Mini Sticks Information

Mini Sticks is a Year 3&4 grade played on either a Friday evening or Saturday morning. Mini Sticks teams can be either single gender or mixed gender on both days. They play on ¼ of a full size turf for 3 periods of 12 minutes. 6 players are on the field at a time and there are rolling substitutions.

Teams will be made up of 9-10 players to allow for fair playing time, sickness cover and meaningful training sessions. This grade is designed to introduce kids into game play either transitioning from the fun sticks programme or new to the sport. We aim to place players in their respective school year allowing them to progress through the grades with a similar core group of players.

Mini Sticks train in their teams on either a Monday or Tuesday. Upon registration you will be asked for your preferred training day which is largely dependent on coach availability.

You will also be asked your preference for what day you wish to play on and in a single or mixed gender team which the teams are made up on. Please note that even if you choose to play in a single gender team you still may play opposition that are in a mixed team or single gender (eg, an all girls team can play an all boys team). We do try our best to accommodate kids with their friends where possible however we believe some of the best friendships can be made through sport too so it’s great to be surrounded by a diverse group.

Mini Sticks begins on the 10th / 11th of May and ends on 23rd/24th August. Non playing dates include 1 June (Kings birthday), 13th July (middle week school holidays) and 20th July (last week school holidays).