June Edition 2008

Cornershot Update
www.fieldhockeybc.com
Message from the Director, Marketing
In the same week that the Provincial Government announce a new
ministry for sport, namely the ‘Healthy Living and Sport Department’, Field
Hockey BC (FHBC) continues its review of marketing opportunities within
the sporting sector and specifically within our sport of field hockey in BC.
In this issue:
• Message from the
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Director, Marketing
Club Championships
results.
BC Teams selections
National Teams update.
‘Coaching Corner’ by
Robin D’Abreo
Sponsors’ page
Cal Cup results
Upcoming events.
and more!
Field Hockey B.C. has moved! The new address is:
202-210 West Broadway
Vancouver, V5Y 3W2
604-737-3046
Internally, Field Hockey BC has designed and launched a new website
which continues to improve communications within our community. The
website medium is one that the Society wishes to build upon in 2008/2009
with FHBC forging stronger partnerships with Post Secondary Institutions
and our domestic High School structure, as well as improving on the
challenges presented in the promotion of media and corporate relations.
International links, blogs, video links, the promotion of hockey at the
regional and grass roots levels are all target marketing areas for the very
near future. To this end, the Field Hockey BC Board and Staff are hoping
to be able to identify individuals who are willing to report on local and
regional field hockey activity, whether this is school, league, tournament
or human interest based. Regional and local media coverage is key to
building momentum in media relations across BC and consistent coverage
in the submission of articles is essential. Should this spark an interest in
you, please feel free to contact me, my fellow Board Members, or the
Field Hockey BC staff and get our sporting highlights into your community
news.
Hand in hand with domestic promotion are the benefits that can be
derived from International exposure. The Women’s Olympic Qualifying
Tournament held in April and May this year in Victoria, combined with the
Men’s National Team’s qualification for the Beijing Summer Olympic
Games continue to showcase the sport of field hockey domestically,
nationally and Internationally. We can only hope to be able to build on this
exposure and especially media coverage as we complete our summer
programs and the National Men’s team leave to compete at the Beijing
Olympic Games.
Brian Groos has been involved in field hockey, sports development and
promotion in Australia, Europe, and North America. Most recently Brian
has been involved with the management and promotion of two major
International events hosted in the City of Victoria in 2008, as Venue
Director for the BMX World Championships and Transportation Chair for
the Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Brian also continues as a
coach and mentor to teams and athletes within programs offered by Field
Hockey Victoria.
Ed.
Cornershot Update
Vol. 1, No. 8
page 1
June, 2008
2008 U18 Club Championships Saints ’A’ Capture Men’s Title
Congratulations to the Saints A team for winning the U18 Men’s Provincial Club Championships. The final
game was played at Wright Field on Sunday June 1st against Hawks. The Hawks team scored two goals on
penalty corners in the first half and led 2-1 at half time. The Saints A team stormed back with 2 unanswered
goals, the last one scored with less than 10 minutes to go in the game. It was an exciting finish to the 6 team
tournament. Victoria defeated Burnaby to win the bronze medal and West Van defeated Saints B for 5th
place.
All coaches, umpires, managers, players and volunteers should be congratulated for a week-end of hockey
that displayed skill, speed, grit and desire. Thank you to the hosts, the Vancouver Hawks for all their hard
work.
Results
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Saints A
Vancouver Hawks
Victoria
Burnaby
West Vancouver
Saints B
Congratulations to the first place Saints A (right) and second
place Hawks (left).
(Photograph courtesy Celia Plottel)
West Van Eagles Capture Women’s Title
The West Van Eagles captured the U18 Women’s Tier 1 title by
defeating their club mates, the West Van Cheetahs in a close,
2-1 victory.
Cowichan placed third in the eight team
tournament.
