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Inner Circle: North v South, meet our new Black Sticks, the Marlborough man who put us on the world map and more …
  Kia ora tātou and welcome to the April edition of Inner Circle – bringing you news and views on everything hockey.In this month’s edition, it’s all about the new Sentinel Homes North v South series starting on Saturday and two of our new Vantage Black Sticks who will feature in that series – Anna Crowley and Sam Hiha. In our INSIDE HOCKEY feature we chat with Andy Rowe, who brought world-class hockey to our shores during his 10 years on the Hockey NZ Board. Happy hockeying.  The countdown to Tokyo starts this weekend  See the Vantage Black Sticks players in action in the Sentinel Homes North v South series this weekend, in what will be one of their last appearances at home before they head to the Tokyo Olympics.The series will be played at St Paul’s Collegiate in Hamilton on Saturday, Sunday and next Tuesday and is FREE to attend. Matches will also be broadcast on Sky Sport NEXT and Sky Sport 9. FIND MORE INFORMATION    Q&A: Getting to know two of our new Vantage Black Sticks – Anna Crowley and Sam Hiha  If it wasn’t for a chance sleepover Off the back of a strong Premier Hockey League, Anna Crowley is one of two new caps in the Vantage Black Sticks squad. From the famous Crowley sporting family of Taranaki, she may not have ever picked up a hockey stick if it wasn’t for a sleepover at Hope Ralph’s house. READ THE FULL STORY   From rugby lover to making the Hiha name proudDespite scoring a crucial goal to help the Central Falcons win the inaugural Premier Hockey League, Sam Hiha wasn’t expecting a call up to the Vantage Black Sticks. He’d loved to have been able to share the news with his grandmother and legend of the game Margaret Hiha who passed away just months before. READ THE FULL STORY    INSIDE HOCKEY: The Marlborough man who put us on the world map  Andy Rowe led Kiwi efforts to bring world-class hockey to our shores over the past decade. But the Air Force engineer from Blenheim has never forgotten that the grassroots is what drives and grows our game. READ THE FULL STORY  Inaugural heritage tournament a huge success  The inaugural New Zealand Heritage Hockey Tournament was a huge success with a thrilling men’s final wrapping up the Easter event.NZ Indians won the men’s title 3-2 in a shootout against the NZ Development side after the scores were locked at 3-3 at fulltime. In the women’s competition, NZ Maori claimed the title with a 2-1 victory over NZ Development. Congratulations to Scott Woolf, Ethan Hohneck, Suresh Wallabh, Kevin Fraser and Brett Leaver for bringing Maori, Indian and Pasifika hockey teams together in a celebration of their heritages and setting up a great platform for future events. Check out footage of the play-off matches on the NZ Heritage Hockey website.  Attention all coaches  Hockey NZ is about to launch a new Online Learning Portal next week.The revamped portal will provide coaches with free access to lessons and resources, and content will continue to grow over time. Keep an eye on the Resource Hub and Hockey NZ’s Facebook page for the official launch on 22 April. We encourage anyone with an interest in coaching to register.  Hockey in the news The Vantage Black Sticks have been sweating it out in the heat chamber in preparation for Tokyo. One News’ Andrew Saville joined the guys for a session. READ AND WATCH New Hockey NZ CEO Anthony Crummy was on Radio NZ’s Nine to Noon alongside Netball NZ CEO Jennie Wyllie talking Balance is Better as the winter season kicks off. HAVE A LISTEN Before Covid hit the Vantage National Masters, the Singh family from Tauranga featured in the Weekend Sun – with Mahendra and his two sons due to play in the tournament. READ THE STORY   Follow us on LinkedIn to read our latest news and opinion pieces, and view videos and presentations on how we grow and develop the game, both on and off the turf in the coming months.  KEY DATES 17, 18 and 20 April: Sentinel Homes North v South series, Hamilton 30 April: Hockey NZ AGM and Awards, Auckland 11-17 July: National Under-18 tournaments, Hamilton (men) and Wellington (women)   Hockey New Zealand14, Normanby Road Auckland support@hockeynz.co.nz      This email was sent to manager@nelsonhockey.org.nz You received this email because you are registered with Hockey New Zealand Unsubscribe here  © 2019 Hockey New Zealand |
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