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KEW Hockey Club Latest News

Kookaburras (5) Crush India (2)

Kookaburras 5 India 2 (3-1 half time)

Goals – Aus De Young 2m FG, Aus Turner 10m PC, Aus Abbott 26m FG, Ind Pillay 35m FG, Aus Doerner 42m PC, Aus Turner 43m FG, Ind R. Singh 53m FG

Match Highlights

It was a case of 16 versus 19,000 when the Kookaburras took on India in front of their home crowd in New Delhi at the 2010 World Cup, with the Kookaburras rising to the occasion to win 5-2.

The win keeps the Kookaburras well in truly in the hunt for a semi finals berth, moving them to second place in their pool after Spain suffered a surprise 2-1 loss to Pakistan in the earlier match. Read more »

Andrew Gale Selected for U17 Australian Team

Andrew Gale, who plays hockey with KEW in both junior (Under 17) and seniors (Men’s State League 2) teams, has been selected to play in the Australian Under 17 School Boys Team at an international tournament in China in July, 2010.

Andrew has been with the KEW Hockey Club since he played in the Under 9 team and has been selected in a number of junior state teams during his hockey career. KEW Hockey Club wish Andrew all the very best for the coming tournament in China.

The senior teams at KEW commenced pre-season training on Thursday night, 14 January 2010, at Elgar Park at 7.00 p.m. We have 7 men’s teams, 4 women’s teams, 4 men’s vet teams and 1 women’s vet team and cater for both competitive players and social players.

For further information please ring Avis Davis on 9803 4197.

Source: City of Whitehorse – Allsports Newsletter February 2010

We Need Your Help

This year the KEW Junior club will be fielding 15 teams.  This is a massive increase from only 9 teams fielded four years ago – but still less than half compared to Greensborough, Doncaster and Camberwell.

This increase is directly related to our efforts conducting School Clinics, Hook into Hockey and Minkey.  This is all happening again right now – and we need plenty of help in this recruiting effort.

Please examine the following dates and advise me by email of the dates you can help.  If EVERYONE can assist with two of these sessions, then our club gets stronger again.

  1. School clinics are kicking off next week; we’ve locked in a couple of schools so far – still trying to get a couple more.  Assistance is needed on weekdays throughout February – starting next Monday 15 February – going every day through to Friday March 13. If you can do a morning session, an afternoon session, or even a full day – that would be a great help.
  2. Hook into Hockey starts on Sunday 28 February at 10.00am, and then runs on Tues afternoons at 5.00pm, and Sunday mornings at 10.00am throughout March.

Please respond by email,   joe.hassall@auspost.com.au or phone me on 0418 388 975.

Seeya,

Joey 

KEW Junior Hockey Registration Day

Welcome to a new season of Hockey

The KEW Junior Hockey Club is having their registration day coming up.

As existing members of the Club, could you please pass along to any new players or families in your circle, the news that we are holding a Registration Day. This is specifically to allow new families to gain access to Committee Members and Coaches to learn more about the Club.

KJHC Registration Day
Sunday 28 February
@ Elgar Park
11.00am till 1.00pm

Registrations via paper forms, with cheque or cash payment will be accepted on the day.  Alternatively, pay online by direct deposit and bring in your form on the day, please refer to details on registration form.

This will be a social day with hockey activities, BBQ and refreshments on the day.

The Hockey Season starts 16 April 2010 training however will commence early March.  (information to follow)

KJHC Committee looks forward to welcoming all players and interested friends at our registration day.

2009 Annual General Meeting

Attention all members

Please be advised that the 2009 Annual General Meeting of the Kew Elgar Whitehorse Hockey Club will be held at 7:30pm on 11 February 2010 at The Harp of Erin Hotel, 636 High Street, Kew East.

Club members should be aware that the date of the AGM has changed. It will now be held on February 11. It will begin at 7.30pm at the Harp of Erin Hotel in Kew as previously listed.

Agendas and proxy appointment forms have been posted to members for which we hold current postal addresses.

For those members who have not provided a postal address please find following links to the AGM agenda and proxy appointment forms.  Alternatively please refer the club website at www.kewhockey.com for further details.

2009 AGM Agenda

Proxy form

Lachlan Walmsley
Secretary
Kew Elgar Whitehorse Hockey Club

Tidings of comfort and joy

Cumbers,

Tidings of comfort and joy.

