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WA Women's Masters Trials completed

Thank you to all the players who nominated and attended last weekend's trials at Melville and Lakelands and survived the hot conditions.

Also a big thank you to the WA Women's Masters OFT and selectors for your assistance, efforts and hard work on the weekend!

We are in the process of finalizing the Women's Masters teams for the Nationals in Sydney, working together with OFT and selectors and hope to have the teams officially announced before 14 April 2024.

Please see below some photos from the trials held at Lakelands (thanks Genny and Gail):

OFT Nominations Nationals 2024

OFT Nominations are now open for Men and Women's Masters Teams to compete at the Nationals in 2024:

Men's dates:

34+ to 50+ Men 12/7-20/7/2024

55+ to 80+ Men 22/7-1/8/2024

Location: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart

 

Women’s dates:

Friday 28 June- Saturday 6 July 2024

Location: Sydney Olympic Park and Briars Hockey Club (Cintra Park) Sydney

 

The Link to the Nomination Form is as follows:

 WA Masters Hockey - State Teams - OFT EOI Nomination Form 

 

To nominate, please complete the nomination form and submit to:

Email:      nominations@wamastershockey.com

                Cc: mastershockeywa@gmail.com

 

For EOI Men cc Naomie Noble noble-gould@hotmail.com

For EOI Women cc Jill van Duuren jill.vanduuren@bigpond.com

 

WA Women's Service Awards 2023

During this year’s Masters Nationals in Perth, at the WA Women’s State Dinner on Monday 25 September, the following worthy people have been the recipients of this years the WA Women’s Masters Service Awards. The awards were kindly presented to the recipients by Laurie Packham:

Sandra Treloar

Sandra is a very well respected and dedicated representative nominated to receive the Award in recognition of Outstanding Contribution to Women’s Master’s hockey in Western Australia for 2023.

She has made significant contribution and addresses the criteria for master’s hockey within Western Australia as a player, administrator, leadership, coach, selector, umpire for 10+ years, (not necessarily consecutive years) at a State level, and at her Club and Association Metro and Country levels - Central Midlands Eastern Districts 1970-76, Roe District Association - Kulin Club 1976-1989, South Perth 1990-1993 and Peel Association 1993-2005 and at National Championships as a player, leadership, coach, umpire and selector.

WA National master’s hockey involvement:

Sandra has been involved in master’s hockey representing Western Australia for 10+ years from 1994 till 2023 as a player, coach, player/coach, leadership, umpire, and selector.

She began her involvement with WA master’s Hockey being selected in 1994 in the Over 45 team.

She has played in master’s hockey representing Western Australia for 12 years.

 

Sandra was a player WA National master’s hockey for 5 years:

1994 - 45+; 1995 - 45+; 1997 - 50+; 1998 - 50+ and 1999 – 50+

 

Sandra was an umpire WA National master’s hockey for 2 years - (as well as being a player):

2000 – 35+ and 1999 – 50+

 

Sandra was a coach WA National master’s hockey for 7 years: (4 years as a Player/Coach)

2000 - 35+; 2001 - 50+ (Ansett collapse – WA not able to attend, but trained the team up until we were not able to attend); 2002 - 50+; 2003 - 50+; 2004 - 55+; 2005 - 55+: and 2006 - 55+

 

Sandra has been a WA master’s selector for 5 years: -

2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and she came back into selecting in 2023, to help select the Over 45s teams.

 

Club Hockey and Country Week – Metro and Country Associations:

Sandra has been actively involved with playing, administrator, leadership, umpiring, coaching and selector for 45 years.

At Central Midlands 1962-1969; Eastern Districts 1970-1976; Roe Districts 1976-1989; South Perth (Now WASP) 1990-1993 and Peel Association 1993-2005.

Coach – Kulin hockey club - Roe Districts

Coach – Halls Head – Peel Association

Coach – Peel Association Country week teams – winning A Grade for the first time.

Coach – Roe District country week teams – many successes.

 

Club Official:

President - Roe District Association.

 

Other:

The over 55s WA women’s master’s hockey trophy is named after Sandra.

Sandra holds a Level B umpiring badge and a Level 2 Coaching Accreditation.

 

Suzanne Stoate

She is a very well respected and dedicated representative nominated to receive the Award in recognition of Outstanding Contribution to Women’s master’s hockey in Western Australia for 2023.

Suzanne has made significant contribution and addresses the criteria for master’s hockey within Western Australia as a player, administrator, and leadership person at a Western Australia masters state local / club level – WASPS Hockey club and at National master’s Championships and at an Australian level as a player and leadership person for at least 10years, (not necessarily consecutive years).

