Northern Territory Hockey Association Inc Annual Report 2013
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Northern Territory Hockey Association Inc Annual Report 2013 SPONSORS – HOCKEY NT MAJOR SPONSORS Australian Hockey League Major Sponsor MINOR SPONSORS Hockey NT - 2013 Annual Report Page 2 NT Hockey Association 2013 Patron: Hon Delia Lawrie Executive Committee: President: Peter Sommerville Senior Vice President: Eric Bailey Vice-President (Women): Vanda West Vice-President (Men): Rick Paul Vice-President (Facilities): Maurie Lenoir Treasurer: Michelle Walton Secretary/Public Officer: Ian Harkness (Baden Sharp resigned) Staff: Executive Officer: Ian Harkness (Baden Sharp resigned) Development Officer: Mark Davis Financial Officer: Robyn Southwood Administration: Diane Trimble Organization Chart:- HOCKEY NT EXECUTIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE OFFICER ADMINISTRATIVE FINANCE DEVELOPMENT Executive Officer ASSISTANT OFFICER OFFICER (Part-time) (Part-time) DUTY CANTEEN HOCKEY MANAGERS STAFF SHOP STAFF Hockey NT - 2013 Annual Report Page 3 Hockey NT Delegates and Membership 2013 Alice Springs Hockey Association President - Eric Bailey Darwin Hockey Association President - Doreen Walton Gove Hockey Association Vacant NT Masters Hockey Association Inc President - Tony Wood 2013 NT Hockey Membership Profile: Darwin Alice Springs NT Masters Senior Males 296 54 *71 (18 Years & over Senior Females 299 49 *95 (18 Years & over) Junior Males 280 49 (17 Years & under) Junior Females 337 32 (17 Years & under) Total Male 576 103 Total Female 636 81 Regional Totals 1,212 184 *166 * Includes NT and Interstate based players with dual hockey membership. Hockey NT - 2013 Annual Report Page 4 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2013 Firstly, I would like to thank Steve Rowe for all his help over the transition period at the beginning of 2013 and his continued support throughout the year. 2013 was a very busy year with NTHA hosting both the U21 Women’s and U15 Men’s National Championships. I would like to congratulate all of our state teams and their support staff for their strong and proud representation of the NT, with a very big thank you to all the people who were involved with getting our teams ready and away. It is these people that really make our sport great. We focused this year on putting together a strong HPC, which I am happy to say we have and they have been very busy formalising policies and procedures, working on clear and defined player pathways with Coaching and Umpiring Accreditations to be run throughout 2014. I would like to thank the EO Baden Sharp for all his hard work and strong support of Hockey over the last 3 years and wish him well as he moves on to bigger and better things. Welcome to Ian Harkness the New EO who had to hit the ground running with the U15 Men’s National Championships not far away when he started. I would like to thank Ian and his staff for all their hard work getting the centre polished and ready to be on show, and the correctional service gentlemen for all their help and the wonderful paint work on the water tank. To Our sponsors, I wish to thank you for your support in 2013 and look forward to your continued support in the coming year. Our web site has been updated in line with Hockey Australia and you will notice that there is a lot more information available and is being updated regularly. A big thank you to Mark Davis for all the work he has put into this over the last 12 months. I am looking forward to the coming year with the Alice Springs Masters this year ASHA will be looking for extra support if there are any players thinking about going down this October. The Australian Women’s Masters will be held in Darwin this year in July, which Di Trimble has been working on, there will be a few teams also involved in the Out Games in May. NTHA will be running a major fundraiser to help subsidise the cost to our state teams and help us to provide a better service to our members and we will continue to look for opportunities to promote hockey to the wider NT community. We started and finished the year with wet season competitions and the NT Masters running Friday Night Social Games which have been great fun and a good way to start the year. A call for all those who would like to be involved in the future development of Hockey in the NT, it is the volunteers that keep our sport growing and remember it is our Association. A big Thank you to the NTHA Board for all their support and help over the last 12 months and look forward to a very busy year ahead. Peter Sommerville President Northern Territory Hockey Association Hockey NT - 2013 Annual Report Page 5 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS REPORT 2013 Having only occupied the position of Executive Officer for only the last