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!!