COACH: Will Powderley

CAPTAIN: Ruth McDonagh

SQUAD: Kate Cullen, Aifric O'Malley, Aine Gallagher, Shelley Richardson, Cara Kelehan, Danni Cummins, Rachel Lambe, Sarah McDonagh, Ashling Deasy, Katie Burgess (Bray HC), Amy Armstrong (YMCA HC), Angie Stakelum, Sandra Boyle & Siobhan Browne

22 teams have entered the competition and regional qualification tournaments will be held to produce the seven teams to participate in the Finals Day (14th and 15th January 2011, venue to be decided).
The qualification tournaments will be structured as four regional groups with each team playing against each other in a round robin format. The match duration for games in the qualification tournaments will be determined by the availability of suitable indoor halls but will be not less than 15 minutes a side. The tournament shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules of Indoor Hockey and the Regulations of the F.I.H.

In each pool, all the teams will play against each other once, and the following points will be awarded for each match :
" - three points to the winner
- one point to each team, in the event of a draw
- no points to the loser."

In each pool, teams will be ranked according to the number of points each has accumulated in the competition. The top 2 teams from Groups 1,2 and 4 together with the winner of Group 3 will qualify for the Finals Day. Further information is contained in the tournament regulations document.

Avoca Ladies have been drawn in Group 2 and their fixtures are as follows:

The Finals Weekend is held on 14th & 15th January in a venue that is yet to be confirmed.