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The annual Waverley Hockey Club $1000 Club Day is upon us once again and is shaping up to be a great day around the club. WHC looks forward to playing five exciting games against Doncaster HC, hosting a luncheon for our current sponsors as well as socialising with a number of council members: local, state and federal.

WHEN – Saturday 31st July from 11PM.

TICKETS – $30 ticket for entry into the $1000 draw, two drinks of your choice and a sausage.

TARGET 1000 – Let’s aim for 1000 people to come through those gates on Saturday to show the proud and dominant force that Waverley HC is.

The day kicks off strongly with our two impressive under 9’s teams taking the field against Doncaster’s best under 9’s. The Under 9 Panthers will be looking to cement their 1st and 2nd places on the ladder – The next generation look strong! The club encourages parents and their kids to stay on for the day – We are supplying two jumping castles and have a Cub Card available for purchase on the day.

Cub Cards – $5 will get the kids one soft drink, a sausage and unlimited time on our two jumping castles.

Following will be an 120 strong minkey brigade taking the field to showcase the future of the club. Club members from State League 1, Pennant A and B will be down to help out coaching the minkeys program from 10:30am. Doncaster minkeys are also making the trek to Waverley HC to join in the fun. Again the club encourages the minkeys to stick around and to make use of the Cub Card!

WHC will welcome sponsors, supporters and council members at 12:00 noon to the club for a great day of socialising, food and hockey!

The third placed Pennant A Men will be looking for a win against the fourth placed Doncaster at 12:30pm – A win could potentially boost the team to first place!

2:00pm will showcase the clubs best Men’s talent with the State League 1 taking the field against Doncaster. The boy’s are coming off a strong win against Greensborough at home. They will ensure a fast paced, skillful and exciting game for the the home crowd to enjoy.

3:00pm Will see the $1000 draw begin, make sure you have tickets (ONLY $30!).

3:30pm the third placed Women’s Pennant A team will take on second placed Doncaster in what should be a well fought match to cement a finals spot!

5:00pm will showcase the final match of the day with the Pennant D Women looking to knock off a lowly PEGS to ensure a finals berth coming into the business end of the season.

Remember to show your support by getting down for the day to ensure we reach TARGET 1000.

Look forward to seeing you there

An article was run in the Waverley Leader recently highlighting the WHC minkey program run on Saturday mornings. Its great to see the club in the news and congratulations to the organisers Nikki and John.

You can view the article here.

The junior unit is running a series of coaching workshops for minkey parents and Waverley players to learn or improve their coaching skills. The Waverley Minkey program has 12 skill levels split into Koala, Croc, Roo and Kookaburras with 3 levels per animal (bronze, silver, gold). At each level a list of skills is associated with a requirement. At the Minkey workshop you will learn each of the core
hockey skills – how to break it down to teach it, skill level appropriate drills and how to run a game for Minkey kids.

The sessions run on Saturdays 13th, 20th March & 10th, 17th April from 10.45am to 12 noon at the club. There is no cost, to register contact Nikki on 0439 73 88 00 or by email at minkey@waverleyhc.org.au.

For the full details download the flyer.

Date: Saturday 5th September

Location: Waverley club rooms

Cost:

• $5 per child includes party food (chips & chezels), sausage in bread, drink and jumping castle
• $5 per adult for a Hot Roast Beef roll and a drink

Time:

12 noon – Sausage sizzle for the kids & Hot Roast Beef rolls for the grownups

Jumping castle and free time on the hockey ground

Special ‘Australian hockey celebrity’ guest/s will present a medal to each child

12.45pm Minkey presentation of medal to each child

1.15pm – Under 9 presentation of medal to each child

Following the presentations – Jumping castle and free time on the hockey ground

Grandparents or other guests welcome!

RSVP number of children and adults who will be eating (for catering planning) to Nikki Gerling by Saturday 29 August; nikki.gerling@shell.com

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.

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.

Welcome to Minkey 2009 – I am writing to you to introduce the 2009 Minkey team, answer some of your questions and let you know our exciting plans for Minkey this season.

John Hooper will be the Minkey Head Coach and he is very keen for assistance from parents and players from all levels of the club throughout the season.

Click through to the Junior Unit and then select Minkey to find out more about Minkey in 2009.

Welcome to Minkey

Please email the Minkey team at  juniors@waverleyhc.org.au if you have any queries.

What is Minkey?

Minkey aims to introduce children to the game of hockey. The name is derived from “MINi hocKEY”, and originated in Australia more than 20 years ago.  The programme is designed to introduce children to the skills involved in field hockey in a safe, non-competitive atmosphere with the emphasis on involvement and fun.

The children progress through skill levels gaining awards / certificates as they progress.  The program runs on a half (or smaller) sized field and consists of skill based activities and a simplified game. Children under the age of 10 who have not played hockey before should start at Minkey before progressing into an age appropriate junior team.

The Waverley Minkey Program aims to:

• Encourage as many children as possible to participate in hockey regardless of ability, age or size
• Build an enthusiastic attitude towards participation in sport and an appreciation of the need for teamwork
• Provide a safe and happy environment in which to develop in each player the knowledge, skills and rules of the game of hockey
• Develop good behavioural patterns in the participation of, and the acceptance of rule and regulations associated with, playing in a team sport
• Encourage family involvement and help build a strong club

Minkey Skill levels

Waverley Hockey Club Minkey offers a skill-based program to enable children to progress towards playing Junior hockey.

The program has 12 skill levels split into Koala, Croc, Roo and Kookaburras with 3 levels per animal (bronze, silver, gold).  At each level a list of skills is associated with a requirement.

The program aims for older children (7 plus) to achieve a Croc level within their first year.

Uniform

Players are not required to wear the Club uniform. It is recommended that they wear a tracksuit and sneakers. Children who return to Minkey for a second year receive a Minkey shirt.

After Minkey – what next?

Recommended group next step after a season of Minkey is based on a players age group (under 7s should continue on with another year of Minkey) and Minkey skill level as per below:

KEY MINKEY INFO

Minkey dates

Start date:  2012 season TBC

Breaks: 9th June, 7th July

End date: Saturday 31^st August

Weekly Minkey details

Day: Saturdays

Venue: Waverley hockey club ground, cnr Winbirra Pde & High St Rd, Ashwood

Time: 10.45am – 12 noon

Need to bring: mouth guard, stick, shin pads. Hat if sunny, Rain coat if drizzling.

Balls are provided.

Registration fees
Per child: $120
This includes: stick, ball, bag, shin pads or for 2nd year children Minkey top

How can parents get involved?

Parents support is key to running a successful Minkey program!  We need help each week on the ground (setup / coaching) and also off the ground – we will be cutting up fruit each week for the kids (and siblings) when they finish. On occasion we will also need help cooking a BBQ for the kids.

In addition, assistance is required on a weekly basis to minimise the administration done by one person. Tasks include updating attendance lists and writing a short article for the newsletter, if shared they take a very small amount of time each week.

Minkey Hockey registration is on Saturday April 21st and 28th for Boys & Girls Aged 5 to 9 at Waverley Hockey Club.

Interested in staying active and playing a great sport where safety will NOT be affected by water restrictions this winter?

MINKEY HOCKEY is fun skill session and competition based program run in Terms 2 and 3 on the all-weather synthetic surface at Waverley Hockey Club.

This program runs on Saturdays from 10:50 am – 12:00 noon, commencing Saturday 5th May.

Under 7 and Under 9 players participate in a round robin competition, held always at our Ashwood ground. Prior to games a skill session is held to teach the children the skills and rules of the game.

Call Graeme on 0419 010 950 for more information.

Registrations will be completed on registration days, and also may be emailed to: JUNIORCOMMITTEE@waverleyhc.org.au

Registration Forms available under the ‘Minkey Hockey ‘ section of this site.