Minkey

2018

@

College Park

Westside Wolves Minkey 2018 Calendar

IMPORTANT DATES

7th February / Wed / Minkey early bird registrations open
5th February / Wed / Registration packs distributed to schools for new players
10th March / Sat /

Mouthguard impression clinic at F-H-E 8.30am – 11.30am

New uniforms and equipment will be available at this clinic too
31stMarch / Sat /

Early bird wolves.org.au registrations close

Late registrations can be taken after this date but will incur a small late fee
9th April / Mon /

wolves.org.au registrations close for April Holiday Clinic or sooner if maximum capacity gets reached.

16th – 18th April / Mon-Wed /

School Holidays April Clinic – 3 days only.

9am to 11am at Cresswell Park - Mitford Avenue Swanbourne

30th April / Mon / Fixtures released online and via email for first 4 weeks
5th May / Sat / Session 1
12th May / Sat / Session 2
19th May / Sat / Session 3
26th May / Sat / Session 4 (regrading after this date where appropriate)
2nd June / Sat / FOUNDATION DAY WEEKEND –BYE
9th June / Sat /

Session 5

16th June / Sat / Session 6
23rd June / Sat / Session 7
30th June –
14th July (inc) / Sat / BYE FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
(3 weeks)
21st July / Sat / Session 8
28th July / Sat / Session 9
4th August / Sat / Session 10
11th August / Sat /

Session 11

About MINKEY at College Park

MINKEY is a modified version of full field hockey. The smaller fields and mixed teams allow players to develop good hockey and team skills prior to transitioning to play full field hockey in Year 5. The Westside Wolves MINKEY programme at College Park is thought to be the largest in Australia with up to 20 local schools participating and has been running for nearly 30 years.

Developing good spirit of the game is paramount and therefore there is no ladder or scoring. It is essential that player’s parents and coaches remember that this may be the first time for many children in a team sport and so it needs to be a positive experience.

The Season

Westside Wolves MINKEY is held on Saturday mornings at College Park, Princess Road Claremont. The 11 game season commences on 5th May and concludes on 11th August, with a break for the Foundation Day long weekend and during the July School holidays.

Grading

MINKEY is based on the following year levels:

School Years 1 Junior9.00am

School Years 2 & 3 Intermediate 10.15am

School Years 4 Nines9.00am

NB. Year 4’s playing Nines will receive priority registration for Year 5 hockey at Wolves in 2018.

Uniform

Players in each level (i.e. Junior, Intermediate, and Nines) are organised into school-based teams and play in their school colours or uniform of choice. Each team has an on-field coach, and an off-field manager. You can only have 1 coach on the field. Players MUST have their own stick, mouthguard, shin pads and personal drink bottle. Teams need to have a first aid kit with Ice and Band-Aids. Spare ice is held at the Pavilion – ask at the canteen.

Fees

‘Early Bird’ Fees are $125 per player and are inclusive of Coaching Information, Sport Insurance and the provision of an Umpire for each game. Registrations taken after the Early Bird fee closes incur a late payment fee of $25. All players must register online with payment to be madeat the time of booking. Unregistered players are not insured to play should an injury occur. NB. All refunds will incur an administration fee of $25.

Rules

Junior and Intermediate teams play on a “quarter field” format and comprise up to 10 players with 7 on the field at one time. There are two 20-minute halves with a 5-minute interval.

Nines teams play on a “three quarter” field format and comprise up to 12 players with 9 players on the field at one time. There are two 20-minute halves with a 5-minute interval. ‘Nines’ game play now introduces ‘hitting’ and ‘short corners’.

Copies of the Rules can be downloaded from the Wolves website at

Code of Conduct

MINKEY is formed on the premise of children having fun with their friends and being active while learning hockey skills. There is no room for overly competitive and unsportsmanlike behaviour from players, coaches, managers and spectators. Good role modelling is expected from all adults attending the games. Poor behaviour will not be tolerated either on or off the pitch.

Please make yourself familiar with the Code of Conduct on the Wolves website at

Player Holiday Skills Clinic

There is a 3 day Holiday Clinic on 16h – 18th April at Cresswell Park Swanbourne open to players from Years 1 - 6. We aim to attract some fantastic coaches and provide level appropriate skills and technique. For new players to MINKEY, it is an excellent introduction to the game before the season commences.

This clinic has limited places available and is always a sell-out. Ensure you book early to secure a place.

Mouthguards

All players MUST have mouthguards. No mouthguard, no play. Mouthguard sponsor, Game Guardian will hold a mouthguard impression morning at JUST HOCKEY, 18 Graylands Road on Saturday 10th March from 8.30am – 11:30am where a variety of mouthguards can be purchased.

For those choosing a custom mouthguard, impressions will be taken at this time and the mouthguards will be available in time for the Holiday Clinic.

If you have private health cover, large rebates can apply, making a custom mouthguard extremely good value. Call your Health Insurer for details.

Equipment

In addition to a mouthguard, all players must wear shin pads. These can be purchased from JUST HOCKEY at 18 Graylands Road, Claremont. JUST HOCKEY also offer various MINKEY and junior packs that include sticks, balls and bags.

General Enquiries

For general Minkey enquiries, please contact Westside Wolves MINKEY Coordinator,

Phil Curtis at or 0411 422 639 (email preferred).

For team or training information, please contact your school coordinator.

NEW in 2016 CONTINUING in 2018

Kindy/Pre-Primary Skills-based Sessions

We will again run a skills-based session for those keen Kindy and Pre-primary students wanting to learn some hockey skills.

At the end of each session mini games will be included to introduce children the concept of match play. Our senior club members are rostered on to help with these sessions throughout the season and we encourage parents to assist each Saturday morning.

No teams will be required, nor uniforms. Parents may register their child individually and appropriate groupings will be made each Saturday morning.

Registration can be done at the same time as registering other children at the same link online.

PLAYER REGISTRATIONS

MINKEY PLAYER REGISTRATIONS 2016

All player registrations are taken online through

No paper registrations are accepted.

Cost of registration is $125

Please go to where you can click on the link. All family members playing Minkey can be registered at the same time.

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS WILL CLOSE AT

12 MIDNIGHT THURSDAY 31st MARCH

Late registrations will incur a fee of $25.

All refunds will incur a fee of $25 administration cost.

Following the registration closing date, school coordinators will collate the teams and notify you of your team, coach and training session time.

HOLIDAY CLINIC REGISTRATIONS

PRIMARY SCHOOL AGED HOLIDAY CLINIC REGISTRATIONS YEARS 1-6

All Holiday Clinic registrations will be taken online through the WOLVES website. Last year we were over-subscribed for this very popular clinic so please ensure you book as soon as possible to ensure a place. After the cut-off date or when maximum numbers are reached, whichever is the sooner, bookings WILL close. No bookings will be taken after this date, however there will be a waitlist should there be cancellations.

Clinic Dates: 16th – 17th - 18thApril

Time: 9am – 11am

Cost: $95

Registrations close Monday 9th April at 12 midnight or sooner if places are filled. PLACES ARE LIMITED – WE RECOMMEND YOU BOOK EARLY.

Please go to

where you can click on the link.

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