This year, the club’s internal umpiring appointments will be done a little differently.
In recent years, after the draw was received and the games for which our club needed to supply an umpire were known, teams were assigned games, and one of their players would be selected to cover it from within the team.

However, as several members in the club have expressed interest in learning how to umpire and with the same people always needed to cover games, as well as issues of contacting teams and management every week, 2011 will see a partially revised allocation system, as follows:

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UC Hockey has confirmed details for 2011 club trials and is pleased to announce the following trials schedule:

Men’s Prem/Reserve Trials – Saturday, Feb 26, 2.45pm to 5.30pm – Marist Park

The first trial held is for all men’s players wishing to trial for Premier Men’s or Premier Reserve (Div. 2 Teams). These two groups will trial together on this day.

Further High Performance Men’s Trials – during the week of Feb 28th to Mar 4th

Further high performance trials including a gym session and a fitness session will take place during this week for all Men’s Premier and Premier Reserve trialists. Exact details will be released at the first trial on Saturday, Feb 26th (see above).

Club Wide Trials – Saturday, Mar 5, 10.45am to 5.00pm – Nunweek Park

Club wide trials will be held in three sessions of roughly two hours as follows:

• Social Men’s (Div 3, Div 4, Midweek Open)  - 10.45am-1pm
• All Women’s – 12.45pm-3pm
• Premier Men’s/Premier Reserve Men’s Final Trial – 2.45pm-5pm

Post Trials Event – Evening of Mar 5

A club social event for all trialists and last year’s club members will be held following the final trial on Mar 5th. Details are to be confimed however this is likely to include free beverages, food and entertainment so keep your calendar free!

We’ve just added a scholarships page to the website. The page includes both the CV Walter and Keith Thompson scholarships with more likely to be added.

Check it out and apply for 2011!

Welcome to the University of Canterbury Hockey Club’s brand new website!

We are one of New Zealand’s oldest volunteer-run hockey clubs and we’re sure we have something great to offer you. If you’re interested in playing for our club in 2011 and haven’t played for us before, click here to register your details! You can also download a copy of our Prospectus here.

Otherwise have a look around the site and don’t forget to check back regularly – this stream will be updated with the latest UC Hockey news and events.