April Newsletter - SportsTG...April 2015 Keep up to date with all things Zulu Junior Co-coordinators Report Welcome to 2015 Junior season. Training is now underway and the training

April 2015

Keep up to date with all things Zulu www.nehc.asn.au

CONTENTS:

Junior Report

Zulu’s representing at state level

Coaching

Development

Uniform

Get to know our PLM Coach

Social Events in 2015

PLW Preseason trip to

Port Pirie 2014 Trophy Winners

2015 Training Times

. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

5.00 . U14 Girls / Boys

. . Minkey

5.30 . U9 / U11 Mixed

.

6.00 GK Training

**First Monday of every month**

U18 Boys U 18 Girls

.

6.30 April: M2 & M3 W May: M4 & M5 W June: M2-M5 M

U18 Games

7.00

Masters Games

PL / M1 Men

PL / M1 Women

7.30 April: M2-M5 M

May: M2 & M3 W June: M4 & M5 W 8.00

PL / M1 Women PL / M1

Men 8.30

April: M4 & M5 W May: M2-M5 M

June: M2 & M3 W 9.00 . .

PRESIDENTS WORD:

Well we have seen the season start, with some excellent results for some of our teams. Thank you to everyone who has made the effort to get themselves out for the start of the season. I know that it is difficult with the season starting in March, and summer sports yet to finish. I encourage all of you to take the time to support a team you do not play in over the weekends

ahead, it is always great to have people on the sideline encouraging you to play.

We have seen the start of Friday night Premier League hockey at the State Hockey Centre, with our Women and Men playing Grange Royals and both having excellent wins for their first taste of Friday night hockey.

Please make sure that you have registered online and paid your mandatory fee to be eligible to play.

Jeremy Hopkins (Tribal Chief)

April 2015


Junior Co-coordinators Report

Welcome to 2015 Junior season. Training is now underway and the training times can be found on the front of this newsletter and in the Junior’s section on website. The junior season will kick off on Friday 1st May and as soon as the fixtures are available from Hockey SA, we will let all teams know. I would like to welcome some old and new faces to the junior coaching panel for 2015. Minkey: Rodney Thorpe U9 Mixed: Matt Toonen and Luke Watts U11 Mixed: Mark Dean and Jess Axford U14 Girls: Lesley Dean U14A Boys: Jordan Glover U14B Boys: Matt Toonen U18A Girls: Alison Stock U18B Girls: Rodney Thorpe, (Assistant Emma Axford) U18A Boys: Nicole Mentha, )Assistant Kym Strawbridge) A reminder to all players that shinpads and mouthguards should always be worn for training as well as games. Lesley Dean

Our club is run solely by volunteers and all we ask of our junior parents is that they assist in the canteen twice a year while their child's game is being played. The canteen requires two parents per game to help serve/run the scoreboard. Each coach/manager will draw up a roster and allocate out the duties. It would be greatly appreciated if you could please turn up to your allocation or swap with another parent if you are unable to make it. Thank you.

2015 State Representatives:

U18 Men: Brodie North, Simon Wells

U18 Women: Lucy Wood, Miki Milne (train-on)

Open Indoor Women: Jessica Campbell, Leesa McDonald, Alison Stock, Holly Evans, Rachel Fisk

Australian Indoor Women's World Cup: Holly Evans

U18 Indoor Women: Sophie Collings, Cassidy Shaw, Alison Stock (Coach)

U15 Indoor Men: Aiden Stock

Whistle for hire

Have an umpiring duty but can’t do it?

Check out the “Zulu Whistle for Hire”

Facebook page. This handy page connects

you with Zulu umpires who would love to do it for a

small fee.

April 2015


Zulu Uniform:

Men's tops $55 Men's shorts $30 Women's tops $55 Women's skirts $40 Socks (red or black) $13 Inners $18 Hoodies $45 Vests $30 Tracksuit top $60 Tracksuit pants $40 Training singlets $25 Mouthguards $15

We strive to be a professional and good-looking club and thus we need everyone in correct uniform. This includes all men in the new shirt. For any of last years players, the new shirts will be discounted to $25. Krystin Barry (Uniform Coordinator)

MENS COACHES WOMEN’S COACHES

Premier League Men Kym Strawbridge Premier League Women Ash Thompson; Holly Evans Metro One Men John Arthur Metro One Women Patrick Hughes Metro Two Men Matt Toonen Metro Two Women Nicole Mentha

