Hockey Queensland is the governing body for the sport of

hockey Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...

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, Australia. It is responsible for the administration of intrastate competitions, state representative teams, officials and the financial position of the sport. It's located in the

Queensland State Hockey Centre Queensland State Hockey Centre is a multi-purpose stadium in Brisbane, Australia. It is currently used for field hockey and is home to the Brisbane Blaze who play in Hockey One. Facilities The Queensland State Hockey Centre includes two intern ...

in Colmslie, a suburb south of

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History

On 11 November 1995, the Queensland Women's Hockey Association merged with Queensland Men's Hockey Association ending 75 years of independent operation and created Hockey Queensland. The combined Hockey Queensland structure boasts

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as well as increased and maintained funding levels to men's and women's programs. Hockey Queensland helped

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

become an inaugural sport with the

Queensland Academy of Sport The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is an elite sports institute set up in 1991 by the Queensland Government to support athletes in the state of Queensland. Its headquarters are currently located at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in ...

(QAS) and the Northern University Games.

Associations

South East Queensland

*Brisbane Hockey Association *Brisbane Women's Hockey Association *Gold Coast Hockey Association *Ipswich Hockey Association *Redlands Hockey Association *Sunshine Coast Hockey Association *Tweed Border Hockey Association *Toowoomba Hockey Association *Warwick Hockey Association

Wide Bay

*Bundaberg Hockey Association *Gympie & Districts Hockey Association *Hervey Bay Hockey Association *Maryborough & Districts Hockey Association

Central Queensland

*Gladstone & Districts Hockey Association *Mackay Hockey Association *Rockhampton Hockey Association *Moranbah Hockey Association

North Queensland

*Atherton Hockey Association *Cairns Hockey Association *Mount Isa Hockey Association *Townsville Hockey Association

References

External links

Official Website
{{Field hockey in Australia Sports governing bodies in Queensland Qu Sports organizations established in 1995 1995 establishments in Australia