The Hunter Academy of Sport (HAS) UAA program provides high performance coaching and training opportunities to up-skill athletes and assist them in progressing to higher representation within the sport of hockey. HAS and the Regional Academy of Sport (RAS) network in NSW has had a long standing partnership with Hockey NSW playing a vital role in the Hockey NSW pathway by identifying, monitoring and developing the skills of young hockey players. This program is proudly sponsored by Underwriting Agencies Australia (UAA).
The UAA HAS Hockey Program is a program endorsed by Hockey NSW to deliver a pathway program for U16s and U18s. The program includes athletes in the Hockey NSW Pathways & Performance Program and selected athletes through local trials.
The following benefits will apply to those selected in the program:
To be eligible for the 2026/27 HAS Hockey Program:
Athletes will be selected into a program via two ways:
Head Coach: Ben Brown
Female Squad:
| Angelina Ottery |
| Annabel Rees |
| Evie Ford |
| Jonti Adamson |
| Molly Wiehahn |
| Willow Barry |
| Avery Starr |
| Dior Cameron |
| Ella Craven-sands |
| Evie Gaggin |
| Grace Vincent |
| Hanna Mounter |
| Isobel Sillar |
| Keira Spoljaric |
| Lilah Rainsford |
| Madeline Coyte |
| Charlie brenda Gosper |
| Tara Murphy |
| Amy Fry |
| Calli Hammond |
| Charlotte Todd |
| Emma Loveday |
| Isabel Allport |
| Lexie Bradford |
| Lily Atkins |
| Mya Ford |
Male Squad:
| Cameron Mclennan |
| Elijah Eagleton |
| Evan Simes |
| Hamilton Dobson |
| Hamish Anson-smith |
| Lucas Blair |
| Hunter Heath |
| Samuel Grebert |
| Archer Hayles |
| Charlie Dargan |
| Hudson Carey |
| Jackson Mayers |
| Joseph Wallis |
| Kellen Royes |
| Lachlan Bosworth |
| Liam O’connor |
| Madden Willott |
| Riley Fernance |
| Wade Mcgregor |
| Lockey Harbidge |
| Cameron Watt |
| William Lidbury |
| Benjamin Grummitt |
| Charlie Coombe |
| Christopher Bolton |
| Eoin Watkins |
| Finlay Quince |
| Isaac Hayes |
| Jacob Clark |
| Lachlan Grady |
| Leo Allan |
| Liam Wamsley |
| Matthew Woods |
| Nicholas Kennewell |
| Oliver Pullen |
| Rian Watkins |
| Samuel Quince |
| Thomas Coombe |
| Thomas Davy |
Explore a variety of scholarship opportunities available through the Hunter Academy of Sport to support athlete development and growth:
