ABOUT BENTSTIX
Bentstix Hockey Club is Sydney's only LGBTQIA+ hockey club.
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Established during the 1996 Sydney Mardi Gras Festival as a social network, the club has grown to become one of the world's largest and most successful LGBTQIA+ hockey clubs, with over 140 members.
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We currently have three women's and four men's teams competing in Sydney winter leagues, social summer games, and international competitions. In 2018, our women's team won the Gay Games in Paris.
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Bentstix is dedicated to continually building a diverse, competitive and friendly environment that welcomes all new members wishing to play hockey, get fit and make new friends.
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OUR TEAMS
We believe that sport brings people together. With regular training sessions and a busy social calendar - there's an opportunity for everyone to get involved.
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EVENTS
Join Us at our upcoming events: Have A Go Day 2023 or our Pre-Season training sessions. Click the images below for more details.
SPONSORS
Bentstix is a community based, not for profit organisation. We cannot operate without the generous support of our corporate and community sponsors.
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We would like to thank our current sponsors Acon, ANZUK Education and The Iron Duke for their generous and on-going support.
JOIN BENTSTIX
Bentstix Hockey Club is always on the lookout for new members to play with the club.
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Training runs from March through to the end of the winter season in August. For more details on joining, get in touch through our Facebook page.
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Thursday night training
Contact us for times
We train March to August
Kyeemagh Hockey Field
Inclusion Policy
Inclusion is at the heart of the Bentstix Hockey Club
Belonging and the freedom to be yourself are at heart of our club's values and have been since our inception. The Bentstix was founded to be a place where anyone and everyone, irrespective of how they identify, is welcome.
We welcome people of all genders (see our gender diversity policy), sexualities, ethnicities, religions and sexes. We value diversity in all it's forms and strive to provide a safe place to play, socialise and be yourself.
The Bentstix Hockey Club stands behind and actively endorses and adopts Hockey Australia's Official Inclusion Policy, acknowledging that "being an inclusive sport not only reflects our core values, it also reflects the diversity of our local communities". This includes a zero tolerance policy against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. You can see details of the policy and support materials here.
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Should you wish to know more, give feedback or have other queries including complaints or concerns, we'd love you to contact us.
CONTACT US
GENERAL ENQUIRES: president.bentstix@gmail.com
MEDIA & SPONSORSHIP: president.bentstix@gmail.com
LGBTQIA+ INCLUSION & DIVERSITY CONFIDENTIAL ENQUIRES: bentstix.secretary@gmail.com
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