Entries are now open for the G.J. Gardner homes Junior State Championships
Closing date for the trial is Wednesday 4th May 2016 at 6pm.
If your child is interested in participting in this exciting event, please contact Debbie Reilley ASAP.
2016 Wildcats – Junior State Champs Information
What is the JSC?
(From the HV Website)
After building over 20,000 homes worldwide, G.J. Gardner Homes has built a reputation as the new home builder you can totally trust. We would like to thank G.J. Gardner Homes for their ongoing support as the naming rights sponsor for the Junior State Championships.
2016 will be the seventh year of the new look G.J. Gardner Homes Junior State Championships (JSC). This event is the pinnacle junior hockey event for the winter season for all aspiring juniors in Victoria. Six metropolitan zones and four regional zones will play in the event in both boys and girls divisions for Under 13, 15 and 17.
The 2016 G.J. Gardner Homes JSC will be held at the State Netball Hockey Centre in Parkville and Footscray Hockey Centre in Yarraville. The four day competition will celebrate the best talent from all 10 zones in Victoria.
What: 2016 G.J. Gardner Homes Junior State Championships
When: Tuesday 28th June to Friday 1st July, 2016
Where: SNHC & Footscray HC
Coach Nominations: To apply to become a Coach or Assistant Coach of a Metropolitan Zone at the Junior State Championships please click here.
Player Nominations:
All metropolitan participants must nominate and trial in their respective zones. Hockey Geelong is in the Western Wildcats zone. MORE INFO AND REGISTER FOR EVENT HERE.
2016 Format
The 2016 Junior State Championships will follow the same format as 2015. Zones will be split into two pools of five and play in a total of seven matches over the four days. Matches will be 44 minutes long (22 minute halves) with a two minute half time interval.
The structure of the 2015 Junior State Championships allows Zones to stay together for the entirety of Day One and Two. This allows teams/siblings/zones to stay and watch each other. The fixture also reduces time required at the venue for each age group by breaking the day into three sections (for each age group).
Day One and Two: Pool matches (two per day). Zones will swap venues Day 1 to Day 2.
Day Three: Two cross over matches in order to be ranked for classification matches.
Day Four: Classification and Finals Matches.
Age groups:
Under 13: must be aged under 13 on Jan 1, 2016
Under 15: must be aged under 15 on Jan 1, 2016
Under 17: must be aged under 17 on Jan 1, 2016
Teams are all boys and all girls; no mixed teams.
TRIALS DATES AND TIMES
| Age Group | Venue | DATE & TIME |
| U17 Boys | Maribyrnong Secondary College | 8/5/16 8.00am-10.00am |
| U15 Boys | Footscray F1 | 8/5/16 10.30am-12.30pm |
| U13 Boys | Footscray F1 | 8/5/16 8.00am-10.00am |
| U17 Girls | Maribyrnong Secondary College | 8/5/16 10.30am-12.30pm |
| U15 Girls | Footscray F2 | 8/5/16 10.30am-12.30pm |
| U13 Girls | Footscray F2 | 8/5/16 8.00am-10.00am |