Hockey Victoria

Important Note -  This initiative is only for Umpires aged 14 to 20 inclusive. Officials outside this age bracket who would like to be involved at the Junior State Championships will be welcomed in a Technical Official role, full training can be provided prior to the Championships & without TO's, the tournament won't be able to run. Please register your their interest to catkins@hockeyvictoria.org.au

Over the past couple of years the Junior State Championships have grown so popular as a vehicle for Umpire Development that more Umpires want to be involved than can be accommodated! For 2012, we will be extending the pathway to incorporate the Junior Country Championships so that all umpires who wish to be officiate in the tournament environment and to receive umpire coaching can formally access it.
 
Registrations are now open to be involved in the 2012 Junior Umpire Development Pathway. It is expected that all Umpires who register will be actively umpiring within their Club, Association or local competition.
 
You can nominate by completing the online form available at this link - www.hockeyvictoria.org.au/index.php?id=521
 
Nominations will close on Monday 21 May.
 
CLICK HERE to view further information about what will be involved and what is expected of Umpires that register.
 
Scott O’Reilly (Mens U21 National Championship Umpire Panel) and Keeley Brown (Womens U18 National Championship Umpire Panel) will again perform the role of Umpire Managers throughout the pathway. As well as both coming through the JSC pathway themselves, Scott and Keeley have played an important role in mentoring a number of umpires who have recently officiated at National Championship Events (both HA & SSA) or who have been nominated to do so in 2012.
 
Overall, this opportunity is about providing you the opportunity to improve your Umpiring as well as mix with others from across Victoria who are also involved in this element of the sport.
 
If Umpires have any questions - please contact Scott or Keeley at the following email address – umpiredevelopment@gmail.com
 
If Clubs, Associations or Umpire Coaches have any questions - please contact Cam Atkins, HV Development Manager - catkins@hockeyvictoria.org.au
 

The Junior Grading Committee met last night to go through gradings requests submitted by clubs. The Competitions Department is currently working through all these changes, as well as a number of team withdrawals, with the hope of releasing round 4 fixtures, online, this afternoon.

Once team withdrawals and entries have settled down over the next week, Hockey Victoria will begin to work on the remaining Junior & Metro 4 fixtures which will be released over the next couple of weeks.

Thanks for your patience.

METRO NOMINATIONS CLOSE WEDNESDAY 2 MAY

2012 is an Olympic year and the best way to get close to the event action is to be part of the 2012 G.J Gardner Homes Junior State Championships. 

REGIONAL ZONES

North West Lightning, South East Cougars & South West Eagles will be selected off the 2012 Victorian Junior Country weekend so participation in this event is critical to the identification process. 

North East Knights teams will be selected independently by Hockey Albury Wodonga.

METRO ZONES

In 2012 trials will be conducted for all 6 metropolitan Zones on the following dates:

•    Sunday 6 May 2012
•    Sunday 13 May 2012

NOTE: All Under 17 teams will be selected during the May trials and not later in the year. 


All metro players please follow the link below to nominate for your Zones Under 13, 15 & 17 teams. 

Click here to nominate

Click here for more information including trial times

Nominations will close on Wednesday 2 May. Late nominations are available but will incur an additional $20 late fee on top of the $30 nomination fee.

Note: country players are not required to nominate at this stage

Round 4 Results_PDF

Round 3 Results_PDF

2012 COUNTRY MEN'S & WOMEN'S STATE TEAMS

The Country Men's & Women's National Championships will be held from 28 July - 4 August, 2012. Hockey Victoria is excited by the opportunity to host the Championship in Bendigo this year.

Player nominations are now open to trial for these teams. Selections will be based on performances in the Victorian Country Championships over the Queens Birthday long weekend in June. Womens @ Geelong, Mens @ Footscray.

Nominations Close: Tuesday 5th June, 2012

Nomination Fee: $35 nomination fee applies (this includes HV administration, pitch hire & sporting pulse and paypal processing fees).

NOTE: Click 'I am registering to this club for the first time' to nominate

Player eligibility: To be eligible for the Country State team a player shall be a current financially registered player in a Country club/Association.

Financial Commitment:Hockey Victoria subsidise a component of the costs associated with these teams however it is estimated to cost approximately $1,000 - $1,500 for accommodation, travel, meals,etc to participate in the team.

All players must be financial with HV. Any unfinancial player wishing to nominate must clear any outstanding account before nominating.

Click here to nominate

Anthony Piccolo
State Teams Coordinator

Hockey Australia

Media Release

Friday 27 April 2012

Kookaburras coach Ric Charlesworth and a squad of 24 players have arrived in the UK ahead of the London VISA International Invitational Hockey Tournament on May 2-6.

