HOCKEY
Program Selection Trials will be held on Sunday 26 October 2025 in Tamworth
Athlete pathways
The NIAS Hockey Program is a program endorsed by Hockey NSW to deliver a pathway program for U16s and U18s. The program includes athletes in the Hockey NSW Pathways & Performance Program and selected athletes through local trials.
The NIAS Program is designed to up-skill athletes and assist them in progressing to higher representation in the sport.
Athlete benefits
NIAS Hockey Athletes will receive the following benefits:
- Regional training sessions | technical and tactical Hockey skill development
- Access to RuralFit Training Hubs around the region for strength and conditioning
- Access to a network of specialised coaches and guest coaches
- Opportunity to purchase NIAS merchandise pack
- Athlete education in topics such as nutrition, sports psychology, motivation, leadership and load management, drugs in sport, media training, and social media
- Fitness testing
- Functional movement screening
- Personal development
- Playing opportunities to represent NIAS at Your Local Club Academy Games in Tamworth 17-19 April 2026 and Inter Academy Camps.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the 2025-26 NIAS Hockey Program:
- Athletes must be turning 15-18 years of age in 2026 (U16-U18 age groups)
- Athletes must reside in or attend school in the NIAS catchment area and be a registered member of both their Local Association and Hockey NSW.
Selection Process
Athletes will be selected into a program via two ways:
- Invitation to athletes identified through Hockey NSW Talent Identification
- Selection Trial to be held on Sunday 26 October 2025 in Tamworth – Nomination via the online form.
Program Information
Program Costs
- Program levy includes strength and conditioning, all venue hires, NIAS uniforms, education and training sessions.
- Camp Levy (separate invoice for all athletes who attend the camp)
- Your Local Club Academy Games levy (Only for selected athletes, a separate invoice will be sent)
Program Personnel
Head Coach – Greg Doolan
Squad
To be announced Friday 1 November 2025
Schedule & Flyer
- Sunday 9 November 2025 Induction at Lake Keepit – Gunnedah
- NIAS Squad regional training sessions, Strength & Conditioning at Rural Fit and education
- Inter-Academy Challenge weekend
- Your Local Club Academy Games (for selected athletes), 17 – 19 April 2026 – Tamworth.
Scholarship Opportunities
Active Champions HealthWISE Scholarships – applications open soon.
Program Partners
2025 SQUAD
| First Name | Last Name | LGA |
|---|---|---|
| U18 Boys | ||
| Angus | Barwick | Tamworth |
| Oliver | Burrows | Tamworth |
| Sebastian | Burrows | Tamworth |
| Archie | Clarke | Tamworth |
| Ryan | Dunnill | Tamworth |
| Braedyn | Hayward | Tamworth |
| Thomas | Holmes | Tamworth |
| William | Judd | Tamworth |
| Jack | Kellaway | Armidale |
| Elijah | Love | Armidale |
| Jack | Marshall | Tamworth |
| Henry | Richards | Tamworth |
| Luke | Schmude | Armidale |
| Blake | Scicluna | Tamworth |
| U16 Boys | ||
| Lucas | Abra | Tamworth |
| Max | Brown | Tamworth |
| Noah | Evans | Tamworth |
| Logan | Hayward | Tamworth |
| Blake | Judd | Tamworth |
| Tom | Lormier | Armidale |
| Owen | Mackay | Tamworth |
| Howard | Mackenzie | Tamworth |
| Lochlan | Miller | Tamworth |
| Oliver | Richards | Tamworth |
| Eliott | Rodda | Tamworth |
| Angus | Schmude | Armidale |
| Luke | Whitty | Uralla Shire |
| Daniel | Williams | Tamworth |
| First Name | Last Name | LGA |
|---|---|---|
| U18 Girls | ||
| Dominique | Baker | Armidale |
| Chilali | Baggins-Cupitt | Armidale |
| Makenna | Barnett-Suey | Tamworth Regional |
| Molly | Collett | Tamworth Regional |
| Anna | George | Tamworth Regional |
| Maggie | Highlands | Tamworth Regional |
| Phillippa | Mattheus | Tamworth Regional |
| Elizabeth | Ray | Tamworth Regional |
| Tessa | Thomson | Tamworth Regional |
| Janina | Willoughby | Tamworth Regional |
| Heidi | Zwiers | Armidale |
| U16 Girls | ||
| Lucy | Deiderick | Armidale |
| Emily | Eliott | Tamworth Regional |
| Olivia | Fitzpatrick | Tamworth Regional |
| Laura | Hall | Tamworth Regional |
| Tabitha | Havas | Uralla Shire Council |
| Lola | Keech | Tamworth Regional |
| Macy | Marshall | Tamworth Regional |
| Ashlee | Morgan | Armidale |
| Tilly | Patterson | Armidale |
| Ella | Tanna | Tamworth Regional |
| Amber | Willoughby | Tamworth Regional |
APPLICATION FORM
Past Squad Archives
Jorja Brown
Chloe Clark
Olivia Coombes
Kendra Fitzpatrick
Ami Frost
Emma Gray
Ebony Haydon
Imogen Hislop
Ellesse Peltonen
Lucinda Saunders
Chlore Scicluna
Ava Vaughan
Danika Watson
Ella Whitty
Peyton Abra
Hannah Butters
Megan Carr
Felicity Chapman
Molly Collett
Olivia Coombes
Kendra Fitzpatrick
Ami Frost
Maggie Highlands
Imogen Hislop
Jeanie Inglis
Mackenzie Lett
Ellesse Peltonen
Lucy Saunders
Tessa Thomson
Ava Vaughan
Danika Watson
Ella Whitty
Ellie Woods
Peyton Abra
Charlotte Bird
Sarah Bird
Hannah Butters
Megan Carr
Olivia Coombes
Kendra Fitzpatrick
Olivia Fitzpatrick
Molly Klasen
Mackenzie Lett
Hannah O’Brien
Ellesse Peltonen
Annabel Richards
Piper Spanswick
Tessa Thomson
Elsie Wake
Macey Wake
Janina Willoughby
Tom Ball
Eddy Bates
Liam Bower
Henry Kirton
Cameron Le Surf
Andrew Macinas
Lennox Neilson
Conal Nicoll
Khye Poutlon
Tom Tizzard
Eddy Bates
Liam Bower
Sebastian Burrows
Hayden Constable
Braedyn Hayward
Henry Kirton
Lennox Neilson
Conal Nicoll
Jayden Scott
Mitch Scott
Lucas Abra
Max Brown
Sebastian Burrows
Liam Dahl
Braedyn Hayward
Logan Hayward
Owen Mackay
Henry Richards
Oliver Richards
Rory Shepherd
Archie Taylor