Results
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West Van Eagles
West Van Cheetahs
Cowichan
Richmond Herons
Tri-City Inferno
India Club
Burnaby Dragons
Ferocious Falcons
West Van Cheetahs
West Van Eagles
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Photos courtesy
Claudio Bulfone
Vol. 1, No. 8
page 2
Cowichan
June, 2008
2008 U18 Club Championships (cont’d) West Van Eagles Capture Women’s Tier 2 Title
The West Van Eagles defeated the Vancouver U17 White Hawks 1-0 in a closely contested final at Winskill
Park in Tsawwassen. The Eagles took advantage of their familiarity with Field Turf early in the game, scoring
a field goal in the first few minutes. The White Hawks began to regain territorial advantage in the second half,
almost tying the game during two goal mouth scrambles. However, the Eagles hung on to capture the title.
Results
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West Van Eagles
U17 White Hawks
Chilliwack U18
Falcon Peregrines
Surrey Sharks
U17 WV Cheetahs
Green Hawks
Richmond Roadrunners
9. U18 Tri-City Eagles
10. Comox Valley Eagles
West Van Eagles (burgundy) and U17 White Hawks (courtesy Doug Hadwen)
Action from Sunday’s Games
(photos courtesy Pott Shots)
West Van Eagles
vs White Hawks
in the final.
Pink Panthers
vs Falcon
Peregrines in
the Tier 2
Bronze medal
game.
West Van
Cheetahs vs
Surrey Sharks
in Tier 1 action.
Burnaby Dragons vs
Ferocious Falcons
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page 3
June, 2008
2008 U16 Girls’ Club Championships Delta Falcons, Surrey Shark Attack Capture Girls’ Titles
Congratulations to the Delta Falcons for winning the U16 Girls’ Tier One Championship held in
Surrey. The Falcons beat the West Van Bobcats. The Surrey Shark Attack defeated the
Okanagan Owls to be named Tier two champions.
Tier 1 Final Results
1. Delta Falcons
2. West Van Bobcats
3. West Van Leprechauns
4. West Van Bulls
5. Richmond Flamingos
6. Tri-City Wildcats
7. Surrey Reef Sharks
8. Tri-City Rage
9. Alberta
10. West Van Retrievers
11. Cowichan
12. West Van Fireflies
13. Chilliwack
14. Richmond Thrashers
Delta Falcons
Tier 2 Final Results
1. Surrey Shark Attack
2. Okanagan Owls
3. West Van Ravens
4. Okanagan Tigons
5. Surrey Rage
6. West Van Phoenix
7. Tri City Heat
8. Okanagan Scorpions
9. Vancouver White Hawks
10. West Van Frost
11. Burnaby Thunder
11. Chilliwack
13. West Van Bumblebees
14. Comox
15. Tri City Crunch
16. Richmond Ducks
Surrey Shark Attack
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page 4
June, 2008
2008 U16 Boys’ Club Championship Vancouver Gold Hawks Capture Boys’ Title
Vancouver Gold Hawks beat St. George’s 1-0 in Surrey to win the U16 Boys’ Championship.
Burnaby-United Brother’s beat WV Marauders 2-1 claim the bronze medal.
Final Results
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Vancouver Gold Hawks
St. George’s
Burnaby-United Brothers
WV Marauders
Alberta
Victoria
Vancouver Black Hawks
Falcon Flyers
India Club
Vancouver White Hawks
The tournament organizers would like to acknowledge and
thank the U16 Boys West Van team and especially the
U16 Boys Black Hawks. Each of these teams played on
Saturday June 7th at Tamanawis in the last game
scheduled for the night of the U16 Club Championships. It
was scheduled to be played at 8pm but was not started until
9:15 because previous games went long. The teams had
played about half the game when the lights went out (they
are on a timer). The two teams agreed to finish the game at
7:30am the next morning so not to interfere with the
schedule. They both should be commended for their cooperation. For the Black Hawks, the last game of the day
was their 4th; they had started the day at 8am!
Club Championship Wrap-Up
The U14 Girls’ championship weekend wrapped up a busy Club Championship season on Sunday, June 22.
The club championships were a huge learning experience and definitely a challenging task that would not
have been possible without the following people. I would like to thank:
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All of the players for coming out and participating in this year’s Club Championship tournaments.
