Registration

Online registration for 2025 is NOW OPEN, for new player registrations or for existing members to re-register for the 2025 season. For our returning members, watch your inbox for more information. If you are thinking of joining Melville, we’d love to have you! Check out our social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram for the latest club news.

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2025 Junior Information

We look forward to welcoming to all of our new and returning families to the 2025 Junior Season. Registration will open on February 3rd 2025 – existing members will be emailed with all of the details for the new season, very soon. For prospective new members, once you have registered (via the link above) you will be added to our mailing list. Please also keep an eye on our website or our social media accounts (Facebook and Instagram) as we will post regular updates there.

A Junior Newsletter will come out in February with all the important information for the new season.

Junior Committee

New volunteers are always welcome. If you would like to be involved with the Committee or can assist the Club in any way please contact VP Juniors Todd Barrett or the Junior Committee. See Junior Contact information below.

Hookin2Hockey and Junior 3/4 (Grads)

Frequently Asked Questions

Thinking of signing your child up for Junior Hockey?

The “Juniors” section of MCHC refers to all children aged approx. 4 to 18yrs who play Hookin2Hockey (formerly called Minkey), J3/4 and the Hockey WA Junior Competition of J5/6 to J11/12 (numbers refer to player’s school year). If your child is in Year 3 or below, then please see the “Hookin2Hockey” section of our website. If your child is in Year 4, they may play in our club-based “J3/4” competition OR J5/6 Grade. Please contact us to decide which of these options is appropriate for your child.

The following information refers to J5/6s to J11/12s.

How do I register?

Please click the link below to register.

When do they play?

• J5/6 and J7/8 games are played on Saturday mornings, with J5/6 games typically starting between 8.00am – 9.30am, and J7/8 games starting between 9.00am – 10.30 am (this may vary however, dependoing on ground availability, with some Junior games commencing at 11.30am). Games take approximately one hour, with players usually required to be at the ground about half an hour before the starting time.

• J9/10 games are played on Sunday mornings between 8.30am and 1:00pm, and take about 70 minutes.

• J11/12 games are played on Friday nights, with 5.30pm – 8.30pm start times.

Where do they play?

Junior Hockey is organised on a “home and away” system, with teams playing each other twice during the season, usually once at “home” and once “away” (at the opposition’s home ground). Because of our extensive Minkey and J3/4 program, our grass fields at Morris Buzacott are not available for most of Saturday morning.

• Our J5/6 teams play their “home” games at Bill Ellson Reserve in Bateman.
• Our J7/8 players play some home games at Melville (Morris Buzzacott) and some at Bill Ellson. The division stipulates how many turf games the teams play.
• J9/10 grass games are played at Melville.
• J9/10 turf games and all J11/12 home games are played on the Melville turf.

What time/night do they train?

Below are our training nights for the 2025 season, by age group. These may slightly change as final teams are selected, depending on Coach availability and team numbers.

Boys

• J5/6 MONDAY (MOVING TO TUESDAY ON 25th MARCH 2025)
• J7/8 MONDAY
• J9/10 WEDNESDAY
• J11/12 TUESDAY

Girls

• J5/6 WEDNESDAY (MOVING TO THURSDAY ON 27th MARCH 2025)
• J7/8 THURSDAY
• J9/10 WEDNESDAY
• J11/12 TUESDAY

Where do they train?

All Junior teams train at our home ground, Morris Buzacott Reserve in Kardinya, either on the turf or on the grass, depending on their age/grade.

How do you allocate children into teams?

Within each year group (e.g. J5/6), we have several teams, so we need to divide the players up. We have a grading process that runs over a number of weeks, during regular training times.

These grading sessions consist of fitness, skills and games, which are age-appropriate, with the players observed by a group of experienced club members who act as selectors.

Can my child play with his/her friend?

Where possible we try to accommodate requests for players to be together, especially in J5/6 grade. Club Policy is that where two players are graded differently by the selectors, then if they wish to play together they will be placed in a team according to the lower grading.

What equipment do they need?

All players require a hockey stick, shin pads and mouthguard. These are essential to ensure player safety. A uniform is required for game days, but not for training (just wear comfortable sportswear – t-shirt, shorts/skirt and long socks).

Where can I buy the equipment?

The club has a small range of sticks, shin pads and hockey bags available for sale at our own Uniform Shop. Alternatively, there are several specialist hockey shops in Perth who have a wide range of equipment. Hockey International, at 10/267 Scarborough Beach Rd, Mt Hawthorn, is a club sponsor and they will be more than happy to help you out.

Mouthguards can be organised through your child’s dentist, or we have a dental prosthetist who comes down to the club for a week of the grading sessions to take impressions and to produce a custom-fitted mouthguard for your child. You can also buy ready-made mouthguards at some chemists and sports shops, although these do not provide the same level of protection as a custom-made version.

Contact Details

VP Juniors (Junior Coordinator)	Todd Barrett	0418 918 481
Coordinators Manager	Matt Read	0408 088 949
Junior Development Coach	Chris Gilbert	Please email
Umpiring	John De’Laney	Please email
Equipment	Paige Forbes	Please email
Junior Indoor Hockey	Elaine Fong	Please email
Hookin2Hockey Coordinator	Emma Bax	0408 478 889
Bunbury Carnival	Fiona Power	Please email

J5/6 Girls	Liz Woodberry	Please email
J5/6 Boys	Roh Weddikkara	Please email
J7/8 Girls	Rebecca Reeves	Please email
J7/8 Boys	Tarryn Hughes	Please email
J9/10 Girls	Loz Anderson	Please email
J9/10 Boys	Trevor Bilney	Please email
J11/12 Girls	Vanessa Carmody	Please email
J11/12 Boys	Geoff Cooper	Please email