WA National master’s hockey involvement:

Suzanne began her involvement with WA master’s hockey being selected in the 2002 in the Over 35s team.

She has played in master’s hockey representing Western Australia for 12 years – 2003, 2004, 2005,2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017.

She has held a Leadership position in WA Over 50s team in 2017.

In 2023 Suzanne has been selected as a player in the Over 60s WA master’s team. This will be Suzanne’s 13th year playing for Western Australia.

 

Australian master’s involvement:

Suzanne has been selected in Australian master’s Trans-Tasman hockey teams in 2004, 2008, 2011, 2018, and a World Cup Australian team in 2018, achieving many successes.

In 2011 she was in the Leadership group as Co-Captain.

She was selected 4 other times in Australian teams but had to withdraw for personnel reasons.

 

Suzanne has been a WA women’s hockey master’s selector for 3 years (when she was not able to play)

2021, 2014 and 2013

 

Country Week Hockey:

Suzanne played country week hockey for Busselton for 4 years 1977-1980.

 

Club hockey:

Suzanne has been playing hockey for over 52 years, in WA country - Busselton association, overseas in London, and currently with WASP in the Perth Metro area. 

In 1978 she represented WA in the Under 16 team.

 

Mid-week master’s hockey:

Suzanne is currently playing mid-week master’s hockey for WASPs in Division 3.

She has been playing master’s hockey for over 20 years.

 

Club Official:

Suzanne is a longstanding Co-ordinator / Captain / Coach / Manager for over 16 years of the WASP masters women’s hockey teams.

Suzanne co-ordinated the inaugural WASP master’s team and with her persistent involvement, and her driving force was behind its on-field success - WASP team was promoted to the Rae Blunt Division 1, this also included an expansion of WASP masters hockey teams leading into a second and then a third team in the mid-week competition.

She was the recipient of the WASP club’s ‘Fallow’ Trophy in 2021 – for her contribution to the WASP’s masters’ women’s hockey teams.

Her dedication to the club teams is epitomised this year - she has played in Division 3 master’s team but has been the Team Manager for the 2s (with the weekly task of organizing the player list and logistics,) and when the fixtures did not clash, she managed the 2s on game day.

Suzanne alongside 2 other players have worked closely to ensure all 3 WASP master’s teams are able to field players each week, and to find players to assist with WASP’s weekend competition.

Suzanne has been a role model for up-and-coming masters’ hockey players to strive to play for their state.

She promotes and encourages WASPs players to nominate each year for the WA women’s master’s hockey teams.

She strives to play to the best of her ability for all - WASP club, WA state and Australian teams.

 

Thank you to Sandra and Suzanne for your continuing support to WA Women’s Masters Hockey!!

 

 

Australian Masters Service Award 2023

During the Welcoming Ceremony at the recent Australian Masters Championships in Perth on Wednesday 27 September, Nicola Ogden was presented with the Australian Masters Service Award for recognition of significant, outstanding, and sustained contribution to Australian Masters hockey at the national or international level underpinned by the ‘One Masters’ tenets of participation, performance, passion, and partnerships.

Nicola has also made significant contribution to master’s Hockey within Western Australia as a player, manager, and official person at a Western Australian master’s local and at her Club level at Melville City Hockey Club.

Western Australian master’s Manager:

2005, 2007, 2010 - WA master’s Women’s teams

2006 - WA master’s Men’s team

 

Western Australian women’s master’s selector:

2023, 2022, 2018, 2017.

 

Australian Masters Assistant Technical Officer / Tournament Director / Technical Delegate

2019 Assistant Technical Officer -Bunbury/Busselton WA (Men)

2017 September - October - Director Tournament Director - Nationals Masters Championships - Hobart, Tasmania

2016 September - October - Assistant Tournament Director - National Masters Championships (Men) - Adelaide SA

2014 September - October - Technical Officer - Perth WA (Men)

 

World Masters / Trans-Tasman Championships / World Cup - Assistant Technical Officer / Technical Officer / Technical Delegate: 2023 and before

2019 July - Technical Delegate master’s European Cup - Rotterdam - 35, 40, 45 age groups - Women and Men - Rotterdam, Netherlands

2019 June - Assistant Technical Officer Grand Master’s European Cup - 60, 65, 70, 75 age groups - Women and Men - Brasschaat, Belgium

2019 April - Technical Officer Trans-Tasman Championships - Women and Men - Gold Coast, Queensland

2018 September-October - Assistant Technical Officer - Men - Lismore and Ballina, NSW

2018 June - Assistant Technical Delegate - Grand master’s World Cup - Women and Men - Barcelona, Spain

2017 - Technical Officer - Trans Tasman - Women and Men - Whangarie New Zealand

2017 August - Technical Officer / Judge - Masters’ European Cup - Women and Men - Tilburg Netherlands

2016 Assistant Tournament Director - World Cup - Women and Men - Canberra ACT

 

Awards

2022–Life Membership Hockey WA.