Congratulations to all the winners!
The coaches and parents for making sure their teams/children were at their games ready to play.
The managers who were organized and kept me on my toes with the scheduling and umpires’
assignments.
The Club Organizers who were responsible for getting the equipment and finding parent volunteers to
help at the Technical Tables during games.
The Umpires – Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Without all of your help and dedication to this sport
these tournament would not have been possible. Thank you for covering extra games
Caitlin Meredith for answering numerous e-mails and phone calls, keeping the Club Championship
website pages up to date, rounding up umpires and just being
super organized!!
And all the other FHBC staff for answering my questions and giving me a hand
when needed.
If you have any feedback, comments or ways to improve on the club championships
I would love to hear them. Please e-mail them to me - stephanie@fieldhockeybc.com
Thanks again,
Stephanie Rudnisky
FHBC Tournament Coordinator
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Vol. 1, No. 8
page 5
June, 2008
2008 U14 Club Championships Delta Falcons Capture Boys’ Title
Congratulations to the Delta Falcons 1 team who defeated India Club in the final 4-1 to win the
gold medal at the Club Championships hosted in Victoria. The Red Hawks won the bronze medal in
a close 3-2 game over Cowichan.
Final Results
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Delta Falcons 1
India Club
Vancouver Red Hawks
Cowichan
United Brothers
Victoria 2
Delta Falcons 2
Vancouver Blue Hawks
West Vancouver Warriors
Vancouver Gold Hawks Capture Girls’ Tier 1 Title
Congratulations to the Vancouver Gold Hawks who defeated the West Van Eagles to win the U14
Girls’ Tier 1 Championship. The West Van Thunderbolts claimed third place by defeating club
mates, the West Van Dixies.
Tier 1 Final Results
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Vancouver Gold Hawks
WV Eagles
WV Thunderbolts
WV Dixie Sticks
WV Orcas
Delta Flame
Delta Fury
West Van Crickets
Tri-City Stingers
Tri-City Daredevils
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Vancouver Gold Hawks
Vol. 1, No. 8
page 6
West Van Eagles
June, 2008
2008 U14 Club Championships (cont’d) India Club Capture Girls’ Tier 2 Title
Congratulation to India Club who defeated
Chilliwack Pink Panthers 1 in the Tier 2 final.
Chilliwack Pink Panthers 2 defeated West
Van Pink Panthers for third place.
West Van Ladybugs Capture
Girls’ Tier 3 Title
Congratulation to the West Van Ladybugs
who defeated the Tri City Fury in the Tier 3
final. Ontario claimed third place.
Tier 2 Final Results
Tier 3 Final Results
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India Club
Chilliwack Pink Panthers 1
Chilliwack Pink Panthers 2
West Van Pink Panthers
WV Geckos
Burnaby Red Hot Chilli Peppers
WV U13 Canadians
WV U13 Cougars
WV U14 Cougars
WV Blue Jays
Tri-City Hurricanes
Cowichan
Surrey Titan Sharks
Surrey Tiger Sharks
WV U13 Flames
Tri-City Crush
Vancouver Gold Hawks
Alberta
19. WV Orcas
WV Lightning
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1. West Van Ladybugs
2. Tri City Fury
3. Ontario
(the remaining teams are shown in
alphabetical order)
Burnaby Blazers
Delta Falcons U13 Lightning
Kelowna Ogopogos
Okanagan Heat
Richmond Kookaburras
West Van Kodiak
Vol. 1, No. 8
page 7
June, 2008
2008 U12 Club Championships Congratulations to all the participants in the U12
Boys’ Festival held on June 14th at Eric
Hamber Field. Eighteen teams for the Lower
Mainland, Victoria and Cowichan played 4
games each under sunny skies in Vancouver. A
big thank you to all the umpires (a few who
umpired 6 in a row!), the Hawks Club
(Tournament Hosts), coaches, managers,
parents and players. The players were
especially lucky to have Michael Lee, Matthew
Guest and David Jameson from the Men’s
National team dazzle them with a lunch hour
display of terrific skills. They were kind enough
to stick around and sign autographs for the
players. Thank you Michael, Matt and Dave!
