HAMC POSITIONS VACANT & RECRUITMENT PROCESS

• Finance Officer
• Admin & Communications Officer
  

Hockey Australia and Hockey Australia Masters Committee are advertising to recruit the above positions.  Both positions are voluntary.  The Finance Officer position is currently vacant due to resignation and the Admin & Communications Officer will become vacant on 30 November due to end of term.

For all the information about the roles and how to apply - see the Hockey Australia Vacancies page.

In recognition of Outstanding Contribution to Women’s Masters in Western Australia, the following awards were presented at the WA State night in Sydney, during the recent Women's Masters Nationals:

KAREN ADAMS:

Karen has played Masters Hockey representing Western Australia for 29 years (1987-2017).
She was first selected in the WA 1987 Number 1 team, in its second year of the Australian Hockey National Master’s competition.
Karen started playing hockey when she was 12 years old at Deanmill, near Manjimup and has played Masters Country Week for Warren Association for 21 years 1990-2011.
In 1988 she became a life member of Warren Women’s Hockey Association  and 2003 a life member of Nationals Club Manjimup.
In 2007 Karen was the winner of the Sandra Treloar over 55’s Coaches Award.

GLENYS CHINNERY:

Glenys and Gail Anderson (WAMC member)

Glenys has been playing, coaching or selecting master’s Women’s Hockey for Western Australia
for 13 years.
She was selected to represent WA in the Over 55’s Women’s master’s team this year.
Glenys has represented Australian Masters 6 times.
In 2024 she will represent Australia at the World Cup, Auckland NZ in the Over 55’s.
Glenys has been playing hockey for 25 years, she has played for Kellerberrin in the Avon Association,
Boyanup in the Bunbury Association as well as Country Week for both. She also has played for
Hale, Vic Park and now for Uni Soaks Hockey Club.
Glenys has been playing Mid-Week master’s Hockey for over 20 years.

TAMMY COWAN:

Tammy and Alison Hoy (WAMC member)

Tammy has been playing, coaching or selecting master’s Women’s Hockey for Western Australia for 12 years.
She coached the WA Women’s master’s Over 40’s in 2023 and 2024 and has coached State and Australian school girls.
Tammy started playing hockey when she was 10 years old in Narembeen.
She has played master’s Country Week for Roe District Association for over 6 years. She has also
played in the Narrogin and Geraldton Hockey Associations, Hale, Vic Park and now for Uni Soaks Hockey Club.
Tammy has been playing Mid-Week Masters Hockey for over 20 years

TRACEY HOUGH:

Tracey has been playing master’s Women’s Hockey for Western Australia for 17 years.
She has represented Australian master’s twice.
Tracey started playing hockey when she was 15 years old.  She has played for Lathlain, UWA, Curtin Trinity (Pirates), Vic Park Xavier and now plays for Modernians Hockey Club. Tracey has been playing hockey for 45 years.
In 2012 and 2013 Tracey was a member of the Hockey WA master’s Committee.
In 2015 Tracey was a co-winner of the WA master’s 55’s team ‘Sandra Treloar Coaches Award.’
Tracey has been playing Mid-Week Masters Hockey for over 25 years.

Congratulations, Karen, Glenys, Tammy and Tracey on winning this award and thank you so much for your ongoing contribution to WA Women's Masters hockey!

Congratulations to all the WA Women’s masters’ teams and OFT who competed in this years’ Women’s master’s Nationals held in Sydney from 29/6- 6/7/2024.

All our WA Women's Masters teams performed incredibly well with great results:

WA O34s - 4 th place

WA O40s - 4 th place

WA O50s - Silver Medal

WA O55s - Gold Medal

WA O60s - Gold Medal

WA O70s - Bronze medal

(No WA O45s or O65 competed in 2024 Nationals)

Further great team and player achievements:

Best on Ground O55’s Grand Final WA - NSW Claire Wright

Top goal scorer O50s- Marianne Tanna (6 goals)

Second highest goal scorer O55s- Julie Waddell (6 goals)

Top goal scorer O60s- Suzanne Stoate (7 goals)

"Play the Whistle"(best behaved team, according to the umpires): WA O50s, O55s and O70s (shared with ACT)

  Charlene Miller- Coach WA WO50

For further information and details, please see Hockey Australia Facebook page or visit ALTIUS RT website.

