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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.

 

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

 

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 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!!

 

 

2024 Men's & Women's NOMINATIONS FOR WA STATE MASTER TEAMS OPEN

Hockey WA and the WA Masters Hockey Committee are pleased to announce that Nominations are open 
for players for 2024 Men’s and Women’s State Masters Teams.

You must be registered and logged-in to this website to be able to nominate.

WA Over 60's - 2004 Match Reports

WA vs QLD - Tuesday 28th September


The match started briskly. Queensland scored their first and only goal within the first five minutes. WA was unlucky not to score from 6 penalty corners and their attack from almost the last 3 quarters. QLD won by the solitary goal. It was a close game with a terrific effort from the WA players Derek Hoad from WA was declared best WA player on ground by the QLD players at the after game hospitality celebrations.

WA vs WA Country - Thursday 30th September 11:30am


Two teams of Western Australian Grey Nomads – the WA State Team and WA Country faced each other under glorious spring conditions in Launceston. Country started the fray zealously, putting immediate pressure on State, until Max Stewart cleared the ball to the far end of the field. After that the excitement moved to the State’s attacking circle and a cunning reverse hit by Phil Thunder saw the State a goal up after 7 minutes. 
From then on for the full game State maintained pressure but to no avail in relation to the getting of goals. We had shots and we had “shorts” but no nets; but then neither did Country. The latter gave the State, and the vocal audience of mainly female supporters – after all at 60 and physically fit you are attractive to the opposite sex – a real scare by getting a short corner with a minute to go. In fact Country had two shots, the first was saved but resulted in a second short corner for Country. Their push out this time was adventurous to say the least, the ball being pushed well wide of the receiver: and the siren sounded. The WA State Team won 1 nil. It was a fast game played strongly by both teams. 
Ivan Wilson from WA State was declared best WA player on ground by the Country players at the after game hospitality celebrations.

WA vs NSW - Saturday 2nd October


This match saw the good, the bad and the ugly for WA, but in the reverse order. Again WA started slowly and within 5 minutes NSW goaled following a regrettable defensive error – the ugly. 
Shortly after, following some murky play, NSW slotted home another goal – the bad. Such an episode triggered a revival and WA started to play dominantly, which lasted much of the remainder of the game. WA goaled splendidly shortly after half time, but lacked the finesse to finish off at other times – ‘good’ but not great. As one player commented “WA won a 50 minute game 1 nil, but unfortunately the game administration credited NSW with 2 nil in the first 10 minutes”.  
The final result WA 1 NSW 2. 
Max Stewart from WA was declared best WA player on ground by the NSW players at the after game hospitality celebrations.

WA vs TAS - Monday 4th October 2:30pm


WA took on TAS at Devenport on Monday with the need to win to secure a place in Thursday’s semi-finals. In the pre-match meeting there was a recognition that this had to be a do or die effort. There were numerous suggestions as to how to ensure cohesion among the players, and the means to achieve goals – which had so far been few and far between over 3 matches. 
One suggestion, - actually from the scribe of this paramountly dull account, was that WA had to attack TAS with tactics described as ‘shock and awe’. 
It came to pass that soon after the start of the match, the scribe (Colin Sanders) mis-passed a ball backward to the full back, the intention being to rotate the play to the other side of the field. The result of course was the opposite. The mis-passed ball was intercepted and moved quickly by TAS to an unmarked player at the top of the circle. Thence across the circle to another player and within moments into the WA goal. 
The ‘shock’ was felt throughout the WA contingent and the ‘awe’ was with the Tasmanian players and spectators, who acclaimed the feat with loud laughter and hearty applause. 
Well of course that episode caused dismay all round in WA’s quarters but did stimulate a revival. WA started to show our form. Within 15 minutes the equaliser was gained, and as the game progressed another goal to WA, and so on. 
Moreover, the ‘scribe’ if he has to say so himself, didn’t play too bad after the goal gift to TAS. 
The upshot was that while at one stage WA took the road to perdition, redemption was granted through a harvest of goals.  
WA won 4 – 1. 
Peter Gason from WA was declared best WA player on ground by the TAS players at the after game hospitality celebrations.

WA vs VIC - Wednesday, 6th October


WA reigned over VIC in this match despite the final score line of only 1 – nil. WA dominated in all quarters other than actually getting field goals. 
There were, as in all games, some hiccups when an umpire decision or player mishap caused dismay. In two such cases within the first 16 minutes – a mishap nearly resulted in a stolen goal for VIC, and shortly afterwards a short corner granted to VIC following a reverse tackle at the WA 25 metre line again nearly resulted in a goal. Good defence prevailed however. 
After those incidents WA totally dominated and finally goaled from a short corner in the latter stage of the game. VIC tried to equalise within the last 5 minutes but was held at bay by excellent goal keeping. 
It was a well-earned win for WA and as noted above the score line didn’t acknowledge the strength of WA over VIC. 
Max Stewart was adjudged the best player for WA by the VICs at the after game hospitality celebrations.

WA vs QLD Semi-Final - Thursday, 7th October


This was a torrid game with neither team showing ascendancy for quite some time. 
Late in the first half WA gradually became dominant and peppered the circle but hardly penetrating close in toward the Queensland goal. At half time the score remained zero each. 
Similarly, the second half was robust but with few attacks by either side into the respective circle. In this context the back lines of both teams were dominant. WA had the better of field possession but could not finish off, until late in the game when two chances went amiss of the QLD goal by a smidgin. At the siren the score remained zero each. This was dismaying for WA as QLD had a higher placing from the ‘rounds’ and hence was deemed the winner on count back. 
It was a good game – but WA’s lack of scoring ability prevented our talented side from moving to the grand final, which will be played between NSW and QLD.