Schools League

2023 Wellington Secondary Schools Underwater Hockey

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 u15 and u19 players.
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 College Sport Wellington- Underwater Hockey website

2023 Events

Preseason ‘Have a go’ (23rd March – 7th April) League
Preseason Blitz Tournament (31st March - 1st April 2023)
Wellington Secondary Schools League (1st May – 18th August) including semis and finals
Central Secondary Schools Championship (23rd- 25th June 2023) UWHNZ Qualification Event
New Zealand Secondary Schools Underwater Hockey Championships.- Auckland (31st August - Sunday 3rd September 2023).

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2023 Competition League

The competition league will run from 2 May 2023 until 25 August 2023. All teams will play 20-22 Matches for the season. Teams need to make the top 4 to qualify for the semi-finals and finals.

Link to College Sport Wellington- Underwater Hockey website for draws

Competition League Teams 2023

#	Junior Girls	Junior Open	Senior Girls	Senior Open
1	Samuel Marsden Collegiate	Hutt Valley High School	Queen Margaret College	Hutt Valley High School
2	St Mary's College	Scots College	Samuel Marsden Collegiate	Hutt International Boys 1
3	Wellington East Girls College	Wellington College	Wellington East Girls College	Hutt International Boys 2
4	Wellington Girls College Black	Wellington High School	Wellington Girls College	Wellington College 1
5	Wellington Girls College Gold		Wellington High School	Wellington College 2
6	Wellington High School			Wellington High School A
7				Wellington High School B

Term 2 League Dates

Week	Tuesday	Friday	Comments
1	2 May 2023	No play	Tuesday- Juniors 1st 3 Game slots, Seniors Last 3 match slots
2	9 May 2023	12 May 2023	Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors
3	No Play	No Play	Swimming Div II Champs
4	23 May 2023	26 May 2023	Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors
5	30 May 2023	No Play	Tuesday- Juniors 1st 3 Game slots, Seniors Last 3 match slots
6	6 June 2023	9 June 2023	Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors
7	13 June 2023	No Play	Tuesday- Juniors 1st 3 Game slots, Seniors Last 3 match slots
8	20 June 2023	Central Schools	Tuesday- Juniors 1st 3 Game slots, Seniors Last 3 match slots, Central Secondary Schools Qualifying
9	27 June 2023	No play	Tuesday- Juniors 1st 3 Game slots, Seniors Last 3 match slots

Term 3 League Dates

Week	Tuesday	Friday	Comments
1	18 July 2023	No play	Tuesday- Juniors 1st 3 Game slots, Seniors Last 3 match slots
2	25 July 2023	26 July 2023	Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors
3	1 August 2023	4 August 2023	Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors
4	8 August 2023	11 August 2023	Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors
5	15 August 2023	18 August 2023	Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors
6 (Finals)	22 August 2023	25 August 2023	Tuesday Seniors, Friday Juniors
7	29 August 2023	No Play- School Nationals- Auckland	Schools Nationals- Friendlies

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