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Tassie Indoor Stars Shine in the ‘Gong Vol. 1, Issue 1 FEBRUARY 2020
TASMANIAN HOCKEY MAGAZINE
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
FEBRUARY 2020
A monthly publication from Hockey Tasmania focused on informing the Tasmanian
hockey community of the achievements, events, and important news affecting its
members.
For any corrections, additions, suggestions, or enquires about this publication please
contact:
Scott Edwards
Hockey Tasmania Communications and Marketing Officer
Email: scott.edwards@hockeytasmania.com.au
Phone: 0403 921 501
CONTACT BOARD
19 Bell Street Chair: Ken Read
New Town, TAS, 7008 Deputy Chair: Brett Withington
Finance Chair: Glenn Lucas
PO Box 96
New Town, TAS, 7008 Directors:
Adam Clifford
Phone: 03 6228 5976 Nic Duffy (co-opted)
Email: admin@hockeytasmania.com.au Susan Brooks
Michael Phillips
www.hockeytasmania.com.au Mike Larkin
facebook.com/HockeyTasmania/ Secretary: Peter Bingham
Thank you to our Tassie Tigers major partners and sponsors
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ARE YOU READY FOR 2020?
great hockey stories coming out of these
regions and we expect more of them this
year.
In early 2019 Tasmania hosted several FIH
Pro League matches, giving Tasmanian
crowds a chance to again see top-level
Damian Smith International hockey at the world-class
Hockey Tasmania CEO Tasmanian Hockey Centre. We also
Welcome back to a new year and a new welcomed visitors and teams from around
decade! I hope everyone in the Tasma- the country by hosting the Under 13
nian Hockey community had a safe and National Carnival, the Under 18 National
happy holiday period - it was certainly a Championships, and 3 matchdays of the
challenging time for most of Australia and Sultana Bran Hockey One League.
our thoughts are with those who were
affected by the devastating bushfires. The biggest success for 2019, though,
is undoubtably the improved financial
There is a lot in store for our sport in 2020, position of Hockey Tasmania. Through
but I wanted to look back on 2019 before some incredible hard work from many
looking ahead. dedicated people we have made a signif-
icant turnaround, with our mantra being –
2019 was a year in which there were a lot together we can achieve more!! The 2020
of changes to our sport - internationally, budget is close to being finalised and the
nationally, and locally. You may have board will approve it at its first meeting of
noticed many things were done very differ- the year on the 24th February.
ently. While some things were extraordi-
narily successful, other things proved very We have a lot to look forward to in 2020,
challenging. I just want to thank everyone you will see in the calendar of events that
in the community for their patience, we have advertised that we have a full
support, hard work, and feedback. year of activity ahead.
The challenges in the North and the North- Being an Olympic year, we will see Eddie
West are well-known as I have stated there Ockendon represent us again at his 4th
is no one simple, easy solution to address Olympic Games which is an amazing
everyone’s concerns, but there is a dedi- achievement in itself, but next month
cated effort across the state to improve he will also break the record as the most
the situation, with more to come in the capped kookaburra ever. We wish Ed
next few months. While it is a long-term every success in 2020.
and slow project there is always reason
for optimism, especially with the North Is your club ready for 2020?
and North-West regions continuing their
strong history of excellence and achieve- Let us know if we can help in any way to
ment. We noted with great excitement prepare your club for a great season. We
Keenan Johnson’s selection in the Austral- challenge every club in the state to drive
ian U17 squad, Holly Bonde’s extraordi- our new 10/10 strategy, grow by 10 players
nary journey to play with the Tassie Tigers or 10% - whatever is greater.
in the Sultana Bran Hockey One League,
Jayden Pearson’s elevation to the elite Building capacity within our clubs will be
panel of umpires for Hockey One, and a key theme this year (and beyond) and
just recently Alissia Pearson’s selection in I and my team look forward to working
the Australian Women’s Indoor squad for with you all and wish everyone all the best
2020. These are but a small selection of the for a great 2020 season.
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HT SWITCHING TO REVSPORT
New Competition Management hockey administration in the country.
and Website Software Will Pro-
RevSPORT is a modern competition
vide Quality of Life Upgrade management and website service that will
Hockey Tasmania will switch its website be easier to use and view across multiple
and competition management software modern devices, provides more options
across to the RevolutioniseSPORT platform and functions for players and clubs, and
during the months of February and March. will be a significant upgrade for our sport.
