2019 ANNUAL REPORT Hockey Tasmania - 19 Bell Street, New Town T: 03 6228 5976 E: [email protected] W: www.hockeytasmania.com.au CONTENTS COVID-19 Notice 4 2019 Hockey Tasmania Partners & Sponsors 5 2019 Hockey Tasmania Board, Staff & Committees 6 Report from the Chair 7 Report from the CEO 8-9 Report from the Financial Director 10 Hockey Australia Hall of Fame 11 Tassie Tigers & Hockey One Report 12-14 Participation Report 15-16 State Teams and Events Report 17-26 Coaching Development Report 27-28 Southern Competitions Report 29-31 Southern Junior Sub-Committee Report 32 Northern Competitions Report 33-36 Officiating Report 37-38 Masters Report 39-41 North West Competitions Report 42-43 Burnie Competitions Report 44 Marketing & Communications Report 45-46 Financial Statements & Auditor’s Report 47-67 Life Members 68 Hockey Tasmania | 2019 Annual Report 3 A NOTE REGARDING THE 2020 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC (COVID-19) This Annual Report was delivered in May 2020, during the COVID-19 global pandemic, but only reports on the activities of Hockey Tasmania during the period 1 January through to 31 December 2019. There is minimal reference to the disease in the following report, however at time of delivery the 2020 season had been suspended and the full effects of the pandemic were yet to be known. Hockey Tasmania | 2019 Annual Report 4 THANK YOU TO OUR 2019 MAJOR PARTNERS & SPONSORS Hockey Tasmania | 2019 Annual Report 5 2019 HOCKEY TASMANIA BOARD, STAFF & COMMITTEES 2019 Hockey Tasmania Staff 2019 Hockey Tasmania Board CEO Chair Damian Smith Ken Read Finance Officer: Sally Crosby & Karen Toates Deputy Chair State Teams & Events Coordinator: Natalie Sproule Stephen McMullen (Resigned for Participation Coordinator: Tania Barry position on Hockey One board) Facilities Manager: Graham Canny Brett Withington THC Hospitality Manager: Paul Crosby Administration Officer: Emily Foster Finance Chair Marketing & Communications Officer: Scott Edwards Glenn Lucas NHC Facility Supervisor: Rosie Caelli Directors: Susan Brooks Finn Bailey (Groundsperson), Libby Barr (Customer Adam Clifford (co-opted) Service), Bethany Billing (Hospitality), Zoe Bourne Nic Duffy (Hospitality), Shania Browne (Customer Service), Joe Mike Larkin (co-opted) Caelli (Customer Service), Jorge Charre (Hospitality), Ella Michael Phillips Clifford (Hospitality), Lucy Cooper (Hospitality), Beau Cornelius (Gate Staff), Pamela Cowen (Hospitality), Secretary: Peter Bingham Max Crosby (Hospitality), Casey Day (Hospitality), Sam Elmobark (Hospitality), Jess Gala (Hospitality), Harbrinder Gill (Hospitality), Reyanne Hay (Hospitality), (Hospitality), Icaro Pronsate (Hospitality), Kerri Pursell Maddison Hill (Hospitality), Krista Jacobs (Hospitality), (Hospitality), Kayla Roberts (Hospitality), Rea Roberts Danah Leary (Hospitality), Indiana Lee (Hospitality), (Hospitality), Tarnia Synnott (Hospitality), Charlotte Molly Lewis (Hospitality), Meg McCullagh (Hospitality), Toates (Hospitality), Puti Ulfiani (Hospitality), Wendy Bridie McDonald (Hospitality), Matthew Moore Vinun (Hospitality), Ross Wakefield (Groundsperson), (Groundsperson), John Neville (Groundsperson), Patrick Sebastian Walker (Hospitality), Zackary Watts Neville (Groundsperson), Hemnath Panday (Hospitality), (Groundsperson), Daniel Weiss (Hospitality), Marina Alissia Pearson (Hospitality), Thuy Hoa (Sarah) Pham Ziskind de Carvalho (Hospitality) Hockey Tasmania | 2019 Annual Report 6 REPORT FROM THE CHAIR In my 2017 report, and again in my 2018 report, I referred to the concern the Board had over the state of our sport in Launceston. Discussions have continued with the Council led by our hard working Board members from that region – Nic Duffy and Brett Ken Withington. It is taking time, the lack of progress is Read frustrating but we will make progress. Board Chair Our volunteers deserve special mention. So many have been willing to contribute across diverse aspects IT IS MY PLEASURE TO REPORT to the community of of our sport. I do not confine my thanks to those who Hockey Tasmania by way of the 2019 Annual Report. have assisted HT but to all who give of their time at State, regional and club level especially those who Given the tumultuous events related to COVID 19 it assist our juniors. is difficult to write this 2019 report without one eye on what has occurred in 2020. However that is the nature of an annual report written well after the end of the year to which it relates. By the end of 2019 HT had reached a healthy cash Despite the continued position. Despite the continued presence of the presence of the debt debt of $1m we continue as a viable not-for-profit organisation. I wish to thank Damian and his staff as of $1m we continue as well as the finance director Glenn Lucas for their hard a viable not-for-profit and dedicated work that has led us to this position. I organisation note that our Tigers players no longer have to pay to play but get an allowance and that the levy for these“ I conclude by thanking the members of the HT Board. teams