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2012 Underwater National Championships

Challenge Stadium, Perth 22–26 January 2012

Hosted by the Western Australian Commission on behalf of Australian Underwater Federation Welcome The WA Underwater Hockey Commission cordially welcomes all players, volunteers, , spectators and families to the 2012 National Championships. I trust that you will find Challenge Stadium an appropriately sophisticated venue for the Championships. We have arranged an array of social functions to make sure the week is about catching up with old friends and meeting new ones, as well as getting wet. Finally, I would like to pass on my condolences to the family of New South Wales’ player Vaughan Solomon who tragically passed away earlier this month.

Craig MacKenzie President of the Western Australian Underwater Hockey Commission Convenor

2 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships WA Organising committee Convenor Treasurer Secretary Co-ordinator

Craig Mackenzie Jenny Griffiths Clare Gleeson Mike Gillespie 0419 927 577 0427 345 539 0428 312 493 0418 939 667

Boundaries/ Social Organisers Court Set up Games Roster

Lee-Marie Stinson Tom Miller Greg Bush Josh Mackenzie 0428 240 681 0418 942 084 0488 333 694 0409 080 527

Official Referees Tournament Chief Referee Referees

Rob Feist (NZ) Pieter van der Helen Canavan Lucero Perdemo 0417 938 675 Woude (TAS) (QLD) (VIC)

Mike Gillespie (WA) Arnold Piccoli (WA) Jason Miezis (WA) 0418 939 667 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships 3 Key contact details State team managers: Accommodation details: Western Jenny Griffiths 0427 345 539 New South Wales Marion Creser 0422 931 081 Cottesloe Chalets, 6 John Street, Cottesloe, WA 6011 Victoria Rees Quilford 0408 584 846 Cottesloe Beach Chalets, 6 John Street, Cottesloe, WA 6011 Tasmania Sandra Milner 0427 740 110 West Beach Lagoon Apartments, 251 West Coast Highway, Scarborough Queensland Claire Johnson 0438 341 727 City Stay Apartments, Wellington Street, Perth Simon Lee +65 9793 9479 Greg Bush’s house, Innaloo South Australia Mark Mooney 0413 877 167 TBA Medical contacts Doctor Dentist Sportsmed Cambridge City Dental St John of God Subiaco Clinic 3/98 Cambridge Street Level 1, 175 Cambridge Street West Leederville WA 6007 Subiaco WA 6008 Ph. (08) 9382 8266 Ph. (08) 9382 9600 Chiropractor Physiotherapist Complete Care Chiropractic Clinic Ascend Physiotherapy 107B Abbett Street VenuesWest Challenge Stadium Scarborough WA 6019 100 Stephenson Avenue Ph. (08) 9204 1010 Mt Claremont WA 6010 Emergency – 000 Ph. (08) 9387 2699 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Hospital Avenue, Nedlands WA 6009

4 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships Meetings The following meetings will be taking place during the championship week: State Team Captains Meeting Saturday, 21 January 2012, 5:00pm at WA Sports Lotteries House, Stephenson Avenue, Mt Claremont WA 6010 Referees Meeting Saturday, 21 January 2012, 6:00pm at WA Sports Lotteries House, Stephenson Avenue, Mt Claremont WA 6010 Directions to WA Sports Lotteries House: Next door to Challenge Stadium Exit Stephenson Avenue into Challenge Stadium entrance Take first left at roundabout Drive past Challenge Stadium childcare facility to WA Sports Lotteries House. Australian Team Coaches/Selectors Meeting Sunday 22 January 2012, 3:30pm at Challenge Stadium

2013 Australian National Championships preliminary information The Victorian Underwater Hockey Commission (VUHC) is committed to hosting Nationals in 2013. Unfortunately, due to issues with lifting tiles we are no longer able to utilise the facilities at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Albert Park. An organising working group has been elected and we are exploring options at other venues with the aim of securing a booking in the next month. Further details will be distributed to state representatives and posted on the VUHC website (www.vuhc.org.au). Questions about the 2013 Nationals in Melbourne should be directed to the VUHC President, Steven Taylor ([email protected]). The VUHC 2013 Nationals working group includes: Suan Adorni, Juan Manuel Castano, Sharon Davis, Michaela Dommisse, Luella Genato, Graham Henderson, Alec Johnston, Tracey McFee, David McFee, Tim Odgen, Rees Quilford, Kirsteen Reid, Martin Vetneer, Belinda Watts, Camille White, Callum Wishart.

