Outdoor Hockey
Outdoor Hockey is played and enjoyed all over Australia, by people of all ages and backgrounds. Ready to get started? Find your club or contact your State/Territory Association today!
Junior Hockey
Junior hockey is played in every state and territory across Australia, offering children between the ages of 5 and 18 the chance to learn the sport, develop their skills, technical and tactical understanding, and play competitively.
As well as learning the sport itself, playing hockey is a great way to teach children skills for life, including teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership.
It is easy to get involved and many hockey clubs will offer new junior players the chance to borrow a hockey stick if they don’t have one of their own. For children aged 10 and under, Hockey Australia has created Hookin2Hockey, a fun introduction to the sport.
Each state and territory offers different grades and levels of competition with most junior competitions run in the winter period (term two/term three).
At the national level, Hockey Australia runs Australian Championships where young hockey players represent their state or territory.
Senior Hockey
A sport for all ages, senior hockey generally describes hockey played by anyone over the age of 16. Senior hockey is played in every state and territory across Australia, most commonly in organised clubs although other routes might include company teams and social leagues and competitions. Teams and competitions are most commonly played as single gender (i.e. men’s competitions, women’s competitions, men’s teams, women’s teams) although mixed-gender teams and competitions can also be found.
Senior outdoor competitions in Australia generally run during winter, although the exact dates may differ across states or territories. Many states and territories also run summer and indoor hockey competitions allowing the sport to be played all year round.
Each state and territory offers different grades and levels of competition, from recreational social hockey to elite club level competitions. Hockey clubs cater for a diverse range of abilities and competition standards with most clubs fielding multiple teams in different competitions each week.
Hookin2Hockey
Join the fun! The perfect opportunity to get out, make friends and play hockey.
Masters
Hockey Australia Masters delivers hockey opportunities for players to be involved in community to elite level competitions for players aged 34+ across Australia and at World Masters level.
