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

You can view the article here.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

The Waverley Hockey Club’s junior development program starts from our Minkey programme.

All children who have not played hockey before should start at Minkey before progressing into an age appropriate junior team.

The Minkey programme is designed to introduce children and enable them to attain the required skills for competitive 
field hockey competitions.

The Minkey programme is run in a safe, non-competitive arena with the emphasis on participation, skill development and having lots of fun.

Waverley Hockey Club is of the very firm belief that all children under the age of 9 (though not restricted to U9’s) who have not played hockey before, should participate in the Minkey progamme for preparation of an age appropriate competition junior team.

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.

As children move up the skill levels the emphasis moves to preparing them to move to an age appropriate junior team such as the Under 9 or 11 competition.

Minkey Registration for 2010 season

Please contact Nikki via contact email: minkey@waverleyhc.org.au, for new players a 2010 registration form is available for download from the web site  – http://www.waverleyhc.org.au/juniors/registration

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.

Minkey targeted at all children who have not played hockey before – even older children should start at Minkey before progressing into an age appropriate junior team. The youngest we accept children is 4 years of age.

Minkey dates for 2010

Start date: Saturday 1st May

Breaks: 12th June Queens Birthday weekend, 3rd and 10th July for School Holidays

End date: Saturday August 28

Venue

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

Registration fees

Minkey: $120 for season (equates to $60 pr term), includes a hockey set (bag, stick, ball, shin pads) for 1st years and Minkey uniform for 2nd years

You can pay at the Club via cash, cheque or eftpos.

Weekly Minkey details

Time: 10.45am – 12 noon

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

Balls are provided.

How can parents get involved?

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.

Please send expressions of interest to Nikki via contact email: minkey@waverleyhc.org.au

All help is greatly appreciated!

The Minkey Team

Nikki Gerling in a Co-ordination role and Toni Cumpston as Head Coach lead the Minkey team. Nikki has two children playing at the Club and both Nikki & Toni have a passion for ensuring children learn sport in a fun and supportive atmosphere.

Toni has been coaching since 1991 and has coached at all levels both State and Nationally. Toni has been fortunate to travel to many places overseas both as a player and a coach – and has seen many different hockey styles and skills. Highlights include two Olympic campaigns, but Toni believes the best thing about coaching is seeing players improve and develop into better players and people. Toni loves the Minkey program for this very reason – watching the kids develop their hockey and social skills every week.

Highlights of Toni’s coaching career include:

Waverley State League 1 1995 – 2000 (year off 1998), Premierships in 1997, 1999, 2000

Victorian Institute of Sport Coach Women 2001 – 2009

Australian Assistant Coach Olympic Games 2004 & 2008

Australian Assistant Coach Commonwealth Games 202 & 2006

Australian Assistant Coach Champions Trophy 2003, 2005, 2007 & 2008

Joining Nikki and Toni is a team of Waverley Juniors, Seniors and parents. Waverley hockey club encourages players at all levels to learn how to coach and umpire with Minkey providing an ideal opportunity for Junior players to learn how to break down the skills and teach others.

On a regular basis Senior players also assist the Minkey program including Olympic Gold medallist Travis Brooks.

Please contact Nikki as per details below:

ph 0439 73 88 00
email minkey@waverleyhc.org.au

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.

In this issue:

• Big club day on 12th August
• Run on the ground with State League 1!

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