📣 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 & 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬! Mid Canterbury Hockey has proudly sent our Senior Men’s and Women’s sides to compete in the Canterbury Hockey Division 1 competitions for the past 5 and 4 years. This pathway gives our players the chance to take the next step and experience a higher, more competitive level of hockey in Christchurch. To keep these opportunities alive and thriving, we’re now seeking coaches and managers to support our Senior Division 1 teams for the upcoming season. If you’re passionate about developing players, love the game, and want to be part of a high-performance environment, we’d love to hear from you! 🙌 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬. 📩 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://www.playhq.com/hockey-new-zealand/register/5d217d

We’re proud to acknowledge 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 for coming on board as sponsors of our Mid Canterbury Hockey umpires! Our umpires play a massive role in keeping our game running smoothly — often giving up their own time to support our players, ensure fair play, and help foster a positive environment on the turf. Their contribution is invaluable, and we simply couldn’t do what we do without them. We truly appreciate the ongoing support from 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 in helping us recognise and look after this important group within our hockey community 👏🙌 Thank you again for backing our officials and our sport!

🌸 𝑭𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 🌸 As we prepare for the 2026 season, and thanks to our good friends at @midcantyrugbynz we're excited to be able to offer our members 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 female preseason fitness to help women across all winter sports build a strong fitness base. It includes two parts: 1️⃣ 6 week online summer challenge from 𝟖 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 - 𝟏𝟗 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 which involves weekly fitness challenges, motivation, an online group and spot prizes register here 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FsNgXRhvD/ 2⃣ 5 week in-person boot camp from 𝟐𝟕 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 - 𝟐𝟒 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 with one session per week run by a qualified female trainer focusing on strength, fitness and injury prevention finishing with a boot camp party! register here 👉 https://forms.gle/PskXrhzZZy6QVmKa6 These are fitness only programmes (no contact) and a great opportunity to stay fit over summer and hit the ground running when the club season starts 🏃‍♀️🏋️‍♀️

🌟 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 – 𝐔𝟏𝟒 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🌟 We’re on the lookout for coaches for our Under 14 Girls and Boys teams heading to the Nelson Festival in the April 2026 school holidays! 📅 𝟕𝐭𝐡 – 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 📍 𝐒𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱, 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧 If you’re passionate about hockey and keen to be part of this exciting event — both in the build-up and at the tournament — we’d love to hear from you! 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://www.playhq.com/hockey-new-zealand/register/8591cf

🏖 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣 Last chance to enter your team in the summer hockey league - registrations close Friday 24th October, here is the link and the details 👉 https://forms.gle/GnG8ifZwuES7zF2J9 📅 Tuesday 4th November - 9th December 📍 Mid Canterbury Hockey Turf ⏰ Games start at 5:30pm ✅ For players year 9 and up 6⃣ Six aside mixed teams

𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟗/𝟏𝟎 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫❗ We are now calling for expressions of interest from Year 9 and 10 students keen to play hockey in the 2026 season against other secondary school teams of a similar age. At this stage, we’re still in the early planning phase — there are a few details to work through around the structure and format for our Year 9/10 players. However, to help us shape the programme, we’d love to gauge interest. If your child would like to be involved, please complete the registration form below 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟒 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 👉 https://www.playhq.com/hockey-new-zealand/register/e8152c (Please note: this includes players of origin who will be attending boarding school in 2026.) Once registrations close, we’ll review the numbers and determine the best way forward to ensure a positive and rewarding hockey experience for our secondary school players.

‼️ 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 ‼️ The registration link for the Nelson Under 14 Tournament will close at 5pm Friday 24th October, so if you haven't registered yet please don't delay 🏃‍♂️ We understand the rep season has only just finished and your child is having a well-earned break from hockey, but we need to confirm our interest promptly back to Nelson Hockey so if your child will be 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟒 𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 and is keen to play in this 11 aside event can you please complete the following link 👉 https://www.playhq.com/hockey-new-zealand/register/07db2c Once the registration link has been closed and we have confirmed if we are able to enter teams dates for trials will be advised.

Mid Canterbury Hockey would like to say a huge congratulations to the mighty @midcantyrugbynz Hammers for taking out the Meads Cup 🔨💪 Our Opps Manager Mel ran into the boys at @cleaverscorner yesterday and got to hold the cup 🏆 Well done to the team, management, support staff and everyone else involved, you have made us proud 💚💛