2024 Junior State Championships preview

The 2024 U12-U16 Junior State Championships are just around the corner.

From the first week of July, the JSC returns to regional Victoria. 61 teams will split across two venues in Bendigo and Shepparton to play some incredible Hockey against their peers in each Zone.

Hockey Victoria are thrilled to be taking the Junior State Championships back to regional Victoria with the support of City of Greater Bendigo, Hockey Central Victoria, Greater Shepparton City Council and Goulbourn Valley Hockey Association.  

Event Fixtures & Results – U12 Hockey 5s

The U12 Hockey 5s JSC will push off at the Greater Shepparton Regional Sports Precinct on Wednesday, 3^rd July 2024 through to Thursday, 4^th July and see our younger cohort continue to develop on the Hockey5s fields.

All Under 12 fixtures, results and ladders will be available on Rev Sport. You can either access them by clicking on Comps & Events on the HV website, then Fixtures and Results or by clicking here (scroll to the bottom of the page).

·        U12 Boys fixtures are linked here. The ladder can be viewed here.

·        U12 Girls fixtures are linked here. The ladder can be viewed here.

An excel version of the fixture for both venues (U14, U16 and U12) can be accessed by clicking here - 2024 Junior State Championships Fixture. The U12 fixtures are on the first tab.

Event Fixtures & Results – U14 & 16s

The U14s and U16s will begin on Friday, 5^th July and go through to Sunday, 7^th July across the Bendigo Regional Hockey Centre and Greater Shepparton Regional Sports Precinct. The U14 and U16 Boys will be hosted in Bendigo, and the U14 and U16 Girls will compete in Shepparton.

All Under 14 and Under 16 fixtures, results and ladders will be available on the Hockey Victoria Altius Page or you can view each age group through the link below:

Under 14 Boys 

Under 14 Girls

Under 16 Boys

Under 16 Girls 

An excel version of the fixture for both venues (U14, U16 and U12) can be accessed by clicking here - 2024 Junior State Championships Fixture. The U14 and U16 fixtures are on second and third tab.

Venue Information

If you are heading into the Junior State Championships, be sure to check out the venue information document in advance. It contains all the details you need to know!

·        U12 Junior State Championship Venue Information

·        U14 & U16 Junior State Championship Venue Information

Live Streaming

In 2024, livestreaming of the JSC is hosted on the My Sport Live platform.

The one-off Event fee of $4.95 to watch the JSC will get you access across the whole event.

All matches on Pitch 1 on the final day of the event will be streamed live on My Sport Live.

·        U12 Livestreaming – Pitch 1, Field 1 on Thursday, 4^th July (all medal matches)

·        U14 & U16 Boys Livestreaming – Pitch 1 at Bendigo on Sunday, 7^th July (all medal matches)

·        U14 and U16 Girls Livestreaming – Pitch 1 at Shepparton on Sunday, 7^th July (all medal matches)

Social Media & Photography

Hockey Victoria will provide regular updates through our social media channels, so be sure to keep an eye out for some great content and awesome photos on our Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok.

We will have photographers at each venue of the event.  If you wish to apply to be an accredited photographer, please email media@hockeyvictoria.org.au. 

Heading up to Bendigo or Shepparton?

The City of Greater Bendigo have plenty on if you are heading up to Bendigo for the JSC. If you have the time, feel free to check out what is going on during the Winter School Holidays here.

If you are looking to shop or dine in Bendigo, here are the Visitor Guides to some hotspots on the area:

Bendigo and Heathcote Visitor Guide

Bendigo Dining and Shopping Guide

Likewise, if you are heading or staying up in the Greater Shepparton, there is plenty to do while visiting.

Things to Do while in Greater Shepparton

Guests from the Greater Shepparton City Council Visitor Centre will pop down to the U12s JSC on the Wednesday, 3^rd July and to the U14 and U16s JSC on Friday, 5^th July to share some information on sites in Shepparton.

Just Hockey

Just Hockey will be trading out of both facilities in Shepparton and Bendigo for periods of the day.

Please drop in and visit the team if you are on the lookout or require any Hockey equipment.

Smoking Ceremony

As part of our celebrations leading into NAIDOC week, there will be a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony in both locations.

For Shepparton, the ceremony will be held at 1pm during the U12s on Wednesday, 3^rd July and at 1.35pm for the U14 & U16 Girls on Friday, 5h July.

While in Bendigo, the ceremony will occur at 12.50pm for the U14 & U16 Boys on the Friday, 7^th July.

We strongly encourage anyone at those venues at that time to gather around and participate.

Special Mentions

This Event would not be able to take place with out the support of several people and organisations. So, in advance of the Event, we would like to thank the following for making this event possible:

·        City of Greater Bendigo and Hockey Central Victoria for their event support up in Bendigo.

·        Greater Shepparton City Council and Goulbourn Valley Hockey Association for their event support in Shepparton

·     Thank you to our 2024 Event Sponsors, Water Partners and XR Elements. Thank you kindly for you support of the JSC and your relevant Zones for the 2024 event!

·     We also thank Best Western Old Maritime Warrnambool for thier support of the SW Eagles in 2024.

·        GAME for producing all the wonderful uniforms with the Indigenous Artwork on them.

·        BJ O’Toole (Papul Art) for the wonderful Indigenous artwork that features on the playing shirts, Goalkeeper smocks and Umpire shirts. Click here to view the playing shirts, as well as the story behind them. 

·        My Sport Live for making the livestream possible on the Final Days of each location.

·        Phoenix First Aid, who will be on hand at both venues for the duration of the Event.

·        To the Zone Coordinators from all ten zones, thank you for all the amazing work you do on getting the 58 teams onto the pitch at the JSC!

Congratulations and good luck to the following individuals that have been appointed to be Tournament Directors and Umpire Managers for the Under 12 Hockey 5s Event:

Congratulations and good luck to the following individuals that have been appointed to be Tournament Directors and Umpire Managers for the Under 14 and Under 16 Event:

Finally, good luck to all the players, coaches, team managers, umpires and technical officials involved in the Event. We hope that you have a wonderful time!

If you have any questions while you are at the Junior State Championships, please contact your team manager for assistance in the first instance or come and see one of the HV staff or officials onsite.