2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships 5 Update from Underwater Hockey Australia Last year proved to be a massive year for Australian Underwater Hockey. March witnessed a successful and immensely enjoyable Nationals held in Canberra while our representative teams enjoyed considerable succuss in the second half of the year. Gold and silver for the Men and Women at the CMAS world championships in and a fourth placing for the U19 boys in the Age Group tournament in Holland was a credit to all involved and unequivocally demonstrated that Australia remains a in international Underwater Hockey. Australian players also participated in a U15 team trip to and a large contingent attended the Asian Championships held in Singapore in December. On the administrative front, the UWA AGM held in October witnessed some substantial changes to the committee. Jane Gilligan concluded her term in the Executive Director position while Simon Talbot stood down after a decade or more in the Chief Referee role. Joe Tindal (Records Officer) and Craig Proctor (Communications Officer) also stood aside. All four made significant contributions to the organisation and the and their involvement, dedication and humour will be greatly missed. On a positive note, the committee (outlined below) features some new faces which will us help build on the solid foundations laid in the previous years. This year shapes as an exciting and challenging one. We kick off with a bang here in Perth. As per usual high level, competitive hockey played in good spirit is sure to be a hallmark of Nationals. In terms of our international commitments over the next couple of years: indications are that Worlds will be held in in 2013. This is a major shift from what had been previously stated. Discussions with international partners about our plans for 2012 are advancing well and we hope to share more news on that front shortly. See you in the water.

Rees Quilford UHA Acting Executive Director & Director of Coaching

6 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships Kirsteen Reid – Australian Rees Quilford Nick Martyn Team Manager/U19 Girls – U19 Boys Team Coach – UHA Acting Executive Team Coach/Elite Team Director & Director of Manager Coaching

Sandra Milner – Junior Team Manager

Lena Plambeck Eden Brown – Secretary – Director of Refereeing Fiona Walsh – Financial Controller

Jane Gilligan – Records Officer

Jodie Miners – Communications Officer

Craig MacKenzie Arnold Piccoli – – Games Commissioner Australian Team Coach

2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships 7 B Section Rules 2012 Australian National UWH Championships Perth, WA The Tournament Chief Referee shall be Mr Robert Feist (New Zealand). The rules for this competition will be read in the following order: (i) these “B” Section rules; and (ii) the v1.3 WAA rules available from the WAA web site at www.thewaa.org

REFEREES, SCORERS & TIMEKEEPERS: Competition refereeing duties have been allocated as follows: • 2 x ‘Pro’ referee’s (1 x Chief Referee and 1 x in-water referee per match) wherever possible; • 2 x in water from either volunteer referees or supplied by states as per roster Please note that where a State team is rostered to provide for any slot, that team does not have to actually DO the refereeing they are scheduled for, but it is their responsibility to find any replacements needed, and the replacements MUST meet all requirements detailed below (unless otherwise approved by the Tournament Chief Referee). If any officials that a rostered team is responsible for supplying cause a game to start late, according to the main game clock, the rostered team will lose competition points as follows: • Between 0 to 2 minutes late – lose 1 game point; • Between 2 to 5 minutes – lose 2 game points; • More than 5 minutes late – lose 3 game points; • Don’t show at all – lose 4 game points. Any individual supplied by a State to referee a game (either as a Deck Referee OR a Water Referee) during this competition MUST have at least a Level 1 refereeing qualification, and be listed on the Chief Referee’s database. Individuals presenting to referee without any qualification will NOT be accepted as Referees for a game (unless otherwise approved by the Tournament Chief Referee), and this will result in the above-mentioned point deductions being implemented for the ‘named’ refereeing team. Time keepers and scoring benches will be manned by WA volunteers.

