U16  Hockey Programme 2026

To start the year off OHA will be holding an Accelerator Programme from the 16th February - 30th March.

The Accelerator Programme is to help players prepare for the upcoming hockey season. We will focus on individual ball skills, passing and receiving skills and simple goal scoring skills.

These sessions will be on a Monday evening from 4.00pm - 5.30pm. The cost of this program is $125.00

To register for this Program Click Here

2026 will see OHA continue to select multiple teams to play in the Alpiners South Island Tournament in Christchurch

We will also be selecting 1 boys team and 1 girls team to participate in the new National U16 competition which will be held in 

• Girls - Christchurch
• Boys - North Harbour

The dates for the 

• National tournament will be 3rd October - 7th October
• South Island tournament will be 5th October - 9th October

Booster Programme Stage 1 

Training/ Upskill training sessions. These sessions will be run from the Saturday 20^th June – Sunday 9^thAugust . There would be a cost to this of $100.

This can be paid when registering at PlayHQ Click Here

Session 1 Saturday 20^th June        10.00am – 11.30am

Session 2 Saturday 27^th June        10.00am – 11.30am

Session 3 Sunday 26^th July             9.00am – 10.30am

Session 4 Sunday 2^nd August        9.00am – 10.30am

Session 5 Sunday 9^th August         9.00am – 10.30am

Stage 2

U16 Trials

Trial 1 Sunday 16^th August             9.00am – 11.00am

Trial 2 Sunday 23^rd August             9.00am – 11.00am

To register for U16 trials Click Here

Training Days/Times

August

Tuesday 15^th

Thursday 27^th

School Tournament

September

Tuesday 8^th

Thursday 10^th

Sunday 13^th

Tuesday 15^th

Thursday 17^th

Sunday 20^th

Tuesday 22^nd

Sunday 27^th

Tuesday 29^th

In this will be an U16 Clutha Cup to be played 12^th or 13^th  September. This date is yet to be confirmed

 If you have any questions around the U16 programme please contact OHA on hockey@oha.org.nz