{"id":48857,"date":"2025-04-27T12:05:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T12:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/?page_id=48857"},"modified":"2025-04-28T09:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T09:28:56","slug":"sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"SISTERS n SPORT Girls Hockey National Cup for Schools\u2013 Rules, Regulations &#038; FAQ\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"48857\" class=\"elementor elementor-48857\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d440c1f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d440c1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a739f\" data-id=\"78a739f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d3038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-subsite-banner-title\" data-id=\"69d3038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"subsite-banner-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sns-subsite-header container-fluid overlay mb-5\" style='background-image:url(https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Hockey-Large.jpeg)'>\n<div class=\"container\">\n  <div class=\"row\">\n  <div class=\"col-12 col-md-12  text-left py-5 d-flex \">\n    <h1 class='text-white text-bold mb-5 big py-5' >SISTERS n SPORT Girls Hockey National Cup for Schools \u2013 Rules, Regulations & FAQ\u2019s<\/h1>\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2fdecf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2fdecf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa7d416\" data-id=\"aa7d416\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aeb003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-banner\" data-id=\"6aeb003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"\" class=\"sns-text-banner container mb-3\" >\n  <div class=\"row py-3\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 \" >\n        <span  class='d-inline-block w-100 mb-0'><h2 class=\"sns-about-header-2\">Rules and Regulations<\/h2><p>SISTERS n SPORT HOCKEY CUP 2025\/2026<\/p><p><strong>Registration and Payment of Entry<\/strong><br \/>All registrations must be made online via the Sisters n Sport Website \u2013 payment can be online or via invoice.<\/p><p><strong>Eligibility of Players<\/strong><br \/>Any girl in full time education at a participating school, who falls into the correct age range:<br \/>U12 Competition \u2013 School Years 6\/7<br \/>U13 Competition \u2013 School Years 7\/8<br \/>U15 Competition \u2013 School Years 9\/10<\/p><p>Should a pupil move school during the academic year she may still be eligible for her new school, even having previously represented her previous school \u2013 permission needs to be granted by SISTERS n SPORT \u2013 please email snsnationalcup@sistersnsport.com<br \/>During finals staff should carry proof of age for all players and registration forms will be sent out to schools prior to finals day.<\/p><p><strong>Competition Organisation<br \/><\/strong>The competition shall be played on a knock-out basis with all matches to be decided on the day, with no replays.<br \/>The team highlighted will have the home advantage.<\/p><p><strong>Date Schedule for National Cup Rounds:<\/strong> <br \/>1st Round \u2013 to be played by 7th October 2025<br \/>2nd Round \u2013 to be played by 20th November 2025<br \/>3rd Round \u2013 to be played by 31st December 2026<br \/>4th Round \u2013 to be played by 7th February 2026<br \/>Quarter-Finals \u2013 to be played by 7th March 2026<br \/>Semi-Final &amp; Finals \u2013 Centralised finals in April 2026<br \/>The National SF and Finals will be at a central venue<\/p><p><strong>Date Schedule for National Plate Rounds:<\/strong> <br \/>1st Round \u2013 to be played by 20th November 2025<br \/>2nd Round \u2013 to be played by 31st December 2026<br \/>3rd Round \u2013 to be played by 7th February 2026<br \/>Quarter-Finals \u2013 to be played by 7th March 2026<br \/>Semi-Final &amp; Finals \u2013 Centralised finals in April 2026<br \/>The National SF and Finals will be at a central venue<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Competition<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong><i>U12 Age\u00a0Group -\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>\u00a07-a-side with maximum squad size of 12. <br \/>2 x 20-minute halves (Follow In2Hockey Rules)<br \/><em><strong>U13 <i>Age\u00a0Group -\u00a0<\/i>\u00a07-a-side with maximum squad size of 12. <\/strong><\/em><br \/>2 x 20-minute halves (Follow In2Hockey Rules)<br \/><em><strong>U15 Age\u00a0Group<i> -\u00a0<\/i>\u00a011-a-side with maximum squad size of 18. <\/strong><\/em><br \/>2 x 25-minute halves (Follow England Hockey Rules)<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>In the case of a draw<\/strong><\/span><br \/>For all age groups:\u00a0Penalty Strokes (best of 3, followed by sudden death if necessary)<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sharing of Data for Fixtures<\/strong><\/span><br \/>By entering the Sisters n Sport National Cup Competitions, we will need to share your contact details (Name, Email and Contact Number) with the other schools within the competitions for you to be able to organise fixtures. Please let us know if there is a problem \u2013 snsnationalcup@sistersnsport.com<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Publicity<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Competing schools shall use the proper name of the competition \u2018Sisters n Sport National Girls Hockey Cup\u2019 or #snsgirlshockeycup when using social media. Please feel free to tweet us scores\/photographs etc to @sistersnsport<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Control<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Decisions regarding any point of contention will be made by Sisters n Sport. Sisters n Sport reserve any right to deal with any matters not specifically provided for in the Rules of Competition and to take whatever action they deem to be appropriate. Sisters n Sport are not responsible for any injury or loss experienced during the competition.