8 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships SCORESHEETS: Pre-printed scoresheets for each game will be placed at the ’s desk for each court on the morning of each competition day. Team Captains are responsible for ensuring that their team details are correct on the game scoresheet prior to each of their games – including deleting the names of any players not participating in the game, and ensuring all cap numbers are correct on the scoresheet. Teams will lose 1 competition point if this is not done before the start of the game.

THE SIDE BARRIER: Where the side barrier of a court is not the actual pool wall, it will be an aluminium barrier weighted down on the pool bottom, with a floating canvas extension of approximately 400mm in height. Should an individual hold the barrier while actively engaged in play a penalty will be called and the offending team will have an advantage puck awarded against them. A time penalty may be awarded for repeated infringements at the discretion of the Water Referees. See the accompanying court diagram for a description of court set-up.

TOURNAMENT TRIBUNAL: Abuse of any official by players, coaches, or any other member of an underwater hockey team will not be tolerated. Any instance of such behaviour during the tournament (whether during a game or not) may be reported to a tournament tribunal, and instances occurring during a game must be reported to the tribunal by the Match Referee (regardless of whether a penalty is given at the time of the incident or not). The tournament tribunal shall be made up of the following individuals: • the Tournament Chief Referee; • a non-playing coach from one of the attending teams, to be selected by all individuals attending the pretournament Captains meeting; and a player’s representative from one of the attending teams, to be selected by all Captains attending the pretournament Captains meeting. Where the team (not the State) of either the non-playing coach, or the player’s representative is involved in a report, a replacement shall be selected by the Tournament Chief Referee, in consultation with as many coaches and players as can easily be located and spoken to. The tournament tribunal shall have the power to determine the severity of any penalty for serious offences reported to them during the tournament, and

2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships 9 depending on the nature of the incident such penalties may range from a suspended sentence, through to expulsion from the tournament.

PROTEST AND APPEALS: Only the team captain in the water may protest to a Water Referee, and such protest MUST at all times be made politely (as deemed by the Referee), or a time penalty may be given against the Team Captain by the Referee. Any other player (or coach) addressing any Referee may be given a time penalty without warning for a first offence. If a team so wishes, a written protest regarding the game result may be lodged with the Tournament Chief Referee after any game, but it shall not be considered unless received within 30 minutes from full time and accompanied by a non- refundable $50 fee. Any protests will be reviewed by the Tournament Tribunal, and again, should any of the tribunal members be ‘related’ to the protesting Team, a replacement member shall be found.

TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT’S CODE OF CONDUCT: a) The conduct of all participants in the 2011 Australian National Championships and any of their guests, at any time they are representing their State (i.e. training sessions, games, social functions etc.) must be of a standard that does not detract from the good reputation of Underwater Hockey Australia (or their States!); b) A player or official who unduly interferes with, assaults, strikes or uses abusive, threatening or insulting language or behaviour towards another player or official may be reported by any individual to any member of the 2012 Nationals organising committee, or the Tournament Referee; c) Upon receiving a report, any member of the 2012 Nationals organising committee shall either take immediate action to have the offender(s) removed from the area, or caution the offender(s); d) Within twenty four hours of any report of misconduct, a meeting of the tournament tribunal shall be convened with the following people present: • The Offender(s) • The Person making the Report • Any Witness/es • The Captain of the Offender’s Team (if applicable) • All members of the tournament tribunal (or their replacements if necessary). e) Upon hearing all relevant details, the tribunal shall decide upon what action, if any, should be taken.

