Cornershot Annual Official Newsletter of Field Hockey BC
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Cornershot Annual Official Newsletter of Field Hockey BC www.fieldhockeybc.com Celebrating Another Fantastic Year of Field Hockey! Cornershot Annual Vol. 10, No. 1 November, 2017 Cornershot Annual Table of Contents Article Page (s) President’s “Reflections on the Past Year” 1, 2 Field Hockey is a Life Long Game! 2 Congratulations to Brenda Rushton and Hannah Haughn! 3 Welcome to Kurt Du Bois! 3 Congratulations to Lelia Sacre and Tyler Klenk! 4 In Memoriam 5 Annual Awards and Recognition Dinner 6-13 Thanks to our Umpires, Coaches and Managers! 14-15 University Championships 16-17 High School Championships 18 Athlete Program Review 19-22 Club Championships Review 23-25 FHBC “Respect Program” 26, 27 Vancouver Invitational Tournament 28 Island Update 29, 30 FHBC Foundation 31-34 National Teams Update 35, 36 National Teams Retirees 37 Field Hockey BC Cornershot is produced By SMJ Consulting. 202-210 West Broadway Vancouver, V5Y 3W2 Editors: Morley Jameson Tel: 604 737 3046 Katie Jameson Fax: 604 873 6488 Editorial Board: [email protected] Mark Saunders Brian Groos Cornershot Annual Vol. 10, No. 1 November, 2017 Cornershot Annual FromTable the President’s of Contents Desk Reflections on the Past Year Welcome to the Annual Edition of the Field Hockey BC ‘Cornershot’ Newsletter. I hope you will find this edition informative and above all enjoy looking back at the past year. On behalf of the Board of Directors I would like to thank all the members of Field Hockey BC for another great year. This past year has been one of continued growth and stabilization for the Society and has included many memorable moments for our sport across British Columbia. Sue Demuynck President, Field Hockey BC would like to acknowledge the continued support Field Hockey BC from the Provincial Government, Sport BC, Canadian Sport Institute, Coaching Association of BC, Sport and Gaming Branches of BC and Via Sport. Thanks are due as well to our proud independent partners, Kukri Sports Canada and The Hockey Shack. In a continuing effort to provide a foundation of fiscal sustainability, Field Hockey BC has continued to be successful in securing additional funding from our supporting partners in order to improve service provision and programming to our community membership. Field Hockey BC continues to evolve in order to remain one of the highest ranked Provincial Sport Organizations in BC. All funding received by the Society is reviewed by means of an accountability process and it is from these review meetings and the reports that follow that allow Field Hockey BC to assess its position in the Organized Sport Sector. The Society’s organizational and strategic priorities are focused on seven main areas of development: 1. Coaching and Coach Education 2. Officiating and Official Development 3. Community Club Support and Self-Sustainability 4. Targeted Support for Grass Roots Development 5. Event Hosting and Domestic Competition Review 6. Direct Athlete Programming 7. Own the Podium Field Hockey BC looks forward to working with our community partners in the year ahead and in doing so continue to build on the dialogue to date towards the creation of an aligned strategic direction. I extend my gratitude to all the FHBC Board Directors, Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, Technical Officials, Committee Members and Parent Volunteers, past and present, who give of their time and expertise, whenever called upon. (continued next page) Cornershot Annual Vol. 10, Number 1 November, 2017 page 1 Cornershot Annual From the TablePresident’s of Contents Desk (continued) The members of the FHBC Staff have been amazing, and they continue to perform their respective jobs at a very high level. Thank you for always looking to what will “work the best” for all involved, especially for the athletes, even it means extra time and effort! Thanks Mark, Sue, Susan, Krista, Melody, Jenn, Katie and Kurt. I look forward to the coming year as FHBC continues to provide the best possible field hockey environment and programming for all its members in the province. Respectfully submitted, Sue Demuynck, President, Field Hockey BC. Field Hockey is a Life Long Game! This is one of the reasons why social tournaments are important to our sport. These two ladies have been around forever with over 124 years’ worth of experience that they bring back to the sport. Pat Hall played school hockey back in the 60s and participated in rep teams in BC. She played many years with the Oak Bay field hockey club and still is very much involved by coaching their current ladies teams. Pat also volunteers to organize the Masters tournament each year. Although she no longer plays, her presence is always notable….just ask her team! Sue Whitney started playing hockey when she was 10 years old back in the 50s. She played for Alberta in national tournaments and