Stage all set for 2025 Festival of Hockey in Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Next week's Goldfields Festival of Hockey starts on Thursday night with Hockey WA's groundbreaking Bridging the Gap course.
Designed to strengthen communication and collaboration between coaches and umpires, the 60-minute course starts at 5.30pm.
From 6.30pm, local officials will hone their skills in an Umpire Briefing, while academy athletes from the Eastern Goldfields Hockey Association will train alongside elite coaches.
Friday's itinerary comprises instructional sessions at local schools from 11am to 3pm, and the welcome to hockey program at 5.15pm.
Junior instructional clinics will take place at the stadium on Saturday between 10am and 11.30am, followed by three local fixtures from 12.30pm to 5pm.
Saturday's headline events — the Stiles Electrical Premier League double-header between Whitford Hockey Club and YMCC Hockey Club — starts at 5.30pm with the women's clash, followed by the men at 7pm.
Both matches will be broadcast free on Live Hockey WA.
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