ASSOCIATION NEWS-HOCKEY NZ-
| AN UPDATE FOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATIONS |
| Happy Monday! Every second Monday we will send out an association Newsletter that contains key information that Hockey New Zealand needs to communicate with you and your members. This is one of Hockey New Zealand’s main tools which we will be using to communicate important messaging to Associations for their information and action. If we have missed any of your staff from this email then please let us know and we will make sure they are added to our database. |
| We need your help during the 2020 FIH Hockey Pro League |
| With club hockey starting back up we are asking for you to please communicate with them and encourage them to promote the FIH Hockey Pro League through their channels. We have created discount codes for a number of groups which will hopefully entice more of your community to get down to the games. These codes can be used for the purchase of individual game tickets. Masters Code – MASTERS2020 Club Code – CLUBS2020 Schools Code – SCHOOLS2020 Please also encourage them to use any of the attached digital assets on their social channels to help promote the event, this includes videos, posters etc. Digital Assets |
| CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS |
| Important update around HNZ forums |
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At Hockey New Zealand we have
reviewed, based on feedback from many Associations, the range and
types of meetings/forums where we all come together and as such
provide the following update along with some key dates. In recent years there has been a range of forums at which we have come together to discuss hockey across our communities including Hockey Leaders, AGM, CEO Group meetings and Community Hockey Forums. In order to simplify this and provide clarity on the purpose of and preferred attendees at each please see below information. Annual General Meeting – 24th April 2020 The purpose of the AGM is to meet our constitutional requirements while providing strategic updates and a chance to celebrate our collective achievements. This will now run across one day with three distinct parts. Part 1 – presentations from Hockey New Zealand providing an overview of the year completed and plans for the coming year including any strategic updates and clarifications Part 2 – will be the formal AGM as per the constitution of Hockey New Zealand Part 3 – will be the hosting of our annual awards dinner to celebrate all the fantastic achievement across the community and high-performance hockey. Attendees vary with key leaders (GM/CEO & Chairs/Board Members) for parts 1 & 2 and the whole hockey community invited to the Awards Dinner. Hockey Leaders meetings The purpose of these meetings is to bring together the key leader from each of our 32 Associations, whether that be a paid CEO/GM or a key volunteer in smaller Associations, to discuss/workshop and create alignment across hockey on key operationally strategic matters. Depending on the agenda we may also have a small number of key subject matter experts attend. We will run a session in March and another in July with each consisting of two days and structured to allow the majority of people to travel in and out on the respective morning and evening of the meeting. We have set the first date as the 31st March/1st April in Auckland so please put these in your diary. National Hockey Conference The purpose of this is to bring together all the key people from Associations who are involved in the delivery of hockey. The conference will run across 2-3 days in early November. It will be structured to allow the whole group and break-out sessions that cover topics areas such as; Strategic direction, Coaching, Umpiring, Participation, Capability development (i.e. governance, technology, facility planning), Commercial opportunities, Talent Development and Performance and Competition Management Further information regarding each of these will come out in due course via the fortnightly Association News. If you can please start planning for 31st March/1st April in Auckland that would be appreciated, please note the venue is TBC but will likely be in close proximity to the airport. If you have any questions please contact Ken Maplesden ken.maplesden@hockeynz.co.nz . |
| CLICK HERE FOR THE GUIDELINES FOR 2020 |
| Balance is Better Regional Forums |
| CLICK HERE FOR THE REGIONAL FORUM DATES |
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Please confirm your availability
for your local Regional Forum ASAP to tama.jones@hockeynz.co.nz
What is required of you?
As a Keep up with the Play (KUWTP)
partner we need to Identify and confirm key Association
representative/s at each forum by 14 February. Some I have spoken to already but others this may
be new. If you are able and willing to support your local forum
please let me know directly.
Aligned with the Keep up with the
Play initiative where Hockey NZ along with 4 other major
participation NSO’s and Sport NZ publicly made a statement of
intent that sport must change to keep our young people involved in
sport, it has been decided to hold a roadshow to help connect and
inform at the community level.