has been dropped. We also did not pass on the I repeat what I said last year that I am amazed at your rapacious HA fee increase to our members. Hockey commitment to our sport. The time you each give One broke even for us; thus not being an impost and the thought that goes to your contributions is on the average player. The Board has delivered this immense. I welcome Mike Larkin to the Board, Mike strong financial result from close attention to the has brought a different and very welcome perspective expense line and to areas of income other than to our discussions and I hope he is able to continue significant fee rises to members. to make those contributions. Specific mention is to be made of Stephen McMullen who left the Board In 2019 our representative teams continued to in 2019 to take up a position on the Hockey One have great success. The Tassie Tigers Men finished Board. His contribution to our sport has been and third in the inaugural Hockey One: yet another will continue to be enormous. great result from the leading coach in Australia, Andrew McDonald. Our Tassie Tigers Women showed enormous improvement under coach Luke Doerner. Junior teams were all competitive and contained Tasmanians. Unfortunately in 2019 we lost the services of Ilene Carr. I was extremely disappointed at the lack of consultation from the TIS for this extremely valuable and committed servant of our game. Thankfully our financial position has permitted us to advertise for a paid position as head of the Tiger’s Academy. This initiative will see hockey improve throughout Tasmania. Hockey Tasmania | 2019 Annual Report 7 REPORT FROM THE CEO would not have been possible without tapping into Ken’s network. From a high-level perspective, Belgium Hockey gave me a great insight into their commercial, high Damian performance objectives and participation strategies, Smith the Dutch are exceptional at event management and Chief Executive Officer inclusiveness, while England Hockey are streets ahead of anyone else in all areas including commercial, high performance and participation. 2019 WAS A HUGE YEAR for our sport on so many fronts. We started the year with international hockey, Another key observation that shone through was that hosting FIH Pro league matches in Hobart, created a every one of these countries played a significant and new hockey club, the Tassie Tigers, hosted the under direct role in grassroots hockey at club level. These 13s and 18s Girls and Boys Australian Championships, learnings remain with me every day and continue to and sent senior men’s and women’s state teams to drive me and my high aspirations for our sport as we New Zealand. forge new paths and programs. When I first started in the role in August 2018, I 2019 also was a year to review and adjust our wanted to lift the profile and brand of our sport structures and frameworks and an enormous through major events. As a result our sport today is amount of work has been done in the committee and now regularly seen across all media platforms and I participations space. There are too many to thank particularly note that through our flagship program, for the many hours of volunteerism, but the work the Tassie Tigers club, we have achieved tier one exposure. I thank Scott Edwards and Adam Clifford and all our media partners for the amazing amount of work done in promoting our great sport throughout 2019. Last year I learned from some of the most progressive These learnings remain Hockey nations about how important it is as a sport with me every day and to have a strong commercial profile. It has a direct continue to drive me correlation in attracting and retaining participants to and my high aspirations our sport and provides greater financial sustainability. We are committed to resourcing this area to ensure for our sport as we all our competitions and events across our state forge new paths and continue to get high level coverage, as we have a lot“ programs of which to be proud. I feel very fortunate to have been given the opportunity last June to explore the hockey environments of Belgium, England & the Netherlands. It was a jam-packed couple of weeks and it certainly demonstrated the width and breadth of the network our HT Board Chair Ken Read has developed over many years particularly within the FIH. As a result, I was able to meet and spend some quality time with some senior figures within our global sport that are seriously talented in their respective roles. This Photo: Ben Hine Hockey Tasmania | 2019 Annual Report 8 that has been done has helped shape how we best members, for the hundreds of hours of volunteerism move forward in the years ahead and I truly thank all you all do at grassroots level, these efforts are crucial involved. to the success of our sport and given the current COVID-19 situation we will need every ounce of your I would like to thank all our 2019 major sponsors strong and resilient leadership capabilities to ensure and partners: the Tasmanian State Government; the our sport continues to prosper in the future.