WA Team Trophies 2024:

O34s – Cathy Bayens Trophy: Jodie Mellor

O40s – Rae Blunt Trophy: Prue Blaine

 Prue with O40s manager Cheryl Poustie (left) and coach Tammy Cowan (right)

O50s – Theresa Nicholson Trophy: Marianne Tanna

Marianne, coach Charlene Miller (left), Assistant coach Sinead French-Bluhm (right)

O55s – Sandra Treloar Trophy: Vicky McAllister

O60s – Laurie Packham Trophy: Helen Rule

O70s – Helen Johansen Trophy: Janese McDougall

We are hoping to send our Masters survey out asap to get players and OFT feedback relating to these Nationals, in order for the WA Masters Committee, to further make improvements.

Hockey Australia Masters has confirmed changes to the dates of the Men's National Championships in Hobart in July 2024.

2024 Hockey Australia Men’s Masters Championships dates and venue have been reviewed and confirmed dates for Hobart, Tasmania in July will be as follows: 

Venue:  Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

Dates:   Friday 12 July until Saturday 27 July 2024 

Competitions will be conducted in two Tournaments to ensure shorter commitment dates for the 34-50 Men.

• Tournament 2 34+ to 50+ Men:  Friday 12 July – Saturday 20 July 2024

• Tournament 3 55+ to 65+ Men:  Tuesday 16 July* – Saturday 27 July 2024  (*There will be a staggered start to Tournament 3.  Teams will commence between 16 and 19 July).

                                  70/75+**   Men:   Sunday 14 July – Saturday 27 July 2024   **MA Men’s Masters Delegates have advised that no 80+ Men’s competition will go ahead in 2024.

 The HA Women’s Masters Championships, Tournament 1, remains Friday 28 June – Saturday 6 July 2024 in Sydney, NSW.

Sri Lanka Masters Hockey Tour 

Dates: 28 February, 2025 – 9 March, 2025

Suzi and Russell Wood are canvassing various Masters players 55+ (men and women) interested in travelling to Sri Lanka to play some scratch matches against Sri Lankan Masters teams and help run / support potential coaching clinics (may include Juniors). If possible, we will also try to bring donated hockey uniforms / equipment across.

If you are interested, please send an EOI to Suzi or Russell at swsecuremail@gmail.com  or  by Sunday 15 September 2024.

Hockey Itinerary will be negotiated with our Sri Lankan contact when we can confirm we have a team (or two, 1 x men's and 1 x women's).  Arrive in Colombo by Friday 28 Feb and possibly one or two matches over the weekend in Colombo and / or Matale.  Both venues will have laid new turfs by the end of this year. We have offered to conduct some coaching clinics during the week and perhaps one mid-week game. Midweek sightseeing to Kandy, Iconic Train ride, Cooking Classes and National Parks.  Lots of free time with aim to play maximum of three matches.  Final match on Saturday 8 March to depart that night or Sunday 9 March.  There is potential to shift the dates to a little earlier to coincide with Singapore Sixes if that suits more people.

The Sri Lankan clubs are also looking for some WA Premier League players to play in a hockey festival between September and October to celebrate the laying of new turfs.  They are hoping to attract individual players to play with different teams.  Whilst they are unable to pay the players they will provide billets and transport for duration of players stay.

World Grand Masters Hockey Tournament

Nottingham Hockey Centre, UK

Dates:  29 June – 6^th July, 2025

We are looking in particular for a Masters Womens Over 60 team to participate in this tournament and there is potential also for a Masters Over 65 Men’s team that would play under the Australian Wanderers umbrella.

If you are interested in playing in either team, please send an EOI to Suzi or Russell at swsecuremail@gmail.com   or rkw5859@gmail.com by Sunday 15 September, 2024