KEY DATES

  • Registrations Close: Monday 6 October 2025
  • First Night of Games: Wednesday 22 October 
  • Last Night of Games: Wednesday 26 November
  • Game dates: 22/10, 29/10, 05/11, 12/11, 19/11, 26/11

COLLEGE 6 ASIDE ADVANCED

  • 6 a-side
  •  2 x 20minute games against two different teams on a half turf, with a focus on fun!
  • ​​​​​​​Half turf
  • 6 week league
  • First round starts at 5.45pm (subject to numbers)
  • Starts on Wednesday 22 October
  • $340 per team
  • Teams can be mixed, from the same or different schools
  • Players must be in Years 9-13 in 2025
  • There must be 4 or more players on the field at any one time who play in SPL
  • Umpires may be provided
  • Shin pads are advised and mouth guards are compulsory

Note: If you are unable to get a team together email competitions@tgahockey.co.nz with your name, what grade you want to play and we will try to put you into a team.

RULES

  • The Tauranga Summer Hockey Leagues are about FUN, its important to recognise these leagues are not an extension of the winter season. 
  • Summer Hockey is a place for people new to the sport to give hockey a go, and for those who love the game to knock the ball around and try new things in a safe, fun, low pressure environment - all with a positive attitude!
  • We also run Umpire Development Programmes alongside Summer Hockey, we encourage anyone to give-it-a-go!
  • Together we can all focus on enjoying hockey in a fun fair safe way.

​​​​​​​Normal rules of hockey apply, except for the following:

  • Safety is the highest priority
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Goals can be scored from halfway (if from a free hit, it must be auto-passed or passed to a team-mate first)
  • ALL shots at goal must be safe​​​​​​​
  • No Hitting is allowed
  • No overheads - jinking and skillful elimination skills are allowed
  • No Penalty Corners: for fouls inside the circle a free hit to the attackers is awarded outside the circle. The ball must travel 5m or be passed before being played into the circle area
  • Goalie is optional
  • Ball over the baseline:
    • by an attacker; is a free hit to the defending team (known as a '16') taken at the top of the circle, in line with where it went out
    • by a defender; is a free hit to the attacking team (known as a 'long corner') taken at the top of the circle in line with where it went out - the ball must travel 5m or be passed before being played into the circle area
  • Focus on fun!
  • No scores are kept
  • SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT

SUPPORT PLAYER RULES

  • The idea behind this is to allow a team to have some on-field support during the game to assist with player game understanding. It is important that the intentions of this concept are correct. There will be 5 players and 1 support player allowed on the field. If the Support Player is not on, then the team plays with 6 players.
  • One Support Player on the field at any one time (Must be over the age of 18)
  • Only to play in the backs or half (Not allowed over half way)
  • Not allowed to score any goals​​​​​​​