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

 

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.

Congratulations to the following OFT selected for the WA Women's Masters Teams to compete in the Masters Nationals in Sydney 2024:

 

Coach WO34                    Allison Rieck

Manager WO34                Tania Dickson

Medical WO34                  Patrick Renner

Coach WO40                    Tammy Cowan

Manager WO40                Cheryl Poustie

Coach WO45                    Temeka Curley

Manager WO45                Dee Middlemiss

Coach WO50                   Charlene Miller

Manager WO50                Lyn Piper

Coach WO55                    Elisabeth Parrick

Manager WO55                Pat Scott

Coach WO60                    Jo Sgro

Manager WO60                Cherryl Pages-Oliver

Coach WO65                    TBC

Manager WO65                Donna Treloar

Coach WO70                    Coleen Dayman

Manager WO70                Colleen Bentley

We are very close in securing selected OFT for the 2 vacant positions (O55s and O65s coach) but if you or someone you know is interested, please complete the nomination form available on the website and send to Jill.vanduuren@bigpond.com asap as we would like to finalize positions this or next week.

 

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: