Announcement: 2020 Reserve Women's Coach

The club is pleased to announce the appointment of Grant Rumble as Reserve Women's coach for the 2020 season.

Grant was previously coach of the AUHC Premier Women's team for 7 years, and has also been involved in various levels of representative coaching for Auckland, including U13 Development Boys/Girls, U15 Development, U21 Men (co-coach), and NHL Women (co-coach in 2004, coach in 2005-2006). He has been heavily involved with the club's junior and youth teams for the past few seasons, and currently plays for the University Old Boys D1M team and Auckland Men's Masters team.

At this point in time, we would also like to thank Andrew Wong for his coaching contributions with our Division 1 and Reserve Women's teams over the past two seasons.

Premier/Reserve Women’s trial dates for the 2020 season can be found at the link below.

Announcement: 2020 Premier Women's Coaches

The club is pleased to announce the appointment of Josephina Ah Sam and Graham Child as Premier Women’s co-coaches for the 2020 season. Both Josephina and Graham are ex-premier players for SLAM and University respectively.

Josephina has played Auckland premier hockey for 15 years and was co-coach of the 2019 Auckland U15 girls team who finished 2nd at National Tournament, while Graham has extensive coaching experience which includes Assistant Coach for the Blacksticks Men, University Premier Men, Auckland U21 Men, Auckland Collier and U15 Girl’s teams.

Josephina and Graham are looking forward to building a strong Premier women’s team.

The club believes that having quality coaching across all teams is a priority to ensure players are able to achieve their full potential.

The club would also like to take this opportunity to thank Will Lacey for his coaching contribution over the past three seasons, and we wish him all the best in his future coaching endeavours.

2020 Trial Dates

Sunday 2/9/16 February, 5-6.30pm at Auckland Grammar School, 3 Normanby Rd, Mt Eden

Additional dates will be added as required.

Junior Team Lists

Year 7-8 (Kwik Sticks)

University Lions (Kwik Sticks Gold)

Coach: Dave Wigmore
Manager: Karen Fehl
Ben Wigmore
Tim Hamilton
Richie Wood
Liam Hill
Edward Irvine
Hamish Fehl
George Sinclair
James Downing
Ferris Sansom
Henri Woodley
Henry Chafer
Jonathan Hair
Joel Sansom

University Nala (Kwik Sticks Jade - Central)

Coach: Rob Thomas
Manager: Kirsty Thomas
Katherine Thomas
Abigail Thomas
Campbell Blundell
Amber Thomas
Lily Rook
Campbell McAllansmith
Monty White
Reilly Turner
Ashton Gormly
Eva Brownrigg
Jade Rous
Ashton Milne
Isabella Milantoni
Ryley Smith

University Kings (Kwik Sticks Emerald)

Coach: Dave Aitkenhead
Manager: Rebecca Nalder
Michael Pinches
Josh Aitkenhead
Oliver Mortimer
Joshua Daly
Joshua Johnston
Oliver Nalder
Hugh Webber
Isaac Phillips
Thomas Findlay
Tristan Arthur Lee Sia
Alexander McPherson
Aleksandr Kostygin
Fraser Smith-Rice
Seb Rutledge

Year 5-6 (Kiwi Sticks)

University Leo (Kiwi Sticks Gold)

Coach: TBC
Manager: Louise Mitchelson
Edward Mitchelson
Archie Christensen
Angus McConnell
Arnav Ram
Rowan Phillips
Max Hoskin
Cameron Parker
Sophie McIndoe
Micah Watkin

University Pride (Kiwi Sticks Jade)

Coach: Woody
Manager: Gabrielle Findlay
George Pinches
Andrew Findlay
Dylan Wood
Lucas Reid
Jimmy Barker
Zoe Horsfall
Lucia Noton
Gretel Ward
Samantha West-Walker

University Simba (Kiwi Sticks Diamond Girls)

Coach: Tim Aynsley
Manager: Mel Paterson
Sienna Skilton
Lola Paterson
Anna Sutherland
Yfke Lotte Reijmer
Zoe Grieve
Karen Lu
Eline Poelhekke
Simone Corballis
Phoebe Aynsley

University Aslan (Kiwi Sticks Jade)

Coach: Lynne Filmer-Birch
Manager: Helen O'Brien
Violet O'Brien
Caylee Linck
Kate Linnell
Zoe Birch
Lola Venn
Eva Sanderson
Isla Walker
Rocco Fisher
Zach Martin

University Taka (Kiwi Sticks Opal)

