SUMMER HOCKEY

Back by demand, it’s time for

Social Hockey (SENIOR) Comp

THURSDAYS

31 Oct - 12 Dec

6.15 pm & 7.15 pm Games

Seniors (over 18’s ! **)

Bar & BBQ

School year 9-12 players who played for MRHC this season may request to play with the seniors on Thursday nights.

SUMMER HOCKEY

Social Hockey (JUNIOR / FAMILY) Comp on TUESDAYS

SUMMER HOCKEY

Back by demand, it’s time for MARGARET RIVER HOCKEY SUMMER  7's

2 Competition Nights!

Social Hockey (Junior / Family) Teams - TUESDAY

&

Social Hockey (Senior) Teams - THURSDAY

$5 per game ($30 for full comp)

TUESDAYS

29 Oct - 10 Dec

4.30 pm - 5.00 pm Game

School Years 1 - 5 (& parents *)

* * *

5.00 pm & 6.00 pm - Games

School Years 6 - 12 (& parents *)

THURSDAYS

6.15 pm & 7.15 pm Games

Seniors (over 18’s ! **)

Club notice for all members

Past and present players, parents, life members and club supporters

Sunday 15th September

@3:00pm

at MRHC HQ
The Hockey Turf, Gloucester Park, MARGARET RIVER

Club Secretary is calling for
NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD

for the following positions:

Chairperson / President

Secretary

Treasurer

Board Member / Vice President

Board Member / Operations Manager

Please submit your nomination by
Friday 30th August 
- BEFORE MIDDAY

If you wish to discuss the roles, duties and commitment required to be part of the MRHC Board, please approach anyone on the current Committee

Agenda

• Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Approval of Minutes from the Previous AGM 

• President’s Report

• Treasurer’s Report

• Succession Planning and Volunteer Opportunities

• Election of Board

• General Business

• Close of Meeting

  2023 Margaret River Hockey Club AGM Minutes

SUNDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER

Club Wind Up

Join us as we celebrate the season

11:00am

Welcome!

Junior Presentations @ the Men’s Shed

12:30pm

Food & Drinks

& fun and games on the turf

2:00pm

Senior & Perpetual Trophy Presentations

3:00pm

Annual General Meeting

3:30pm

Raffle

5:00pm

Bar Closes

See you there!

If you are able to volunteer on the day or donate to the raffle,

please let us know and click the button below!

MRHC committee would like to thank all those

who have donated

Food, Drink and Raffle Prizes 

ALL PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT OUR CLUB FOR SEASON 2025! 

Please return all club kit to your team manager after your last game.

 If you forget - please bring it to the wind up!

The Hookin2Hockey Carnival is a great opportunity for any of our new Hookin2Hockey players and Yr 3 - 6 players to join together in this popular annual event. Games are played at the Busselton Stadium so you can be part of a carnival atmosphere without having to travel far!

So get your name down quick and join in the carnival fun!

Here’s the link for more info on the Hockey WA website.

We will be organising teams shortly

We do our best to work the teams like this:

Years 1-2 (5-a-side)

Years 3-4 (players new to the game - 7-a-side) - Gold Comp

Years 3-4 (players with 1-2 years’ experience - 7-a-side) - Black Comp

Years 5-6 (7-a-side + optional Goalie)

GAMES - 15 minutes with a break of 10 minutes between games

Aussie - Aussie - Aussie!

If you’re watching the game

If you’re wearing your club colours

- we would love to see your Support Aus Selfies!

Supporting Aran and the Kookaburras - send us your photos, either through

your team apps to Alicia or by email.

Aussie - Aussie - Aussie!

If you’re watching the game

If you’re wearing your club colours

- we would love to see your Support Aus Selfies!

Supporting Aran and the Kookaburras - send us your photos, either through

your team apps to Alicia or by email.

Extra training session with Coach Stu, be ready to hit the turf at 6.15.

Breakfast is being supplied (thanks to Woolworths Margaret River).

We also have permission to use the Rec Centre Showers/Change Room before school.

This session is for our players Year & 7 - Year 12.

See you there - bright and breezy!

Big afternoon in the MRHC Calendar…

5 teams playing,

12.00 pm Women - Margaret River V Capel

1.30 pm Men - Margaret River V Capel

3.00 pm Yr 9-12 Girls - Margaret River v Robins

4.30 pm Yr 9-12 Boys - Margaret River Teal V Margaret River Yellow

& “club fundraising” BBQ

Turf Burgers & Sausage Sizzle (until sold out!)

kindly donated by Woolworths Margaret River

Come and support our teams

Volunteers Needed

We have volunteers for first shifts on the BBQ, looking for a few more please from 2.30 pm ….

Association Saturday!

A busy game day with extras! The Annual fun weekend at the stadium will go like this…..

9.00 am Yr 6-8 Boys - MRHC V Capel

Yr 6-8 Girls - Challenge Cup!

10.00 am Yr 6-8 Girls - MRHC V Capel

11.00 am Yr 3-5 Mixed - MRHC Lightning V MACK Koookaburras (Turf 1/2)

11.00 am Yr 3-5 Mixed - MRHC Magic V MACK Kangaroos (Turf 1/2)

Clubs are given the opportunity to fundraise for their clubs!

So hang around after your game…

Face Painting $5

Raffle - 1 for $5, 3 for $10

Obstacle Course $5

For more info about this event, click here

A Workshop for Everyone

Have you had that conversation? Has someone opened up to ask for advice? After the game, at the game, on the sideline?

This is for coaches, managers, parents and hockey friends, this workshop has been subsidised by MINDFUL MARGARET RIVER to make this available to our community.

