Annual Report 2020 Contents 3 OUR PURPOSE 4 PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE REPORT 6 MESSAGE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION 7 MESSAGE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE 8 MESSAGE FROM COMMONWEALTH GAMES AUSTRALIA 9 OUR STRATEGIC PILLARS 10 HOCKEYROOS AND KOOKABURRAS STATISTICS 11 PILBARA COMMUNITY HOCKEY PROGRAM 13 HIGH PERFORMANCE UPDATE 15 STRATEGY AND GAME DEVELOPMENT UPDATE 17 COMMERCIAL, COMMUNICATIONS AND EVENTS UPDATE 18 FINANCE UPDATE 19 COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES 23 HOCKEY AUSTRALIA FINANCIALS 44 HALL OF FAME 45 SPONSORS 46 THANK YOU 2 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Our Purpose To lead the growth and success of hockey in Our Values Australia. Hockey is a sport played across Australia, from the city to the country, equally by men and women, boys and girls. Our national teams are among the best in the world and regularly achieve podium performances at major benchmark events. The sport of hockey is a welcoming, family friendly LEADERSHIP and inclusive sport and we wish to fully embrace existing and new - players, coaches, officials, staff, volunteers and fans alike. We consider enjoyment across all aspects of the game to be a central philosophy which underpins how we operate. We also strongly believe that every participant should have the opportunity to strive to achieve INTEGRITY their personal aspirations as a player, coach, official, volunteer or paid administrator. Our values are central to our way of working. At Hockey Australia we will: • continue to LEAD by working collaboratively with our EXCELLENCE stakeholders. • operate with INTEGRITY in all areas of our work by placing the best interests of hockey in Australia at the centre of any decision. • pursue EXCELLENCE both on and off the field of play. • INCLUDE and welcome any person who wants to engage in, and enjoy, our wonderful sport. INCLUSION 3 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Hockey Australia President and Executive Report As President and CEO of Hockey Australia fortunate to play and deliver the early Across the year, progress continued to be (HA), we are pleased to present this joint home rounds of the FIH Pro League in made with the Hockey Co-Op project. A report on behalf of the Board of Directors Sydney and Perth. While both teams revised set of guiding principles outlining and staff. had mixed results, performances were the roles and responsibilities between HA regarded to be on track in relation to our and MAs was endorsed at the November Following an incredible year for HA in 2019, Tokyo preparation. Council meeting and adopted by most and as we anticipated the 2020 Tokyo MAs. This step has been important with Olympic Games that were scheduled to The high-performance program was redefining how HA and MAs can better commence on July 24, no one could have significantly disrupted because of work together and reduce areas of predicted the impact that COVID-19 would the pandemic, causing the 12 month duplication. have on communities across Australia and postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. This around the world. significant change required HA to pivot A common chart of accounts was finalised and recalibrate all planning for the Games. in 2020 along with a set of operating At the outset we want to thank, recognise principles that we envisage will be and acknowledge the thousands of Across this period our players and staff advantageous to sector financial reporting players, coaches, officials, committee demonstrated great resilience amidst and insights. Xero was identified as the members, staff, volunteers and members immense uncertainty. For some players, preferred accounting package. of our hockey family who have all been this has meant deciding to extend their impacted in some way due to COVID-19. international careers for another 12 months. The sport moved onto a common The sport of hockey is indebted to all membership registration platform In April and May, HA suspended the of you in playing such a vital role with with the successful migration onto requirement for players to be based at supporting hockey communities across revolutioniseSPORT. the centralised daily training environment Australia at what has been perhaps our in Perth, allowing them to determine HA was pleased to launch our new 2021- most challenging period. We wish you all where they wanted to be located during 2022 Participation and Engagement Plan. well in what we hope will be a period of the pandemic. The program ramped up The Plan was developed with extensive recovery in 2021. again across August and then back into engagement with MA participation staff At the start of 2020, with the Kookaburras full program delivery from September. and provides the framework to drive our and Hockeyroos ranked 1 and 2 in A selection camp was conducted in participation across the next phase. the world respectively, and with the November in lieu of the cancelled Sultana Work also commenced on a review of the completion of the first season of the Bran Hockey One League. This camp Coaching and