10 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships OTHER RULES: A of rules either replacing, or in addition to those in the WAA rules for Underwater Hockey will be used during the 2012 Australian National Championships, as outlined below. Any issues requiring a decision or interpretation during the course of the competition, over and above the items listed below, shall be made by the Chief Referee. Sideline Substitution Sideline substitution will be used during this tournament in all games, and the following rules will apply to this procedure. Please refer to the attached schematic of the court layouts. The sideline of the game court adjacent to the substitution area is the actual pool wall (i.e. there is no ‘neutral’ area between the court and the pool wall), and the pool deck is at water level. a) Both substitution areas will be marked on the pool deck; b) Substitution players entering play must SLIDE into the water from within their respective area at all times when ANY player or Referee is in the water within a 4m radius of the player’s entry point into the water. An automatic 2 minute penalty will be applied for jumping, stepping or diving into play if someone is closer than this. For the safety of all players this will be strictly enforced and no other warnings will be given; c) Players exiting the game are deemed to have left play and can only be replaced when they have completely exited the water (and their fins are clear of the water) and have entered the substitution area, or a substitution foul will be deemed to have occurred; d) Substituted players may not sit with their leg/s or fins in the water over the side of the pool deck, they must be either sitting in the chairs supplied or be clear of the pool edge. Failure to clear the pool edge will incur a foul e) Whilst the puck is ‘in play’, substitutes interchanging ‘on the fly’ may directly enter play; f) Substitutes entering the water during a natural break in play (, foul, time- out etc) must either move behind the ‘advantage line’ before participating in play (NB. this would involve touching their end of the pool if a goal had been scored), or wait until the puck is in play after any restart before entering the water.

2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships 11 All athletes participating at the 2012 Australian National Underwater Hockey will be required to wear either an internal or external mouth guard. Pucks Only pucks supplied by the WA organisers or the original soft orange pucks made by Mike Gillespie can be used in the pool. One training puck will be available per team prior to their warm up. Teams will need to sign for and return the pucks to the relevant courts scoring bench. If the pucks go missing, no more pucks will be made available. Any other pucks used will be confiscated until after the tournament.

Court layout Teams are requested to keep their gear either on the grandstand or in the area between the pool and outside glass wall. Any bags that are left on the pool deck between the grandstand and the pool will be removed.

Warm Up Area: Each court will have 2 x 25 m warm up lanes. The team starting white is to use the lane closest to the court. The team starting black is to use the lane closest to the window.

12 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships Black

Warm upArea

14.5m black team team black Scoring Table white team Warm upArea

Time Keeper Keeper & Time

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2 2

25m Court Court 2 Court Areafor Coaches / referees

Sub Area White BOOM Black Grand Stand Grand No Gear bags in bags Gear this No area

Warm upArea

14.5m / referees

black team team black white team Warm upArea

Scoring Table – - Time Keeper Keeper & Time

Court 1 25m Court 1 Court 1 Area for Coaches for Coaches Area

White Sub Area

2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships 13 2012 AUSTRALIAN UNDERWATER HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS

DAY 1 SUNDAY 22ND DAY 2 MONDAY 23RD court 1 court 2 court 1 court 2 time time WHITE vs BLACK WHITE vs BLACK WHITE V BLACK WHITE V BLACK 9:30 WA vs WA Colts 9:30 Tas A vs Tas B 8:45 NSW v Vic 8:45 Tas B v Tas A REF TAS REF WA REF WA COLTS REF QLD 10:15 WA Metro vs WA Country 10:15 Sing vs NSW 9:30 WA Country v SA 9:30 NSW v WA Met REF WA REF WA COLTS REF NSW REF VIC 11:00 NSW vs WA 11:00 Tas vs Vic 10:15 WA v Qld 10:15 NSW v Vic REF SINGAPORE REF WA METRO REF SA REF WA METRO 11:45 Tas B vs WA 11:45 WA vs Qld 11:00 Tas B v WA 11:00 Tas v WA REF NSW REF TAS REF QLD REF QLD 12:30 WA Metro vs SA 12:30 Sing vs WA Country 11:45 Sing v SA 11:45 WA Country v NSW REF WA REF Qld REF WA REF TAS 13:15 NSW vs Qld 13:15 Vic vs WA Colts 12:30 Tas v Qld 12:30 NSW v WA Colts REF VIC REF WA COUNTRY REF WA COUNTRY REF NSW 14:00 Tas vs WA 14:00 NSW vs Qld 13:15 Vic v WA 13:15 WA v Vic REF QLD REF VIC REF NSW REF TAS 14:45 Tas A vs WA 14:45 SA vs NSW 14:00 Sing v WA Met 14:00 WA v Tas A REF NSW REF TAS REF VIC REF WA 15:30 Vic vs Tas 15:30 Qld vs Vic 14:45 Qld v Tas 14:45 Tas v NSW REF SA REF NSW REF WA METRO REF SINGAPORE

