There are only 4 weeks to go until the 2023 winter hockey season begins for local teams in the Geelong Hockey Association. The season will have 15 home and away rounds for senior competitions and 13 for junior teams, beginning on April 29 and finishing with Grand Finals on September 10/11.
The 2023 Roadshow programs resulted in visits to 12 local primary schools, with over 1550 students trying hockey during school class time. This was followed by 5 Hookin2Hockey programs, with 36 players registering with Hockey Australia.
Further Roadshow visits to schools will be conducted in Terms 2, 3 and 4, with 14 schools indicating their interest in hosting a hockey program. School Roadshow programs are a great way for children to experience hockey, with the opportunity to follow up if interested in learning more.
We have competitions available for players from U8 to U17, plus senior men and women – and don’t forget the Masters players too. We would love to see more players and more teams joining us to play this fantastic sport.
There’s still time to register to join a team, so invite your friends to join you too. 5 game memberships are available for junior and senior players, so give it a go and try hockey.
Check the contact details and registration access for our affiliated clubs here.
Match format
Senior men’s and women’s competition matches are played as 4 quarters of 17 minutes plus 2 minutes for quarter time breaks and 5 minutes at half time.
U17 teams will also play matches with the 4 quarters format, but other junior teams will continue the usual format of 2 halves – 20 minutes for Under 8 plus 5 minutes half time, and 25 minutes for U10, U12, U14 plus 5 minutes half time.
Pre-season matches
Clubs are invited to enter teams for a Pre-season competition with matches to be played on April 15/16 and April 22/23. If you are interested, contact your club for details.
Mixed Masters Social Program
Men and women aged 35+ are invited to join the Mixed Masters program for 2023. Games will be played on Monday nights at Stead Park with a more social/ having fun focus.
More information: contact Georgie van Beek, [email protected].
Umpires Wanted
Clubs are always looking for umpires for junior and senior competitions. If you would like to learn to umpire or to gain accreditation, check this Hockey Victoria information. Let your club know that you are interested.
Umpires for all games except U8 receive a payment, as set each year by the Competition Committee.
If you are interested in umpiring for junior matches, please contact your club. If you are available to umpire senior matches, please contact the Umpires Committee Convenors, Tom Molyneux and Jonah McKinnon.
Further Information
Further information about the 2023 winter season rules and procedures can be found here.
Hockey Geelong Sharks In Top Competitions
The Hockey Geelong Sharks teams, with players representing a variety of Geelong clubs, will be competing at the highest level of the Hockey Victoria metropolitan senior competition in 2023. The HG Sharks men’s and women’s teams are both playing in the Premier League and the Premier League Reserve competitions, and are excited about the season ahead.
After a successful 2022 season, the Hockey Geelong Sharks junior teams are also looking forward to a great year and the opportunities which arise from playing at higher level competitions.
More information here.