Hockey Northern Territory Incorporated Annual Report 2015
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Hockey Northern Territory Incorporated Annual Report 2015 Photo Courtesy of Darwin Camera House SPONSORS – HOCKEY NT Hockey NT - 2015 Annual Report Page 2 Hockey NT 2015 Patron: Administrator of the Northern Territory Board of Directors:- President: Peter Sommerville Director: Michael McGregor Director: Steve Shields Director: Teena Norman Director: Kirby Lawler Director: Lee Campbell (appointed 28 May 2015) Secretary/Public Officer: Ian Harkness Previous Executive Committee (pre AGM):- Vice-President: Vanda Stewart (retired 28 February 2015) Vice-President: Rick Paul (retired 28 February 2015) High Performance Advisory Committee:- HPAP Chairperson: Michael McGregor Members: Chantrelle Carey Chris Hochman Craig Curby Mark Davis Nick Jones Nick Lenoir Pennie Weedon Ian Harkness Masters Advisory Committee:- MAP Chairperson: Julie Hoare Members: Clayton Archer Jane Slater Mark Barlow Peter Sommerville Viki Miller Ian Harkness HNT Staff:- Executive Officer: Ian Harkness Development Officer: Mark Davis (Darwin) Development Officer: Renessa Nelson (Alice Springs) – March to November 2015 Financial Officer: Robyn Southwood Administration: Diane Trimble Hockey NT - 2015 Annual Report Page 3 Hockey NT Member Associations 2015 Alice Springs Hockey Association President: Bernadette Shields Darwin Hockey Association President: Doreen Walton (resigned August 2015) Hockey NT Affiliated Clubs 2015 Darwin:- Banks Commerce-Pints East Darwin Nightcliff University St Marys Waratah Hockey Club Hockey Club Storm Hockey Tigers Hockey Club Hockey Club Hockey Club Club Alice Springs:- Centrals Divas Legends Sharks Stunts Warriors 2015 Hockey NT Membership Profile: Darwin Alice Springs Senior Males 325 66 (18 Years & over Senior Females 360 68 (18 Years & over) Junior Males 298 21 (17 Years & under) Junior Females 366 18 (17 Years & under) Total Males 623 87 Total Females 726 86 Regional Totals 1,349 173 Hockey NT - 2015 Annual Report Page 4 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2015 Let me start with a big thank you to the whole Hockey NT Community for an excellent year of hockey at all levels which can only be achieved with the help of all our wonderful volunteers. It was a big year finishing with a brilliant show case of hockey as the AHL Men and Under 13 Boys National Championships were hosted by Hockey NT. Congratulations to our 11 State Teams and their Support Staff for all the hard work that goes into planning, preparation and participation in National Championships, for the level of pride we all feel when we see our teams in the Ochre and Black giving everything for the NT. The Stingers treated us to some exceptional hockey at home, we had the chance to look at some of the rising stars of tomorrow with 12 teams of Under 13 Boys competing with each other over the 10 days. Congratulation to all the Most Valuable Players (MVP) for 2015 and to the NT players given the opportunity to train and play with the Australian side, great work and we are all behind you. Great job from EO Ian Harkness and his team at Hockey NT through 2015 with their professionalism and pride in the facility has seen many improvements to our sport. The outstanding work of all the staff throughout the AHL/U13 Men’s Championships, which involves many months of work. Thank you to David Hatt President Hockey Australia, Cam Vale CEO Hockey Australia and their team for all the support through the year and the great team work with Hockey NT staff through the Championships, well done all. The adoption of the new Hockey NT Constitution was a great start to the year, thank you to all involved in the process. The HNT Board relies on the Advisory Panels to help in the development of Policies and Procedures as well as many other areas, to the members of the Masters Advisory Panel (MAP) and High Performance Advisory Panel (HPAP) thank you all for your work in 2015. We have seen changes and growth in Alice Springs and congratulations to ASHA President Bernadette Shields, her Board and all the volunteers for their great work through the season. Look forward to the Alice Springs Masters Games in 2016. It was great to see a strong DHA Competition in 2015 and thank you to DHA and the 6 clubs for all the support and feedback and we look forward to the year ahead. We rounded out the year with the wet season competition and had a great increase in numbers from last competition, it was good to see so many families playing hockey together. Looking forward, next year will be busy. The AGM and Hockey NT Forum in March. The Hockeyroos’ Four Nations’ Tournament at the end of May with New Zealand, India and Japan competing over 7 days’ and Hockey NT will be Hosting the National Country Championships in July as well as all our State Teams that will be travelling away this coming year. To the Hockey NT Board, I would like to thank you all for your hard work and support over the year and