Whitford News - Whitford Hockey Club

Whitford News
April 2016
In This Issue

Clubrooms open

Madie receives
umpiring accreditation

Fee Deadline Looming

Hin2H Carnival &
season to commence

Back to the Future

John Griffiths – Club
Sponsor in the
Spotlight
Clubrooms are open for Saturday
Meal Nights & Presentations
The Men’s Turf 1’s kicked off the season with a sumptuous roast beef roll
dinner. The clubrooms open from 5pm and meal service commences from
5.30pm followed by team & player of the day presentations. All teams, from
Hin2H to Masters’ grades are invited to present.
It is fantastic value for money for a family night out and a great opportunity to
hear how the other teams are performing, catch up on club updates including
the new facilities and events that are coming up.
The meals also vary depending on the teams. The Men’s 1’s have set the
benchmark so it will be great to see how other teams perform – My Kitchen
Rules! See below for teams catering in the next few weeks.
Catering Roster
Get Involved:

Fundraising Dinner –
7 May

Entertainment Books
on sale
30th April
7th May
14th May
21st May
28th May
4th June
Wanted!


Ladies Turf 2’s
CLOSED
(Fundraising
Dinner night)
Men Turf 3’s
Hin2H
Year 9/10’s
CLOSED – General Bye
Groundskeeper –
Lines Marker “FREE
FEES”
Master Chef Men’s 1’s – Matt Beaver, Tom Bodenstaff, James Dawson,
Andrew Dawson providing the 1st meal of the season
Hin2H Graduate
Coaches
Sponsors
Craig Kennedy, David Evans
Real Estate
John Hoff
Taxation Management
Services
John Griffiths
C&G Accounting Services
Osaka – Equipment Sponsor
Other Useful Links
www.dsr.wa.gov.au/kidsport
https://asf.org.au/organisation/
whitford-hockey-club-inc-/
Contact Us
www.whitfordhockey.asn.au
www.facebook.com/whitfordhc
We Are Family – Brotherly love
Whitfords prides itself on being a family oriented club and nothing more shows this then last weekend when 4 sets of brothers played for the Men’s 1’s. Obviously a winning‐combination as they beat Mods 2‐1. Pictured l‐r: Tom & Sam Bodenstaff, Damon & Lynden Ross, James & Andrew Dawson, Ryan, Matt and Duncan Christie. Whitford Hockey News – April 2016
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Uniform Shop Open
Times – May & June
Entertainment Books
Online ordering is now open for this year’s Entertainment Book or Digital subscription. The price is still $65, with 20% coming back to the club on each sale for our fundraising. Pass this info on to your family, friends and work colleagues with the ordering link, as every sale earns us $13. May
th
Thursday 5 May
Thursday 12th May
Thursday 19TH May
Thursday 26th May
OPEN 5:30 - 8
CLOSED
OPEN 5:30 - 8
OPEN 5:30 - 8
June nd
Thursday 2 June
Thursday 9th June
Thursday 16th June
Thursday 23rd June
Thursday 30th June
OPEN 5:30 - 8
OPEN 5:30 - 8
OPEN 5:30 - 8
CLOSED
OPEN 5:30 - 8
Fee
Payments
–
Deadlines looming…….
Hin2H & Juniors – for those Hin2H members and juniors who have not paid your fees after receiving your invoice, NOW is the time to pay. Fees must be paid in full by the end of April to ensure that your child is able to play when the season starts. If you haven’t received an invoice, or have misplaced it, please email Gill – registrar@whitfordhockey.asn.au For those junior members who have applied for Kidsport and haven’t heard if you have been approved, please don’t pay your invoice but do email Gill and she will follow up with the City that you applied to. They have had a change of system, and the processing is taking far longer than usual. Don’t Miss Out
Seniors – the Early Bird deadline is almost here, and after the 30th April, you will miss out on your free $50 bar credit. We have moieties to be paid to Hockey WA and this is difficult without your prompt payment of fees, so we encourage you all to pay your fees early, as it’s a win/win for all.
Books will be available in Early May and for those who order before the launch, you will receive an extra sheet of vouchers – a real bonus for getting in early. To date we have only had 2 book orders, so come on everyone, please get behind this as every bit of fundraising helps us and the book offers great value on all sorts of dining, attractions and accommodation. It takes no time at all to get your $65 value.
