Hockey Victoria

Aspiring young hockey players are encouraged to nominate for the 2010 Hockey Victorian Junior State Championships (JSC).

Players selected at the completion of zone trials will represent their zone (one of 6 metropolitan and 4 regional zones) by competing in the Junior State championships.
 
In 2010 there will be two Junior State Championships for both boys and girls:

•    Under 13 and Under 15 - 28th June – 3rd July 2010

•    Under 17- 1st-3rd October 2010

The Junior State Championships are a vital part of talented young players development, helping them to achieve the best of their potential through the newly re-vamped Hockey Victoria talent pathway. 

The aims of the Junior State Championships include:

•    to aid junior players development
•    to foster a positive and cohesive team environment with players from their zone
•    to foster the development of coaches and officials
•    to have each team coached to win the State Championships
•    to have State Under 13 and Under 15 Squads selected
•    to be the first step in identification of players for the Under 18 State Squad

For more details about the zones,  trials dates and zone coordinators click here.

Nominations are now open  click here    

Hockey Victoria would like to thank all players who attended the recent Senior Men’s Viking’s trials.

Please note that the squad will be announced on Monday the 22nd March on the Hockey Victoria Home Page.

For all players who are not named in the 2010 squad, feedback will be available by contacting the Head Coach Jay Stacy via email.

To access Jay’s email details, players will need contact Hockey Victoria’s State Manager Jim Lekkas on 8379 4284 or alternatively via email: jlekkas@hockeyvictoria.org.au

Once the final squad has been announced on Monday the 22nd of March, all selected players will be contacted by Jay for further information.

Hockey Victoria is proud to congratulate the achievements of four young hockey players who were recognised at the 2009 Victorian School Sport Awards.

Ben Hartung, Hockey Victoria CEO attended the Presentation Ceremony held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday 12 March 2010 and was thrilled to see the hockey players presented with their awards.

“Hockey Victoria would like to congratulate Aaron Cockram (Doncaster), James Knee (Waverley), Tegan Purser (Altona) and Caitlin Philpott (Camberwell) on being awarded the 2009 Victorian School Sport Sporting Blue Award, which is the highest sporting accolade in Victoria’s government school system.

A total of 44 students were awarded the Sporting Blue in recognition of their outstanding achievement in their chosen sport and it is excellent that the hockey achievements of these four talented individuals has been recognised”

James Knee, Tegan Purser, Aaron Cockram and Caitlin Philpott flew the flag for hockey and celebrated among a host of other sports.

The awards are organised by the Victorian Government Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and attracted a number of high profile guests including the Honourable Bronwyn Pike MP and CEOs of State Sporting Organisations.

Victorian Vixen Sharelle McMahon and Track & Fielder Jeff Riseley presented the awards to the four young Victorians.

James Knee – McKinnon SC
Award: Hockey
Achievements:
- Southern Sharks captain, runners up in Junior State Championships
- U15 State Team captain
- Member of the U16 Indoor State Team
- College intermediate boys’ team captain

Tegan Purser – Western Heights College
Award: Hockey
Achievements:
- Selected for Hockey Australia’s (U18) training camp
- VIS junior development squad member
- Awarded ‘Best Player’ at the State (U17)competition
- State (U21) team member and State (U18) team captain

Aaron Cockram – Park Orchards Primary School
Award: Hockey
Achievements:
- 2009 (U12) Vic Hockey Team member, National Schools Championships
- Top performance with the VPSSA championship boys’ hockey team
- Victorian Hockey (U11) Development Squad team member

Caitlin Philpott – Canterbury Primary School
Award: Hockey
Achievements:
- Member of Camberwell HC’s ‘A’ team for three consecutive years
- Regional representative and member of the (U13) Eastern Hotshots at the State Championships
- Top performer and runner-up, VPSSA (U12) girls’ hockey team

Fox Sports will show the ABN Amro WorldHockey television magazine program at the following times:

Wed 24 March at 0700 AEDT on Fox Sports 1
Thu 22 April at 1430 AET on Fox Sports 3
Sat 24 April at 0800 AET on Fox Sports 1

 
See details of how to subscribe to Fox Sports at: www.foxsports.com.au/subscribe
 
Hockey Australia expresses sincere thanks to Fox Sports for their continuing support of hockey.

Hockey Victoria is pleased to announce that the draw for the 2010 Junior State Championship in the Under 13 and Under 15 divisions is now available.

This event will be held over the first week of the second term school holidays and will run from Monday June 28th through to Saturday July 3rd.