the input and advice from across the whole NT with Directors from Alice Springs and Darwin meeting monthly. We have an exciting future in the NT with lots of forward planning and projects for the coming years, we will be looking at filling all the Advisory Panels this coming year and I would like to encourage you to get involved. To the players, coaches, umpires, officials, supporters and volunteers across the NT, thank from the Board and all the Staff at Hockey NT. Hockey NT - 2015 Annual Report Page 5 Finally, to all of the wonderful corporate partners that have been a part of Hockey NT in 2015 we appreciate your valuable support as without it our ability to undertake projects and activities would be severely limited. To the NT Government who provide the annual Peak Sports Body (PSB) Funding along with access to other grant opportunities thank you for that support and the confidence in the sport to provide financial assistance to the Four Nations Tournament for the next 3 years. Peter Sommerville President Hockey NT Hockey NT - 2015 Annual Report Page 6 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS REPORT 2015 The 2015 report will be based around the five (5) pillars associated with the Hockey NT Strategic Plan:- Governance & Leadership Participation & Development Competition & Events High Performance & Athlete Development Facilities Governance & Leadership – From a governance perspective the Association adopted a new Constitution at a Special General Meeting in February 2015 and this, along with Board adopted By Laws, forms the basis of the Association moving forward. It was interesting to note at a Department of Sport & Recreation (DSR) Workshop in December that Hockey NT is one of the few Peak Bodies in the NT to adopt a number of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) recommendations with regard to Constitutions. The associated By Laws saw the strengthening of the Advisory Panel structure and whilst both the High Performance Advisory Panel (HPAP) and Masters Advisory Panel (MAP) have been working effectively there are still a number that need to be formally established, pending nominations received. There are now a range of Hockey NT Policies which have been adopted and are available on the website at http://nthockey.asn.au/About-Us/Policies These Policies are reviewed annually for currency and effectiveness and we are now fully compliant with our obligations to DSR with regard to the required Policies that affect our Peak Sports Body (PSB) funding. There is a matrix of compliance that DSR have for all PSB’s and currently Hockey NT meet 9 of the 10 criteria with our outstanding requirement being that of the sport being delivered in five (5) of the defined regions within the NT. This is currently being addressed predominately through the school delivery system where we would be compliant even though formal community based competitions would not be conducted. The inaugural Hockey NT Forum was held on 29th August and whilst there were seventeen (17) attendees, the disappointing aspect was that only three (3) of the Darwin based Clubs were in attendance, the debate that occurred, was healthy. Granted it was the first of such Forums and it is hoped that they will be more strongly attended as they become a focal point for hockey related issues. Where invited, there has been attendances at Member Association and Affiliated Club meetings to discuss various matters especially in Alice Springs where ongoing assistance has been provided with regard to the Incorporation of the Clubs and the review of the Association Constitution and By Laws which is anticipated to be adopted prior to the 2016. Participation & Development – Whilst there is a development report within the Booklet it is relevant to note the following aspects from the year. The figures associated with the school activities showed an increase from 168 to 228 of registered children for the Hook In2 Hockey activities and the Sporting Schools program, which only became really effective later in the year, saw 467 participants while ‘general’ school visits had 296 children involved. Hockey NT - 2015 Annual Report Page 7 These figures will only increase as the Sporting Schools program takes hold and the Association becomes more involved in the Remote Schools Program in the Territory. During 2015 representatives met with School Sport NT to ascertain what we need to do to resurrect our involvement at that level and clearly we need to have the sport played in the vast majority of the clusters under their system thus both the Sporting Schools and Remote Schools programs take on added importance. Exposing the children to hockey is one aspect, attracting them to community based hockey through clubs, and retaining them, is another. You may recall that in 2014 the accreditation database was almost non-existent and through the efforts of Hockey NT staff this database information is now more accurate as to the number of accredited Coaches and Umpires within the NT system.