Football, hockey, and netball representative team nominations are open

Full member colleges and associates are encouraged to nominate players who they consider to be of an appropriate standard for national representation. All AoC Sport institutions have been emailed a link to complete the nomination form through Smart Survey. Any staff member who requires the link to the nomination form please email competitions@aoc.co.uk.

Our representative teams have been operating for over 25 years providing unique and exciting opportunities for talented male and female players to represent their country through domestic and international fixtures.

For full details on each of the representative team trials please visit their respective pages:

• Football Men and Women
• Hockey Men
• Hockey Women
• Netball

Frequently Asked Questions:

What is the deadline for nominating?

The deadline for nominating players is:

• Friday, 13 October 2023 for football nominations
• Tuesday, 17 October 2023 for hockey nominations
• Monday, 30 October 2023 for netball nominations

If I am nominated, will I automatically make it through to the trials?

In football, all nominated players can attend trials. In hockey and netball if we are oversubscribed then we will shortlist the nominations based on the data/evidence we have received, although in hockey if we are hugely oversubscribed then we try to run 2 trial dates in November.

Is there a charge to attend the trials?

Both the football and hockey trials are free to attend for colleges and for associates this is covered in your fee to access the nomination process.

To attend the netball trials there is a £20 fee per player for full member colleges. For associates, this is covered in your fee to access the representative trial process.

Is there a charge to be part of the representative team?

If you are selected and accept your place on the representative team you will need to pay a fee, as the representative teams are self-funding programmes. The fees for this season are:

• Football Men and Women: £550 per player
• Hockey Men: £400 per male player
• Hockey Women: £495 per female player
• Netball £500 per player

What are the age criteria?

Football men - age: under 19 and over 16 as of the 31 August 2023

Football women - age: under 21 and over 16 as of the 31 August 2023

Hockey men - age: under 19 and over 16 as of the 31 August 2023

Hockey women - age: under 21 and over 16 as of the 31 August 2023

Netball - age: under 21 and over 16 as of the 31 August 2023

We look forward to receiving your nominations.