Officiating Accreditation Sultana Bran Hockey One League, our was necessary to undertake a selection Pathways. New resources are in the focus was on maximising the emerging process for the 2021 national squads. process of being developed, including opportunities for the year ahead. This During the height of COVID-19, HA video content enabled by an improved proved to be short lived as the impact of unveiled several resources to help shape learning management system. COVID-19 was realised. our response to the pandemic, designed We undertook a detailed independent Extensive modelling and re-modelling to support hockey clubs and associations review of our Information Technology of our position was undertaken on a with the recommencement of training, requirements. HA will now seek to frequent basis as we navigated our competitions and programs in a safe and implement the next phase of work path. Close and regular engagement responsible manner. including full migration from our current with Member Associations was central In April the decision was made to servers to the cloud. to our approach in 2020, which has led postpone the remainder of the 2020 to stronger relationships and a greater Financially, HA has emerged from 2020 Pro League matches. Soon after, HA understanding of the shared challenges in a strong position. This has been due confirmed the decision to cancel all that were faced by all. The support and to a combination of factors including remaining national championships for spirit of collaboration between Member government stimulus packages, reduced 2020 due to COVID-19. Associations and HA is a strength for our event expenses and internal cost sport and something we should be proud With the support of our event partners, reduction measures. of and continue to build on into the future. it was agreed that almost all 2020 We remain fortunate to have incredible national championship events would In January, the National Indoor partners working with us including be re-positioned to be held in the Championships were successfully Fortescue Metals Group as the major same locations on similar dates in 2021. delivered in Wollongong, New South partner of the Kookaburras and Ausdrill Thank you to our stakeholders and event Wales. In February and March, we were (Perenti) as major partner of the partners in allowing this to happen. Hockeyroos. 4 | Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020 Hockey Australia President and Executive Report HA were successful with engaging several Extending our reach onto a range of other Of significant concern are the events new commercial partnerships. These platforms was also a feature which has seen that emerged at the end of 2020 within included Legacy Lighting (official venue fantastic growth on sites such as LinkedIn. the national women’s program, which lighting partner), JDH (Hookin2Hockey shone a light on several areas that will be The newly developed Safe Hockey and Schools partner) and Blackroll (Official addressed by the Board. HA immediately framework and National Integrity Supplier of Athletic and Recovery Tools). undertook an internal review, which Framework started operations in 2020 was subsequently taken up by Sport We sincerely thank all of our partners under the watch of HA’s Integrity Unit. An Australia through the appointment of an - Fortescue Metals Group, Ausdrill important element to support the safe independent review panel led by Bruce (Perenti), Kellogg’s Sultana Bran, delivery of our sport, all HA Staff and Collins QC and included Moya Dodd and Westfund Health Insurance, On The Board, and many MA Boards received Gabrielle Trainor. Go, the Australian Institute of Sport, the Safe Hockey education session led Sport Australia, the Australian Olympic by Sam Dellamarta. Hockey is proud of Having received the independent report Committee, Commonwealth Games the work that has been undertaken in this and recommendations into matters Australia, the State and Territory Institutes area as we deepen our commitment to of culture and leadership within the and Academies of Sport, the Western the safety of children and young people. women’s program, the Board will take Australian Department of Sport and action in 2021 to address the identified Our commitment to inclusion took some Recreation, SportsLink Travel, Bloomex, areas through the establishment of a important steps. We submitted in the Just Hockey, ASICS, TigerTurf, CTM, Review Implementation Working Group. Pride in Sport Index for the first time, Aqualyte, Kookaburra, 2XU, APE Medical released our Inclusion Position Statement, To all HA Directors, Management and Elastoplast. and launched our Guidelines for the and staff and Member Association The delay to the 2020 Olympic Games Inclusion of Transgender and Gender Boards and staff, we thank you for your has been unprecedented and for which Diverse People in Community Hockey. ongoing commitment. Thanks and there is no previous playbook. HA acknowledgement to all the Committee As an organisation, we have implemented wishes to thank the Australian Olympic members, volunteers and officials at Club a staff feedback survey.