2000-Melville City Hockey Club - Club person of the year.

2018-Hockey WA - Service to Officiating.

2011-Hockey WA - Volunteer of the Year.

200-Life Member of Melville City Hockey Club

 

Official positions:

Current 2023–2017 - Nicola is the chair of the Hockey WA Officiating Advisory Group

Nicola is a current international, national, and state level technical official.

March 2023  - She officiated at the women’s Australia vs China match in Bunbury.

2023 Technical Officer for Hockey Australia and Hockey WA.

She judges at the FIH Pro League and International test matches.

2022-Tournament Director Men’s National Masters Championships, Gold Coast 2022

2022-Hockey Australia Level 3 Technical Officer qualification.

2019- Member World master’s Hockey Development Committee (WMH)

2019- Member International master’s Hockey Association Officiating Committee (IMHA)

2018 at the Commonwealth Games, she took on a role within the technology team.

2018- 1996 Melville City Hockey Club Administration-

Vice President-Women, Vice President-Juniors, Secretary, Bar Manager, Coach, Manager for senior and junior teams for many years

2002-Volunteer receptionist / enquiries / desk operator Women’s World Cup, Perth

Nicola has led World Grand Masters, Trans-Tasman Masters, master’s Hockey World cups in Europe and Australia.

She has held other positions - Technical Officer / Assistant Technical Officer / Technical Delegate / Assistant Tournament Director / Volunteer Hockey Division Tokyo (2020) Olympics / Liaison Officer / Technical Judge / Manager:

At Local Hockey WA games, WA State level, Hockey Australia Championships level, World Hockey games held in Australia, Asia and Europe, Australian Indoor Championships, Underage Championships in Australia,

Nicola has been involved in all areas and age groups in Official capacity for many years.

 

Club Hockey

Nicola has been playing hockey for over 48 years for Harlequin Wanneroo, Towns-Northam, Murdoch University and Melville City Hockey clubs. 

Nicola has played mid-week master’s Hockey for Melville City master’s hockey club, being involved in many successful teams.

Nicola over her hockey career has been involved in coaching junior and senior hockey teams, having some success.

 

Encouragement of New master’s players

Nicola does a lot of behind the scenes work with organizing club masters’ teams, supporting ‘new’ master’s Players, and anything that needs to be done to support master’s hockey at a club level but also for master’s hockey in Western Australia, and at National master’s level.

Congratulations, Nicola for winning the Australian Masters Service Award.

 

 

WA Women's OFT 2024 Announced

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.

 

WA Over 60's - 2011 Match Reports

 


WA vs TAS - Monday, September 26, 2011


The game plan started well with Huddy winning the toss and taking first use of the ball. 
WA put pressure on early but missed many opportunities in the first half. 

The team settled in the second half with Dudley (Grumps) Evans roofing the ball to score the first goal and after warming the sinners chair for two minutes returned to score a skillfully dribbled penalty stroke whilst Fogels warmed the sinners chair (for being too close to Tassie at the push off from the previous goal). 

Pestana was solid all day in the centre and justifiably earned the praise of Tasmania at the after match presentations. 

Result: WA 2 – TAS 0 

Goal scorers: Dudley Evans (2) 
Best player as nominated by TAS: Ian Pestana


WA vs VIC - Wednesday, September 28, 2011 


After a serious team lecture combined with some strategic planning by Pesty, the team tackled the warm-up with vigor. 
Once the game commenced things stalled momentarily when the VICS scored the first goal from a dubious penalty corner which ended up a penalty stroke. Goalie Harps did his best to keep the goal out but it deflected off his outstretched stick and into the net. 
WA then fired up with a determined goal scored by "little" Lenny after receiving a solid pass from the left. 
Approximately ten minutes later Fogels netted a reverse shot for goal number two. 
A patient Coach Pesty then converted a penalty corner by delaying the hit until a tiny opening appeared on the goalie's right before slamming the ball into the backboard. 
The score at half-time stood at 3-1. 

