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U11 IAPS GIRLS’ REGIONAL HOCKEY QUALIFIER

THE JUNIOR KING’S SCHOOL

8th OCTOBER 2025

WELCOME FROM JUNIOR KING’S

We are delighted both to welcome you to Junior King’s, and to host the U11 IAPS Girls’ Regional Hockey Qualifier.

Junior King’s is proud of its strong sporting tradition, supported by our excellent facilities, which we hope you will enjoy throughout the day.

Thanks to King’s School, Canterbury, for the use of their wonderful facilities for the day and a heartfelt thank you to all the Junior King’s staff for their hard work in organising today’s event. We wish all pupils and parents a thoroughly enjoyable and memorable day.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Junior King’s in the future.

Mark Brotherton Head of Junior King’s

Welcome from IAPS WELCOME FROM IAPS

an incredibly important part of the personal development of children. Thanks to our eager and enthusiastic membership, over 22,000 children take part in the IAPS Sport programme every year. With 22 sports to choose from, and over 170 events organised annually, there are plenty of opportunities for our member schools to get involved in.

Whether this is your first time at an IAPS event, or you have been entering them for many years, we hope you enjoy the competition and good luck!

IAPS Sport

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SPECTATORS

Where permitted, we are delighted to welcome spectators to attend IAPS events.

As a spectator/parent you have a responsibility to:

Be a positive role model and lead by example. Children are involved in sport for their enjoyment and without undue spectator pressure.

Encourage children to play by the rules and respect the officials.

Always respect the officials and their decisions. Video evidence will not be accepted in any cases to dispute decisions.

Always respect the coaches and their decisions. They give their time, energy and experience to coach the children.

Refrain from any form of bad language or poor behaviour towards players, officials and fellow spectators.

Be friendly and respectful to the opposition.

Teach children that effort and teamwork are as important as victory so that the result of each game is accepted without undue disappointment.

Turn defeat into victory by helping children work towards skill improvement and a positive sporting attitude.

Be aware that IAPS events have comprehensive safeguarding policies and procedures, available on our website: https://iaps.uk/sports/usefulinformation/documents-links.html

Try to relax and enjoy the event!

IAPS wants all competitions to run without any negative incidents. Excitement and emotions can run high at events, not least amongst the supporters. Unpleasant and inappropriate behaviour is very rarely seen, but you should be aware that IAPS retains the right to ask you to leave the event if you fail to comply with the code of conduct.

SAFEGUARDING

IAPS believes that the welfare and wellbeing of all children (young people under the age of 18) and adults at risk attending an IAPS event is of the highest concern. All such persons have the right to safety and protection, and any suspicions, concerns or allegations of harm will be taken seriously, and dealt with swiftly and appropriately.

IAPS expects all adults who are engaged with the delivery of sports events to fully comply with safeguarding procedures as laid out in the IAPS Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, and the KCSiE document. These are available on our website.

IAPS expects all coaches present to be DBS checked and have received relevant safeguarding training at their school/club.

IAPS expects that all adults attending events have read the IAPS code of conduct, photo policy and anti-bullying policy. These are available to read and download from our website.

If you have any safeguarding concerns today, please don’t hesitate to speak to Emily Nunan, Mike Kershaw or a member of the organising team.

Emily Nunan

Head of Sport and Pupil Experience

egn@iaps.uk

Designated Safeguarding Officer

Mike Kershaw

Sport and Pupil Experience Manager

mjk@iaps.uk

Deputy Safeguarding Officer

EVENT INFORMATION

Parking - All parking, both for competitors and spectators will be at Birley’s Sports Field, St Stephen’s Road, Canterbury, CT2 7JS. There is very little parking at The King’s School Sports Centre, meaning that all cars and minibuses will need to be parked at Birley’s, please.

Late arrivals - If you know that you are going to be late, please inform the event organiser at the earliest opportunity. We shall do our very best to reschedule matches as appropriate.

Tournament schedule - Please see further details below.

Umpires - Each team will need to bring a competent umpire.

Qualification process - Please see the order of play for further information about the qualification process.

First aid - All teams will need to bring their own first aid kits, but there will also be a first aider available to assist as required.

Changing facilities - Changing rooms will be available for teams at Birley’s. Space at The King’s School Sports Centre will be limited, however; this facility will also be open to pupils/members during the day.

Refreshments - All schools should bring their own refreshments for the day, including lunch and drinks. Tea and coffee will be available for coaches, parents and supporters throughout the tournament at Birley’s. Hot drinks will be available to purchase at The King’s School Sports Centre.

EVENT INFORMATION

Results

Results for team events will be published live using SOCS (where possible). Results for individual sports will not be available live but will be published as soon as possible after the event.

Merchandise

IAPS are delighted to have Team Elite as our official merchandisers, to sell branded products both online and at events throughout the year. All commission made from merchandise is directly put back into running the sports programme. Merchandise can be bought online or at several IAPS sport events.

Photography Advice

There is no professional photography at IAPS Sports events. However, parents and spectators can take their own pictures. There is no law against taking photos at public events for personal use, including pictures of other people’s children (Ask the Police, 2018). IAPS asks parents and spectators to be cautious when sharing any images on social media.

The NSPCC have useful advice on sharing images here: https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/

POOL MATCHES

• This qualifier consists of 4 pools of 4 teams.

• Matches will be 7 minutes each way.

• The 1st and 2nd placed team in each pool will progress to the Cup Competition.

• The 3rd and 4th placed team in each pool will progress to the Plate Competition.

• Address venues - Birley’s Sports Field, St Stephens Road, Canterbury, CT2 7JS and The King’s School Sports Centre, 1 St Stephen’s Road, Canterbury, CT2 7HU

Pool Matches Schedule

• Please note that all pool matches for Pool 1 and Pool 3 will be played at our Birley’s venue, and all pool matches for Pool 2 and Pool 4 will be played at The King’s School Sports Centre.

• Quarter Final knockout matches will be played at the venues where teams play their pool matches.

• All Semi-Finals and Finals will be played at Birley’s.

Order of play for Birley’s and The King’s School Sports Centre

KNOCKOUT MATCHES

CUP COMPETITION

Matches will be 7 minutes each way.

PLATE COMPETITION

Matches will be 7 minutes each way.

Afternoon Order of Play (Birley’s CT2 7JS) – Cup and Plate Competitions

Presentations will take place at Birley’s on completion of the Cup Final.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

IAPS hockey tournaments follow the In2Hockey rules and regulations. The full rules and regs can be found on the England Hockey website: https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/governance/rules-and-regulations/rules-ofhockey

Scoring:

3 points for a win

1 point for a draw

0 points for a loss

Pool stages:

The group order will be decided by the number of points scored by each team. In the event of a tie on points, the following will decide final placings:

1. Goal difference

2. Goals scored

3. Winner of match between the tied teams*

4. Barrage of 3 penalty strokes (3 players selected from the squad)

5. Sudden death penalty strokes**

*Head-to-head result between two teams is the result of the match played between the two tied teams.

**Sudden-death is started by the team that did not start the shoot-out, and players may proceed in a different order from the initial best-of-three round.

Knockout stages:

In the event of a draw at full time, the winner will be decided by:

1. A period of ‘Golden Goal’ extra time, up to a maximum of 5 minutes

2. Barrage of 3 penalty strokes

3. Sudden death penalty strokes**

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Sport and Pupil Experience Manager mjk@iaps.uk

01926 461513 (Direct Line) 07884 453783 (Mobile)

Sport and Pupil Experience Administrator rae@iaps.uk

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