Adelaide Hockey Club - Season 2016 July 2016 Newsletter Welcome to our July Newsletter! Hotshots! Congratulations to the following Adelaide Hockey Club members who have made the 2016 SA Hotshots – 2016 SA Hotshots Squad - Fraser Bowden; Edward Chittleborough; Daniel Cox; James Humphries Ben Massey SA Hotshots Development Team – Shaun Dawson, Fred Gray Junior State Representation Congratulations also to the following Junior Peas who have been selected for State Teams. These teams will represent South Australia in Perth, Western Australia from 29 September - 8 October. – U13 Girls – Georgia Kelly, Tabitha Packer, Mia Rudd, Lucy Wycherley U13 Boys - Sam Button, Griffin White, Thomas Wycherley, Lucas Noel CHAMPION ALERT – 4 South Aussies make the Rio Olympics Team Before these girls have even played a game in Rio, we think they are absolute champions! Adelaide Hockey Club would like to congratulate Georgie Parker (AHC), Karri McMahon (AHC), Jane Claxton (Burnside) and Gabi Nance (Seacliff/AHC) on their selection in the Australian Women’s Olympic Team. We are especially proud of Georgie and Karri who call Adelaide Hockey Club their home, and played for many years in the junior and Premier League ranks. These girls are such great ambassadors for the club, and we very much value the precious time they spend with us when they are back in Adelaide. Go Girls!! Keep your eye out on the Olympic telecast…no doubt we will all gather in the clubrooms together to cheer on the girls as they strive for an Olympic GOLD medal! You can read more about the girls here on the Rio Athlete Bio Page. Minkey – "Hi" from Our CoOrdinator Hi all, To formally introduce me in a nutshell: I’m currently in my third year of University studying a Bachelor of Sport and Recreation Management, and as well as this, my life also consists of juggling numerous sports, a boyfriend, and my love hate relationship with the gym… I’m very sport orientated, having played most big named sports there is to name and yet, never once in my life have I picked up a hockey stick nor watched more than 1 minute of a game. So, it’s very ironic to be in this position right now – writing an article for a Hockey Club newsletter! I showed interest in the role of Minkey Coordinator purely due to my passion for Sport and recreation, and willingness to learn more about this wonderful game. And it turned out to be a fantastic decision! So we’re halfway through our Minkey Season already… Am I the only one who thinks every year goes faster than the last?! For my first year in the position of Minkey Coordinator I’ve had a lot of fun (maybe that’s why it’s gone fast – "time flies when you’re having fun?!") organizing schools, umpires and the fields each week. It’s great to see the kids out there every Friday night eager to play, and then grabbing a hot chocolate from the Wicked Coffee van, to warm their frostbite fingers! This year there’s a total of 13 schools involved, playing in both Minkey and Half Field Competitions. Of these schools, there are 14 teams in the half field competition, 6 in the Minkey A competition, and 7 in the Minkey B. Very impressively, there is a whopping 23 umpires signed up for the season, all of which are experienced and lovely young people making the game fun, safe and consistent for everyone involved. The feedback I’ve received has been that the kids are having a ball, and funnily enough I’ve also learnt a lot about gumboots and why they’re so incredible come Winter sport time… I know a few schools have expressed their eagerness for the second half to start back up again on the 29th; I take this as a good sign. See some of you back out there at the end of the month, and I look forward to getting back into it! Regards, Micaela Worner Christmas in July Have you got your ticket yet? TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY FRIDAY 22ND JULY Aussie Ripper Roasts will be serving a delicious roast meal and traditional Christmas dessert. Enjoy the company of good friends and do something, in a small way, for those less fortunate by donating a non-perishable food item for our Hutt Street Centre food drive. History Night, Saturday June 18th A group of about 25 current and life Members together with some very special friends of Adelaide Hockey Club enjoyed a wonderful evening of nostalgia, with Chook providing a very entertaining presentation of Adelaide Hockey Club over the years. Many of us have also enjoyed the nostalgia display in the Club Rooms during the week following this event. The wooden hockey sticks have been a real talking point with the kids! Thankyou to everybody who contributed to this event. It was