BULLETIN BULLETIN Kookaburras WIN FOUR Four Nations Men’s Tournament Wizard Home Loans Cup FIVE and Willow Bridge Cup How is your team looking? Is hockey a dangerous game or is it a perception? Kookaburra Green v Gold 6 June Editor: Kate Main 9351 4313 [email protected] Photos by Alex Johnston Editor: Kate Main 9351 4313 [email protected] Photos by Alex Johnston, Steph Birch and Grant Treeby HOCKEY - A DANGEROUS GaME OR A GaME PERCEIVED TO BE DANGEROUS? claims have not changed dramatically, even though Is hockey becoming more dangerous or are we the number of players covered has increased in the becoming risk averse? period outlined below. It has come to the attention of the Junior Committee Insurance companies keep statistics on the relative that junior rules and their interpretation are not danger of sports and when looking at comparable adequately preventing dangerous play. winter team sports, hockey looks positively harmless. The Sportscover Injury Calculator This brings up the bigger question (mainly statistics below (children aged 11-16) shows the outside hockey circles) that the game of hockey likelihood of injury over the next 12 months. is perceived to be dangerous and prevents some sectors of the community from choosing the sport Sport Boys % injury Girls % injury for their children. Does the committee look at Hockey 11.5 9.2 changing certain rules to make it more prescriptive for umpires to avoid danger? Basketball 11.4 9.1 Lacrosse 13.0 10.4 The Statistics Soccer 15.2 14.7 As a spectator and player from the old school of Netball 38.0 30.0 ‘sticks’ and no reverse stick play, I had anecdotally Rugby 38.0 36.7 decided that hockey has become more dangerous Football 45.9 37.7 and aggressive. After some cursory research this does not seem to be the case. Our figures for injury Injury claim/enquiry 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total Hockey WA Abdomen 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 Hamstring 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 7 Leg 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 3 13 Head/nose 1 0 4 2 3 2 1 8 21 Back/shoulder 4 8 1 1 1 5 3 4 27 Foot/ankle 0 5 2 2 4 6 4 6 29 Hand/fingers 7 7 3 3 8 13 6 5 52 Dental 7 9 9 11 8 8 5 5 62 Knee 10 8 8 12 7 11 10 15 81 Total 31 39 30 37 35 47 33 46 298 Medibank Private looked at patient admissions for In Victoria the toma is banned in U11 and U13 sporting injuries in 2006 and hockey was not in grades and there is interesting discussion on this the top 10. Other interesting facts from this report on The Hockey Show web site: were that players are more likely to be injured www.thehockeyshow.org/forum/index.php?topic=733.0 at the start or end of a playing season and by participating in pre-season training risk of injury is Raised sticks – Under 11s in some grades are still dramatically reduced. playing in packs and the raised stick becomes a constant danger. Umpires seem to find it hard Interestingly knee injuries are generally the most to pick up as every hit is raised. Personally I find common and costly injury incurred by women with allowing the golf swing creates players who do not surgery costing $5000 plus. learn to hit the ball properly. Rule interpretation for under 11s Lifting the ball - Juniors have the same lifting in The following comments have been brought up at danger rule as adults and yet umpires are at one Junior Committee about Under 11s: extreme not allowing a controlled jink and at the other are allowing hits that cause gasps from Tomahawks - Hockey skills in this younger age parents on the side-line. group are not always at a level that can safely manage tomahawks (especially which direction The most important need is for umpires to the ball goes) and some teams are using them in interpret the rules for the level and age of the an intimidatory manner. grade played. As juniors and parents are the main under 11 umpires maybe the rules should be more Learning defence skills, especially with such tackles prescriptive for this group of umpires? takes time. 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DWYER This is a great opportunity for families to watch world class hockey. There will be a free raffle to be in the team talk before the game; opportunities for autographs and kids can play on the turf at half time so bring your stick Players to Watch Ten of the last gold medal winning Olympic team have made themselves eligible for selection. Players to watch from this veteran group include: Jamie Dwyer (OAM) – A mercurial striker as thousands have witnessed in the viral email showing his finely tuned skills (have you seen The Dwyer? www.thedwyer.com.au). Our European opposition have had more time to witness and counter his prowess which will make it harder for Jamie to bamboozle the opposition. Grant Schubert (OAM) – A speedy, dynamic striker who has been a regular in the Australian team since he burst onto the scene as most promising player at the 2003 Champions Trophy with nine goals in six matches. SCHUBERT Bevan George (OAM) – Home State favourite as a dependable full back, the laconic Narrogin lad is coming back from injury and can hopefully find match fitness in this show case game after missing the 4 Nations tournament. Cont’d DOERNER Mark Knowles (OAM)– Half Back from Queensland, Mark is a versatile player and fantastic at perceiving the perfect early pass. First Time Around Players to watch vying for their first Olympic selection include: Eddie Ockenden (21) – Eddie has looked the part since hitting his straps in the 2006 Azlan Shah tournament at 19 years of age. He started as a half back however coaching staff have seen his potential as a striker KNOWLES and he has never looked back. Simon Orchard (22) – The newest face to the Kookaburra squad, Simon is fast with excellent elimination skills. Des Abbott (22) – An inspiration to indigenous kids everywhere and especially in his NT home. Des has peaked at the right time, coming back from injury last year. Des is a dynamic striker. Fergus Kavanagh (23) – Spending his junior years in Geraldton did little to inhibit his skill at half back or in the midfield. Kiel Brown (24) – Kiel followed his sister, Hope Munro, to Perth from Toowoomba in Queensland and immediately made an impact in the SmokeFree WA Thundersticks. Luke Doerner – A drag flicking expert who is a handy asset in any team Eli Matheson - A striker to watch. Eli has been extremely impressive since starring for the Kookaburras in the South Africa 5 nations tournament in January 2008. ABBOTT KAVANAGH BROWN UMPIRE WORKSHOPS IF YOU HAVE MEMBERS AT YOUR CLUB WHO ARE UMPIRING A FEW GAMES A YEAR, THERE IS A FREE INTERACTIVE WORK SHOP THAT WILL GIVE THEM HINTS AND CONFIDENCE TO KEEP UP WITH THE GAME. JUNE 4 jULY 2 AUGUST 6 6.30-8.00PM ON THE fiRST WEDNESdaY OF EACH MONTH EaSTMAN LOUNGE pERTH hOCKEY STADIUM NO NEED TO BOOK JUST TURN UP The Hotspurs are a group of former high level hockey players who play against school and under age State teams to encourage their development. It is great hockey to watch. Tue, 10 Jun 3:45pm Aquinas College Aquinas Thu, 19 Jun 4pm Wesley College Wesley Wed, 25 Jun 5:30pm WA Under 21 (W) Perth Hockey Stadium 1 WORKING wiTH ChildREN ChECKS DO YOU NEED ONE? Are you doing unpaid or volunteer work in connection with any of the categories of child-related work? Do the usual duties of your role involve contact with a child? Does an exemption apply? Does the 5 day threshold apply? The answers to these four questions are important in determining whether a Working with Children (WWC) Check is required.