Coach: Richard Lees
Manager: Ruth Lees
Cooper Daly
Nick Nathan
Hamish Redmore
Benjamin Brugh
Flynn Sullivan
Cooper Blake
Tom Lees
Christian Carmine
James Vettori

Year 3-4 (Mini Sticks)

University Kovu (Mini Sticks Jade Central)

Coach: Tim Watkin
Manager: Kate Evans
Sophia Evans
Sarah Williams
Dominic Prill
Jacob Watkin
Lucas Kennedy
Emma Walker
Mackenzie Knight
Alexander Horner
Livia Poelhekke

University Mufasa (Mini Sticks Jade Central)

Coach: Julia Rumble
Manager: Sarah Valentine
Stephanie Grieve
Giuliana Gianesini
Veronica Rooke
Amelia Hallam
Alisha West
Amelia McIndoe
Robbie Jackson
George Valentine
Caleb Dow
Adela Zamborsky

YEAR 1-2 (Fun Sticks)

University Soft Paws (Fun Sticks Advanced Central)

Coach: Aimee Thomas
Manager: Diane Sherwin
Bradley Thomas
Jacob Dow
Daniel Liu
Maia Kennedy
Harry Hoskin
Zayden Bennett
Ava Varouhas
Claudia Horner
Alexander Tegg

Junior Coach Required

The club is looking for a junior coach to help coordinate and assist with weeknight training sessions for our Year 1-8 players. The coach will also assist with upskilling volunteer parent coaches.

Training sessions are split between Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga, and Riverside Sports, Pt England, on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons/evenings, with a commitment of 4 hours/week.

The position is remunerated and will run from March-August (inclusive).

A position description is available at the link below.

Please feel free to email president@auhc.org if you have any questions or would like to apply for this role.

Note: This role has now been filled.

2019 Season Information and Registration

Senior

Dates

Please RSVP to our Facebook events to keep up to date.

Premier/Reserve Trials

Men
10/17/24 February, 7.30-9.00pm @ Auckland Grammar School

Women
10/17/24 February, 6.00-7.30pm @ Auckland Grammar School

Division 1-4 Trials

Depending on Premier/Reserve trials, some spots in the Reserve teams may still be available.

Men
Saturday 9 March, 3-5pm @ Diocescan School (Clyde St, Epsom)
Thursday 14 March, 8.30-10pm @ Auckland Grammar School (Normanby Rd, Mt Eden)
Sunday 17 March, 3-5pm @ Diocescan School (Clyde St, Epsom)

Women
Saturday 9 March, 1-3pm @ Diocescan School (Clyde St, Epsom)
Thursday 14 March, 7.30-8.30pm @ Auckland Grammar School (Normanby Rd, Mt Eden)
Sunday 17 March, 1-3pm @ Diocescan School (Clyde St, Epsom)

Season Dates

Premier: 16 March-24 August
Reserve, Division 1-4: 13 April-25 August

Registration Links

Fees

2019 fees are increasing by $5 to cover an increase in competition costs. Non-student and goalkeeper fees include a $30 contribution to the club's Capital Development Fund (CDF), which will be used for future turf development costs. Student fees include a $20 contribution to the CDF.

Discounts are available for club coaches, NZ/NHL/U21 players and some committee roles.

Fees for tertiary competitions are set and collected by the University of Auckland.

Premier/Reserve
Non-student: $520
Student: $410

Division 1-4
Non-student: $470
Student: $400

Goalkeepers (with own gear)
$95

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Youth

Dates

Sun 10 March, 4-5pm, LEP - Youth Muster
Thu 21 March - 11 April, 6-7pm, LEP - Preseason Training
3-5 May - Season start date
23-35 August - Season ends

Thursday nights during Terms 2-3, 6-8pm, LEP - Trainings (exact times for boys and girls teams TBC)

Fees

Outfield players: $265
Goalkeepers (with own gear): $95

Registration

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Junior

Dates

Sun 10 March, 2-4pm, LEP - Junior Muster
Sunday 24 March, 1-3pm, LEP - Junior Skills Clinic
Tues 12 and 19 March, 6-7pm, LEP - Year 7/8 trials
Wed 10 April, 4-6pm, Riverside Sports - First Year 1-6 practice (TBC)
Sat 4 May - Season start
Sat 31 August - Season end

Riverside Sports (50 Dunkirk Rd, Pt England)

Registration

Fees

This year, the club intends to hire a coach to assist and upskill parents with junior coaching on weekday events. To cover this programme and an increase in Auckland Hockey competition costs, playing fees will increase by $10 this year.

Year 1-4: $195
Year 5-8: $230