DAY 3 TUESDAY 24TH DAY 4 WEDNESDAY 25TH court 1 court 2 court 1 court 2 time time WHITE V BLACK WHITE V BLACK WHITE V BLACK WHITE V BLACK 8:45 WA v Tas A 8:45 Qld v Vic 8:30 2v3 SF 8:30 Tas v NSW REF SINGAPORE REF NSW REF WA METRO REF WA COUNTRY 9:30 Vic v Tas 9:30 Qld v NSW 9:15 s5 v s3 9:15 Qld v WA REF WA REF SA REF S1 REF NSW 10:15 WA v NSW 10:15 WA Colts v Tas 10:00 s4 v s6 10:00 SA v WA Country REF QLD REF VIC REF S2 REF QLD 11:00 NSW v Sing 11:00 WA Country v WA Met 10:45 GF 10:45 REF WA REF NSW REF TBA REF 11:45 Vic v Qld 11:45 WA v NSW 11:45 selections 11:45 WA Met v NSW REF WA METRO REF NSW REF REF VIC 12:30 Tas v NSW 12:30 WA v Tas B 12:45 presentation 12:45 REF WA COLTS REF NSW REF REF 13:15 WA Country v Sing 13:15 SA v WA Met 13:30 s4 v s2 13:30 s1 v s3 REF TAS REF NSW REF S5 REF S6 14:00 WA Colts v Qld 14:00 WA v Tas 14:00 NSW v WA Country 14:00 SA v Sing REF SA REF WA COUNTRY REF VIC REF NSW 14:45 Vic v NSW 14:45 Tas A v Tas B 14:45 Vic v WA 14:45 Qld v Tas REF TAS REF WA COLTS REF NSW REF SINGAPORE Break in play

18:00 s1 v s5 18:00 s6 v s2 REF S3 REF S4 18:45 NSW v SA 18:45 WA Met v Sing REF QLD REF VIC

DAY 5 THURSDAY 26TH FINALS GAME REFEREE court 1 court 2 MEN MEN time WHITE V BLACK WHITE V BLACK WOMEN WOMEN 8:30 1v4SF 8:30 2v3SF MASTERS MASTERS REF TBA REF TBA JUNIORS 9:20 1v4SF 9:20 2v3SF REF TBA REF TBA 10:10 1v4SF 10:10 2v3SF REF TBA REF TBA 11:00 3v4F 11:00 J vs Sing REF TBA REF TBA 11:50 3v4F 11:50 5v6F REF TBA REF TBA 12:40 GF 12:40 5th vs Sing REF TBA REF TBA 13:40 GF 13:40 3v4F REF TBA REF TBA 14:40 GF REF TBA 15:45 selections Key venues

Pool Entry Competitors: State team managers will be provided an entry pass for each competitor. Please note you must show your pass on entry or you will be required to pay. Volunteers: Regular volunteers will we provided an entry pass. In addition a daily list will be left at the front counter to allow entry to those without a pass. If there are any queries please phone Craig 0419 927 577 or jenny 0427 345 539. Spectators: Entry is $3.20 payable on entry.