Thank you to all members and friends of Kew for a successful and thoroughly enjoyable year at the club. On-field successes have been matched by healthy administrative growth. And while our much loved club rooms are temporarily without a roof, restoration and plans for regeneration are in place.

For many juniors and seniors the year finished on a high over the weekend with an early Christmas present in the form of training sessions with the world’s best player, Jamie Dwyer and the Kookaburras captain, Mark Knowles – both members of the victorious Australian Champions Trophy team. It was a truly memorable experience for those involved (and some of the parents too) and much thanks should be heaped on Lachie Walmsley for initiating and organising the sessions.

I bring you early notice too of next year’s AGM; to be held at the Harp Hotel, Thursday 4th February 2010 at 7.30pm. Members and stakeholders are encouraged to attend. Further notice and agenda will be sent in the new year.

Wishing you all a safe and happy Christmas. Enjoy each others company at the various Christmas celebrations and I look forward to seeing you all in the new year.

Yours festively,

Hugh Taggart

KEW Kids learn from the World’s Best

Following the Aussies securing their 10th Champions Trophy in Melbourne, the Kew Kids starting counting the six sleeps until they would actually meet their Kookaburra heroes, Mark Knowles and Jamie Dwyer.

Mark and Jamie have kicked off “1 & 9 Coaching”; a program bringing their simply awesome hockey talents to the grass roots; the local hockey clubs.  The big emphasis is having fun – Mark’s and Jamie’s coaching program is full of fun and some super secrets of hockey.

So the little KewCumbers gathered at the SNHC last Saturday – and what a fantastic day we all had.  After some intros, the lads got right into the secrets of top class hockey.

1.  Learn from the Best

Mark detailed the techniques of:

  • The slap pass
  • Hitting hard flat balls
  • Trapping into space
  • The spin (later re-named the “zoomer”)

Jamie focused in on dribbling skills, especially:

  • Ball carrying position
  • Head up while dribbling
  • Drags, jinks and dinks
  • Elimination skills

Following a rotation through Mark or Jamie’s session, the groups could immediately apply their learnings in mini-games.

2.  World’s Best Skills Demonstration

All the kids and parents were called in and the boys demonstrated some truly spectacular hockey skills.  Mark and Jamie thrilled the group with goal shots, chips, flicks and then some serious party tricks.  The main message was “DO try this at home – just NOT INSIDE the house…”

Jamie was asked to demonstrate his spectacular “Toma” goal from the Champs Trophy game v The Netherlands.  Mark quickly emphasised that it was a typical Knowles pass that set it up – so we saw the whole play re-enacted…

FIVE TIMES IN A ROW – BREATHTAKING – ALL UNSTOPPABLE.

Dwyer tackledYoung hockey heads were inspired.  Old hockey heads nodded sagely, caught their breath and noted that:

a) in my day it’s back of the stick,

b) my back is sore just watching, and

b) it was ABSOLUTELY no fluke

The Kew Kids had their turn to show their own tricks – under the watchful eye of the Aussie skipper (Knowles) and the World’s Best hockey player (Dwyer).

This session finished with the biggest game of HOC-TOPUS you’ve ever seen; 40 kids bearing down on Mark and Jamie with their dribbling skills.  Seems that the Kew Kids skills were too sharp for the boys through the first phase – and then Mark and Jamie’s tackling skills seemed to warm up!

Then Jamie tried to take them all on – however he didn’t count on the perfect Eliza B tackle (see the photo).

3.  Q and A

The lads spent some time answering lots of wide ranging questions from the kids, including enquiries re their training program, their beep test results (high 15s, low 16s), their hockey highlights and the most goals Jamie’s ever scored in a match (22).

One very interesting point came out of this Q&A.  Aussie coach Ric Charlesworth has been emphasising to the Kookaburras the incredible importance of the trap, the hit and the slap – especially the trap.  No use having fancy dribbling and shooting skills if you haven’t trapped it.

4.  Hero Time

To wind up Mark and Jamie were wonderfully generous with their time following the sessions, with all the kids making sure they got everything signed, and the Mums and Dads taking hundreds of photos.