The European tour is a chance for the world's number one team to see how they are tracking and how their competition is fairing in the lead up to the London Olympics.

A core group of players, including five time world player of the year, Jamie Dwyer have travelled to Europe but will only play select matches to ensure their work load is managed.

As well as the London test event the team will compete in scheduled games against Belgium and Germany from May 9.

Match reports will be posted on the Hockey Australia website.

Head Coach Ric Charlesworth said this was an important step in the Kookaburra's journey towards London and every match counted when it came to selecting his Olympic team.

Team selected: London Test
Nathan Burgers(QLD) Joel Carroll(NT) Luke Doerner(TAS) Fergus Kavanagh(WA) Liam De Young(QLD) Chris Ciriello(VIC) Jonathon Charlesworth(WA) Tim Deavin(TAS) Matthew Butturini(NSW) Mark Knowles(QLD) Glenn Simpson(VIC) Rob Hammond(QLD) Eddie Ockenden(TAS) Simon Orchard(NSW) Kieran Govers(NSW) Jason Wilson(QLD) Matt Gohdes(QLD) Russell Ford(VIC)


Players included for the European Tour -Test Matches against Belgium and Germany
Des Abbott(NT) Graeme Begbie(WA) Andrew Charter(ACT) Jamie Dwyer(QLD) Matthew Swann(QLD) Glenn Turner(ACT)

To Follow the Kookaburras on Facebook this link click here
To Follow the Kookaburras on Twitter click@Kookaburras
To tweet during event #Londontest

Hockey Australia

Media Release

Friday 27 April 2012

Kookaburras coach Ric Charlesworth and a squad of 24 players have arrived in the UK ahead of the London VISA International Invitational Hockey Tournament on May 2-6.

The European tour is a chance for the world's number one team to see how they are tracking and how their competition is fairing in the lead up to the London Olympics.

A core group of players, including five time world player of the year, Jamie Dwyer have travelled to Europe but will only play select matches to ensure their work load is managed.

As well as the London test event the team will compete in scheduled games against Belgium and Germany from May 9.

Match reports will be posted on the Hockey Australia website.

Head Coach Ric Charlesworth said this was an important step in the Kookaburra's journey towards London and every match counted when it came to selecting his Olympic team.

Team selected: London Test
Nathan Burgers(QLD) Joel Carroll(NT) Luke Doerner(TAS) Fergus Kavanagh(WA) Liam De Young(QLD) Chris Ciriello(VIC) Jonathon Charlesworth(WA) Tim Deavin(TAS) Matthew Butturini(NSW) Mark Knowles(QLD) Glenn Simpson(VIC) Rob Hammond(QLD) Eddie Ockenden(TAS) Simon Orchard(NSW) Kieran Govers(NSW) Jason Wilson(QLD) Matt Gohdes(QLD) Russell Ford(VIC)


Players included for the European Tour -Test Matches against Belgium and Germany
Des Abbott(NT) Graeme Begbie(WA) Andrew Charter(ACT) Jamie Dwyer(QLD) Matthew Swann(QLD) Glenn Turner(ACT)

To Follow the Kookaburras on Facebook this link click here
To Follow the Kookaburras on Twitter click@Kookaburras
To tweet during event #Londontest

Change of start time for Event 1 of GirlZ Just Wanna Have Fun Series
 
Due to clashes with ground bookings, Event 1 of the GirlZ Just Wanna Have fun series that will be hosted by Kew Hockey Club at its home ground will now take place from  9:30am - 11am.  It is suggested that the teams arrive 20 minutes earlier in order to receive their pink t-shirts and socks.  Each team is to come in their club uniform, and be prepared to have "FUN".
 
We look forward to seeing a hockey field full of young talented junior girls participating in the the sport that is "for all women & girls!"
 
 
Applications close Tuesday 24th April 5pm.


The “GirlZ Just Wanna have Fun!” series will be made up of four (4) U9 events and two (2) U11 events where girls aged (7-9) and (9-11) have the opportunity to play other girls in a 6 aside quarter field competition.  Each event will have a maximum of 8 teams from 8 different clubs participating.  This initiative is part of the VicHealth funded “Women & Girls Project” that aims to create healthier sporting environments that are safe, accessible and equitable to support participation of women & girls in the sport of hockey.

Click here for more information and entry forms

Round 2 Hockey photos now available on facebook

Hockey Victoria welcomes photos from any grade to be sent through to Tom Kneebone - tkneebone@hockeyvictoria.org.au

Article photos: Courtesy Randal Butler