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2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships 17 Competitors Western Australian Men’s Team Western Australian Women’s Team Greg Stinson 3 Marie Tousignant (C) 2 Matt Blair 4 Clare Forward (VC) 3 Jason Miezis 5 Bronwyn Mackenzie 4 Gavin Wark 6 Joanne Saunders 5 Blake Sutcliffe 7 Jasmine Mann 6 Gavan Wise 8 Rebekah Milburn 7 Dwayne Stinson 9 Clare Gleeson 8 Scott Digney 10 Jillian Thompson 9 John Sutcliffe 12 Sunny Hardy 10 Jason Lord 13 Hayley Digney 11 David Sutcliffe 14 Aleshya Snelgar 12 Arnold Picolli (Coach) Nix Arroyo 13 David Sutcliffe (Coach) Western Australian Men’s Team (Colts) Western Australian Under 19 Team Scott Mackenzie 2 Aleshya Snelgar 2 Greg Bush (Capt/Coach) 3 Jared Magill 4 Tom Miller 4 Oliver Gomme 5 Cameron Moylan 5 Megan Pardoe 6 Rhys Milburn 6 Josh Mackenzie 7 Josh Mackenzie 7 Shannon Griffiths (C) 8 Shannon Griffiths 8 Zephyr Morris 9 Jack Stanton 10 Jack Stanton 10 Mitch Piccoli 11 Mitch Piccoli (VC) 11 Jamie North 12 Hayden Wenman 12 Sunny Pasco Thompson 13 Chad Mitchell (Coach)

18 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships Western Australia Masters Team Queensland Womens Team (Perth) Jess Morgan Mike Gillespie (Capt/Coach) 2 Janet Meyer Claire Johnsen Allan Bassford 4 Ann Lam Gorge Armstrong 5 Wendy Paton Pat Roberts 7 Sharon Davies Derek Duffall 9 Fi Game Arnold Piccoli 11 Larnie Linton Craig Mackenzie 12 Leah Moore Mark Stanton 21 Hendrik Pel (Coach)

Western Australia Masters Team Victorian Mens Team (Regional) Hamish Ride Gareth Mann 2 Craig Thomas Chris Wenman 6 Rees Quilford Drew Griffiths 7 Christian Rogulskyj David McFee Mark Lee 8 Thorsten Johansen Mark Nathan 9 Alec Johnston Lam Nguyen 10 Martin Venter Gene Hardy 11 Callum Wishart Pat Kelly 14 Tim Ogden Chad Mitchell 18 Steven Taylor Jason Miezis (Coach) Tim Helm Graham Henderson (Coach) Queensland Mens Team James Rossiter Victorian Womens Team Jason Jaffers Meegan Kepert Hendrik Pel Belinda Watts (coach) Tim Senior Catherine Dolman Erez Beatus Camille White Todd Canavan Michaela Dommisse Suan Adorni Florian Stotz Tracey McFee Warren Hughes Nina Barry-Macaulay Niels Balens Kirsteen Reid Juan Castano Amelia Wishart Snow Canavan (Coach) Stephanie Goodrick

2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships 19 New South Wales Mens Team Singapore Masters Team Alex Pentony Vran Chi Kuen Lee () Andrew Dunlop Christine Engelen () Ben Stepkovich Ena Ng (Singapore) Doug Cuthilll Liz Sullivan () Nick Herrald Aren Ang (Singapore) Ron Brear Buddy Upson (England) Ryan Heckenberg Dirk Engelen () Stewart Parkinson (C) Joey Carpio (Philippines) Ty Christian Mark Sullivan (England) Graham Wood Simon Lee (Australia) Lee Thomas Wee Lit Lim (Singapore) Phil Ackerman South Australia Masters Team New South Wales Womens Team Mark Mooney Marion Creser Rob McLean Julia Foulkes Pierre Jean Julia Slotwinski Maryanne Stacey Lena Plambeck (C) Andy Cobald Kerrie Hammond Peter Beyer Lisa Smith Jane Gilligan Molly Martin Cata Perez

New South Wales Masters Team James Harris (C) Phil Herrald Martin Cross Phil Murray Rod Paule Phil Ackerman Doug Cuthilll Clayton Jendrzjak Vaughan Solomon

