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HNZ-ASSOCIATION NEWS
| AN UPDATE FOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATIONS |
| This weeks Association Newsletter includes a recap of the 2020 Secondary Schools Tournaments as well as information around the delay of the Premier Hockey League. Please make sure to let matthew.williams@hockeynz.co.nz if anyone from your Association is not receiving our fortnightly Association News Correspondence. |
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| PREMIER HOCKEY LEAGUE DELAYED TO NOVEMBER |
| The inaugural Premier Hockey League has been postponed to November due to the recent Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland. The new domestic league, originally scheduled to start on 20 August, will now be held in November with a start date to be confirmed. Club hockey finals and tertiary exams prevented a postponement to October. |
| CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION |
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| VANTAGE GOAL DEFENDER GAME |
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| PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY – If we could please request that you share the below link with your community or go to the Black Sticks Facebook page and share the post which is pinned to the top of the page. Put your goalie skills to the test in the Vantage Goal Defender Game for your chance to win a Go Pro HERO8 Black Bundle! The bundle includes the new HERO8 Black, shorty grip, head strap, 32GB SD card and spare battery – all the tools you need to capture your hockey tricks. |
| PLAY THE VANTAGE GOAL DEFENDER GAME |
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| SECONDARY SCHOOLS TOURNAMENTS WRAP UP FOR 2020 |
 The 2020 Secondary Schools tournaments came to a close on Friday last week, despite the COVID 19 enforced changes these tournaments went through this year, once the hockey got underway the spirit of the game and the camaraderie and rivalries that existed between the local schools made for an enthralling week. It was fantastic to see 154 schools and more than 2000 participants come together at the different tournaments throughout the country to play some top-quality hockey. Seeing the year 13 students get an opportunity to represent their school for the final time was outstanding after what has been a tough last year at school for the senior students across the country. CLICK HERE FOR THE MEDALISTS AND FULL ARTICLE |
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| WAIKATO HOCKEY TO FOCUS ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR YOUTH |
| In response to an emphasis on fun and skill development within youth sport, Waikato Hockey has taken a positive step forward by redesigning their age group Development Programmes for U14 and U16 participants. Based on a holistic approach and the needs of the participant, their Development Programme will provide increase access opening entry up to all, as well as a focus on quality coaching all wrapped up in a fun-filled experience. The programme aims “to allow players to grow at their own pace and keep early talent as well as late bloomers engaged in hockey for a lifetime, whilst providing an opportunity to excel when the time is there.” The shift aligns to the Balance is Better approach (https://balanceisbetter.org.nz/) which aims to dispel three significant behaviours that have emerged in youth sport; 1. High-Performance behaviours are creeping into youth sport 2. There’s too much pressure on being the best and winning. 3. Young people are forced to specialise in one sport too soon. If you have any questions regarding their Development Program, you can contact Reiner Vellinga at reiner@waikatohockey.org.nz. |
| CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY |
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| TANIA DALTON FOUNDATION – SCHOLARSHIP |
| The Tania Dalton Foundation, created in honour of the sporting legend whose presence would fill the room, has been established to make a meaningful impact on the lives of budding young kiwis, guiding them to lead their biggest life – as Tania did. The scholarships aim to provide support to young women from all kinds of circumstances and at different stages of their development, to unlock their talent and enable them to live their biggest life with sport as their guide. Included in the criteria is the ability to demonstrate a significant level of financial and/or circumstantial hardship. Hockey has yet to have a young female granted a TDF Scholarship so it would be great to see this change! If you know of someone in your Association that meets the criteria please pass on this information and encourage an application. |
| CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP |
| CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION FORM |
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| BLACK STICKS ALUMNI LAUNCH DELAY |
| Due to the delay of the 2020 Premier Hockey League, Hockey New Zealand will delay the inaugural Black Sticks Alumni Event. We will be hosting this event on the rescheduled Men’s finals day and will send out further details around this once we have the new schedule confirmed. Thank you for your patience. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact matthew.williams@hockeynz.co.nz |
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| TAURANGA HOCKEY CENTENARY |
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| Tauranga Hockey celebrates 100 years as an association in 2020. There were smaller hockey clubs that existed even earlier than 1920, so the weekend will honour all of our shared histories. An organising committee has been working hard to ensure a weekend full of activities and events. Click here for general information. Registration, Mix & Mingle, 5 – 10 pm Friday 16 October, Tauranga Hockey Centre Pavilion Opening Ceremony of the Third Turf – 10 am, Saturday 17 October Games Schedule – 10.20am – 3pm, Saturday 17 October Centenary Dinner – 6.30 pm, Saturday 17 October For details on all of the above go to our website Click here To register: Click here Travelling from out of town? Click here to look at some accommodation options. If you think of any past players/umpires/coaches who could be interested, please pass along the information. |
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| 10 GOLDEN RULES FOR BEING AN AWESOME SPORT PARENT |
| Be Sportive is a campaign aimed at helping sports parents create a better environment for our young athletes. Sadly, we’re too well aware of the extremes of poor parent behaviour in our youth sports environment. From those crazed sideline bullies, and those who live vicariously through their kids to the extent they even attach their self-esteem to how their kids perform. While hopefully, this movement can curb that extreme poor behaviour, BeSportive. Kiwi is for the vast majority of sports parents and coaches who just need some helpful advice (with a bit of ‘corrective behaviour’ along the way!) to better navigate our young athletes through their rollercoaster youth sports journey – and foster a lifetime love of playing sport. Could we please encourage you to share this campaign with your communities. |
| CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE CAMPAIGN AND VIDEO |
| CMG SPORT PHOTOS |
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| CMG Sport was the Official Photographer for the South Island Premiership Tournament. They still have some outstanding photo packages available for any of your schools or participants who are wanting some awesome images of themselves from the week. Please see the link below for more information. |
| CMG PHOTO GALLERIES |
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| HOCKEY NEW ZEALAND GALLERIES |
| Please let your community know that we are starting to put a lot of the 2020 Community Hockey images on our website now. These can be downloaded by any of the participants for non-commercial use. |
| CLICK HERE FOR THE GALLERIES |
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| Upcoming Key Dates |
| Community Events NZ Maori Hockey Tournament – 23 – 26 OCTOBER High Performance Premier Hockey League – NOV TBC |
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| Current Situations Vacant |
| VACANCIES |
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