was selected and played for Canada as well! She was instrumental in starting Sue Whitney (left), Pat Hall the junior program in Cowichan and still coaches at the high school level. Although she no longer plays weekly league hockey, tournaments like the Westerly and the Masters offer her a chance to hit the ball around and, more importantly, socialize with others involved in the sport. Ladies like these two bring so much to field hockey. They’ve seen concepts come and go and can offer their insight through a wealth of experience to help guide development of the sport for the better. (courtesy Cowichan Facebook page) Cornershot Annual Vol. 10, Number 1 November, 2017 page 2 Cornershot Annual Congratulations! Congratulations to Brenda Rushton, the recipient of the 2017 Sport BC President's Award for field hockey. Field Hockey BC is proud to recognize Brenda for her ongoing voluntary commitment. Brenda has given her time to our organization and the field hockey community for many years, as a technical table volunteer for community, provincial, national and international events. Brenda has also been a long-serving member of the Field Hockey Board of Directors as the Domestic Director. Brenda is also a past recipient of Field Hockey BC's Barbara Schrodt (l-r) - Minister Peter Fassbender, Award, given to those who have made a difference to field Brenda Rushton, Field Hockey BC hockey in BC. President, Sue Demuynck. Congratulations to Hannah Haughn on being named Sport BC's University Athlete of the Year! Hannah is finishing her fifth and final year with the University of British Columbia women's field hockey team, where she won five consecutive National Championships. Hannah is also a stalwart on the Canadian Women's National team, having joined the team at the age of 17 and is now one of the leaders on and off the field. Beyond her impressive play, Hannah is also a coach and mentor and a huge asset to the field hockey community. Staff Update - Welcome to Kurt Du Bois We are pleased to announce the hiring of Kurt Du Bois in the position of Events & Officials Coordinator. Kurt is a graduate of the Sports Business Management program at Algonquin College in Ottawa. He comes to FHBC from the National Sport Organization (NSO) environment where he held the position of National Program and Events Management Assistant for Diving Plongeon Canada. Kurt has always had a passion for sports, playing rugby and soccer competitively throughout University. He is looking forward to involvement with the field hockey community and becoming familiar with a new province. Cornershot Annual Vol. 10, Number 1 November, 2017 page 3 Cornershot Annual Congratulations to Tyler Klenk and Lelia Sacre! As the 2017 Pan American Cup comes to a close, and Canada’s Men head home with a silver medal and Canada’s Women walk away with a solid 4th place finish, the focus shifts to who made this competition possible, in a new era of hockey. From the game evolving to self-start passes, 3D skills, video referrals and new long corners, so has the progression of officiating. Now more than ever are the demands for quality, intuitive and fit umpires a necessity of one of the world’s most popular team sports. Emerging Lelia Sacre (left) and Tyler Klenk from Canada are the talents of Saskatchewan’s Tyler Klenk and British Columbia’s Lelia Sacre, both of whom were appointed to the 2017 Pan American Cups in Lancaster, USA. Both Klenk and Sacre are former high-level players, representing Canada at the Junior level, offering a unique perspective to their umpiring. Klenk and Sacre aspire to have their names ring amongst the prestigious list of Canadian international umpires including the likes of Sumesh Putra, Chris Wilson, Alan Waterman, Wendy Stewart, Janice McClintock and Margaret Lanning. For Sacre, it was inevitable that hockey would be part of her life as her father, John, was a former national team player and coach, while her mother, Cindy, was a former collegiate player and coach, and now, umpire. “Lelia exudes personality and management skills on the pitch and has a talent for turning coaching tips into quick improvements,” said Canadian Alan Waterman, who has umpired internationally for 17 years, including spending eight years on the FIH World Panel. “She is exactly the mouldable, young umpire the FIH is looking to develop.” Klenk had high aspirations as a player but as his junior national team career came to an end, he decided to pursue umpiring and went on to achieve his international badge at the 2016 Junior Pan American Championships. “In a word, unflappable,” added Waterman on Klenk. “Tyler has the amazing ability to make each new challenge look like he’s done it a hundred times before. He’s a player’s umpire and it shows with the respect his is given in return, on and off the pitch.” Klenk relocated from Victoria, where he attended and competed for the University of Victoria, to Vancouver to be closer to top level hockey in Canada.