20 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships Tasmania Mens Team Tasmania Junior Team (A) Nick Johnston 2 Tom Milner 2 Jack Inglis 3 Pat Meaney (C) 3 Alex Barnes Keoghan 4 Cameron Lewis 4 Garry Davidson 5 Alex Barnes-Keoghan 5 Tom Howarth 6 Olivia Johnson 6 Jack Robert-Tissot 7 Declan Hilder 7 Will 8 Will Maher 8 Steve Mason 9 Job Carr-Turbott 9 Matt McCartney 10 Ricard Cleary 10 Matt Paine 11 Toby Bond 11 James Milner 12 James Milner (VC) 12 Nick Martyn (Capt/Coach) 13 Steve Cleary (Coach)

Tasmania Womens Team Tasmania Junior Team Victoria Wickham 2 (Development) Hannah Robert-Tissot 3 Anthony Foon 2 Kate Howard 4 Briody Hilder 3 Natalie Wickham (C) 5 Hector Morgan 4 Eliza Game 6 Olivia Sanderson 5 Dan Hunt 8 Claudia Payne (VC) 6 Yumi Shirai 9 Connor Munnings 7 Phoebe Stewart 10 Miriam Cockerill 8 Katelyn Ten-Bensel 11 Matt Iles 9 Alyce Hancock 12 Caitlyn Smart (C) 10 Alice van der Woude 13 Ben Stepkovitch 11 David Lambert Phoebe Dalby 12 Ian Shanahan (Coach)

2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships 21 Merchandise for sale T-shirts and Tank Tops $20 available for purchase at the pool with the following logo:

Note limited numbers are available Extra orders must be placed by 12.00 noon Monday 23 January.

Stubby Holders $3 available for purchase at presentation night.

22 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships Presentation night Beverages guideline On the night of the presentation, alcoholic beverages will be purchased with tokens ONLY. NOTE: Non-alcoholic beverages will be free

Purchasing tokens Tokens can be purchased two ways: Pre-sale before the night at a discounted rate (At the pool during comp, marked stall/table) At the venue, from the cashier.

PRE-MIX TOKEN BEER/WINE TOKEN PRE-SALE $4.50 $3.50 ON THE NIGHT $5.00 $4.00

Beverages The list below is a guide and is subject to change. WINES Grandin – non vintage Methode Traditionnelle Brut Loire Valley, Oyster Bay – 2011 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough, New Zealand Yalumba – 2009 Scribbler Shiraz Cabernet Barossa Valley, Australia BEERS XXXX Summer – Lager Queensland, Australia Peroni Nastro Azzurro – Premium Lager (Fully Imported) Little Creatures Rogers – Mid-strength Ale Western Australia PREMIXES Jack Daniel’s Whiskey and Cola Bacardi Breezers Smirnoff Ice Canadian Club and Cola

2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships 23 Social events City Beach Sundowner Monday Night 23 January 2012 $10.00 per person Venue: City Beach foreshore, West Coast Highway, City Beach Time: From 5.30pm Supper and soft drinks included A chance to get together, go for a swim and watch the sunset.

Junior Presentation Night Wednesday Night 25 January 2012 $50 per person – dinner, soft drinks and ten pin bowling or $20 per person – ten pin bowling only Venue: Rosemount Bowling, 464 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth Time: From 6:00pm Dress Code: Smart casual We encourage senior players to attend and show support for the juniors. Adults can purchase alcohol at the venue - but please be responsible as the evening is for the juniors.

Senior Presentation Night/Australia Day Celebrations Thursday Night 26 January 2012 Venue: Floreat Surf Life Saving Club, West Coast Highway, City Beach $70 per person – dinner, soft drinks, DJ. Alcoholic drink vouchers will be available for purchase both before and during the Presentation Night. Time: From 6:30pm Dress Code: Smart casual/cocktail NB: Under 18 players are excluded from this event.

