Club Hockey
Pre-Season Admin 2025
Team Registrations due:
Sunday 16 March 2025 (through PlayHQ)
Club Player (Individual) Registration due:
Saturday 29 March 2025
Team Lists/Club Team Rankings & Nominated Players due:
Wednesday 9 April 2025
Season Dates 2025
Season Club Competition Dates:
Saturday 29 March 2025 - Saturday 16 August 2025
Public holidays that hockey WILL NOT be played:
Saturday 19 April (Easter Sunday), Saturday 26 April (Anzac Saturday), Saturday 31 May (Kings Bday)
Public holidays that hockey WILL be played:
Sunday 27 April (Anzac Sunday)
Intercity dates - TBC
Player Registrations
Individual online player registrations are due Saturday 29 March 2025. Please click on the orange button "Player Registration" at the top of this page which directs you to PlayHQ (Hockey NZ Membership and Competition Management system). New players must sign up first, before registering with their club. If you already have a PlayHQ account (from last season) then login to your account and then register with your Club. Teams will be audited before the season starts and during the first weeks of the competition to ensure all players are registered.
Key Information
Captains Meeting: 2025 TBC
Club Committee Meeting: Pre-season- Tuesday 18 March @ 6.30pm 2025
(PRE, MID & END OF SEASON)
Senior Club Competition Handbook 2024 Click here 2025 TBC
2025 Nominated Players: DUE 9 APRIL For clubs lowest ranked team (up to 4 nominated players from clubs second to bottom ranked team) click here for the form
2025 Club Team Rankings: All club teams for men and women must be ranked from A (being the highest), B, C, D etc click here for the form
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 documents are available to view or downloadon our website Click here
Submit injury form Click here
Tauranga Hockey Fee Schedule 2025: TBC
Penalty shoot-outs will only be played for quarter final, semi final and finals matches. Other matches, including for playoffs for other positions will be based on pool play finishing positions. This is to minimise any delays impacting on later games.
Safety on the Turf: it is strongly recommended that face masks are worn by defenders on Penalty Corners.
Dispensations 2025: No requests at this stage
FIH Field Hockey Rules (updated 2021) with Explanations available here: Click here
Transfers
Covid-19 Rule Modifications: Hockey NZ provided new rules for the 2020 season, taking into account the Covid-19 risks that need to be mitigated, even at Level One: Click here.
KEY CLUB PRINCIPLES
Fair and equitable across all competitions
Good open transparent communication across all levels
Welcoming environment and inclusive
Promote our sport in Tauranga and celebrate our success
Fun/socialize/wellbeing
Treat everyone with respect
Rule alignment / strategic implementation of national body
Continuous development across all levels
Positive culture, pride, and community
Senior Committee Minutes from Club Meetings
Matt Nelson is the Chair of the Senior Committee.
Next club meeting: Tuesday 18 March @ 6.30pm THA Pavilion
Meetings are held pre-mid-end of season.
Representatives from each club attend.
2024
2023
8 August 2023
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