Metro Three Men Grant Johnstone Metro Three Women Michael Staak Metro Four Men (1) Dwayne Schaffarz Metro Four Women Dan Thorpe Metro Four Men (2) Jason Dorsey;

Mark Dorsey Metro Five Women Greg Cunningham

Metro Six Men Justin Secomb Masters Men Dwayne Schaffarz Masters Women Annette Hyde

Coaching the Coaches

Styles & Structure game plans: 13th April PL coaches, Holly Evans, Ashley Thompson TBC & Kym Strawbridge will be explaining to all junior & senior coaches the style & structure being used by the men's & women's PL & M1 teams for 2015. It is strongly recommended that all coaches attend so they can see what these successful squads are operating so the we can become uniform from all junior teams to senior teams in the way that we coach our players. Tackling & Goal Shooting: 10th May Ian Wishart & Ben Sutherland will be giving an interesting seminar given on tackling, channeling, goal shooting styles & entry into the attacking circle Level 1 Coaching Course: 15th June Tony Gunn (Hockey SA Games Development Officer). This is a great opportunity for all coaches to get/refresh their accreditation (we need to have a minimum of 10 people attending).

Outletting and Attacking Structure: 13th July Holly Evans will discuss ways to move the play out of defence and how to structurally set up scoring opportunities Terry McLoughlin (Coaching Development)

April 2015


Meet our new Premier League Men’s Coach

Full name: Kym Strawbridge

Nickname: Straws, Strawbs, Kymbo

Occupation: Manager, Field Standards & Risk Management with Telstra

Operations Business Unit

How long have you been a Zulu? Since the club was formed in

1994, coached a NEHC junior

team that year.

What team do you currently play in? Undecided this year but will be

representing SA in the National Hockey Masters Championships in Cairns later

this year.

What is your favourite playing position and why? Defensive Mid or Sweeper.

Why = read the play and set up attacking moves.

How would you describe your coaching philosophy? I’ve coached a wide ranging number of teams over the

last 35 years from multiple SA Country Championship winning teams, the SA Country Team, an Adelaide

District team (PL equivalent today), various under age teams including the U11’s at NEHC and various senior

grades. Based on that, my coaching tends to be very situational depending on the group of people I’m

coaching with a significant focus on effectively executing the basic skills on the game. From a game style

perspective I like a combination of Australian and European styles.

What are you most looking forward to this year? Building on from the PLM/M1M success of the past while

evolving the players contemporary skill set, game playing structure and linking the U18 Boys team into the

senior mens program.

What is your favourite sport besides hockey? I enjoy watching most sports played at the elite level.

Who is your favourite international player and why? Mark Knowles – his ability to read and influence play.

List three people you would invite to dinner (dead or alive)? Angelina Jolie (Humanitarian), Rohan Atkinson

(humour), Bill Gates (see if he has a spare $1M for a second, international standard, pitch at our club).

Why do you like North East Hockey Club? The inclusive family atmosphere and opportunity for anyone to

enjoy the great game of hockey, irrespective of their hockey playing ability.

April 2015


Social Events in 2015 Zulu family and friends should expect a jam-packed year of joy on and off the field in 2015. New social events include Tribal nights full of fun, food, music, dancing and drinks, along with some old favourites like the Wine and Cheese night and Junior Bowling/Disco. The first social event will be the Tribal night, which will be an entertaining night with a live band, some kegs (for those over 18) and fingerfood. The first tribal night will be held on the 2nd May and held on a PL/M1 match day. Another Tribal night will be held on a M3/4 match day later this year. Please help support the club by attending these events and also lets get together and meet new and old members of this mighty club

Social Committee

SOCIAL CALENDER

Inaugural Tribal Night 2nd May

Junior Disco

Junior Bowling

Wine & Cheese Night

Tribal Night 2

Presentation Night

Zulu ladies perform at Port Pirie Pre-season camp

The Premier League / Metro 1 squad travelled to Port Pirie for their inaugural preseason camp in early March. The girls arrived early on Sunday morning and conducted a junior skills camp for the Port Pirie locals before spending the next two hours working on goal shooting, outletting and elimination skills. A tactical session on pressing and outletting was given with the girls completing Q & A’s on a mini pitch in the clubrooms. Ashley, Holly and Patrick gave a “coach the coach” presentation with coaches in the Port Pirie region and some meaningful hockey discussions were hard between all coaches. After lunch, the zuluettes played the Port Pirie All Star women’s team, which included our own Amy Mark, Lucy Wood and Nat Sommerville. It was a great contest for the Zuluettes who eventually came out on top 3-1. After a lovely dinner with the Port Pirie team, the group bonded and had a sleepover in the Port Pirie clubrooms. Upon waking, the coaches cooked pancakes and were back on the pitch for some outletting and penalty corners before heading back to Adelaide. A massive thanks to Byron and the Port Pirie Hockey Association for making the camp a huge success.