Congratulations to all the participants in the U12
Girls’ Festival held on June 14th and 15th at
Burnaby Lake. Thirty four teams enjoyed a
wonderful two days of friendly games. Special
thanks to the organizers and umpires, also!
Participating Teams
Club
Team
Cowichan
Delta
Delta
India Club
Vancouver
Vancouver
Cowichan
Falcons 1
Falcons 2
India Club - Blue
Black Hawks
Blue Hawks
United Brothers
Vancouver
Victoria
West Van
Burnaby
Delta
India Club
India Club
United Brothers
White Hawks
Victoria
White Out
Panthers
Falcons 3
India Club -Grey
India Club- White
United Brothers
West Van
Vancouver
Vancouver
United Brothers
Terminators!
Red Hawks
Green Hawks
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Participating Teams
Club
Delta Falcon
Delta Falcon
West Van
West Van
West Van
Cowichan
Cowichan
Surrey Sharks
Tri-City Eagles
West Van
West Van
West Van
Vancouver
Tri-City Eagles
Cowichan
Richmond
Tri-City Eagles
Victoria
West Van
West Van
West Van
West Van
West Van
Vancouver
Burnaby
Delta Falcon
Delta Falcon
India Club
Richmond
Vancouver
West Van
West Van
West Van
West Van
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Team
Raptors
Stix
U12 Wildcats
Vipers
Orcas
Green Gators
Purple Vipers
Hungry Sharks
Hornets
Killer Bees
Polar bears
U12 Firebirds
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Lightning
Blue Crush
Owls
Tri-City Eagles
96's
Black Panthers
Devils
Angels with Attitude
U11 Orcas
Red Devils
Gold Hawks
Explosion
U11 S. Delta Storm
U12 Stealth
India Club
Pelicans
U11 Maroon Hawks
U11 Dragons
Blue Jays
Bears
Flyers
June, 2008
Provincial Teams
Congratulations to all the athletes who have been named to the
thirteen teams which will represent B.C. at various competitions this
summer. B.C. Teams train through June and July, and have access to
high quality coaching and sport science services. We have a strong
tradition of excellence, with many of our teams ‘playing up’ a division in
National Championships and International Tournaments. The following
pages list the teams’ rosters.
Dallas Plensky, High Performance Program Director.
Senior Men
Senior Women
U19 Men
Senior
National Championships
Calgary, Alberta
June 26 - 30, 2008
Senior
National Championships
Calgary, Alberta
June 26 - 30, 2008
Junior
National Championships
Vancouver, BC
July 25 - 27, 2008
Antoni Kindler
Matt Peck
Sukhpreet Butter
Mark Erickson
Sean Ford
David Jameson
Kevin Laidman
Michael Lee
Ben Martin
Connor Meakin
Derrick Norton
Chris Robertson
Simon Rocheleau
Taylor Self
Hudson Stewart
Thea Culley
Christine DePape
Carly Dickson
Stephanie Gardiner
Stephanie Jameson
Philippa Kedgley
Stephanie Madsen
Kathryn Masson
Tiffany Michaluk
Andrea Rushton
Katie Rushton
Lelia Sacre
Sarah Saddler
Samantha Smith
Amanda Stone
Natalie Wise
Brandon Dziuba
Rajin Sidhu
Justin Abrioux
Matthew Bissett
Stephen Bissett
Arsh Buttar
Duncan Carnes
Bruce Currie
Harshan Grewal
James Kirkpatrick
Arne Oswald
Nicolas Roggeveen
Hudson Stewart
Ean Thornicroft
Javier Virk
Graham Wiggins
Head Coach:
Giles Wheatley
Head Coach:
Coaches:
Krista Thompson
Manager:
Stephanie Hume