three (3) months of the financial year it is difficult to provide an overall summary on aspects of the sport within the NT however as you digest the contents of the Annual Report you will see that the comprehensive supply of information and statistics from other contributors more than adequately covers the full spectrum of what has occurred within Hockey NT during the period. I do, however, include my congratulations to all who have achieved during the year whether it be our players with National representation, Territory representation or Club success and to those individual achievers through NTIS or Academy selection and those who gained accreditations in the fields of umpiring, coaching and technical officials. Your attention is drawn to the inside front cover of the annual report where recognition is given to all of our corporate partners where the valuable contribution they make is pivotal to the ongoing success of the sport ….. Please ensure you support them as much as they support Hockey. It is prudent to point out at this juncture that late in 2013 Hockey NT was able to secure Peak Sporting Body funding through the Department of Sport, Recreation and Racing for the next three (3) years and this funding is aligned to the delivery of Key Performance Indicators which are aimed at improving aspects of the sport including coaching and officiating and compliance with Play By The Rules requirements. With simultaneous timing to the matter above, the negotiations with the NTIS realised a three (3) year arrangement as a Tier 1 sport to provide a high quality program to those identified athletes with the skills to progress their career. These two (2) matters provide a positive base upon which Hockey NT can confidently plan for the next few years. When you take on a new role there are areas you identify as in need of attention to varying degrees and coming in from a sports management background away from the Territory I believe that as an organisation there are a few that should be treated with priority to progress the sport and the conduct of its business. Included in these are:- more structure to the delivery of services particularly coaching and umpiring development - more formal policies and procedures to support the operations of the Association - a review of the governance, management and operations of the Association – clearer lines of communication between the Association, the Affiliates and their Clubs – an audit and review of the facility at Marrara as whilst the turf areas are relatively new, and shouldn’t be in need of attention for about a decade, the building is showing signs of age and will be in need of ongoing repairs in the near future – or is it time to look at an expansion that will encompass the Turf 2 area ? Hockey NT - 2013 Annual Report Page 6 During the first few months of my tenure time has been spent putting into place a strong base from which we can move forward and this has included a thorough clean-up of the office, storage areas and computer files at the Marrara complex trying to ascertain what we have, don’t have, don’t need and some form of logic to our retention and storage of records and memorabilia. It is hoped that this process will be completed by February and will provide a more organised approach for the 2014 year. My thanks are extended to the members of the Hockey NT Board, the officials at the DHA, ASHA and Masters organisations, the Clubs of those Affiliates and the current staff of Hockey NT all of whom have been generally supportive of what has been undertaken thus far into my appointment. In summary, there is much more that can be done to make an overall improvement to the delivery of Hockey in the NT and the challenge to do so is one that should invigorate us all and I look forward to working with everyone whether at Affiliate or Club level to do so. Ian Harkness Executive Officer Hockey NT High Performance Management Committee Members in 2013:- HPC Chairperson: Peter Sommerville Members: Barry Shewring Chantrelle Carey Craig Curby Ian Harkness Gordon Clarke Mark Davis Nick Jones Nick Lenoir Penny Weedon Tracey Parker Hockey NT - 2013 Annual Report Page 7 DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2013 2013 was another productive year in the development department which has seen a restructure to our development programs and a stronger presence in Alice Springs. The following is a summary of development events for 2013. Recruitment This year saw the introduction of the Active After School care (AASC) sessions for clubs. All Darwin clubs were given the opportunity to carry out a once a week session for 8 weeks from early February until the start of the season. Clubs would then have the opportunity to promote their junior teams. 12 AASC centers were booked during this period with 3 clubs taking up the offer.