Please see below for pdf document of the final draw:

2010 Junior State Championship Draw

Dear Affiliates,

As you are aware, the 2009 Hockey Victoria Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Sunday 11th April 2010 at the State Netball Hockey Centre, commencing at 10.00am.

This information has been designed to provide you with information that will assist with your understanding of the AGM.

Hockey Victoria Inc. Constitution (“the Constitution”)

Please refer to the Hockey Victoria (HV) website for a copy of the Constitution.

Who is entitled to vote and attend at the AGM?

- 2009 Affiliates are entitled to vote at the AGM.

An Affiliate is a Hockey Club or Association (whether incorporated, unincorporated or otherwise), which was a member of HV in the 2009 year.

To be eligible to vote, each Affiliate must have lodged the appropriate affiliation form (and paid the relevant fee) with HV in 2009.

- Affiliates shall be represented by their Delegate (only) who shall have the right to attend, debate and vote at the AGM for and on behalf of the Affiliate, in accordance with the Constitution.

Each Delegate is entitled to exercise all votes on behalf of the Affiliate.

Please ensure you have advised HV of your Delegate. If you propose to change your Delegate prior to the AGM, you must do so in writing to me (HV Chief Executive Officer) at least 48 hours prior to the AGM.

Life Members may attend and debate at the AGM, but have no right to vote.

An Individual Member is a registered financial individual member of an Affiliate and may attend the AGM, but has no right to debate or vote at the AGM.

Voting at the AGM

- A quorum for the AGM shall be 30% of the Affiliates entitled to vote and represented at the meeting in person, by postal vote or by proxy.

- Each Affiliate in attendance (in person, by postal vote or by proxy) at the AGM shall be entitled to the following number of votes:

* One (1) vote for each of its playing sections (men’s, women’s and junior’s section) and one (1) vote for each ten (10) Registered Teams regardless of gender and age. Registered Teams can only be counted once and Affiliates can only count teams that are not directly affiliated with HV. Separate information will be circulated with the Agenda specifying the number of votes each Affiliate is entitled to.

* No Member is entitled to exercise more than five (5) votes.

- At any General Meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands, unless a poll is demanded (before or on declaration of the result of the show of hands) by the Chair or a majority of Delegates present.

Postal Voting

-  Postal voting is permitted and forms part of a quorum.

A Postal Vote Form will be attached to the Agenda which will be forwarded to Affiliates 21 days prior to the AGM.

The Postal Vote Form must be duly completed and executed and lodged with me at least 48 hours before the commencement of the AGM.

PLEASE USE THE POSTAL VOTE FORM IF, AS THE NOMINATED DELEGATE OF A
MEMBER, YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) ON SUNDAY 11TH APRIL 2010 AND YOU STILL WISH TO EXERCISE YOUR VOTE.

Proxy Voting

Proxy voting is permitted and forms part of a quorum.
A Proxy Form will be attached to the Agenda which will be forwarded to Affiliates 21 days prior to the AGM.

The Proxy Form must be duly completed and executed and lodged with me at least 48 hours before the commencement of the AGM.

Proxies shall only be exercised by Delegates on behalf of Members entitled to vote.

Further, for the proxy to be valid, an Affiliate must instruct the proxy to vote either in favour of or against any proposed resolutions which must be set out in the Proxy Form.

PLEASE USE THE PROXY FORM IF, AS THE NOMINATED DELEGATE OF A MEMBER, YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) ON SUNDAY 11TH APRIL 2010 AND YOU WISH TO APPOINT ANOTHER DELEGATE OF A MEMBER TO VOTE ON YOUR BEHALF AT THE AGM.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VOTE HAS THE SAME EFFECT AS A POSTAL VOTE EXCEPT THAT IF THE PROXY FOR WHATEVER REASON IS UNABLE TO ATTEND OR IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE WHEN A VOTE IS TAKEN AT THE MEETING, YOUR VOTE WILL NOT COUNT.

Interested Director Nominees

In accordance with Rule 25 of the HV Constitution, four (4) Directors shall be elected at the 2009 AGM.

The retiring Directors are eligible for re-election.

Those Directors retiring in accordance with the Constitution are:
Adam Barty;
Chris Chittick;
Shaun Dooley; and
Glenda Wilson

Please note that Adam Barty will have served the unexpired term of former Director, Joe Hough, as the Board appointed Director to fill the Casual Vacancy under Rule 27.3 of the HV Constitution.

Adam Barty is now eligible for election.

Please note that Interested Directors shall be elected for a period of two (2) years, which shall commence from the conclusion of the 2009 AGM until the conclusion of the second AGM following.

