About this event
KEY INFORMATION
Target Group: INSPIRE (competitive A team players)
Age Category: Year 5&6
Squad Size: Team of 4, squad of 6
Gender Specifications: Minimum of 2 boys & 2 girls must be on the pitch at any time.
Fixtures list will be provided on arrival.
Please ensure children bring appropriate clothing including wet weather gear.
We encourage all children to wear shin guards and gum shields.
Please bring plenty of fluids and also a snack.
Please can all schools supply their own bibs, wooden hockey sticks and balls if you have them.
Basic Rules
- Teams will not have goal keepers.
- Quicksticks starts with one team being given a centre pass (taken from the centre of the pitch) which can be passed in any direction, once the umpires have blown a whistle.
- A goal is scored when the ball has been struck or deflected off a player’s stick, either an attacker’s or a defender’s and it crosses completely over the goal-line.
- A penalty goal will be awarded if a defending player deliberately stops a ball from crossing the goal-line with their feet or body.