Geelong Hockey Association news

The Return to Hockey Guidelines  have been updated by Hockey Victoria in line with the January 17 changes to public health guidelines and restrictions in place. Members who are attending matches at Stead Park are reminded of the rules which...

The 2020 hockey season (you know – the one we almost had) is behind us, and now it’s time to look forward to playing this great game in 2021. There are currently 625 registered members for the Geelong Hockey Association,...

The Hockey Victoria Return to Hockey Guidelines have been updated to include the DHHS restrictions effective as of November 22. The GHA Return to Play guidelines  reflect the 6 COVIDSafe principles. All participants are expected to comply with these guidelines....

  Round 1 fixtures are available for both Senior and Masters competitions. The competitions will have 4 rounds before Christmas and a further 5 rounds in January/ February. The competitions are half-field for mixed teams with 7 players per team....

  Hockey Geelong Sharks are a representative team, made up of players mainly from the Geelong  region, representing the Geelong Hockey Association in the Hockey Victoria metropolitan competition. The HG Sharks currently field teams in both Men’s and Women’s Vic...

The Last Step of the Coronavirus Roadmap for Re-opening includes the return of contact sport for adults. Anticipating that this step will be confirmed on November 22, this will allow the commencement of summer hockey competitions for senior players, although...

  With the winter season suspended after 2 rounds due to COVID restrictions, a return to play for the summer competition has been eagerly anticipated by many. Although senior teams are still unable to play at this stage, the junior...

At this stage, the competition will be for junior players only i.e. 18 years and under, in compliance with the current COVID restrictions in place for regional Victoria. We are hopeful of a return to senior, Masters and Family hockey...

The disruption of the 2020 hockey season due to the COVID-19 pandemic provides the opportunity to consider the conduct of future hockey competitions across Victoria. Should competitions run as they always have, or do we consider new formats? As there...