24 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships Margaret River Weekend 27–29 January 2012 This weekend will include surfing, diving, and wineries for those that are interested as well as an organised barbecue and night at the pub. Please note that the WA Underwater Hockey Commission has not booked any transport or accommodation for players and therefore it is up to individuals or states to arrange this themselves. We suggest that you contact the following people to arrange camping/floorspace at their properties if you do not have alternative accommodation: Jason Miezis 0408 941 851 Clare Gleeson 0428 312 493 Clare Forward and Mark Lee 0408 922 318 Gareth and Jasmine Mann 0488 450 636 Mark Nathan 0400 240 944 Denise House 0409 468 730 A bus trip to Margaret River takes approximately 4 hours and costs approximately $30.00. Bus company South West Coachlines can be contacted on (08) 9753 7700 or book online at www.veoliatransportwa.com.au Proposed schedule is as follows: Friday Night Settlers Tavern Margaret River (Bussell Highway) for a ‘hair of the dog’ beverage. Saturday morning surf or dive. Saturday afternoon winery convoy 2:00pm (meet at Jason Miezis house at 38 Larch Loop Margaret River). Saturday night barbecue at Jason Miezis house from 6:00pm (BYO food and drinks).

Rottnest Island 28–29 January 2012 is a 30 minute ferry ride from Fremantle, Perth and it is haven of beautiful and dive sites. There are no cars permitted on the island so it is recommended that you hire bicycles to get around. The pub offers great lunches. Please note that the WA Underwater Hockey Commission has not booked any ferry tickets for players and therefore it is up to individuals or states to arrange this day trip themselves. Ferries can be booked online at www.rottnestexpress.com.au and cost approximately $70 return. Bike hire is approximately $20 per day.

2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships 25 2012 Southern Hemisphere Tri-nation competition The international competition landscape has been a moving target over the last couple of years. We are in the final stages of arranging the finer details of this year’s competition.

The tentative details are: Teams: from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa

Catagories: All categories will be offered Open elite Open ladies Under 23 open Under 23 ladies Under 19 boys Under 19 girls Masters open (note dependant on interest from SA and NZ) Masters ladies (note dependant on interest from SA and NZ)

Dates: 2 or 9 july 2012 Venue: or Perth Selection information will be made available during the nationals. For further details contact Team managers: Elite and Masters: Kirsteen Reid (Victoria) Under23 / under 19 Sandra Milner 0427 740 110

26 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships Obituary Vaughan Solomon 24 April 1970 – 2 January 2012 Aged 41 Vaughan died while walking the Puffer Track in the lower Tararuas Nth of Wellington, NZ, an area he knew well and loved. He had returned with his family to his childhood home in Whitby, NZ for Christmas. He is survived by his fiancée Susan, Heather 4 and Ryan 2. Vaughan represented NZ in UWH at an elite level, the ACT and NSW in Masters and was hoping to represent Oz in Masters at the next worlds (despite being a Kiwi at heart). Vaughan was a very active member in NZ UWH and more recently in Canberra with a strong dedication to developing new (and old) players. He was heavily involved in the NZ schools program. Fitness and Underwater Hockey were strong focuses, competing annually in the Lake Taupo 160Km bike race, and was active in both in NZ and ACT. He had been training for the upcoming Perth UWH Nationals with a short term goal of being “Super Fit” for the Wollongong 4’s. His legacy and memories will remain, from cracking an underwater window at the Huia Pool in NZ (closing the pool), to losing yet more points while having fun driving, to the love he had for his family and children. We will all miss him enormously in Canberra, not least his great smile, sage advice, enormous flicks, bristly shaved body and stupid split fins. Vaughan’s enthusiasm was infectious and his personal drive inspiring, always thinking of others first. In memorial of his dedication to assisting and encouraging new and developing players, the ACT Club will establish a memorial award for improved and budding hockey players. He was a great friend of mine and it’s hard to believe he is not there anymore. I still look for his car in the car park at the pool and think about things we were going to do in the future. James Harris

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