Also, new this year is a “Best of Bali” section in the Perth book. This features offers at restaurants, activities and also accommodation. Our display book has arrived and is in the clubrooms for you to peruse – at the bar. Special Offer for 2016/17 Entertainment Book Members only – If you also purchase an Interstate or New Zealand book, these additional books are offered at a discount, eg Melbourne book only $50. Order your book here.
Madie receives accreditation
Congratulations
to
Madison
Abbott
on
receiving her umpiring
accreditation.
We’ve all had to do it
sometime and we all know
it’s usually a thankless
task so why not be the
best you can be at it? It
not only improves your
hockey knowledge but can
improve your own game
and will save you money
paying for an umpire.
How
many
players
complain
about
the
umpiring
yet
don’t
volunteer to umpire?
If you’re interested in
umpiring contact Steve
Emery. Level 1 & 2 Coaching Accreditation
If you are interested in attending the Level 1 course on 17th July from 7.00am‐12.00pm hosted at PHS register through the following link: https://level‐1‐coaching‐course.eventdesq.com. Registrations are also open for a Level 2 course ‐ day 1 Saturday 22nd October and the second day to be held in February 2017. To register ‐ https://hwa‐level‐2‐coach.eventdesq.com/ or contact David Raso ‐ 9351 4316 Whitford Hockey News – April 2016
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‘Hin2H Open Day’
WOW! What a great start to our season. About 100 Hin2h players attended our Open Day on
Saturday and spent an hour honing their hockey skills. A huge thanks to our Ladies’ 1 players who ran
the rotations which the players thoroughly enjoyed - Pip, Leah, Rikki, Jana and Aimee.
This season we have 3 Minkey teams, 7 Grad teams and 6 Post Grad teams with a total of over 170
players, which promises to make for another successful season.
Those players who haven’t yet collected their team shirts (Minkey & Grads) or Club shirts (Post
Grads) can collect/buy them on Thursday, 28th April, or Saturday morning.
‘Hin2H Kick Start Carnival’
Saturday, 30th April, 8:30am to 11:30am
(note the change of start time)
Grads (Yr1 & 2):
start promptly at 8:30am with their first of 3 matches.
Post Grads (Yr3 & 4):
play their first game at 9:00am
Minkeys (Kindy & PP):
program to run from 9:00am to 10:00am.
All players to be at the fields 20min before the start of their first game!
Hotdogs, Egg & bacon rolls, soft drinks and coffee will be available at the canteen on the grounds.
Season Commences 7th May
Minkey (Kindy & PP):
8:30am to about 9:30am
Graduates (Year 1 & 2):
8:30am to about 9:45am
Post Graduates (Year 3 & 4): 10:00am to about 11:30am
Whitford Hockey News – April 2016
WANTED
3 x Hin2H Grads (Yr 1 & 2) Coaches
Saturday Mornings: 8.30am-9.45am
Contact: heidiwentzel@bigpond.com
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State Schools WA
Back to the future
State Schools Western Australia is an offshoot of
the Education Department and provides sporting
opportunities for students in a large range of
sports. They are not directly related to Hockey
WA but work with them.
While it’s great to see so many new faces it’s also
heartwarming to welcome back the old ones!
The State Schools’ hockey championships take
place each year for both 12 years and 16 years
boys and girls.
Each year the tournament is held in a different
state and will be in Cairns in August 2016. In
2014 in Hobart the WA 12 year old boys won the
silver medal and in Perth in 2015, the bronze.
They are looking to lift the gold from the perennial
favourites, Victoria but in truth, all states are hard
to beat.
In this section of the newsletter we turn back the clock and
remember those past club members who have returned to
read what they’ve been up to and get an idea of the good
ol’ days.
Troy Rule, Lion Hearted
Troy last played for Whitfords in 2003
after being at the club for 5 years.
Troy left due to health issues but after
watching a friend’s Masters game
against Whitfords decided that he
missed the camaraderie.
It was also a way of getting fit after
recovering from his health problems.
The first 2 trials have been held with the list of 90
