How long is a Masters Championships match, and what are the breaks?
Rule- Australia
- Hockey Australia
- Masters hockey
- Ages 35+
- 2026
- Players
- National Championships
- Length: four quarters of 15 minutes.
- Quarter breaks: 2 minutes at the end of the first and third quarters. Teams may not leave the field of play during these intervals.
- Half time: 10 minutes, or another period between 5 and 10 minutes advised by the Tournament Director at the Event Briefing. Team officials and players may leave the Technical Facility Area during half time.
- Penalty corners at a quarter's end: the interval starts after any penalty corner that prolongs the quarter has been completed.
- After a goal: time is not stopped.
- Penalty corner awarded: time is stopped for up to 40 seconds.
Source: Hockey Australia Tournament Regulations, Masters Championships 2026 (Appendix 1), https://cdn.sanity.io/files/a5i57b7j/production/fc7698484262da8869940ecbd55575c2becb7c23.pdf
Added 24 Oct 2026