Juniors

Westside Wolves have an extremely popular Junior hockey program. Junior hockey commences at Year 5 and is played on a full-sized pitch. There are separate boys & girls competitions with multiple ability levels.

Grading sessions are held by age group throughout Term 1. The season comprises of 14 weeks of fixtures plus finals, except for Y5/6's which do not have finals.

Players may participate in Lightning Carnivals during the season, including the three day Bunbury Carnival.

Wolves Junior Handbook 2026

Junior Grading 2026 ✨

Junior grading is now complete – thank you to everyone who attended!

Teams have now been sent out. If you haven’t received your team information, please touch base with your age group coordinator.

Junior Training 2026🌞

Please find attached our Junior Training Schedule for 2026

We welcome our new parents to the Committee and thank them for volunteering.

2026 Junior Committee

Junior Player Skills Development🏑

Wolves’ Player Skills development program includes:

- Minkey Skills clinic held in the April School Holidays.
- Junior Player Skills sessions in term at Shenton Turf, and Feb 2026 preseason.
- Goalkeeper Specialist training – preseason & weekly sessions at Shenton.
- 5/6 Goalkeeper training, weekly at Cresswell.

2026 Junior Coach Development Program

This is a structured program for all levels of coaching experience.

- - New coaches who have never coached – in particular school age and parent coaches.
  - Coaches with some experience, but want to broaden skills.
  - Highly experienced coaches wanting to fine tune skills, mentor junior coaches, or participate in HockeyWA programs.
  - Wolves facilitate coaches in achieving Hockey Australia Community Coaching Accreditations, as part of their commitment to coaching a Wolves team.

2026 Junior Coach Development Program available shortly

Junior Umpiring 😮‍💨

Junior Umpire Training is open to players from Year 9. The program develops umpiring skills from beginner to advanced senior level. Umpires receive theoretical training, practical experience and mentoring throughout the season. Westside Wolves are required to provide umpires across all junior grades, so the umpire program is an integral component of the club. Please contact Anna Neuling, Junior Umpire Coordinator, umpires@wolves.org.au

Download our Junior Umpiring Manual

POLICIES

We have policies in place to keep our kids safe. Please go to the Policies menu to find out more. Westside Wolves believes in playing in the best spirit of the game. That extends to respecting the officials - old and young. No officials? No games.

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