Hockey Victoria Annual Report 2019 Contents 2 / 11 40 / 43 Welcome & Overview Statistics 12 / 17 44 / 69 Hockey Operations High Performance 18 / 25 70 / 75 Competition Results National & State Representation 26 / 33 Awards & 76 / 93 Recognition Financial Report 34 / 39 Strategic Projects Contents | 1 Welcome & Overview 2 | Hockey Victoria | Annual Report 2019 Grow Diversify Unite Excel Welcome & OverviewXXX | 3 Hockey Victoria Executive Report 2019 kicked off with the inaugural FIH Pro Later in the month of April our Under 15 Girls State Team took out the National Championships in Narellan. A wonderful League home matches in Melbourne with achievement and just reward for close to a decade of dedicated the Kookaburras & Hockeyroos playing host work in the area of girl’s hockey. to the Netherlands and Belgium on arguably Women’s round and the Women’s breakfast became a the hottest February weekend we have seen perfect setting to launch our Gender Equity & Diversity in decades. Plan. A dedicated plan which outlines a range of measurable targets for our organisation to reach in terms of female In true Melbourne form the Victorian hockey community representation across the board. delivered with a record crowd of over 5,500 fans watching the Saturday fixtures against the Netherlands and just over We are pleased to say in nine months we have already 4,000 coming through the gate on the Sunday to watch experienced a significant increase in the representation of Belgium. Close to 1,800 of the fans were Victorian Hockey Fan Women across a wide range of our committees, coaching Members which included the three Hockey Club Melbourne and officiating roles and furthermore increased the number home matches which was an outstanding response from our of female staff working at Hockey Victoria. members. In 2019 our clubs and Associations hit record umpire and The international hockey boost was a nice start to what is a official’s accreditation with over 120 members completing very busy time in the school’s recruitment space for our team their umpiring or officiating accreditation. Furthermore 2019 and our members. In 2019, on the back of seeing just under saw the most ever (63) Victorians blow a whistle or officiate 50,000 children through the School Roadshow program, we at National Championships or through the Hockey One bounced back to reach over 2,300 Hookin2Hockey participants competition. state wide which was a 16% increase on 2018. Modern day powerhouse clubs Southern United and Footscray A new model of recruitment and retention was also piloted in played in the Men’s Premier League Grand Final with Southern three focus areas including Ballarat, Bendigo and Casey. In all United winning and going back to back. The Footscray women three areas we delivered a three phased recruitment program also played in the Premier League grand final against Hawthorn including the school’s roadshow, Hookin2Hockey and then which was such an outstanding achievement for the club who Hockey Sixers. This model proved to be very successful with only a decade ago were in the third and fourth division of the retention rate of Hookin2Hockey participants in the three Victorian hockey. Unfortunately for Footscray there was to areas reaching 50+% compared with the state average of be no romantic ending to their season with the Hawthorn around 22%. Women’s team dominating the final to secure their 4th Premiership in five years. In April 2019 the new Hockey One league was launched across the country and with this was the long-awaited launch of From a National perspective we are also incredibly proud of Hockey Club Melbourne. The planning and delivering of the two the leadership role taken by a range of staff in delivering the new teams (Men’s & Women’s) was a significant undertaking first season of Hockey One and furthermore the delivery of both on and off pitch for the team in the office. The HV staff the National Social Hockey Program. did an incredible job lifting the standards of on pitch training, social media, player and fan engagement, memberships and In early 2020, the HV roadshow model will be delivered in the ticket sales. In 2019, we were delighted to bring on four team majority of the States & Territories which is a credit to the team sponsors and seven player sponsors, a record for Hockey and the work all Victorian affiliates have done in recent years to Victoria in commercial sponsorship. Equity One, Thermoskin, focus on recruitment and retention. Garrleigh Trophy Centre and Sponsorship Matters contribution further professionalised the program. The success off pitch of Hockey Club Melbourne increased our non-member revenue to a record 15% which has provided us with great optimism around the produce in 2020. 