humbling to see the long and proud history of AHC and we look forward to continuing this as an annual event. Dates for your Diary Saturday, July 30 - Xmas in July Saturday, July 30 - Life Members' Lunch Wednesday, 21 September – AGM 2016 Presentations – SAVE THE DATE U9 & U11 – Sunday 14th August. Presentations start 12 noon. Lunch served from 1pm U14 & U18 – Friday 9th September from 6:30pm Senior Presentation Dinner – Saturday 24th September (bookings essential) Stay tuned to the AHC Website, Team App and Facebook for details closer to the event. Are you part of the Conversation? If you haven’t signed up to Team App as yet, you won’t be receiving our latest news and competition results. You might also be missing out on important information through your Team’s Chat Room. Sign up today! Team Managers, please enter your “live scores” as soon as possible – it’s a great way for all teams to stay connected. Season 2016 Junior Team Photos We have partnered with our new sponsor, BRAND SPORTS, to take Junior Team and Junior player photos this year. It is proposed that photos will be taken at the following training times, so kids will be asked to wear their uniforms on these nights – Tuesday 9th August – U18 Men Wednesday 10th August – U11 and U9 Mixed Thursday 11th August – U14 Men Monday 15th August – U18 and U14 Women Confirmation of these dates, and reminders about uniform will be sent closer to the dates. Spot the difference … Look carefully at these 2 photos, and see if you can pick the players common to both – the 2007 Metro Grass Premiership team and the 2014 Metro Grass Premiership team. With such a long, proud history in the Metro Grass competition, we were very disappointed that it did not continue this season. With regular playing times and lower playing fees, it provided a valuable alternative to the turf competition for those with busy weekends and other commitments. Rather than not playing at all, our Metro Grass team elected to shift across to the M5 turf competition for Season 2016 and after 11 rounds, they are sitting third on the ladder (behind Adelaide’s other M5 team and Port Adelaide). Some of these girls were playing in the same team 33 years ago! 2007 - Back Row, L to R: Di Foster, Nicki Le Poidevin, Sally Downard, Anne Collins (partly obscured), Tracey Doherty, Marg Holder, Bev McEgan, Sue Lee, Gail Seddon, Anne Tonkin, Sue Paull Front Row, L to R: Karin Hatch, Ali Esselbach, Jo Hawkes, Lisa Williams 2014 - Back Row, L to R: Bernadette Richards, Janet Scott, Sue Lee (Life Member), Anne Collins, Lisa Williams, Julie Holliday, Jo Hawkes Front Row, L to R: Rebekah Ryan, Bev McEgan (Life Member), Lynne Foster (partly obscured), Sally Downard, Ali Esselbach, Siobhan Hicks, Sue Paull, Karin Hatch, Sarah Hill. Absent: Marg Holder Facilities Update The recent upgrade to lighting involved the installation of 4 new lamps on each of the corner posts. We now have 500lux in a few spots with each of the circles, previously we were lucky to have 250lux. The new lighting has made the central third of the pitch look a tad dark in comparison. Future upgrades will involved the installation of 4 new lamps in each of the four central towers. Total cost of the recent upgrade was $37,200 and was partly funded by grant money from the Adelaide City Council. The synthetic surface at Pea Park was laid in 2008 and was expected to last 10-15years. Due to the high use the initial 25mm thickness is down to 7mm in some places and repairs are now getting more frequent and more common. The Adelaide Hockey-Tennis Seniors-Pulteney Grammar consortium have applied for grant funding to assist in the replacement with a surface approved by both the International Tennis Federation and the Federation International Hockey (its still green). Total cost of this project is $370,000. We find out if we were successful on 31July 2016 and if we are then installation will be completed by 1 November 2016. Watch this space! The 2017 season we are looking at getting an electronic scoreboard, grandstand seating and shelters. Many thanks to all those who recently donated funds towards these projects. Pea Park Facilities Upgrade Project Thankyou to everybody who has very generously donated to this project. With $3,500 raised, we are well on the way to being able to purchase a digital scoreboard for Season 2017. If you would like to donate to this important project, please copy the link below into your browser or click on the “donate now” button on our website - https://asf.org.au/make-donation/ahc-player-and-spectator-facilities-fund/ Donations of $2 or more made through Australian Sports Foundation are tax deductible.