Association representation at forums as part of forum delivery As part of the delivery of these forums, we would like each Association to have representation on behalf of Hockey during the event. These people will be positioned during the forum to give a brief update addressing how hockey is tackling change to align with Balance is Better philosophy (2-3 min max covering, what the Association has done and/or what they will do in 2020). I will put together a summary of change within Hockey to assist. It is key that this person has a good understanding of the changes collectively being driven through youth sport at the moment and is aligned with these changes. This person will need to be available for the whole forum and a one hour’s pre-brief meeting via Skype or in-person that will be lead by our Regional Consultants. As a reminder, the purpose of the forums are: To create a forum for discussion. To engage the regional/local sport community leaders to understand the Balance is Better philosophy and the “Keep up with the play” campaign. To motivate and support subsequent planning of both individual organisation and collective action within regions. Any questions? If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly tama.jones@hockeynz.co.nz. We really appreciate your support and look forward to leveraging off the Keep Up with the Play marketing campaign alongside you over the coming months. What is required of you? What is required of you? As a Keep up with the Play (KUWTP) partner we need to Identify and confirm key Association representative/s at each forum by 14 February. Some I have spoken to already but others this may be new. If you are able and willing to support your local forum please comment below or let me know directly. Aligned with the Keep up with the Play initiative where Hockey NZ along with 4 other major participation NSO’s and Sport NZ publicly made a statement of intent that sport must change to keep our young people involved in sport, it has been decided to hold a roadshow to help connect and inform at the community level. Association representation at forums as part of forum delivery As part of the delivery of these forums, we would like each Association to have representation on behalf of Hockey during the event. These people will be positioned during the forum to give a brief update addressing how their sport is tacking change to align with Balance is Better philosophy (2-3 min max covering, what the Association has done and what they will do in 2020). I will put together a summary of change within Hockey to assist. It is key that this person has a good understanding of the changes collectively being driven through youth sport at the moment and is aligned with these changes. This person will need to be available for the whole forum and a one hour’s pre-brief meeting via Skype or in-person that will be lead by our Regional Consultants. As a reminder, the purpose of the forums are: To create a forum for discussion. To engage the regional/local sport community leaders to understand the Balance is Better philosophy and the “Keep up with the play” campaign. To motivate and support subsequent planning of both individual organisation and collective action within regions. Any questions? If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly tama.jones@hockeynz.co.nz. We really appreciate your support and look forward to leveraging off the Keep Up with the Play marketing campaign alongside you over the coming months. |
| Community Hockey Leaders Inaugural Catch Up |
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Last year Hockey New Zealand
launched a collaboration and connection platform via Microsoft
Teams, especially for our Community Hockey Leaders. This was part
of bringing to life the recommendations from the “How to build a
stronger hockey whanau” at the August 2019 Community Hockey Forum.
Invites were sent to attendees of the forum to join the platform so
that they could begin to create a sharing network.
To build on this momentum we are kicking off 2020 by having our first video link catch up on Microsoft Teams for this group. This will be an opportunity to say hello, get to know MS Teams a little better and will be the start of our regular video link catch-ups – something that attendees of the forum strongly advocated for. In the future there will be a specific agenda or theme and topics will also be driven by the Community Hockey Leaders, but the first session is all about getting our people excited about and utilising this excellent collaboration and communication platform to its full potential. We have scheduled the first meeting to be on 20th February at 11 am via the MS Teams online meeting. All those who have joined the platform should have received an email inviting them to the meeting. Please feel free to contact Rachel (Rachel.minton-smith@hockeynz.co.nz) with questions you might have. Please could you also make sure your Community Hockey Leaders who perhaps haven’t managed to take a look at Teams yet, or are unaware of this initiative, get in touch with Rachel to ensure they don’t miss out. |
| FIH Coaching and Management Courses in Malaysia |
| FIH has announced a number of FIH Hockey Academy Coaching and Management courses to run alongside the 29th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Ipoh, Malaysia in April 2020. FOR INFORMATION ON COACHING COURSES CLICK HERE |
| Hockey New Zealand will be sharing this information in the Inner Circle and would ask for your assistance in sharing this with anyone you feel would value the opportunity to attend the courses. Interested coaches will need to contact Nicole Youman, Nicole.youman@hockeynz.co.nz for more information and the opportunity to attend. |
| Secondary School Entries Open |
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The 2020 Secondary School
Tournaments will take place at multiple venues around the country
from August 31st – September 5th for tier 1 and 2 and 31st
August-September 4th for tier 3 and 4. Click below to find out how to enter your teams and for more information about tournaments. |
| CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION |
| Registration and Transfer Process for 2020 |
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With the design, build and
implementation of the new Microsoft Dynamics Membership Management
and CRM taking place in early 2020 with a soft, staged rollout
happening throughout the remainder of the year, HNZ has been asked
by Associations to advise on the interim registration and transfer
process for Associations, clubs and players. Hockey New Zealand have included below the following guidelines for Registrations and Transfers in 2020. |
| CLICK HERE FOR THE PROCESS FOR 2020 |
| National Masters Photography Packages |
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Hockey New Zealand’s Official
Photographer is BW Media. They are going to be offering photo
packages for the 2019 National Masters Tournament. Could you please
pass the below form onto your teams to get them to sign up for the
Photography Package through BW Media. By signing up they will
ensure that their team is covered in great detail throughout the
National Masters Tournament.
Individual Image Options Low Resolution (500px): $10.00 Medium Resolution (1500px): $20.00 High Resolution (2500px): $25.00 Large Resolution (original size): $30.00 On field Team Photo (2500px): $15.00 Team Multi-Image Package $400.00 Includes Photographic Priority Team Photo on field Minimum of 40 action images Individual action images (BW Media will attempt to but cannot guarantee an image of every athlete in the team) |
| CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHY PACKAGE |
| Upcoming Key Dates |
| International Matches 15 FEB – FIH Pro League vs USA Women and Spain Men | Nga Puna Wai 16 FEB – FIH Pro League vs USA Women and Spain Men | Nga Puna Wai 28 FEB – FIH Pro League vs Argentina Men and Women | Nga Puna Wai 1 MAR – FIH Pro League vs Argentina Men and Women | Nga Puna Wai Community Events 15 FEB – Level 1 Coaches | Nga Puna Wai 20 FEB – Teams Video for Community Hockey Leaders |
| Current Situations Vacant |
| VACANCIES |
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