NEWCASTLE - A SEASIDE CITY WITH A RICH TRADITION IN HOCKEY
Novocastrians are quite proud of their sporting traditions with its unique diversity of national and international quality representatives - playing, coaching and administering. This quality has been, and continues to be very evident in hockey with numerous representatives since hockey commenced in the city in the 1930s. a small sample from our hockey hall of fame includes Colleen Quinn, Chris Fernance, Ray Wright, Paul Dearing, Stewart Dearing.
Hockey for veterans ( over 40) commenced in 1980 and Newcastle is now one of the strongest areas in Australia for Masters hockey, and apart from the year-round mid-week competition, we field multiple teams in all age groups in the NSW State Masters Championships (34, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65 and 70). Players from Newcastle make up a large part of the NSW teams that are selected to compete in the annual Australian Championships.
Hockey for veterans ( over 40) commenced in 1980 and Newcastle is now one of the strongest areas in Australia for Masters hockey, and apart from the year-round mid-week competition, we field multiple teams in all age groups in the NSW State Masters Championships (34, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65 and 70). Players from Newcastle make up a large part of the NSW teams that are selected to compete in the annual Australian Championships.
2023Masters state championships - click the link above.
Masters Winter Comp
Round 9 June 7th
7.30 pm EF Beavers vs. Heat Haze, ( B Nowak, P Sweeney);
7.30 pm WF Platos vs. HFTB, ( G Jordan, C Sacco);.
8.30 pm EF Bakfar vs. Mavericks, ( B Nowak, P Sweeney);
8.30 pm WF Bluebottles vs. Hawaiian Raiders, ( G Jordan, C Sacco)
55s State Championships - Port Macquarie - 30 June to 2 July
Nominations are still open.
Also, nominations are open for the 34s, 40s and 60s for the state championships to be held here 21 to 23 July.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The 2023 AGM will be held at the NIHC Boardroom on Thursday 4 May commencing at 6.30 pm.
Agenda Opening by President Malcolm Emmerton Apologies Minutes of previous AGM Treasurer's Report Election of Office Bearers - Nominations by email please President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Chairman of Selectors
Selectors (2)
Gear Steward
Committee Members (3) 6. Train on Squad - report on Alan Richardson Memorial Carnival 2023, and report on current year activities.
7. State Championships report - D Pandel
8. Nominations for Life Membership - Nominated by Gary Jordan -
The nominations need to be seconded at the AGM - David Birt, Stan Hart, Wayne Hartmire, Robert Walsh.
9. Any other business
10 Closure.
State Championships - Congratulations to our 50 B team on the fabulous victory in the State championships in Armidale last weekend. G Williams, N Pracy, G Preston, K Anson-Smith, K Anthony, A Biles, C Dunn, G Hewlett, I Howitt, I Ingram, P Monaghan, N Morgan, L Ottery, R Posner, R Schimann, P Topfer. Managers - Scott Palmer and Craig Matthews.
Special thanks to our medical officer, Gary Jordan and to our team managers Marc Ballico, David Pandel, Scott Palmer and Craig Matthews; and to umpires Neil Morgan and John "Eyes" Barker.
NSW Representatives
Huge congratulations to our NSW representatives - 50/1 - Nick Fraser, Joe Lantz and Noel Pracy; 50/2s Graeme Tull.
Shadows - P Monaghan, D Sant and Ron Posner.
70s - David Prior and Pat Dunkin. Shadow - Ken Knowles.
Next state championships - 45s and 65s - Tamworth - June 2-4.
Nominations are called for those two events. We are hoping to field two teams in each age group. Players who intend to go are asked to lodge nominations as soon as possible so that our accommodation bookings can be finalised efficiently. Links to the nomination site are attached. The nomination fee is $200.
NSW MASTERS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Nominations are called for players, managers and umpires. In regard to umpires, we will provide HNSW Masters with the names of umpires who nominate. It will be the decision of HNSW Masters as to whether a nominated umpire is approved. For non-playing umpires who are approved by HNSW, we will cover your accommodation and will also pay $50 per game. Those umpires will be required to umpire two games on the Friday and two on the Saturday. HNSW appoints umpires (from the group that umpires on the Friday and Saturday)for the finals on the Sunday and will be responsible for paying them for the games on the Sunday. If a player is also chosen to umpire, we will not cover his accommodation, but will pay $50 per game for the four games.
Team managers - we will cover the accommodation of NON-PLAYING managers.
HNSW Annual Registration.
It is necessary to be registered with HNSW to play in the championships. or the Newcastle Men's Senior competition.
Please note that the Registration titled "Masters Only" allows a player who registers on that basis, to play in ONE state championships only per year. That type of registration does not qualify a player to play in a second state championships or to play in any other competition, such as our local masters competition, or the Newcastle Senior men's winter competition.
REP TEAM MATTERS
Malcol Emmerton - President - malcolm.emmerton@hotmail.com -0418682174
David Pandel - Chairman of selectors - dphockey@iinet.net.au - 0418498771
Gary Jordan - Gear Steward - gjjordan@bigpond.com - 0447506118
BANK ACCOUNT
BSB 641800
ACCOUNT - 200908318
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