<\/p> <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f7f6e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cta-banner\" data-id=\"7f7f6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cta-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sns-cta-banner container mb-3\" >\n  <div class=\"row py-3\">\n    <div class=\"col-12  text-container text-center d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap\" >\n        <h3  class='d-inline-block mb-0 text-pink'>ENTER YOUR TEAM <\/h3>\n\n  <a  class='ml-2 btn  btn-lg btn-pink' href='https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/events\/'  target=\"_self\">ENTER NOW <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SISTERS n SPORT Girls Hockey [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48857","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SISTERS n SPORT Girls Hockey National Cup for Schools\u2013 Rules, Regulations &amp; FAQ\u2019s - COMPETITIONS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SISTERS n SPORT Girls Hockey National Cup for Schools\u2013 Rules, Regulations &amp; FAQ\u2019s - COMPETITIONS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SISTERS n SPORT Girls Hockey [...]Read More...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"COMPETITIONS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sistersnsport\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-28T09:28:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@sistersnsport\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SISTERS N SPORT\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sisters_n_sport\/\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sistersnsport\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sistersnsport\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/LOGO.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/LOGO.png\",\"width\":107,\"height\":110,\"caption\":\"SISTERS N SPORT\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/\",\"name\":\"SISTERS N SPORTS - COMPETITIONS\",\"description\":\"GIVING GIRLS MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPETE\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/\",\"name\":\"SISTERS n SPORT Girls Hockey National Cup for Schools\u2013 Rules, Regulations & FAQ\u2019s - COMPETITIONS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-27T12:05:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-28T09:28:56+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"SISTERS n SPORT Girls Hockey National Cup for Schools\u2013 Rules, Regulations &#038; FAQ\u2019s\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SISTERS n SPORT Girls Hockey National Cup for Schools\u2013 Rules, Regulations & FAQ\u2019s - COMPETITIONS","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"SISTERS n SPORT Girls Hockey National Cup for Schools\u2013 Rules, Regulations & FAQ\u2019s - COMPETITIONS","og_description":"SISTERS n SPORT Girls Hockey [...]Read More...","og_url":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/","og_site_name":"COMPETITIONS","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sistersnsport\/","article_modified_time":"2025-04-28T09:28:56+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@sistersnsport","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"9 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/#organization","name":"SISTERS N SPORT","url":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sisters_n_sport\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sistersnsport\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/sistersnsport"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/LOGO.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/LOGO.png","width":107,"height":110,"caption":"SISTERS N SPORT"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/","name":"SISTERS N SPORTS - COMPETITIONS","description":"GIVING GIRLS MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPETE","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/","url":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/","name":"SISTERS n SPORT Girls Hockey National Cup for Schools\u2013 Rules, Regulations & FAQ\u2019s - COMPETITIONS","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-04-27T12:05:51+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-28T09:28:56+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/sisters-n-sport-girls-hockey-national-cup-for-schools-rules-regulations-faqs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"SISTERS n SPORT Girls Hockey National Cup for Schools\u2013 Rules, Regulations &#038; FAQ\u2019s"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48857"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48913,"href":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48857\/revisions\/48913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sistersnsport.com\/competitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}