Club Events

Big weekend of GRAND FINALS  coming up, so get out and support your club.

Start off on Friday 18th  at S2 to see the U13 Shield team take on TEM at 6.15 pm

or alternatively go down to Monash  watch two games, the U13 North play Doncaster at 7.00pm followed at 8.30 pm when the U15 East take on Knox.

On Saturday 19th  you can start the day by popping into

H2 at 8.30 am to see the U11 North take on Box Hill for the flag.

So that may be a bit early for some of you. If so then make your way to Monash where at

12 noon Men’s PE take on Doncaster

followed at

2.00 pm when the Mens Metro 3 East take on MCC.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO ARE PLAYING

Thanks to all those who have ordered wine. The final date for orders will be Sat 8th August. All wines will be available to taste on that day also

Plaese support your club

This Saturday the 25th of July the Waverley Hockey Club will be hosting a massive day down at its spiritual home, Ashwood Reserve.

Day
During the day the bar will be open for business serving the coldest beveridges, a big BBQ and spit roast will be fired up – not to mention the top class hockey on display from 12:30pm until 6:30pm.

Footy, Food & Friends
As the night rolls on the Big Screen will be wheeled out to provide a first class viewing of the AFL clash between the top placed Saints Vs. third placed Western Bulldogs. The bar will continue continue into the night and food will be available.

Featured Event
Last but not least the night will reach its climax when the Annual Waverley Snail Races take place in the club rooms. The event is a very controversial subject after last years champion snail was disqualified after officials discovered it was actually Ant Green with a shoe box on his back and the only snail to use elbows during the race.

All are welcome and we look forward to seeing you all at the club!

Jess & Tim

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With a huge weekend of matches at Ashwood this weekend, the club has arranged for a number of Victorian wines to be available for tasting (with a view to purchase!!).

The wines will be there on Friday night, Sat and Sunday. All are reasonably prices and competitive with local retail outlets.

Look forward to support from all members

Keeping with the times the Waverley Hockey Club is again setting benchmarks by entering itself on Wikipedia (The Worldwide Encyclopedia) for the world to read about.

CLICK HERE to read about the club on Wikipedia. Any person who wants and has the knowledge to edit on Wikipedia is invited to do so to make the article as accurate and beneficial as possible.

For those that do not know a ‘Wiki’ is a type of collaborative Web site and encyclopedia. Wikipedia’s articles provide links to guide the user to related pages with additional information.

Wikipedia was only created in 2001 and is a written collaboratively by volunteers from all around the world. Anyone with internet access can make changes to Wikipedia articles.

Toni Cumpston and Andrew Steele will be holding a Coaches Workshop on Tuesday 21st of July at the Waverley Clubrooms, commencing at 7.00pm

The workshop is an open invitation for all current and potential coaches from all of the women’s divisions (seniors, juniors and minkey’s).

The topics to be covered by Toni will include: Systems, structures, positioning, designing and training drills.

For any further information regarding the workshop please comment on the article and we will endeavor to reply with an answer.

Hockey Victoria has been involved in numerous international events since the State Netball Hockey Centre (SNHC) opened in March 2001.

Housing world class facilities the SNHC hosted the 2006 Commonwealth Games hockey tournament as well as other international series throughout its existence.

The latest major international event that will be held at the SNHC will be the 2009 ABN AMRO Men’s Champions Trophy in November. Please see below for details on the upcoming international event.

2009 ABN AMRO MEN’S CHAMPIONS TROPHY

The annual event is the biggest hockey tournament for 2009 and sees the world’s six top ranked nations compete for the Champions Trophy. The Australian team will also boost Waverley’s very own Luke Doerner in the tournament.

Who are competing: Australia, England, Germany, Korea, Netherlands, Spain

Champion Trophy’s Match Schedule

Where: State Netball Hockey Centre, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria

When: 28 November – 6 December 2009

Tickets: Tickets for the event will be on sale from 9am Monday 18th May through ticketmaster.

Special offers: All Hockey Victoria affiliates have access to a special offer. Please see resources for further information.

Regning champions: Australia

Round 10 is shaping as a season defining moment for the clubs senior top teams as they travel to Matlock to meet Camberwell.

This Saturday, the 27th of June, will be jam-packed with the much anticipated rematches that will deliver the skill, drama and passion that you have come to expect from the rivalry between Waverley and Camberwell.

The day starts with Men’s PA at 12:30pm striving to make Camberwell their next scalp on their journey at securing second spot on the ladder.

2:00pm will showcase a clash between the two in-form teams of the Men’s SL1 competition with the Panthers heading to Matlock looking to dethrown top of the table Camberwell.

The Women’s SL1 will begin at 3:30pm with the Panthers looking to upset 4th placed Camberwell and to bring themselves back on track.

Finally, the Women’s PA will be looking to cement themselves in the top 4 with a win against Camberwell commencing at 5:00pm.

“Camberwell Hockey Club extends a warm welcome to all at Waverley on the 27th of June”. The Camberwell Hockey Club is hosting a Family Day with all Waverley members, parents and children welcome.

Members of the Waverley Hockey Club are urged to make the trip down to support their top teams on the day in our 50th year celebrations as we strive for success. The support on the day really does help push the teams on and is much appreciated by all!

Waverley Hockey Club will be hosting a Club Day this Saturday (20th of June) with a great day down at the club.

Kicking off at 12:30 the day will start with Men’s Pennant A who are sitting third on the ladder and looking for a win to bridge the gap from the rest of the league.

Following will be the Men’s State League 1 who will showcase at 2:00pm against TEM. SL1 Men also sit third on the ladder looking to improve and cement themselves in the top two a the halfway point in the season.

The Women’s SL1 will showcase at 3:30pm against newly promoted Albury. The women will be striving for a strong win against the promotee’s.

Finally the Women’s Pennant A will host TEM at 5:00pm and will be in search of a win to crack the top 4 position.

All club members are invited to attend the day to enjoy a feed, some good company and some high level hockey viewing on offer!

It would be great to see some juniors and parents down for the games in our 50th year as a club!

OVER 3/4 TICKETS SOLD for this celebration at Yarra Yarra Golf Club . See attached Booking Form re contacts for Rachel Sheppard & Bronwyn Maddock to secure your place. $85 per head, dinner & drinks.