Under 12s

NWSHA offers Under 12 players their first opportunity to play representative hockey for the association. Whilst HNSW does not host an Under 12 Field Hockey State Championships, the association offers a schedule of events that is targetted at supporting positive early youth representative experiences. These will culminate in teams participating in the annual Tamworth Michael York Cup and Kim Small Shield.

Schedule of events

For 2025, the intent is to offer the following field hockey schedule of events for players selected in NWSHA Under 12 Representative teams: 

Team trials

All NWSHA players who wish to nominate to trial for a representative team are required to read and accept the following policies:

• The NWSHA Code of Conduct
• The NWSHA Representative and Selection Policy
• The NWSHA Representative Player Trial / Selection Agreement

Nominations for a 2025 Under 12 Representative team are now open and can be completed online here. Please note that there is a small charge of $10 required to finalise and submit your nomination.

In the event that you are unable to attend a trial, a NWSHA Request for Exemption needs to be submitted. Exemption conditions can be found in the NWSHA Representative Player Trial / Selection Agreement (section 7) - applications must be received at least 48 hours prior to the selected trial. Submission of a request for exemption can not be considered as approval for non-attendance. 

Selected Teams will be posted here once trials are completed.

General Information

• The Team Manager will beome the main source of detailed information for the team once it has been named. Prior to this and for any other general enquiries, please email info@nswha.com.au
• Travel - Parents are responsible for all travel arrangements to and from scheduled events for junior players.
• Accomodation - is not organised at tournaments for junior NWSHA teams this year. Parents are required to make all necessary accomodation requirements for their children.
• Uniforms - NWSHA provides playing shirts for all selected team members. These form part of the playing uniform  for all carnivals / tournaments and will be collected by the Team Manager at the end of the last event. All other components of the team uniform are required to be purchased - further information is available in the NWSHA online shop.