On Friday 1st January 2010, Hockey Victoria Director, Don Ayres, resigned from his position on the Board. In accordance with Rule 27.3 of the HV Constitution, the Board is required to fill this Casual Vacancy for the remainder of the Director’s term (in this case until the 2010 AGM which will be held in April 2011). At the first Board Meeting following Don’s resignation, the Board appointed Ashley Carey as the Interested Director replacing Don Ayres.

Therefore, the current composition of the Board (Directors not retiring until the 2010 AGM) is two males (Bob Esselmont and Ashley Carey) and one female (Kim Westley).

There were 6 nominations received for 4 positions.

Nominations for Interested Director were received from Adam Barty, Christine (Chris) Chittick, Shaun Dooley, Matthew Trounce, Norman Walker and Glenda Wilson.

Rule 24.4 of the HV Constitution must be observed (gender equity rule).

Where ever possible and subject to availability of candidates gender equality must be preserved on the Board. For example, where there is a full Board of seven (7) Interested Directors at least three (3) Directors must be male and three (3) Directors must be female.

To comply with gender equity at least two (2) female Interested Directors must be elected and therefore Chris Chittick and Glenda Wilson will be re-elected unopposed.

The candidates for election will be Adam Barty, Shaun Dooley, Matthew Trounce and Norman Walker.

The two (2) male candidates with the highest number of votes will be declared elected.

Please find attached for your review and consideration prior to the AGM, the information submitted by the four male nominees as part of their Director nomination.

Preferential Ballot System

The preferential ballot system required under the HV Constitution (Rule 25.2(f)) requires voters to indicate the preference for the various candidates by placing a “1” against the name of your first preference, a “2” against the name of your second preference, and so forth.

A vote is informal unless a number is placed alongside every name.

It is also informal if a number is duplicated or missed out.
The votes in each pile should be counted to ensure the total adds up the number of votes cast.

The scrutineers will sort the ballot papers into piles, one pile for each candidate given a first choice and one pile for informal votes. If any candidate has more than ½ the total formal votes cast, then that person is declared elected and is called the first elected candidate. If no candidate is in that position, the candidate with the lowest number of first preferences is eliminated, and his or her votes distributed according to the second preferences shown. This continues until a candidate reaches the required majority of votes (that is, more than half). Fresh piles are then made using all the ballot papers including those cast for candidates eliminated during the previous count.

Votes for the first elected candidate are then allocated according to their next preference, and the process is repeated to ascertain the second, third and forth elected candidates.

This process is subject to Rule 24.4 (Gender Equality).


Agenda for the 2009 AGM

In accordance with Rule 17.1 (a) of the HV Constitution, please find attached the Agenda for the 2009 AGM.

Minutes of the 2008 AGM


Proposed Amendments to the HV Constitution

In accordance with Rule 37.1 of the HV Constitution, the Constitution shall not be altered except by Special Resolution. Under Item 7 (Other Business) of the Agenda, each Delegate will be entitled to exercise all votes on behalf of the Affiliate in relation to proposed amendments to the HV Constitution.

The motions and rationale for the proposed amendments to the HV Constitution have been attached for your reference.

In addition, please find attached a draft copy of the HV Constitution with all of the proposed amendments highlighted so that Affiliates can easily review the proposed changes prior to the AGM.

Please note that if the proposed amendments are endorsed by Affiliates at the 2009 AGM then HV is required to register the changes with Consumer Affairs Victoria within 28 days after the alterations have been passed by special resolution at the AGM.

The alterations of the Constitution do not take effect until the amended Constitution is approved by Consumer Affairs Victoria.

2009 Financial Statements & 2010 Budget Summary

A copy of the Audited Financial Report for the year ending 31st December 2009 will be sent out via email to all affiliates prior to the AGM.

In addition, the 2010 Budget Summary and Commentary will be included in this same correspondence for your information.

2009 Annual Report

The 2009 Hockey Victoria Annual Report will available prior to the AGM (downloadable from the Hockey Victoria website) and limited hard copies will also be available at the AGM. The Annual Report includes the Board Report (Chairman’s and CEO’s Reports) and will be reported under Item 4 on the Agenda.

Finally
If you have any queries on any of the above information, please do not hesitate to contact me on 8379 4288.

I look forward to seeing you at the AGM on Sunday 11th April 2010.


If you have any queries on the above information please do not hesitate to contact the Hockey Victoria office on 8379 4288.


