Minkey and Grads
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Overview
Minkey is a modified hockey game for children in pre-primary to year 3. The game is run over a quarter of a hockey pitch and teams have approx 7 children. The teams are mixed. Grads is played on to a full pitch and gradually adds the rules of hockey to the modified game of minkey. Grads is for children in year 4. The teams are mixed.
The season for 2010 starts Saturday 1st May.
Training and games take place on Saturday mornings at Morris Buzzacott reserve in Kardinya.
- Minkey
- Training 8.30am - 9.00am
- Games 9.00am - 9.30am
(13min halves - 4min break) - Grads
- Training 9.40am - 10.20am
- Games 10.25am - 11.05am
(20 min halves - 5 min break)
Friday nights- minkey and grads has three social evenings per season. Games are played on friday nights and occasionally we are able to give the kids a chance to play on the turf. Starting times will vary. After the games there is a scrumptious selection of food from the bbq. Drinks will be available from the bar. While you are enjoying the social atmosphere the kids will be entertained with a movie in the movie room. A canteen will operate on both Saturday mornings and Friday nights. Teams are rostered on once during the season to help.
Minkey & Grads dates - Season 2010
| Saturday | 1st May | First week & games |
| Saturday | 8th May | Training & games |
| Saturday | 15th May | Training & games |
| Saturday | 22nd May | Training & games |
| Saturday | 29th May | Training & games |
| Friday | 4th June | Friday night games |
| Saturday | 12th June | Training & games |
| Saturday | 19th June | Training & games |
| Saturday | 26th June | Training & games |
| Friday | 2nd July | Friday night games |
| Saturday | 10th July | School Holidays |
| Saturday | 17th July | School Holidays |
| Saturday | 24th July | Training & games |
| Saturday | 7th August | Training & games |
| Saturday | 14th August | Training & games |
| Saturday | 21st August | Training & games |
| Friday | 27th August | Games and Wind up |
| Saturday mornings | 8.30 - 9.30 minkey |
| 9.40 - 11.05 grads | |
| Friday nights | times TBA |
For further information please contact Theresa Rayfield or phone 9313 6513 or 040 101 9570.
