Four Youth women's and men's teams will be playing at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) from 14 until 18 January. The purpose of the AYOF is to provide future Olympic athletes with an environment reminiscent of an Olympic Games and to promote the Olympic ideals of friendship, solidarity and fair play.

The match schedule for the AYOF is as follows:

Wednesday 14 January 2009
Game 1 Australia Women vs. USA Women 9:00 Pitch 1
Game 2 Great Britain Men vs. Malaysia Men 9:00 Pitch 2
Game 3 Australia Men vs. India Men 11:00 Pitch 1
Game 4 Great Britain Women vs. India Women 11:00 Pitch 2

Thursday 15 January 2009
Game 5 USA Women vs. Great Britain Women 14:00 Pitch 1
Game 6 India Men vs. Great Britain Men 16:00 Pitch 1
Game 7 India Women vs. Australia Women 18:00 Pitch 1
Game 8 Malaysia Men vs. Australia Men 20:00 Pitch 1

Saturday 17 January 2009
Game 9 Australia Men vs. Great Britain Men 9:00 Pitch 1
Game 10 Australia Women vs. Great Britain Women 11:00 Pitch 1
Game 11 USA Women vs. India Women 13:00 Pitch 1
Game 12 India Men vs. Malaysia Men 15:00 Pitch 1

Sunday 18 January 2009
Game 13 Bronze Medal Men 8:00 Pitch 1
Game 14 Bronze Medal Women 8:00 Pitch 2
Game 15 Gold Medal Women 10:30 Pitch 1
Game 16 Gold Medal Men 13:00 Pitch 1

Source: Hockey Australia