GENERAL INFORMATION

Date

Monday 9th to Friday 13th September 2024

Venue

Tauranga Hockey Centre, Blake Park, Mount Maunganui 

Tauranga Boys' College (overflow venue)

Cost

$800.00 per team (NZ$)

Entries Open

Friday 15th March 2024 at 9.00am – Online registrations open

Entries Close

Wednesday 5th June 2024 at 7.59pm – Online registrations close

CONTACT

Email: info@nzaimsgames.co.nz

A tournament committee will be in place to administer and facilitate the running of this tournament.

PLANNING INFORMATION

Costs

• Schools are required to pay the entry fee of $960.00 per team (NZ$) per 7 aside division team.
• Should an umpire be required, then there is an additional cost of $1,000.00 (NZ$) per team for the week.
• Strictly non-refundable.
• Payment MUST be made within seven days of receipt of invoice.
• Invoices will be sent to the school accounts manager after the entry closing date, Wednesday 5th June 2024.

Entries Close

• Wednesday 5th June 2024 at 7.59pm.
• Entries to the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games will be made and only accepted online, via the online registration system.
• Registrations will only be accepted from the school's designated Zespri AIMS Games Coordinator.
• Schools are allocated a unique Zespri AIMS Games registration log in code to complete their entries.

Competitor's Age

Competitors must be over 10 years of age and under 13 years of age, as at 31st December the year before the tournament year. Competitor’s birthdates will be required on school registration documentation. For the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games, this means the accepted birth years are: 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Divisions

• All games will be 7 aside INCLUDING a goalkeeper.
• Girls 7 Aside Division (maximum of 12 registered players per team).
• Boys 7 Aside Division (maximum of 12 registered players per team).
• Mixed 7 Aside Division (maximum of 12 registered players per team / strictly a minimum of three boys and three girls per team).
• Schools can register a team in all three divisions (mixed, boys and girls 7 aside).
• Schools can enter two teams in the boys and girls divisions (however no interchanging of players between the two teams is permitted).
• To ensure the health and safety of all players we request that they play hockey in their local competition.
• To ensure players are given equal opportunities the AIMS Games Trust recommends all players get a minimum of half a games play, per game.
• If registration for an activity is oversubscribed, then the opportunity to participate will be at the discretion of the executive committee and no further correspondence will be entered into (if unsuccessful the registration fee will be refunded).  Please note, schools that have registered two teams in the same division may be eliminated first.

Multiple Sporting Codes

• Students may compete in more than one sporting code, provided they are in line with the permitted code crossovers. 

• Timetable allowances will not be made for any competitors, and it is the sole responsibility of the school to check for programming conflicts. 

• Students participating in the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games can only compete in one team sport.  This means that students competing in Hockey strictly cannot also compete in the following sporting codes – 3x3 Basketball, 5-Aside Basketball, Football, Futsal, Netball, Rip Rugby, Rugby Sevens or Water Polo.

Seeding

​​​​​​​Final placings from the 2023 Zespri AIMS Games will determine seeding.

Seedings will be at the tournament organiser’s discretion.

Venues

• Tauranga Hockey Centre (six half turfs)
• Tauranga Boys' College (two half turfs)

PROGRAMME

Umpires

1. The organising committee will appoint umpires to games.

2. There will be a compulsory umpire briefing at all venues on Monday 9th September at 8.00am.

3. Umpire registration details will be required to be completed online by Monday 26th August.

4. We encourage school teams to bring junior umpires to gain experience from this tournament (mentoring and coaching provided).

5. Participating teams are required to provide an experienced umpire, or should an umpire be required, then there is an additional cost of $1,000.00 (NZ$) for the week (indication of requiring a paid umpire is to be recorded and paid for on the initial registration form).

MEDAL PRESENTATIONS

The top three placed teams in the three 7 aside divisions will be presented with their certificates and medals (Mixed B Division will receive certificates only) at the Tauranga Hockey Centre at the conclusion of the finals on Friday 13th September.