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Vol. 1, No. 8
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Kinder Gill
Bill Sandhu
Manager:
Patrick Oswald
June, 2008
U16 Blue Men
FHBC
Invitational Tournament
Vancouver, BC
July 10 - 13, 2008
US Challenge
Moorpark, California
July 31 - August 3, 2008
Antoine Bilinski
Charles Riley
David Bell
Brenden Bissett
Spencer Curran
Taylor Curran
Akashdeep Gill
Harmann Grewal
Gordon Johnston
Manvir Kingra
Maxim Laird
Sukhpal Panesar
Robert Rand
Christopher Roydhouse
Paul Wharton
Alex Wharton
Head Coach:
Aaron Guest
Assistant Coach:
Kalervo Gulson
Provincial Teams (cont’d)
U14 Blue Men
U14 White Men
FHBC
Invitational Tournament
Vancouver, BC
July 10 - 13, 2008
FHBC
Invitational Tournament
Vancouver, BC
July 10 - 13, 2008
Kabir Singh Aujla
Graeme Carswell
Justin Dhaliwal
Aedan Giffin
Janroop Gill
Jack Hyslop
Andrew Kanerva
Jacob Kitagawa
Matthew Littlewood
Keir Martyn
Brent McNeil
Arshjit Sidhu
Taranjeet Sidhu
Joel Smith
Joshua Turnbull
Jonathan Wilkinson
Jugwan Buttar
Liam Fannin
Tom Fannin
Trevor Feehan
Gurtag Gill
Connor Martin
Nicholas Mostowich
Cody Pellow
Vikramjeet Sandhu
Amardeep Sidhu
Harsimranjeet Sidhu
Alexander Smith
Satpal Sudhan
Harrison Wade
Rhett Willcox
Parker Woods
Coaches:
Tim Healy
Ben Martin
Manager:
Pippa Rowcliffe
Manager:
FHBC
Invitational Tournament
Vancouver, BC
July 10 - 13, 2008
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Indy Sehmbi
Ricky Biring
Shadow Coach:
Iain Martyn
Manager:
Seona Johnston
U16 White Men
Coaches:
Pippa Rowcliffe
Joshua Brown
Guramol Dhillon
Sunny Dhindsa
Sukhjiwan Grewal
Matt Lilly
Axel Morrison
Jigar Pahal
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Navinder Purewal
Gagandeep Sandhu
Gurinder Sangha
Jatinder Sivia
Gurvinder Sudhan Coach:
Simon Rocheleau
Stuart Wylie
Manager:
John Morrison
June, 2008
Provincial Teams (cont’d)
U19 Blue Women
U19 White Women
U16 Blue Women
Senior
National Championships
Calgary, Alberta
June 26 - 30, 2008
Junior
National Championships
Winnipeg, Manitoba
July 17 - 20, 2008
FHBC High Performance
Championship
Vancouver, BC
May 9 - 11, 2008
Junior
National Championships
Winnipeg, Manitoba
July 17 - 20, 2008
Sydney Kolysher
Nicole Sen
Zoe Adkins
Emma Boggio
Kathleen Fisher
Amy Harrington
Danielle Hennig
Katie Jameson
Neelam Kumar
Katie Laventure
Adele Mills
Raman Sandhu
Alysha Sekhon
Hannah Smith
Camille St-Cyr
Liz Priest
Kaitlyn Williams
Pam Aldridge
Kaela Barker
Nicky Graham
Mary Nielsen
Miranda Mann
Georgia McGillivray
Kelly Newton
Crystal Poland
Abigail Raye
Poonam Sandhu
Vanessa Sekhon
Amber Thomas
Kate Thompson
Jackie Trautman
Head Coach:
Robin D’Abreo
Assistant Coaches:
Andi Shannon
Ann Harada
Manager:
tba
Reserves:
Jessica Barnett
Caitlin Evans
Katherine McNeill
Megan Scraper
Brooke Sihota
Kaelan Watson
Head Coach:
Lauren MacLean
Ireland Tour
Belfast, Ulster
July 16 - 24
Natasha Ford
Bea Fransisco
Amanda Bird
Jessica Bitz
Courtney Ellis
Shannon Elmitt
Annabelle Hamilton
Jessica Jue
Caashia Karrington
Anna Kozniuk
Sara McManus
Carly McNeill
Paige Norris
Emma Plasteras
Kim Scraper
Natalie Sourisseau
Head Coach:
Rachel Peters
Assistant Coach:
Sam Smith
Manager:
Jane Kozniuk
Assistant Coach:
Katie MacPherson
Manager:
Maureen Laventure
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June, 2008
Provincial Teams (cont’d)
U16 White Women
U14 White Women
U14 Blue Women
FHBC
Invitational Tournament
Vancouver, BC
July 10 - 13, 2008
FHBC
Invitational Tournament
Vancouver, BC
July 10 - 13, 2008
FHBC
Invitational Tournament
Vancouver, BC
July 10 - 13, 2008
Junior
National Championships
Winnipeg, Manitoba
July 17 - 20, 2008
Sarah Town
Sheriden Goodmanson
Rosie Beale
Sydney Blaxland
Ashley Donaldson
Rachel Donohoe
Stephanie Elmitt
Seonaid Forsyth
Shannon Harrington
Lauren James
Leigh Maxwell-Smith
Kylie Nabata
Kendra Perrin
Aliza Rana
Maddie Secco
Elizabeth Yates
Madeline Cho
Dannika Rogowsky
Caitlin Brown
Hilary Clark
Erin Cornell
Kathleen Doherty
Adrea Donaldson
Stephanie Eggertson
Hannah Haughn
Gabrielle Jayme
Andrea Jones
Alexandra Kellar
Emma Mackie
Elspeth McGillivray
Becky Thompson
Sydney Veljacic
Andrea Bain
Jenn Bowlsby
Lauren Annable
Zoe Berkey
Alana Brodie
Heather Haughn
Shannon Herold
Karli Johansen
Sarah Keglowitsch
Alexandra McCawley
Alana MacDonald
Bridget McGillivray
Lauren Mansfield
Holly Stewart
Alexandra Thicke
Jaymie Tucker
Reserves:
Amanda Anderson
Sarah Main
Kyla Pronk
Morgan Stone Kendra Toth
Shannon Urquhart
Head Coach:
Neil McLennan
Assistant Coaches:
Roxanne Perry
Kate Crosby
Manager:
Barb Herold
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Reserves:
Ashley Kristen
Megan Lewis-Schneider
Lauren Taylor
Harleen Walia
Head Coach:
Jenn Chohan
Assistant Coach:
Kira Graham
Shadow Coach:
Emily Blair
Manager:
Brigit Forsyth
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Reserves:
Teresa Gierc
Haleema Jaffer-Hirji
Taryn Mark
Chelsea Marshall
Priya Randhawa
Clair Williams
Meghan Zakall
Head Coach:
Diana Roemer
Assistant Coach:
Lelia Sacré
Manager:
Ljerka Kunst
June, 2008
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June, 2008
Cal Cup Results
West Van Bulls Capture U16 Title
Playing field hockey in the gorgeous state of California is every young girl’s dream. Even though this was my
second year attending the Cal Cup international field hockey tournament in Ventura, California, it was still an
amazing experience.
We got to meet a variety of like-minded athletes of all ages. This year the weather was perfect for playing field
hockey. We were all hoping for blistering heat, but when we realized how brutal it would have been, we
thanked the field hockey gods profusely for blessing us with the light mist that ignited an unbeatable force in
us.
The fields that we played on were all grass. Since we normally play on artificial turf in Vancouver before the
tournament we had special practices on the grass fields at Hugo Ray Park.
What differentiates the Cal Cup tournament from others is the high performance games that anyone can go
see at anytime. When we finished playing each of our own games we walked a very short distance and
watched top level players from top-level field hockey countries like Argentina and Mexico battle it out.
