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Annual Report 2018 Hockey Tasmania - 19 Bell Street, New Town T: 03 6228 5976 E: [email protected] Hockey Tasmania | Annual Report 2018 2 Contents Report from the Chair 4 Report from the CEO 5 Report from the Financial Director 7 Report from the Participation Coordinator 8 Representative Achievements 10 Southern Competitions 23 Northern Competitions 24 North-West Competitions 29 BDCC 31 Junior High Performance Committee 32 Southern Hockey League Junior Sub-Committee 33 Officiating 34 Coaching Development Convenor 36 Financial Statements 37 Partners and Sponsors 58 AHL 2018 Partners and Sponsors 59 Hockey Tasmania | Annual Report 2018 3 Report from the Chair It is my pleasure to report to the community of been able to find a solution despite considering Hockey Tasmania by way of the 2018 Annual many options. The Board remains extremely Report. concerned about the Launceston competition. I again appeal to members for help with this very In 2018 Bob Gregory resigned as General Manager. difficult problem. Bob came to the role in 2015 and served in it for just over 3 years. He came to the role at a time Damian Smith commenced as our CEO mid 2018. when our volunteer engagement had reached Damian has brought with him an energy and a dangerously low level with increased costs to enthusiasm that has already paid dividends for members the inevitable result. Bob’s calm manner the sport in Tasmania. His dealings with Hockey enabled him to re-engage with volunteers and Australia have been forthright; as they must be in work with the Board to contain costs to members. the aftermath of the unilateral increase in player I wish to record my immense thanks to Bob for his contributions to HA that was imposed in November hard work, diligence and honesty. 2017. His negotiations in respect of Championships and the new AHL (Hockey One) have already From a governance point of view we are now ensured that your financial commitments to HA will reaching the point where the Board and its not increase and the sport will remain as affordable committees once again work well together. We as we can make it. In many other aspects Damian have dedicated Chairs of the Committees reporting has made his presence felt - very much for the to the Board covering all aspects of our strategic better. The Board’s thanks go to him. plan. The Board and all Committees are constituted by volunteers without whom our sport would not I conclude by thanking the members of the HT be financially viable. Board. I am amazed at your commitment to our sport. The time you each give and the thought that I am pleased to note that despite the continued goes to your contributions is immense. presence of the debt of $1m Hockey Tasmania continues as a viable not-for-profit organisation. The Board will continue with its commitment to Ken Read work hard to ensure the financial viability of the Chair Hockey Tasmania Board. sport without recourse to increased payments from its members. In 2018 we continued to see excellent improvement in nominations by Tasmanians for Tasmanian teams. The Board’s policy that Tasmanians must be given selection preference over those who are unable to make another State team is having its intended effect; and that without reduction of success of our teams. Of particular excitement in 2018 was the win of our u21 men. Congratulations to coach Colin Pearson and all the players and support staff. Last year in my report I referred to the concern the Board had over the state of our sport in Launceston. I wrote that the Board was concerned that if trends continue the game will be under threat in Launceston. Unfortunately we have not Hockey Tasmania | Annual Report 2018 4 Report from the Chief Executive Officer In August 2018 I commenced in the CEO role and since then I have been reviewing, restructuring and reshaping every element of the sport and business. We have a great opportunity in the coming years ahead to create a position where our sport is the leader and the sport of choice in Tasmania. As set out in the Hockey Tasmania Constitution one of the first purposes of the not for profit association is to: represent, promote and foster hockey in the State of Tasmania. Operationally these are key areas represented in the strategic plan and provide the pillars and framework that informs and guides my operational decisions and future aspirations. We know costs are one of the biggest constraints to increasing / retaining participation rates, so it is crucial we demonstrate to all our key stakeholders internally and externally we have the systems and frameworks in place to efficiently and effectively Some key highlights for 2018 include: manage our sport. • The successful hosting of the U/18 & U/13 Identifying and attracting new revenue streams Australian Championships held in Launceston will need to be a key focus moving forward as its and Hobart respectively, I thank staff and all imperative we reduce debt and achieve greater our wonderful volunteers for their time and financial sustainability in order for us to achieve our commitment during these events. mission; to lead the growth of hockey in Tasmania. • The Australian Hockey League was also a I along with the board have started this journey significant highlight as the competition reverted and are working through a longer-term vision for back to a home and away fixture, we held two our sport, we need to re-set our current position great weekends at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre and pitch harder and higher and act and behave and again I thank all staff, volunteers, and sponsors more like a tier one sport. In recent years, there for the support of this important pathway. I have been many changes in the community congratulate our men for winning the Bronze resulting in challenges in attracting retaining and medal, a great result. re-engaging players, officials and volunteers across all sports. Hockey is no different. We are in a highly • The U/21 men also had a wonderful national competitive space but we have a great story to carnival in Sydney winning Gold, a fantastic tell, dual gender sport, great facilities and a great achievement by the team, coaches and support culture that is the envy of other sports. These are staff. our advantages but now is the time to build on these and work together across the state towards a • Negotiating a naming rights sponsor, Winc - common goal, to grow Hockey in Tasmania. Toshiba for the next two years for our Premier League Competition. • Building a greater profile for our sport, this has Hockey Tasmania | Annual Report 2018 5 commenced and will only escalate further in the I would also like to recognise and thank all years ahead. Club Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurers and committee members, for the hundreds of hours of I would like to thank all our 2018 sponsors and volunteerism you all do at grassroots level, these partners, the Tasmanian State Government, the efforts are crucial to the success of our sport in the Launceston and Hobart City Councils, Tasmanian future. Institute of Sport, Winc-Toshiba, Just Hockey, Leap Health and the 30 shirt sponsors for our women’s 2019 will be a big year, there’s plenty to get done, and men’s AHL teams for their support of our great plenty to achieve and I look forward to working sport. with my small but very committed team, our robust hockey community, all our supporters and partners I would also like to thank the Hockey Tasmania on building a future for our sport that seeks to Board and all our HT Committee Convenors across deliver on the all the dreams and aspirations for the state and the many volunteers who commit hockey in Tasmania. their time to these important hockey committees, the work you all do within this governance Damian Smith framework is vital and much appreciated. Chief Executive Officer Hockey Tasmania | Annual Report 2018 6 Report from the Financial Director The financial result for 2018 was a net million debt) is close to break-even as at 31 surplus before depreciation of $26,827 (2017: December 2018. $433,148). A significance variance was the non-recurring grant funding received in 2017 The Finance and Audit Committee has worked associated with the re-surfacing of THC ground closely with management during the year to 3. improve the quality of reporting to the Board, budgeting, financial performance monitoring and Hockey Revenue was down on the prior year. There cash flow forecasting. was a decrease in trading revenue at the Function Centre due the nature of events held one year to We welcome Leigh Stalker, of Launceston, who the next. The Men’s Masters Tournament held at recently joined the Finance and Audit Committee. the Tasmanian Hockey Centre (THC) in September Already we are impressed by Leigh’s fresh views, – October 2017 contributed approximately $50,000 business acumen and enthusiasm. to the organisation’s net surplus in 2017 that did not repeat in 2018. Despite this the Function I thank the members of the Finance and Committee Centre’s profit for the year was higher than budget for your active participation and input during the due to improved operations. year. Hosting of the National U18’s (in Launceston) and Glenn Lucas U13’s (in Hobart) tournaments and the return of Chairperson Finance & Audit Committee AHL matches to Hobart bolstered grounds income. 17 May 2019 Total revenue from member registrations (levies and subscriptions, and player registrations) was higher than the prior year.

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