AGM GUIDE PACK

2009 AGM GUIDE

2009 AGM AGENDA

2009 HV AGM Director Nominations

2009 HV AGM Memo (Proposed Amendments to Constitution)

HV Constitution Proposed Amendments (April 2010)

2009 HV AGM Postal Vote Form

2009 HV AGM Proxy Form

2008 AGM Minutes

Hockey Victoria is the peak body responsible for the leadership, management, development and promotion of hockey in Victoria.

Hockey Victoria is currently searching for an energetic, highly motivated,
team-orientated and reliable individual to join our team.

ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT

The Administration Assistant is the face of the organisation and is the first point of contact for all enquiries.

The roles requires strong interpersonal skills as well as a high level of written and verball communication skills.

To be successful you will also possess high level organisational skills as well as working knowledge of the entire MS Office suite.

A can do positive demenor is essential.

Ideally you will have an;

• Understanding of the sport of hockey
• Database and website experience
• Appropriate sports management / event management / administration qualifications

For more information on the position please refer to complete Position Description by following the link below:

Administration Assistant PD

Applications close 5pm on Tuesday 23 March 2010

Applicants must send a CV and cover letter stating their suitability for the role addresed to:


Andrew Skillern
Operations Manager
PO Box 32 Parkville 3052

or

askillern@hockeyvictoria.org.au

Hockey Victoria (HV) continues to experience a great period of change and the HV Board and Staff are committed to engaging with all affiliates to provide updates on the organisational changes that have already been implemented over the past twelve months.

As part of engaging with all affiliates we will also share with you some of the proposed changes going forward and highlight the challenges.

We would like to invite you to attend a Presidents’ Meeting so that the Hockey Victoria Board and Staff can update you on a few of the key initiatives.

The details of the Meeting are as follows:

Date: Wednesday 28th April 2010
Venue: State Netball Hockey Centre, Olympians Room
Time: 6.30pm arrival for 7.00pm start. The Meeting is expected to conclude at 9.00pm
RSVP: Please confirm your attendance by Friday 23rd April 2010

Phone 8379 4288 or email at admin@hockeyvictoria.org.au

We have chosen four broad topics as set out below to stimulate discussion but we are also seeking your views on other topics that you see as important to you and perhaps the sport in general.

The broad topics to be discussed are:

• Hockey Victoria’s Development Strategy: Status Report
• Competition Review
• HockeyNet
• Club Development
• The Year of the Official
• General Discussion

We would be pleased to consider any other broad issue that you may have.

As per previous Presidents’ Meetings, the intention is to focus on matters other than detailed administrative or competition issues for which more specific mechanisms exist and consequently we ask for your attendance and in your absence only someone whom you believe can adequately address the higher level issues.

Notes emanating from these meetings will be circulated to all the affiliates.

Could you please notify Hockey Victoria of your availability by Friday 23rd April 2010 on 8379 4288 or via email at admin@hockeyvictoria.org.au

The Hamish and Andy Bi Bi Triathlon was well attended by hockey and Hamish and Andy lovers alike.

They played a match against two MCC teams which had some impressive names.

Including: Ninja Kim aka Kim Byung-Hoon - Former Korean International player
Georgia Nanscawen - Our Youngest Hockeyroo, Hugh Jellie - MCC State League One player and some up and coming juniors like Mitch Hope, Matt Brethoten, Kip Davey and Andy Simons to name a few
 
Hamish took his position on field as goalie. Being new to this, we allowed him his own personal goalie coach and Mitch Hope did his best to coach Hamish.

After the first few nervous moments where he was seen crawling on the ground, Hamish picked it up and started to make saves that had even the more experienced goalies in awe!

Unfortunately for Hamish his newly learnt skills weren't good enough to save him for the 130Km plus drag flick from International Korean Ninja Kim.....Hamish just didn't see it coming...

Andy on the other hand is no stranger to the game having played club hockey in his younger years.

He didn't even break up a sweat as he scored a very impressive field goal against MCC's very experienced goalie Bucky.
 
What was even more impressive was the stroke that Andy managed to score against Bucky. He must have got some tips from Korean Kim. Perhaps Andy could be the new poster boy for Hockey!

Thanks to Hockey Victoria and Just Hockey, Hamish & Andy were presented with some giant hockey sticks signed by both teams.

Southern United HC Veterans Goalkeepers Needed

Southern United HC is one of the largest Hockey clubs in Victoria and fields four over-40s veterans’ teams in the Hockey Victoria Winter competition.

We are looking for Veterans (Over 40s)

Goalkeepers for our B-grade and E grade sides (Over 40s) for the 2010 winter season. Goalie kits are available for use.

If interested, please contact Tim Cole, SUHC Veterans President on: 0437190422  or email the club on secretary@suhc.com.au