What a fantastic opportunity to meet, learn from, and tackle the World’s best players.  Mark and Jamie, seeyou next year and

GO THE KOOKABURRAS IN THE 2010 WORLD CUP

Obituary – Robert Alderman

The members of the KEW Hockey Club were deeply saddened by the news of the recent passing of Robert “Bob” Alderman, a loyal and passionate KEW member and father of current KEW player and reigning Pennant B Best & Fairest, Chris Alderman.

Known to team mates as “Lollipop Bob”, Bob enjoyed a long goalkeeper career, playing most of his hockey in B-grade but filling in occasionally but very capably in A-grade. Legend has it that Bob occasionally took the field without goalkeeping pads or a chest guard, which may explain why he played more with the 2nds than the 1sts!

Bob’s KEW playing days go back some 40-odd years as the regular goalie of Clive Beed’s very successful teams of the 70′ and 80’s, until illness forced him off the field and onto the sidelines as a regular, if not frustrated supporter.

He will be remembered fondly by team mates, supporters and friends of the KEW Hockey Club as a rugged, strong and viciously loyal team player and club member. All of those attributes he has proudly passed onto his son. A reliable and steady bloke, he was a regular at Albury Carnivals and a fixture on the Elgar park sidelines.

Bob also served the club in an official capacity as a member of the executive, occupying the position of club treasurer.

The club extends its deepest sympathies and heartfelt wishes to his wife Anne, Chris, daughters Beth and Louise and the extended Alderman family. Bob will be fondly remembered and sincerely missed.

Hugh Taggart
President
KEW Hockey Club

KEW Junior Hockey Clinics

Thought hockey was over for the year? Think Again!

Kew Junior Hockey Club is holding four hockey clinics on consecutive Sunday mornings in November at Elgar Park.

All Kew Juniors and potential Kew Juniors welcome to participate.  Parents and other adults with an interest welcome to observe or ask questions—particularly for Session 2 on the Rules of Hockey.

Program

Session 1: Sunday 8th November 9:30—11:00am

“You’ve paid for it, you might as well use it all ” – Stick skills with every part of the stick.  With assorted talented senior players who can do assorted talented things with hockey sticks.

Session 2: Sunday 15th November 9:30—11:00am

“Was that really five metres?” – The intricacies of the rules—don’t be tricked.  Rules you need to know, uncommon applications, rules you can use to your advantage.  With Pete Hovenden, senior umpire, veterans’ supremo, club legend.  Interested adults very welcome.

Session 3: Sunday 22nd November 9:30—11:00am

“Cumber IQ ” – Strategies and Set Plays—some tactics for playing smarter as well as better.  With club coaches/players.

Session 4: Sunday 29th November 9:00—10:30am (Earlier start due to Champions Trophy that afternoon)

“The Secrets of Hockey” – (rescheduled) Our own Mr Hockey (Joe Hassall)  reveals the skills and attributes needed to be a successful hockey player.

There will be: practice and coaching of basic skills, guest presentations on hockey topics and some informal mixed “scratch” matches across various age-groups.

Make sure to bring: Stick, mouth guard, shin guards, water bottle, a hat and sunscreen (we are Sun Smart), and a coloured shirt and a white shirt (to distinguish teams for the “scratch” matches).

Cost: $5 donation per session, to cover basic expenses.

So if you are an experienced player wanting to refine aspects of your game, a beginner starting out, or anywhere in between, come along, have some fun and exercise on any or all of these Sunday mornings and develop your hockey skills.

Enquiries

Peter Bleakley: peterbleakley@iinet.net.au
Lauren Bleakley: laurenbleakley@iinet.net.au

Junior Hockey Clinics

KEW Junior Hockey Club is running hockey clinics at Elgar Park on four consecutive Sunday mornings in November.

There will be:

  • Practice and Coaching of basic skills
  • Guest presentations on Hockey topics
  • Mixed “scratch” matches across various age-groups.

Session 1 – Sunday 8 November 9:30 – 11:00am at Elgar Park

“The Secrets of Hockey” – Our own Mr Hockey (Joe Hassall) reveals the skills and attributes needed to be a successful hockey player.

All Kew Juniors and potential Kew Juniors welcome.

Come along to any or all of the sessions, have some fun and exercise on a Sunday morning and develop your hockey skills further.

More details will follow soon.

Make a note of the date now.

Kind Regards,
Peter Bleakley