Many would have noticed the disruption However, it is anticipated that there will
to the website towards the end of 2019. be some teething issues as everyone
Currently there is a temporary website in learns the new system. There has already
place until the replacement is finalised, been training sessions held around the
with the total transition to be completed state for clubs and coaches in using the
before the start of the new season. RevSPORT platform and Hockey Tasmania
will provide assistance and advice where
The transition to the RevSPORT platform requested.
is in line with Hockey Australia’s switch,
along with every other state and territory
2020 Calendar of Events Now Available On HT Website
Head on over to the Hockey Tasmania
website (www.hockeytasmania.com.au)
to find the link to our new Calendar of
Events for 2020.
This will be a regularly updated resource
for the entire hockey community to use,
providing an accurate overview of events
and dates coming up.
While we will try our best to ensure its
accuracy we ask the community to please
forward any corrections, additions, or
suggestions to us at admin@hockeytas-
mania.com.au with the subject heading
“2020 Calendar Update” to make it easy
for us to find.
We will, of course, continue to remind
everyone of upcoming dates and events
across all our communication platforms
as usual.
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EDDIE CLOSES ON AUS RECORD
Kookaburras Captain and Tasmanian
sporting megastar Eddie Ockenden is
tipped to break the Australian Men’s
hockey games record on Saturday, 7
March 2020, when his side plays Argen-
tina in the FIH Pro League at the Perth
Hockey Stadium in WA.
The current record stands at 365 caps,
held by Jamie Dwyer who retired in 2016,
with Ockenden due to bring up game
number 366 providing he doesn’t miss
any matches during the first months of
the FIH Pro League.
You can watch the Pro League live if you
have a subscription to Kayo or Fox Sports,
or if you are in or traveling to Perth you
can purchase a ticket via Ticketek.
FERGUSON GLOVES TOP AWARD
U18 Indoor Goalkeeper Wins Indoor Squad. The 25-player squad will
be invited to attend an intensive 3-day
Player of the Tournament Award
camp in October.
and Australian Selection
Georgia Ferguson, Goalkeeper for the
Tasmanian Under 18 Indoor Women, won
the Player of the Tournament award at
the recently completed National Indoor
Championships held in Wollongong, NSW
during January.
Despite a seventh-placed finish for her
side Ferguson impressed everyone with
her skills in the net and claimed the
top individual prize over the rest of the
competition.
Ferguson was also rewarded for her
excellent tournament with selection in
the Australian Women Under 18 National
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ALISSIA EYES WORLD CUP
Star ‘Keeper Wows Aus Selec-
tors During 2020 Indoor National
Championships
Leading Tasmanian Indoor goalkeeper
Alissia Pearson earned selection in the
Australian Women 2020 Indoor National
Squad after a stand-out Indoor Champi-
onships in Wollongong during January.
No stranger to Australian squads, Pearson
will now try to make the cut for the forth-
coming Indoor World Cup team - to be
selected from the National Squad after an
intensive 3-day training camp in August.
The date for the FIH Indoor World Cup has
yet to be set, though, with some expect-
ing the tournament to be announced for
February 2021.
INDOOR TEAMS EARN PLAUDITS
Tasmania’s Indoor Under 18 Women,
Under 15 Boys, and Under 15 Girls were all
awarded the “Play the Whistle” award at
the recently completed Indoor National
Championships. The award is given to
the team that displays the best discipline
and respect for umpires over the course
of the entire tournament.
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U18 TRIO MAKE AUS INDOOR
Lucy Cooper, Georgia Ferguson, and
Joshua Commins were all selected for
Australian Indoor Under 18 squads after
they had exceptional individual National
Indoor Championships in January.
They will all be invited to attend a 3-day
camp in October where they can put
their case to the National coaches for
inclusion in future squads.
HAVE YOUR NEXT FUNCTION
AT THE HOCKEY!
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KEEP AN EYE OUT
Department of Communities Tasmania
FOR OUR JUNIOR
EMERGING
TRAINING SQUAD
(JETS) PROGRAM
STARTING SOON,
IDEAL FOR
AGES 10-14.
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