Mini Minkeys means a player who is the age of three (3) or over by the 1st of January of the current
year and under the age of five (5) by the 1st of January of the current year; and is eligible to be
registered and insured with Hockey Queensland Inc, is eligible for Mini Minkeys. - Depending on the number of Mini Minkeys nominations, the Coaching Manager will develop a
Mini Minkeys program as they see fit and present it to the THC. The aim of this program should
be focused on encouraging participation in Hockey whilst having fun and learning foundational
skills.
The number of participants will determine if the program developed will be facilitated by THA or
by the Clubs. The THC and Coaching Manager will determine if there are enough participants
for the program to be facilitated. Mini Minkeys play on a Saturday morning, please see the Toowoomba Hockey draw for more information.
Minkeys means a player who is the age of four (4) or over by the 1st of January of the current year
and under the age of seven (7) by the 1st of January of the current year, is eligible for Minkeys. - Depending on the number of teams nominated, the Coaching Manager will develop a Minkeys
competition as they see fit and present it to the THC. Minkeys play on a Saturday morning, please see the Toowoomba Hockey draw for more information.
Modifieds means a player who is the age of seven (7) or over by the 1st of January of the current
year and under the age of eleven (11) by the 1st of January of the current year, is eligible for
Modifieds. - Depending on the number of teams nominated, the Coaching Manager will develop a Modified
competition as they see fit and present it to the THC. A Modified’s competition game is to be
played on a minimum of a quarter field. Modifieds play on a Saturday morning, please see the Toowoomba Hockey draw for more information.
Under 10 means a player who is the age of seven (7) or over by the 1st of January of the current
year and under the age of ten (10) by the 1st of January of the current year is eligible for under 10. - Depending on the number of players and teams nominated from the major clubs, the Coaching
Manager with the THC will develop an under 10 competition as they see fit. An under 10
competition game is to be played on a minimum of a half field. Under 10's play on a Saturday morning, please see the Toowoomba Hockey draw for more information.
Under 12 means a player who has not reached the age of twelve (12) by the 1st of January of the
current year is eligible for under 12. - Players who qualify for modified (under 9’s) may choose to play in the under 12 competition for
a maximum of three (3) games without incurring the payment of junior access and registration
fees. Under 12's play on a Saturday morning, please see the Toowoomba Hockey draw for more information.
Under 14 means a player who has not reached the age of fourteen (14) by the 1st of January of the
current year is eligible for under 14. - Any player who has not reached the age of ten (10) by the 1st of January of the current year is
ineligible for under 14. Under 14's play on a Saturday morning, please see the Toowoomba Hockey draw for more information.
J Division means a player who has not reached the age of eighteen (18) by the 1st of January of
the current year or will be turning eleven (11) during the competition year is eligible for J Division. - The recommendation is, the J competition to be run with two divisions - J1 and J2, and if
possible, separate boys and girls competitions.
b) A Club having a first division (J1) team must have a minimum of seven (7) players
registered in that team at any time. If a player in a first division (J1) team is deregistered or
downgraded for whatever reason, the Club must upgrade a player to maintain the minimum
of seven (7) players.
c) Premiership and Club Championship points will be allocated for both J1 and J2.
d)
i. J2 will be predominately a division for A3 and A4 standard players.
ii. A1 division players, or players deemed by the THC to be of A1 standard will definitely
be excluded from this (J2) division.
iii. Any disputes concerning the application of these rules may be referred to the THC one
(1) week prior to the THC next scheduled meeting.
e)
i. Any Junior player who previously was selected in any Queensland or another State
team is to be registered in the J1 division. However, a Major Club or Affiliated Club may
request for such a Queensland or other State representative player to be registered in
the J2 division.
ii. Any disputes concerning the application of these rules may be referred to the THC one
(1) week prior to the THC next scheduled meeting.
f) A player registered in the J2 competition may act as a reserve for the J1 competition. A
player registered in the J1 competition may not act as a reserve for the J2 competition.
J's play on a Saturday, please see the Toowoomba Hockey draw for more information. Juniors means players who participate in the Under 12, Under 14 and J Division competitions. A
Junior playing in a senior competition is a registered junior player who is twelve (12) years and older
on the 1st of January.
Sub Senior is a category used by the Board of Directors when setting fees.
Seniors means players competing in an open aged competition.
32) Sub Senior means a player who has reached the age of eighteen (18) or older but has not reached
the age of twenty-four (24) by the 1st of January of the current year. - Seniors are players competing in an open aged competition comprising of first (A1), second
(A2), third (A3) and fourth (A4) divisions. A1 men and women play on a Friday night. A2 men and women play on a Saturday night. A3 & A4 men and women play on a Sunday.
Masters means players who have attained the age of 34 or older or are turning 34 years of age
during the current playing year. - Masters is a separate division of fixtures to seniors and juniors and therefore the rule of playing
more games in the higher division and not being eligible for finals (Playing Rule 2.3.2) does not
apply.
Masters can be run as a mixed men and women competition or a segregated men or women
competition as the THC may see fit to accommodate the Major Clubs.
The THC may conduct the Masters competition(s) from year to year, in a format that will
increase the participation of Master players and to accommodate the members of the Major
Clubs. However, the primary format is as follows:
a) The recommendation is, the Masters competition to be run with two divisions - Masters 1
(M1) and Masters 2 (M2) and if possible, a separate men and women competition.
b) A Club having a first division (M1) team must have a minimum of seven (7) players
registered in that team at any time. If a player in a first division (M1) team is de-registered
or downgraded for whatever reason, the Club must upgrade a player to maintain the
minimum of seven (7) players.
c) Premiership and Club Championship points will be allocated for both M1 and M2.
d) M2 will be predominately a division for A3 and A4 standard players, however, the THC will
consider requests from a Club on a case-by-case basis.
e) A player registered in the M2 competition may act as a reserve for the M1 competition. A
player registered in the M1 competition may not act as a reserve for the M2 competition. The Masters competition is played on a Thursday night.
All information regarding ByLaws, Playing Rules and the season Calendar & Draw is available through the Toowoomba Hockey website
https://toowoombahockey.com.au/