Instructions for the 2025 / 26 field season

It is with great pleasure that we officially open the 2025/26 field season.

To ensure that all clubs, teams and officials are optimally prepared, you will find attached the important documents for the coming season:

Year groups youth categories season 2025/26
Organisational directives field season 2025/26
Directive rules field season 2025/26

We ask all clubs to study the contents carefully and to implement the guidelines contained therein consistently. We would like to draw particular attention to the following points:

Youth categories & age limits-Overview of the valid age groups for U8 to U18.
Organizational adjustments –including clarifications on playing times, kick-off times on the last match day, licensing deadlines, Final4 eligibility and compulsory masks for short corners.
Regulatory changes –in particular the more precise mask requirement for short corners and the new rules for receiving aerials.

Please ensure that the relevant people in your club (coaches, players, support staff and referees) are informed in good time.

If you have any questions, please contact us at championship@swisshockey.org or by telephone on +41 41 342 19 00.