boys reduced to 36 for trial 3 in early May. This Troy said team sports keep you honest – you don’t want
to let your mates down.
will be further reduced to 16 after trial 4.
David Moroney and Barry O’Sullivan, from
Whitfords are two of the selectors assisting coach
Richard Ewen to choose the best 14 boys.
Richard and manager Tracey Hunt then have
less than 3 months to try and build the team into
a competitive unit. During this time they will play
at the Southwest carnival in Bunbury and in the
Hockey WA Regional or Club championships.
Playing against slightly older boys is a great way
to toughen the boys for the 5 day championship.
The Tournament is a great way to start players
on a pathway to further success and for them just
to enjoy fine competition and adventure for a
week.
Masters' National
Championships
These will be held in Hobart for the Women and
Adelaide for the Men this year.
Whitfords always has a number of representatives in
the various teams and hopefully this year will again
see the club represented in the State team.
It really is a great experience to represent your State
in these championships so please consider
nominating. You have to be in it to win it! The dates
are Hobart, 7th to 15th October and Adelaide, 24th
Sept to 8th October.
To nominate go to the Hockey WA website,
www.hockeywa.org.au, click on Masters and follow the
links.
For more info have a chat to Pauline Molloy, our star
Australian representative, Dave Moroney (newbie), or
Len Collier (oldie but a goodie). Whitford Hockey News – April 2016
Changes he noticed at the club were that in his day the
1’s played mostly on grass. Now they are all on turf and
the past 1’s players are old enough to play masters.
Things that hadn’t changed in his time Crackers, Flex, Baz
and “lefty” Moroney.
He said it was great to see the progress of the new
Warwick Hockey Centre. He was on the committee when
there was talk about the new clubrooms and turf.
Troy and his wife Monica have started a Self-Managed
Superannuation Consulting business after leaving the
public service in 2013. They are also both members of the
501st Legion. Although you can’t see him, in the photo
above, Troy is dressed as a storm trooper.
Welcome back to club champion –
Sam Cameron
After captaining the ladies 1’s to an undefeated year (they
won all their games) in 1993, Club Champion Sam
Cameron returns to Whitties again playing for the Ladies
1’s Promotion team.
Sam played for Whitties from 1989 through to 1993 before
moving to the country. Sam is still living in the country
however makes the trek up to the city to play and train for
Whitfords.
Like Troy, Sam also relates how things have changed in
the club, especially since when she played she was team
mates with Gerry Kennedy and now plays in the same
team with Gerry’s daughter Rikki Stringer – some 23
years later!
It’s great to have you both
back – Troy & Sam
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Dinner Arrangements
For those lucky enough to have reserved tickets to the Club’s Fundraising dinner, in addition to Australian coaches Adam Commens and Graham Reid, we have received confirmation that Kookaburras, Mark Knowles, Kieran Govers, Tyler Lovell and Chris Ciriello will also be attending. We will have the Hockeyroos but as yet names aren’t finalised. Tim Gossage unfortunately is a late withdrawal due to commentating commitments however we have acquired the services of Hockey Australia’s Commercial Partnerships Manager, Shane Tonkin. Shane is an experienced MC & will bring his A‐Game to help us on the “ROAD TO WARWICK”. Whitford Hockey Club would like to thank all
local businesses & club members for their donations
& sponsorship of the night
Whitford Hockey News – April 2016
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Fundraising Dinner – On-line Auctions coming soon
Spotlight on club sponsor –
John Griffiths
