2025 Wellington Secondary Schools Underwater Hockey League
The Wellington Underwater Hockey Association runs a league for secondary school year 9 to 13 athletes, the league is administered by College Sport Wellington (CSW). It is a structured league with 4 grades (Junior Girls, Junior Open, Senior Girls and Senior Open) to provide for both Year 9-10 and Year 11-13 players. Teams comprise of 12 athletes.
All school league matches are played at Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre. In 2025, when Naenae Pool reopens we intend to return to operating at both venues. Link to Hydro UWH Starter Kits for purchase of suitable Equipment (Tauranga based) Link to College Sport Wellington- Underwater Hockey website 2025 Events
Schools Coach registration:
Wellington Underwater Hockey Association requires everyone who is coaching a team in the WUHA Schools league to be registered. Please request all coaches for your schools UWH team/s complete this form: Senior Refs squad applications:
WUHA is asking for expressions of interest from those who would like to be part of the Senior Refs Squad. The Senior Refs Squad is a team of qualified L1 refs that ref games in the junior schools league while mentoring junior refs on Fridays and Tuesdays. If you are interested please complete the form: |
For more information contact:Tristan Reynard
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Competition League Teams 2025-Planning
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Junior Girls |
Junior Open |
Senior Girls |
Senior Open |
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2 |
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3 |
Samuel Marsden Collegiate Green |
Wellington Girls College Black |
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4 |
St Mary's College Black |
Wellington College A & B |
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5 |
Wellington East Girls Gold |
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6 |
St Mary's Composite |
Scots College |
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7 |
Onslow College |
Value |
Value |
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8 |
Aotea College |
Value |
Value |
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9 |
Chilton Saint James School |
Tawa College |
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10 |
Onslow College |
Rongotai College |
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11 |
Queen Margaret College |
St Patricks College |
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12 |
Scots College |
Heretaunga / Upper Hutt Colleges |
Term 1 League Dates (Scratch Matches)
Week |
Tuesday |
Friday |
Comments |
1 |
25 March 2025 |
28 March 2025 |
Tuesday, Friday Scratch-2 court slots- |
2 |
1 April 2025 |
Blitz Tournament |
Draw for Tuesday Scratch Matches Blitz Tournament Friday 4th 7.30-9.45pm and & Saturday 5th 12-9pm |
3 |
8 April 2025 |
Pool Exclusion |
Draw for Tuesday Scratch matches |
2025 Pub Charity Blitz Tournament
Time and Date: 7.30pm Friday 4th April - 9pm Saturday 5th April 2025
Location: Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre
Tournament focus on developing players and increasing player/team participation to set up teams for success in the 2025 Schools League and the UWHNZ Events. (There will be no medals awarded.)
WUHA hopes to gain your support so that we have 8-10 Junior Teams and 5-6 Senior Teams in each division participating. The schedule will be a straight Round Robin format and game times will be altered to fit the pool hours available.
Link to Blitz Match Schedule
Location: Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre
Tournament focus on developing players and increasing player/team participation to set up teams for success in the 2025 Schools League and the UWHNZ Events. (There will be no medals awarded.)
WUHA hopes to gain your support so that we have 8-10 Junior Teams and 5-6 Senior Teams in each division participating. The schedule will be a straight Round Robin format and game times will be altered to fit the pool hours available.
Link to Blitz Match Schedule
2025 Competition League- Terms 2 & 3
Location: Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre
Location: Naenae- TBC
The competition league will run from 2 May 20245 until 22nd August 2025. All teams will play 20-24 Matches for the season.
Link to College Sport Wellington- Underwater Hockey website for draws
Link to College Sport Wellington- Underwater Hockey website for draws
Term 2 2025 League Dates (Competition)
Week |
Tuesday |
Friday |
Comments |
1 |
29 April 2025 |
2 May 2025 |
Tuesday Seniors Scratch, Friday Juniors Draw Schedule for this week |
2 |
6 May 2025 |
9 May 2025 |
Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors |
3 |
13 May 2025 |
16 May 2025 |
Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors |
4 |
20 May 2025 |
23 May 2025 |
Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors |
5 |
27 May 2025 |
30 May 2025 |
Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors |
6 |
3 June 2025 |
Central Schools |
Tuesday- Juniors 1st 3 Game slots, Seniors Last 3 match slots Central Secondary Schools Qualifying (Fri,Sat,Sun) |
7 |
10 June 2025 |
Pool Exclusion |
Tuesday- Juniors 1st 3 Game slots, Seniors Last 3 match slots, |
8 |
17 June 2025 |
20 June 2025 |
Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors |
9 |
24 June 2025 |
27 June 2025 |
Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors |
Term 3 2025 League Dates (Competition)
Week |
Tuesday |
Friday |
Comments |
1 |
15 July 2025 |
18 July 2025 |
Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors |
2 |
22 July 2025 |
25 July 2025 |
Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors |
3 |
29 July 2025 |
1 August 2025 |
Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors |
4 |
6 August 2025 |
8 August 2025 |
Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors |
5 |
13 August 2025 |
15 August 2025 |
Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors |
6 |
20 August 2025 |
22 August 2025 |
Tuesday Seniors- End of RR, Friday Finals-WRAC (Kilbirnie)- Game slot #1 JG, 1st and 3rd playoff, Game slot #2 JO, 1st and 3rd playoff, Games slot #3 SG, 1st and 3rd playoff, Game Slot #4 SO, 1st and 3rd playoff |
Pool Exclusion |
School Nationals- Wellington |
School Nationals |
Pool Rules
General:
- Set up may begin at 7:20pm or earlier if the blue mats are down
- Goals and barriers must be placed on the blue mats when getting them in and out of the water
- 2 people per goal bin to carry and when swimming them in the water
- 1 person per yellow barrier to carry and when swimming them in the water
- There is to be no use of the bulk heads, if you must get from one side to the other either walk around or swim across
- There is to be no poolside changing (public have recently been complaining)
- A spotter is required for UWH and is a designated person focused on the pool at all times, they must be seated next to the pool on the blue chair
- Set up may begin at 7:20pm or earlier if the blue mats are down
- Goals and barriers must be placed on the blue mats when getting them in and out of the water
- 2 people per goal bin to carry and when swimming them in the water
- 1 person per yellow barrier to carry and when swimming them in the water
- There is to be no use of the bulk heads, if you must get from one side to the other either walk around or swim across
- There is to be no poolside changing (public have recently been complaining)
- A spotter is required for UWH and is a designated person focused on the pool at all times, they must be seated next to the pool on the blue chair