Lots of different field hockey equipment and food is sold at the onsite venues. I think the best thing about this
tournament compared to most others is the ratio of playing time to rest time. The amount of field hockey you
play is perfect, but you also have plenty of time to relax, shop, sight see, and tan.
My team, the West Vancouver Under-15 Bulls
placed first in the Under-16 division. We played
teams from Ventura County, Hollywood, Kentucky,
and 2 northern Californian teams and beat them all.
With 27 goals for and 2 against we took the gold
back to Canada … the fourth year a row that a
team from WVFHC has won the Under-16 division
in this international tournament.
We thank our coach Bill Purcell and the 4 other
parents that took us to California for such a
fantastic experience.
There’s nothing better than playing field hockey in
the sunny state of California where you can tan and
shop!
By Katrina Davis
Cornershot Update
Vol. 1, No. 8
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June, 2008
Cal Cup Results (continued)
Cal Cup 2008 by Andrew Schouten
Total Field Hockey once again had an excellent representation at Cal Cup 2008 with 3 teams – U16 Girls
“TFH Canucks” Team, Lady Birds played in the Women’s Competitive Division and the Dirty Birds in the
men’s Super Division.
The “Birds” descended in Los Angeles on Thursday 22nd May looking forward to some sunshine and warm
weather. But the weekend weather was rather disappointing – in fact – gloomy except for a few rays now and
then, almost like Vancouver weather! Perhaps, we had taken the weather down there and cleared it up for the
folks at home!
While the Dirty Birds played 2 of their pool matches on Friday, the girls went for the fun and rides at Six Flags
and the Lady Birds did what comes naturally – shop at the local outlets with the strong Canadian dollar.
The Dirty Birds had a fantastic start – defeating the Bajan Beach Bums from Barbados 4-0 and later defeating
a strong Fremont XI team 4-0. Amid the various registration & umpire meetings on Friday evening, there was
a tremendous sense of excitement among all teams and needless to say the hot tub and swimming pool were
the gathering spots to make new friends.
The Lady Birds started their competition schedule on Saturday 24th May with mixed results on the field but a
lot of fun away from it. The competition was tough but the effort was there with strong performances from a
number of players including Amanda Bush and Neelam Kumar.
The young and upstart Canucks had a tough loss in their first game but rebounded strongly in their next few
games. National Team member and coach of the Canucks, Scott Sandison, guided this enthusiastic U16
team to 3-2 record.
The Dirty Birds had an easy romp over the US Junior National team winning comfortably 6-0. I don’t think that
anyone even broke into a sweat.
The Cal Cup banquet was a highlight with great music, good food and plenty of dancing for all the teams.
The function was well attended and went well into the night.
Sunday was an another tough day with close games for the ladies and some disappointment with the losses.
Meanwhile the Dirty Birds played its strongest competition of the tournament and continued the winning
streak with a gritty performance over the arch rival team from Argentina. The ‘Birds prevailed 1-0 with strong
all round team performance and a superb winning goal from Mike Oliver.
The parties started a little early for many teams that evening as a number of them were trying to drown their
sorrows from the on field performances while the Dirty Birds were getting into the serious part of the
competition. But not one to disappoint the locals and their hospitality, the team joined into the fun as well.
Perhaps too much fun?
The next morning, Dirty Birds lost the semi-final game against a relatively easier team and thus ended our
hopes of winning the prize money. However, not to be outdone, the team did win the next game and came
away with a bronze medal.
The tournament finished too quickly and it was time to head to the airport and our flight home. A good time
was had by all and there is always next year to look forward to and we will try once again to win it all!!
Watch out for us in 2009!