April 2015


S A T 0 2 M A Y Tickets: OVERAGE $30.00 |U18 $20.00

7.30pm till Midnight. Finger food provided. Limited number of kegs available Limited tickets available, pay in cash to Social Committee: Carmel Wells, Jordan

Glover, Michelle Cameron, Chris Wells, Holly Evans or Sandra North.

NORTH EAST HOCKEY CLUB | GOLDEN GROVE

Live music. Beer/Cider Kegs. Food. Get tribal.

April 2015


2014 Senior Trophy Winners

Stan Green Memorial – Rodney Thorpe Life Member – Anne Mail

Margaret Grieve Highest Placed Team – Metro 2 men and Metro 5 men

Mark Dean Toughest Defence – Metro 3 Women 7 goals in 18 games

Lesley Dean Strongest Attack – Metro 2 Men 73 goals in 16 games

Arthur & O’Shea Award – Wil Telfer 22 votes

Jim Hughes Senior Coaching Award – Ashley Thompson & Holly Evans

Premier League Men Steve Dart Best Player – Chris Wells

Peter Noel Best Team Man– Nathan Jennings Highest Goal Scorer – Brodie Cameron

Premier League Women Zuluette of the Year – Jessica Campbell Heggie Trophy Best Player – Holly Evans

Most Improved – Lesley Tompson

Metro 1 Men Best & Fairest – Daniel Barry

Best Team Man – John Usher

Metro 1 Women Best & Fairest – Jade Ferguson

Coach’s Award – Caitlin Sleeman

Metro 2 Men Best and Fairest – Mitchell Kleeman

Coach’s Award – Daniel Taylor

Metro 2 Women Most Outstanding Player – Deb Herbst

Most Improved – Lisa Gesualdi Best Team Person – Nikkita Bekket

Metro 3 Men Most Improved – Drennen Millar

Coach’s Award for Excellence – Harry Ronan

Metro 3 Women Most Valuable Player – Rowena Rowland

Most Improved – Sarah Pope

Metro 4 Men Best Player – Caleb North

Best Team Player – Shannon McCauley

Metro 5 Red Women Best & Fairest – Lesley Dean

Coaches Award – Claire Newell

Metro 5 Men Most Improved – Bailey Cameron

Best Team Man – Tom Ryan

Metro 5 Black Women Most Improved – Gemma Hepburn

Best & Fairest – Ruth Milburn

Metro 6 Men Best & Fairest – Aaron Mossop

Most Improved – Sean Chamberlain

April 2015


Junior Club Person – Brayden Casey

Kym Strawbridge Junior Coaching Excellence - Lesley Dean

Under 18A Men Best Team Man – Liam Porter

Most Improved – Hamish McGregor

Under 18 Women Most Valuable Player – Matilda Ronan

Most Improved – Melissa Pullinger

Under 18B Men Most Improved First Year Player – Blake Chessel

Best & Fairest – Drennen Millar & Lachlan Harkness Runner Up Best & Fairest – Zak Storry

Under 15 Boys

Most Consistent – Caleb North Coach’s Award – Mitchell Todd

Under 15 Girls Best & Fairest – Amy Wilson

Most Improved – Tyler Burgess Coach’s Award – Celena Aardenburg &

Phoebe Eckermann

Under 13 Red Boys Best Team Man – Conor Gray

Most Consistent – Fergus Rowntree Most Improved – Brodie Kosonen

Under 13 Girls Best & Fairest – Tiegan Cooke

Most Improved – Emelia Harman

Under 13 Black Boys Best & Fairest – Mitchell Dell

Most Improved – Connor Pullinger Coach’s Award – Owen Whiting

Under 11 Mixed Team Award

Under 9 Mixed Team Award

Minkey Participation Award

2014 Junior Trophy Winners

April 2015


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April Newsletter - SportsTG...April 2015 Keep up to date with all things Zulu Junior Co-coordinators Report Welcome to 2015 Junior season. Training is now underway and the training