Rules and Regulations: Primary Hockey Skills Festival (Schools)
Downloadable PDF of the rules below:
LYG25_Hockey Skills Festival_Info_Guidance
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Full Guidance
HOC 1 The London Youth Games School Games Hockey Festival will be run in accordance with the England Hockey Primary School Guidance.
RAC 1.2 It will be at the discretion of Event Director and LYG personnel as to the application of this guidance, and any subsequent decision made by the Event Director and LYG personnel as a result, will be final.
HOC 2 Age Category
RAC 2.1 The following age groups and respective minimum/maximum date of births will apply to the London Youth Games School Games Hockey Festival:
| Age | Oldest DOB | Youngest DOB | Likely School Year | |||
| 10-11 year olds | 01/09/2013 | 31/08/2015 | Year 5/6 | |||
RAC 2.1.1 Should a school wish to bring a participant who falls beyond this age range, approval should be sought from LYG by emailing emma@londonyouthgames.org.
RAC 2.2 It is the responsibility of teachers & SGOs to ensure all participants details are entered correctly at the time of submission, and that they are eligible to take part.
HOC 3 Eligibility Criteria
RAC 3.1 Competition Tier: Develop
RAC 3.1.1 Competition Intent: Developmental event which will focus on extending children and young people’s knowledge & understanding of a particular sport using station based or non-scoring games formats. The measure of success is determined by demonstrating sporting values or through the accrual of team best scores. Local qualifying festivals may be used as a selection process to these events but is not mandatory.
HOC 4 Squad Size Schools are permitted to bring a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 10 participants.
RAC 4.1 Teams should be made up of 50/50 split between boys and girls.
HOC 5 Kit & Equipment All equipment will be provided.
HOC 6 Format
RAC 6.1 Station Based Activities Each team rotates to take part in approximately 9 Activity Stations, during the event. Guidelines if you wish to run your own local Festival or practice in school can be found here.
HOC 6.1.1 Timings of play time per station will be subject to entry numbers.
HOC 7 Scoring The festival is non-scoring. Schools are encouraged to record individual participants scores in order to highlight their improvement throughout the day and keep track of their progress.