Is it true that you were the club’s first Treasurer? Yes How has the club changed in your time? The club has increased substantially with numbers of teams and players‐particularly women’s teams and seniors. It also has taken on a great family focus Your team mates have been together a long time, give us some insights into what that means to you? I keep playing due to the mateship‐hockey is a team sport and the pleasure comes from playing in a team of friends with the social aspect of course. What is the secret behind your hockey playing longevity? Enjoyment of the game and playing with an established group of teammates. Any special moments in your illustrious playing career? I would not use the term illustrious to describe my playing career. The highlights were more from humorous moments on the field which was funny at the time. Some background on your company C&G Accounting Services is a small accounting firm specialising in audits of self‐ managed superannuation funds; not for profit organisations; sporting clubs; trust funds, etc Whitford Hockey News – April 2016
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The Whistleblower
Hi everyone!
Before I start, I’d just like to say thanks to everyone
who participated in the grass carnival last weekend. I
gave 4 junior umpires their first runs as umpires – and
umpiring a bunch of us Seniors is a challenge at the
best of times let alone for a young kid at their first time.
Thanks folks for looking after them.
So for this article, I thought I’d talk a little about
umpiring Juniors.
Whilst Juniors have mostly the same rules as seniors,
the key word is “mostly”. Each age group has its own
variations – for example 5/6s only play halves of 25
minutes. What it means is that when you’re umpiring
juniors, you’ve got to know which rules apply! The
variations are in the Junior rules listed on the HWA
web site.
One of the most important rules for Juniors is danger.
The 5/6 and 7/8 rules in particular state that the rule
against dangerous play must be strictly applied and
then goes on to give specifics. We must always
remember that the whole point of juniors is for the
players to enjoy and learn hockey SAFELY. And in
juniors that’s everyone on the field. Just because one
player may be able to “throw” the ball well or do great
tomahawks, doesn’t mean that the players in the ball’s
flight path are good enough to get out of the
way/handle the ball. The same standard has to be
applied to everyone. Reward good play, yes, but
make sure that everyone is protected. What’s better?
22 players going “huh?” or 21 standing around
someone on the ground?
Note what I said about junior hockey. As umpires,
we’re also there to help the players learn about the
game. Unlike seniors who (should) know why a
penalty was given, most juniors, especially young
ones, don’t know.
So make sure when you’re
umpiring, you use your voice and say why the penalty
was given – “FOOT”, “OBSTRUCTION” etc….. It will
help you as well as everyone on and off the field.
For me I suppose, the 3 biggest mistakes that new
umpires make are not having LOUD whistles, not
using LOUD voices and not being in the right position.
New/junior umpires often get caught in the corner or
on the side line trying to umpire the D. You can’t.
Umpires, as the ball is crossing the 23, we are already
inside the D and we stay in the D till the ball goes back
across the 23.
One thing about Juniors that we all need to remember
is that Juniors is usually the place where new umpires
start out. This means that the umpires that Juniors get
are often young kids just learning the art themselves
and are usually more nervous than the players!
Whitford Hockey News – April 2016
Throughout the season, at all levels, we’re all going
to get umpires that are obviously having a bad day
or might need to clarify their understanding of a
particular rule or two. In the Juniors, spectators
please, please, please do not encourage or partake
in any abuse on the sidelines or tolerate any bad
behaviour on the field. This includes curbing one’s
desire to “assist” or “explain” a rule to the umpire at
half time or full time. One of the key reasons we
have such trouble getting umpires is because of that
sort of behavior. It also means that when your
son/daughter runs into an umpire like me and
doesn’t behave, they get to spend a lot of time
watching rather than playing…..
Remember too that one of the key skills that junior
players need to learn is to play the whistle and
accept the umpire’s decision, irrespective of what
