Border hockey players will need to get the all clear from three governing bodies if they are to get back on the pitch in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hockey-Albury Wodonga is affiliated with Hockey Victoria, however, the majority of the association's membership is based in NSW, meaning state government restrictions on sport could rule out players depending on where they live.
To throw another spanner in the works, the Albury-Wodonga Spitfires play in Canberra's Capital League, managed by Hockey ACT.
Hockey Albury-Wodonga operations manager Cayte Campbell said the board will meet after Easter.
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All hockey activity was suspended by Hockey Victoria until at least May 1, but Campbell revealed that has already been pushed back.
"They haven't given us a (new) date, which is fair enough," she said.
"They're looking at scenarios such as can we organise a two-month or a three-month competition? Or can we run past the normal end date (in September)?
"Hockey has the advantage that nobody else uses our fields, the problem of course though is if somebody wants to play cricket or water polo.
"The biggest problem I foresee is if Victoria says go ahead and NSW says don't and ACT says yes. What do we do?
"If the NSW government says there's to be no sport, we can't play at the Albury fields."
"It might go the other way and NSW say you're clear to go and Victoria may not."