2021 VANTAGE MASTERS NATIONAL TOURNAMENT – NEWSLETTER #3

Vantage Masters National Tournament 28 February to 6 March 2021

Nau mai haere mai, haere mai ki Tauranga Moana.

Key Tauranga Hockey Contacts
• Tauranga General Manager, Clinton Butler – (07) 575 0074, 021 088 15200
• Tauranga Office Administrator, Andrea Wylie – (07) 575 0074 / admin@tgahockey.co.nz

Tournament Information on our Website
Go to our website: tgahockey.co.nz, with the Vantage National Masters

Tournament 2021 link on our home
page, then use the drop-down menu to view more information on different tabs. These pages are updated
regularly. This is the primary place for teams and supporters to access information.

Tournament Accommodation Options
Managers, please advise your team’s accommodation details so we can compile a contact list.

Tournament Merchandise
Merchandise is now available on sale online. Details are on our website under the Masters’ tab. Note there
will be cut-off dates for pre-tournament delivery. We recommend ordering by 5 February to be safe.

Covid-19 Alert Level Changes
Hockey NZ and Tauranga Hockey are working on contingency plans for how/if the tournament proceeds if we
move to Alert Level 2. This work includes plans for if the alert level changes in advance of tournament week or
during the week of play. Please rest assured that player welfare and all legislative requirements will be at the
forefront as we develop our plans. The plans will be communicated to the associations asap.

Tournament Briefing for Managers/Coaches; Selectors, Umpires and Officials – Saturday 27 February

Briefings at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St (across the road from Tauranga Hockey Centre): Selectors’
meeting 5pm; Tournament Briefing at 6pm. Umpires’/Officials’ meeting: 4.30pm in Tauranga Hockey Pavilion.
Umpires
Hockey NZ has over 50 umpires registered to attend the tournament. We look forward to welcoming you all.
Hospitality at Tauranga Hockey Centre: Finger and Fork Café and Catering, Food Trucks @ the Village Green
THA is creating a “Village Green” between Moana turf and Tahatai turfs (see photo). There will be food trucks,
coffee carts and our main bar. Finger and Fork café will be open on-site in our pavilion each day providing a
selection of hot/cold food and drinks. Please note that as part of THA’s special licence to sell alcohol over the
tournament, no alcohol is to be brought into the facility.
Beach Theme for Thursday Night’s Social
We are embracing the beach vibe in Mt Maunganui. Get your beach-themed outfits ready for the social that
will be held at the Tauranga Hockey Centre on our Village Green on Thursday 4 March.

Physiotherapy at Tauranga Hockey Centre and Tauranga Boys’ College
Avenues Physio-Fitness is THA’s preferred physiotherapy services supplier for both players and officials. They
will be offering services at both the Tauranga Hockey Centre and in their main clinic at 575 Cameron Road
which is 100m from Tauranga Boys’ College. They encourage pre-bookings for all services to ensure players
can be treated at times to co-ordinate with their scheduled games. Please note that bookings each day are
taken on a “first in, first served basis”. They will also provide a “drop-in” physiotherapy service at the Village
Green for strapping and acute injury management.
The tournament physiotherapy services will all be conducted by sports-focussed physiotherapists who all have
extensive hockey experience with three of their therapists current or previous NHL or NZ physiotherapists. If
you are aware of any player that requires physiotherapy during the tournament, please liaise with Avenues
Physio-Fitness by email (physio@avenuesphysiofitness.co.nz) or on 0275790430 or (07) 5790421.

Massage Services
Massage Services will be provided by iFix Massage. Their team of massage therapists will be onsite at the
Village Green throughout the tournament. Visit their website https://ifixmassage.co.nz/ for more details.
Associations Bringing a Physio or Massage Therapist to Tournament
Please advise us if you have a physio or massage therapist coming to tournament and require an onsite space
for a tent. We are finalising our site map that includes a space allowance and specific area for tents. Please
advise before 20 February the dimensions of any tent you want to have inside the facility. If your tent has not
been registered with us, you are likely to be further away from the action! There will be security keeping our
facility safe each night.

First Aid
ProMed will again be on-site to provide first aid services for injuries. NB this is not a massage service.
Ice Baths and Paddling Pools
There are no ice baths available in the changing rooms at Tauranga Hockey Centre and Tauranga Boys’
College. Teams are welcome to bring in their own inflatable paddling pools to the hockey centre’s designated
grass areas. Klassic Ice will have a chiller onsite and we will be selling ice for you to put in your paddling pools.

Programmes
Hockey NZ will be providing a limited number of programmes that will also be available online. We are
researching what handouts will also be available (eg draws, team lists etc). More information will follow.

Photography
BW Media will be on-site. Information about the services & available packages will be advertised asap on the
tab on our website.
Wi-Fi at Tauranga Hockey Centre
Trustpower has maintained its free wi-fi at our hockey centre. Connect to “Trustpower Public wi-fi”.
New Zealand vs Australia T20, Sunday 7 March 2021
NZ Cricket has announced its 2021 Black Caps schedule. The game will be played at Bay Oval, our next-door
neighbour (see photo on front page). There may be restrictions to turf and village access on Friday 5 March
and Saturday 6 March as the Oval sets up all its services.

Match Balls
Tauranga Hockey will supply all Kookaburra match balls that umpires will be responsible for.
Draw and Pre-tournament Practice Times
The draw is provided by HNZ and will be published on our website as soon as it is available. Practice turf is
available on Saturday 27 February from 1– 6pm. Turf is booked via Andrea (admin@tgahockey.co.nz) and will
be invoiced after the tournament at $60 (incl GST) per hour/per half turf. Half hour bookings are also possible.
Food, Drinks & Alcohol at Tauranga Boys’ College
There will be a coffee cart on-site. Note that no alcohol can be on-site at the school. Food is available one
block away from the turf, including Subway, Pita Pit, Dominos Pizza, Burger Fuel, Sushi Q and Countdown
supermarket, along Cameron Road.

Medical and First Aid
There will be medical and ProMed first aid staff at Tauranga Hockey Centre while games are being played. A
comprehensive list of medical service providers including emergency clinics, physiotherapy and dental care
will be published and will be on display in the Tauranga Hockey Centre pavilion. We will advise the medical
presence at Tauranga Boys’ College once finalised, but please note that the school is less than one kilometre
from Tauranga Hospital.

Facilities at Tauranga Hockey Centre, Blake Park, 42 Kawaka Street, Mt Maunganui
3 x water turfs – Moana/Ocean, Tahatai/Coast and Whanga/Harbour (recently named at our Centenary)
4 x permanent changing rooms with toilets and showers plus two temporary changing rooms

Pavilion building with Finger and Fork Café operating on site
Village Green with marquee bar, food trucks and drop-in physio
Avenues Physio-Fitness modcom by the pavilion for booked physio
Designated areas for association gazebos
Designated area for teams to bring in their own inflatable paddling pools, with ice available for purchase onsite to fill the pool for colds while watching other games
On-site and street parking
Facilities at Gemming Turf, Tauranga Boys’ College, 664 Cameron Road, Tauranga
1 x wet-dressed turf
4 x changing rooms
2 x Portaloos
Street parking is along Cameron Road by the turf, on Thirteenth Avenue, or on Devonport Road, on the other
side of the school. Parking is always at a premium during school days.
On-site parking: team van only parking will be available near the turf and we will confirm arrangements closer
to tournament. No parking is allowed in the school car park on Devonport Road.
We look forward to seeing you all in February 2021.
Ngā mihi
Tauranga Hockey