Junior Events

Any junior interested in playing indoor for the State needs to put in their nomination form for trials as the U18 nominations close on the is 15th July.

The Australian Under 18 Men’s & Women’s Indoor Championships will be held in January, 2010 in Western Australia.

Nomination forms can be downloaded below:

U18 Mens and Womens Indoor nomination form

2009/2010 Indoor Officials nomination form

2009/2010 Indoor Selectors nomination form

Any junior interested in playing indoor for the State needs to put in their nomination form for trials as the U14 & 16 nominations close on the 29th July

The Under 14 & 16 Men’s & Women’s Indoor Championships will be held 4th – 8th January 2010 at Niagra Park, Central Coast, NSW.

Nomination forms can be downloaded below:

U14 & U16 Mens and Womens Indoor nomination form

2009/2010 Indoor Officials nomination form

2009/2010 Indoor Selectors nomination form

What a great time we all had at Bring a Friend day. On and off the field the club was buzzing!

With many kids bringing along a friend the field was very busy and the sun shone brightly. Whether new to the club or 4 generations in (the Thompson clan), parents enjoyed watching whilst the Minkey kids ’showed off’ what a great sport hockey is to their friends.

We were so pleased to have many parents & club members help our Junior Coaches out on the field for the day – Tim, Stuart, Diana, Bridget (U15), Travis, Michael, Cameron, Aaron, Toni, Jamie (U15) and Peter (sorry if I missed anyone!).  Our coaching team of Arabella, Joh, Jonathon, Matt and Nicola did a wonderful job dealing with double the normal number of kids – testament to their growing coaching skills.

Off the field, Kirstin, Phil and Samantha did a wonderful job cutting up fruit, cooking the BBQ and getting ready for the Minkey Huddle.

But of course we cannot forget to thank our two special guests for the day; Toni Cumpston and Travis Brooks.  Both Waverley players, we were so proud they could take time out to join the latest ‘Waverley recruits’ at the Minkey program. Their coaching on field of both the Minkey kids and the coaching team was invaluable.

Toni has had an amazing playing and coaching career including Assistant Australian Women’s Olympic Coach at the Athens and Beijing Olympics. Travis represented Australia for many years including winning gold at Athens, gold at Melbourne (Commonwealth games) and bronze at the Beijing Olympics.

Following our Minkey Huddle (where we present our weekly certificates) some Minkey kids (and parents!) stayed back to meet Travis and hold his medals. What a treat for those of us that got the opportunity.

Click on Junior unit then Minkey for a registration form and contact details. Please bring a completed Registration form to the first week (2nd May) – please let Nikki know you will be coming for planning purposes.

The 2010 Junior Registration day is to be held on Saturday 6th February from 10am to 2pm at the Waverley Hockey Club ground, corner  Winbirra Pde & High Street Road Ashwood. All current and new players in age groups from under 6 to under 17 are invited to the club to register for the coming winter season. Registering on this day is important as it allows the club to enter the correct amount of teams and make sure all players get a playing spot. The 2010 Winter Season will commence on April 16 & 17. Any enquiries can be made via the website contact form.

Waverley Hockey Club is once again running a the very popular Junior Summer Hockey competition at our club grounds. Matches will be conducted on Friday evenings, commencing Friday night 23 October & concluding Friday night 20 November.

Registration for this year close on October 9th.

Summer Stix is for current Juniors to play hockey during the “off” season and a chance for less experienced players or children who would like to try hockey “to have a go”. This competition is an opportunity to have fun, improve skills and new players to try hockey. So if you have a family member, friend, school mate or neighbour wanting to try hockey, please tell them about Waverley Summer Stix.

More info, including registration details, is available on the Summer Stix page.

Melbourne AHL matches at the State Netball & Hockey Centre

Sat 26th Feb