4 | Hockey Victoria | Annual Report 2019 From a High Performance perspective, 2019 was the first The HV Executive team remain on a range of project and time Hockey Victoria led a Men’s touring team to Europe to steering committees in relation to the project to ensure that play a range of matches against European clubs. In 2020, the outcomes for hockey are really positive ones for when the a Women’s squad will tour Europe providing some of our full re development is complete in the second quarter of 2021. current HC Melbourne players and emerging players with higher level hockey matches to develop. Furthermore, On behalf of the Board, we would like to acknowledge the providing a life experience to travel and play hockey overseas. incredible efforts of the HV staffing team who delivered on a significant remit in 2019. The staff committed to a significant The Hockeyroos debut of teenage sensation Amy Lawton on volume of work on weekends and out of hours to deliver Anzac Day in the FIH Pro League against New Zealand kicked FIH Pro League and the first season of Hockey One and off a really strong year for our women at the National level. we sincerely thank them for their role in delivering such a Rachael Lynch, Sophie Taylor and Lily Brazel joined Amy as successful first season of both competitions. regular players throughout the FIH Pro League. Whilst Laura Barden came back into Olympic contention being selected Finally, to the 150 Hockey clubs in Victoria we thank you for back into the National Squad after a strong Hockey One your ongoing hard work and dedication to the sport and we league performance. look forward to working with you again in 2020. For the Men, Josh Simmonds played in the FIH Pro League grand final for the Kookaburras against the Netherlands, in which the Kookaburras were crowned season 1 champions. He also played incredible hockey leading the defence of HC Melbourne as part of Hockey One. Nathan Ephraums was also selected into the National Squad at the conclusion of Shaun Dooley – Andrew Skillern – impressive performances at the National Under 21’s and Acting President CEO Hockey One. We were delighted to receive ongoing funding through Sport & Recreation Victoria and VicHealth to continue to drive programs in relation to youth retention, recruitment in schools, all abilities and programs for Women & Girls. We both thank SRV and VicHealth for their important investments which allow our teams to not only work on new initiatives to drive participation but continue to service our members with annual programming focussed on building capacity and capability. In what was one of the highlights of 2018, the announcement by the State Government of $64.4 million into the re- development of the SNHC has seen significant progress in 2019. Pitch 2 at the SNHC was ripped up in August 2019 and is currently going through a significant change to make way for the purpose-built indoor hockey stadium which will commence development in 2020. Welcome & Overview | 5 Board Meeting Attendance Director Feb Apr May Jun Sep Oct Nov Total Rob Dalton 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Shaun Dooley 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 Chris Chittick 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Tracey Drake 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 Alison Foenander 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Andrew Hodder 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 Ellen Williamson 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Kester Brown 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 6 | Hockey Victoria | Annual Report 2019 Organisational Structure Board of General Manager Inclusion Manager Strategic Projects Michaela Cook Directors Suzanne Henderson P/T General Manager State Team & Athlete Pathway High Performance Administration Manager Lachlan Anderson James McCallum Athlete & Coach Development Manager Phil Burrows Finance Finance Manager Coordinator Elaine Zhao Vicky Zhu P/T Chief Executive Chief Operating Membership & Administration & Officer Officer Administration Manager Registration Assistant Andrew Skillern Sash Herceg Steven Lee Fitton Keegan Watson P/T Marketing & Communications Manager Departed staff Patrick Rebakis Eric D’Souza Katerina Milosovska Programs & Schools Mitchell Lane P/T Products Manager Coordinator Olivia Colasurdo P/T Michael Fox Jo Crosby Matthew Bullard Education Programs & P/T : Part Time Manager Products Coordinator Eliza Caldecott Peter Wroblewski Programs & Products Officer Merryn Christian Head of Competitions Competitions Coordinator David Bourke Rachelle Pole Events & Indoor Competitions Manager Coordinator Ben Seccull Damien Deefholts Welcome & Overview | 7 Sub-Committees & Advisory Groups High Performance Andrew Hodder chair Rules Review Committee David Bourke chair Advisory Committee Lachlan Anderson Damien Deefholts Phil Burrows Sash Herceg Stacia Joseph Rachelle Pole Jay Stacy Andrew Skillern Hockey Victoria Officiating Eliza Caldecott chair Committee Damien Deefholts Investigation Panel Scott O’Reilly James Stewart Cheyne Hackett