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page 15
June, 2008
Cal Cup 2008 (cont’d)
Coach Scott Sandison with
4 of the ‘TFH Canucks’
Dirty Birds
Lady Birds
Canadian Teams’ Results
Division
Super Men
Competitive Women
U19 Women
U16 Women
Place
3rd
6th
7th
3rd
Consolation
1st
Consolation
Team
DirtyBirds
Lady Birds
North Van Fury
Lambrick Park
Surrey Sharks
West Van Bulls
TFH Canucks
National Teams Update
The Men’s team competed in a 4 Nation tournament in Ireland,
losing 3 - 2 to Pakistan in the final. Following the tournament,
they played three games in Holland, losing 4-3 to Spain, drawing
with Belgium at 2, and losing 2-1 to New Zealand. The team will
re-group beginning July 4th for their final Olympic preparations.
The Olympic athletes will be named on June 26th.
The Women’s team has resumed training in Vancouver,
working with Shiaz Virjee. Shiaz has been contracted on a parttime basis through mid September.
Andrea Rushton, a veteran of the Women’s
National Team with 114 caps, recently
announced her retirement. Best of luck in the
future, Andy!
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June, 2008
Coaching Corner By Robin D’Abreo
The next few editions of Coaching Corner will focus on ball control.
BALL CONTROL - INDIAN DRIBBLE
Use: Ball control and possible elimination of opponents
Advantages: Ball position is continually changing thus preventing
the defender from zeroing in on a predictable target / Harder to
channel the forward effectively / Allows for rapid changes in
direction
Disadvantages: Limits the speed at which the forward can run
with the ball.
Grip: DRIBBLE:
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Left hand at the top, with the “V” made between your thumb
and forefinger going down the back face of the stick (this is
key to allowing the ball to be dragged back and forth across
the body)
Right hand half way down with a loose grip allowing the stick
to turn as needed in the right hand...the right hand does not
turn over with the stick.
Control of the stick is maintained primarily with the left hand.
The right hand provides support and strength to the movement
as needed.
Ball Position: ball about a yard ahead of body will move back
and forth across the body with short or long draws as needed
Preparation:
• Upright body and stick position allowing speed to be
maintained
• Eyes on the ball but with peripheral vision of the space and
options ahead of the ball (split vision)
Execution:
• As player moves forward ball is moved across the body back
and forth from R to L
• Ball can start at right foot
• As the ball moves across the body the left hand rotates the
stick so that the ball is stopped on the L side of the body with
the reverse stick (toe of the blade pointed down)
… cont’d on p. 17
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June, 2008
Coaching Corner By Robin D’Abreo (cont’d)
Execution (cont’d):
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The ball is then drawn back
across with the reverse stick
from left to right
As the ball moves across the
L hand rotates the stick back
to a forehand position allowing the ball to be stopped on
the right side of the body
Stick fakes over the ball at
either end of the motion will
add even more deception
and increase effectiveness
FHBC Partners
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For further details please refer to the Field Hockey BC website.
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June, 2008
CALENDAR UPDATE
Coming soon:
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Senior National Championships - Calgary, June 27-30.
Junior tournament hosted by India Club - Tamanawis Park,
June 28 - July 1st.
FHBC Invitational Tournament - UBC/Hamber, July 10-13
U16 Girls Ireland Tour - Northern Ireland, July 16-20.
U19 Women’s Jr. Nationals - Winnipeg, July 17-20.
BC Summer Games (U14) - Kelowna, July 24-27.
U19 Jr. Men’s Nationals - UBC, July 25-27.
Surrey Cup International Tournament - Tamanawis Park,
July 25-27.
Junior World Cup (men) - Open Trial - Vancouver, July 30 Aug. 3rd. See the FHC website for more details.
U16 Boys’ USA Challenge Tour - California, July 31-Aug. 3.
‘Lake and Bake’ Festival in Kelowna - Aug. 2, 3.
More information on all of the above can be found at the Field
Hockey BC website:
www.fieldhockeybc.com
IN THE NEXT ISSUE:
Registration for
Next Year!
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Senior Nationals report.
Junior Nationals report.
FHBC Invitational report.
BC Summer Games results
And more!
Registration for the 2008/2009 membership year opens on
July 1, 2008. See the website for more details.
www.fieldhockeybc.com
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