they might think about the decision. The game’s
rules – particularly with self play – are designed
such that it is a distinct disadvantage for a player to
stop playing whilst waiting for a whistle, appealing or
discussing the point with the umpire. At the top
levels, coaches drag players because it is so costly
to the team in turn overs or the player going off.
Umpiring Quiz
1. So what is the rule about danger? 2. What happens when the captain is sent off? 3. When the goals are positioned on the backline, where do you put the goal posts? The back of the line, the middle or the front? 4. What is the maximum amount of times that a player can be substituted in a game? 5. The ball, having been played by an attacker in the circle, is crossing the goal line before being knocked back into the circle by the goalie. Decision? Page 7
Club Calendar – May 2016
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
1
2
3
4
7pm Jnr Comm Mtg
9
10
4.30pm Hin2H Turf Training ‐ Joondalup 8pm Committee Mtg
16
17
11
12
13
18
19
20
5.30pm Uniform Shop Open 23
24
25
26
5.30pm Uniform Shop Open 4.30pm Hin2H Turf Training ‐ Joondalup
30
6
4.30pm Hin2H Turf Training ‐ Joondalup 4.30pm Hin2H Turf Training ‐ Joondalup
5
5.30pm Uniform Shop Open 7
8
Road To Warwick Fundraising Dinner Hin2H SEASON STARTS 14
15
Men’s 3s Catering Night
21
22
Hin2H Catering Night 27
28
29
9/10 – Catering Night
31
FEES DUE!
Whitford Hockey News – April 2016
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Club Calendar – June 2016
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
Thursday
Friday
2
Saturday
3
5.30pm Uniform Shop Open 6
7
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
7pm Jnr Comm Mtg
13
14
8
9
10
5.30pm Uniform Shop Open 15
16
17
5.30pm Uniform Shop Open 8pm Committee Mtg
20
22
23
24
Sunday
4
5
GENERAL BYE
CLUBROOMS CLOSED 11
12
Year 5/6 Catering Night
18
19
Year 11/12’s Catering Night
25
26
Year 7/8’s Catering Night 27
29
30
5.30pm Uniform Shop Open Whitford Hockey News – April 2016
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2016 Fees
SENIOR FEES Seniors Early Bird Fee
pay before 30 April $425
(includes $50 refreshment credit)
Seniors – concession1 $310
(includes $50 refreshment credit)
$800
Family 2 (includes one $50 refreshment credit)
Casual ‐ Turf ‐ Grass Second team levy 3
‐ Seniors only Turf Levies 4 ‐ Turf Seniors 1’s & 2’s ‐ Turf Masters & 3’s, 4’s & 5’s $40 $25 $150 $220 $165 Regular Fee pay before 31 May $425 $310 $800 $40 $25 $150 $220 $165 ** No pay/no play if fees are not paid in full by 1st June. This applies to juniors & seniors. ** Whitford Hockey News – April 2016
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Sponsors
In these exciting times with the new facilities being built, if you would like to become involved as a club
sponsor, or know a company we can approach, please contact Fundraising Co-ordinator
Richard Boseley or Treasurer, David Moroney.
Please support our Club Sponsors
C&G Accounting Services specialise in: 
Independent & inexpensive auditing for self‐
managed superannuation funds 
Forensic Accounting 
Outsourcing of accounting services for NFP organisations Partner John Griffiths (60s Masters) can be contacted on 0400 229 004 / www.candg.com.au
No home too big or small Anywhere in Metropolitan Perth IF YOU’RE THINKING OF SELLING OR BUYING Craig Kennedy Sales Manager – David Evans RE 0403 536 164 bmwangara@davidevans.com.au We specialise in preparation and filing of tax returns, business review and advice, superannuation compliance, and tax planning. John Hoff - (08) 9245 9345 / www.taxservices.net.au
WANTED
URGENTLY
Groundskeeper/
Linemarker
FREE FEES!!!
After nearly a decade of service Phil Riley has
had to relinquish the groundskeeper role. Phil
could be seen every Saturday morning during
the season, rain, hail or shine marking the
grounds and preparing the fields ready for
Saturday/Sunday games.
Those who play on grass, have benefited from
Phil’s dedication and I’m sure will have
appreciated his voluntary work.
Phil – your contribution has been AMAZING and
we can’t thank you enough.
Anyone interested in taking on this role please
contact – Phil Riley.
Whitford Hockey News – April 2016
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