Hockey WA is excited to announce an U23 mens and womens Invitational International Tour to Bangalore, India from 12 January to 22 January 2025.

This arrangement has been established with the Indian Hockey Sports Institute following  successful tours to Perth.

As part of our Asisan engagement strategy and new Memorandum of Association with Hockey India, we have been invited to join members of the Indian  Under 21 squads by trainings alongside them.  

The Tour will include many matches in 10 days in Bangalore which will incliude video sessions + cultural tours. 

The majority of the costs will be subsidised by the Indian Sports institute.  The cost to the selected athletes is estimated to be around $2500.00 for adminsitration, insurance and off field support. 

The other option is for you to purchase your own flight and meet in India at the suggested time frame.  Dates will be provided once team is selected. 

Uniform will be included for the trip which is part of the administration cost.

The off field team will consist of a Head Coach, Assistant Coach/ Team Manager.

Selection Criteria

• Athletes aged between 21-25 years and under are invited to nominate. 
• Athletes must have been selected into an Under 18 Gold teams or selected in an U21 squad (30) in the past years.   

Hockey WA will select those athletes considered to be at the required level to be competitive against International teams. 

The final team selection will be at the discretion of coaches and Hockey WA.

Nominations from interested athletes close at 12 Noon on Tuesday 6 November 2024. The travelling group will be confirmed no later than COB on Wednesday 12 November 2024.

Note: There will be no trials for this tour. Your selection will be based on National Age performances over the past few years. 

Travel

Please consider the compulsary requirement of a valid Australia passport for international travel from 12 January to 22 Janaury 2025 to India.