The second half turned into an arm wrestle with no further goals scored. 
Peter Morgan was voted best player by Victoria for his skillful display at right midfield. 
A great team effort for a gutsy win. 

Result: WA 3 - VIC 1 

Goal scorers: L Collier, P Fogels, I Pestana 
Best player as nominated by VIC: P Morgan


WA vs NSW - Thursday, September 29, 2011 


The game started well with W.A. having first use of the ball. 
After an initial onslaught by N.S.W, Irish (Heath) nailed the first goal for W.A. with a beautiful shot from the circle which squeezed through the narrowest of gaps between Keeper Willow's outstretched pad and the post. 
Unfortunately, NSW replied with a goal from a penalty corner. Half-time score 1 - 1. 

The second half was a tough encounter with WA missing several opportunities. 
NSW kept persisting and scored three more goals, all from penalty corners in the last ten minutes. 
A tough match. 

Result: WA 1 - NSW 4 

Goal scorers: Heath Tyrell 
Best player as nominated by NSW: Len Blyth


WA vs ACT - Saturday, October 1, 2011 


This game did not go to plan. 
ACT scored the first two goals. 
Ten minutes from the final siren, score 2-0 to ACT. 
WA finally got into gear with Len Collier scoring two goals. 

Result: WA 2 - ACT 2 

Goal scorers: Len Collier (2) 
Best player as nominated by ACT: Dudley Evans


WA vs SA - Sunday, October 2, 2011 


This game commenced with SA scoring in the first two minutes of play. 
Half-time score 2-0 to SA. 

In the second half, WA increased the tempo with goals scored by Dudley (Grumps) Evans followed by Heath (Irish) Tyrell and a final goal credited to Peter Fogels after he made sure Peter Morgan's shot on goal got over the line. 

This was a hard fought match with a good effort by all. 

Result: WA 3 - SA 2 
Goal scorers: 
Best player as nominated by SA: Dudley Evans


WA vs WAC - Tuesday, October 4, 2011 


WA (Metro) dominated the first half but no goals were scored. 
Half-time score 0-0. 
In the second half, many chances were presented. However, WA (Country) scored the first goal. 
Ten minutes remained when Ian (Pesty) Pestana slotted a penalty corner shot. Score 1-1. 
Four minutes remained when Dudley (Grumps) Evans shot a great pass into the circle to Len Collier who made no mistake to slot the winning goal. 
A satisfying win although our habit of just getting over the line is really living on the edge. 

Result: WA 2 - WAC 1 
Goal scorers: Ian Pestana, Len Collier


WA vs QLD - Wednesday, October 5, 2011 


WA started slowly with Queensland scoring the first goal. 
Half-time score 1-0. 

Second half saw the team settling well with Dudley (Grumps) Evans scoring from a short corner deflection. 
The second goal was scored by Heath )Irish) Tyrell ten minutes from the final siren. 
End result was a 2-1 victory to WA, securing the team a berth in the semi-final (WA 2nd vs ACT 3rd) where we need at least a draw to progress to the final on Saturday. 

Result: WA 2 - QLD 1 
Goal scorers: Dudley Evans, Heath Tyrell 
Best player as nominated by QLD: Ian Pestana


Semi-Final WA vs ACT - Friday, October 7, 2011 


The game went according to plan however, once again ACT scored the first goal off a penalty corner in the first half. 
Half-time score 1-0 to ACT. 

The second half became the survival of the fittest. 
With ten minutes remaining on the clock, Lenny Collier took one for the team when the ACT goalkeeper cleaned him up. 
A penalty stroke was awarded, with Ian (Pesty) Pestana stepping up to score the equaliser. 

Because the game ended in a draw, WA advances to the Grand Final against NSW as we were in 2nd place and ACT in 3rd. 

Result: WA 1 - ACT 1 
Goal scorers: Ian Pestana 

Best player as voted by ACT: John Harper


Final WA vs NSW - Saturday, October 8, 2011 


The game commenced with WA having first use of the ball. 
As the two teams settled it was evident that the game was going to be a tough contest. 
The first half was very even with neither team troubling the scorers. 

The second half saw opportunities missed by both sides. 
Twenty minutes into the half, NSW scored from a penalty corner. 
WA played doggedly but was unable to even up the score. 

Result: WA 0 - NSW 1 

Although WA lost it was a great team effort. Unfortunately we ran out of "get out of jail free" cards. 
Congratulations to all players for a great effort. Thanks go to Pesty for a great coaching job and Len Collier for managing us so well.