

All coaches and managers need to be familiar with all of the THA Health & Safety Policies, including the Concussion Awareness Policy. These are available on the THA website Click here

Location of games

The majority of games are played at our three turfs at Tauranga Hockey Centre, Mt Maunganui. It depends on team entries as to whether games are also played at Tauranga Boys' College or/and Bethlehem College satellite turfs. The draw clearly states which turf your game is on.

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 a team. all registered players in PlayHQ must be allocated to a team. Team lists downloaded from PlayHQ will be the official teams for the season. Any changes after this date must follow the handbook rules. 

If there is a protest about a player who is not listed on the team list (therefore classified as being unregistered) this may result in the team forfeiting match points as per the handbook.

PlayHQ information click here

Cancellation Procedure

Game by Game, Turf by Turf

If major storms are forecaset, the Competition Administrator may cancel the entire night before play begins. Teams will be notified if this occurs. 

In variable conditions, cancellations may be decided game by game and turf by turf (based on the weather radar and turf conditions), by the umpires and competition coordinator.

For notifications of any cancellations: Click here 

Turf Descriptions

TAURANGA HOCKEY TURFS

Moana | Ocean          Tahatai | Coast           Whanga | Harbour

The draw will tell you which turf your game is scheduled on.

Super 6s Turf set up 

Moana Road is nearest to Kawaka Street and Moana Salt is nearest to the large salt mountain to our south.

Secondary School Committee Minutes

​​​Chairperson 2026: TBC

2025 Minutes: 18 November 2025

2024 Minutes: 5 November 2024

2023 Minutes: 17 November 2023

2022 Minutes: 7 March 2022, 11 April 2022, ​​​​​​​9 August 2022, ​​​​​​​18 October 2022 - End of Season Review No.1, 7 November 2022 - End of Season Review No.2