COST: $10

REGISTRATION: Click here

Based on Josh Langley’s brand-new workshop “It’s OK to Feel the Way You Do Parent Workshop” is designed to help parents better understand and support their children’s big emotions. Mindful Margaret River is subsidising this workshop to make it available in our community. This four part workshop series has limited spaces so register today!

1 July @ 6.00 pm - Building kindness and empathy, creativity, curiosity and gratitude

Based on Josh Langley’s brand-new workshop “It’s OK to Feel the Way You Do Parent Workshop” is designed to help parents better understand and support their children’s big emotions. Mindful Margaret River is subsidising this workshop to make it available in our community. (This four part workshop series has limited spaces so register today!

24 June @ 6.00 pm - Simple ways to build resilience

1 July @ 6.00 pm - Building kindness and empathy, creativity, curiosity and gratitude

Based on Josh Langley’s brand-new workshop “It’s OK to Feel the Way You Do Parent Workshop” is designed to help parents better understand and support their children’s big emotions. Mindful Margaret River is subsidising this workshop to make it available in our community. (This four part workshop series has limited spaces so register today!

17 June @ 6.00 pm - Self-awareness and Self-acceptance

24 June @ 6.00 pm - Simple ways to build resilience

1 July @ 6.00 pm - Building kindness and empathy, creativity, curiosity and gratitude

Come and join us and start your hockey journey.

It is a fun and safe program to introduce Pre-Primary to Year 2 players to the great game of hockey

• Through the course of the program, you will develop new hockey skills and build fundamental motor skills

• Hookin2Hockey is all inclusive - everyone is welcome to get involved

• Players learn the game in a safe environment with modified equipment

• Everyone develops at their own speed - Hookin2Hockey activities are designed to allow players to develop their skills at their own pace

Come down to the turf on Tuesday, and try hockey… see you soon!

For more info click here

Based on Josh Langley’s brand-new workshop “It’s OK to Feel the Way You Do Parent Workshop” is designed to help parents better understand and support their children’s big emotions. Mindful Margaret River is subsidising this workshop to make it available in our community. (This four part workshop series has limited spaces so register today!)

10 June @ 6.00 pm - Big feelings Workshop

17 June @ 6.00 pm - Self-awareness and Self-acceptance

24 June @ 6.00 pm - Simple ways to build resilience

1 July @ 6.00 pm - Building kindness and empathy, creativity, curiosity and gratitude

Players and Parents - please can you help us for a couple of hours -

together we can get these jobs done - ready for the season !

PLEASE BRING ALONG WITH YOU yard brush, small brush, cloths, wipes, buckets and gloves.

TURF TIDY

Set up 2nd pair of goals

• inc fixing the new nets

• touching up any paintwork

• and attaching back board turf strips

• rake and brush turf removing leaves, twigs etc (especially corner near large tree)

• sweep out dug out

• sweep paths along the fence line

• remove any weeds in bark chip

SHED TIDY

• Clean out the shed

• Check the team boxes are all present and correct (inc First Aid boxes)

• Check the goalie bags are all present and correct

• Label shelves - set up boxes for spare cones, bibs, training equipment etc

HQ TIDY

• Wipe down A-Frame sign boards

• Wash out recycling bin

• Stock & organise BBQ Tools / catering supplies

Complete all jobs and enjoy Bacon & Egg Rolls together!

Kookaburras Play At the Perth Hockey Stadium

@ 4.30 pm - Saturday 6th April

Let’s not pass up this awesome opportunity to have international hockey in WA!

Fancy a club road trip?

If you are heading to Perth at the weekend, we need to know - click the button below!

If you are maybe you could help out and car pool?

Let’s go proud in teal and yellow!

#fillthehill - Perth’s unofficial party paddock with prime view, Featuring

• Prizes from Just Hockey and Westcare for the Hockey Club that sends the most “hill-fillers”!

• Multiple giveaways & spot prizes

• Opportunities to get autographs from your favourite players

• A chance to take on the Tiger Turf Dash

• Alcohol-free family fun zone

Aran Zalewski will be playing his 250th game for Kookaburras - don’t miss it!

Time to find your hockey stick! Remind your friends it’s time to play and get back on the turf!

Here’s the link to the training times for each age group. (This year Tuesday & Wednesday)

As our pre season training gets underway - we will share the fixtures as soon as we get them from Busselton Hockey Association.

Fixtures will start (after the Easter school holidays) - Fri 19th April onwards …

Summer Hockey - FINALS!

Wed, 13th March

WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH

FAMILY SOCIAL COMP

5.15 pm - 5.50 pm

BLACK V WHITE

6.05 pm - 6.50 pm

GRAND FINAL

* RED V GREEN *

SENIOR SOCIAL COMP

7.15 pm - 8.00 pm

BLACK V RED. - (WHITE to umpire PLEASE)

8.05 pm - 8.50 pm

GRAND FINAL

* WHITE V YELLOW * (RED to umpire PLEASE)

Sausage Sizzle 5.00 pm onwards

We’re organising a special evening to raise funds for Vance Bycroft.

This is a community event hosted by the Margaret River Hockey Club. This event will be open to everyone, so please tell your friends and family!

The film will be shown at the HEART, Margaret River. Take a look at the trailer below, it’s a really inspiring documentary, everyone can take something away from Jaimen’s story.

Club members and friends are keen to rally around and support Vance Bycroft. Matt Bycroft (is a long time club player, past committee member, volunteer and all round club legend!) If you know Matt, you would know he’s an incredibly kind and generous guy, who would put his hand up to help anyone. Now his family needs our support.

• Tickets will include complimentary drink, nibbles and the film - $35 (adults) $15 (Under 18’s)

• Jaimen is also showing his support for this fundraising event and will be attending on the night. We are delighted that he is available for a Q & A session after the screening!

All proceeds for the evening will go towards Vance and contributing to his care costs.

Great Raffle Prizes being donated - you have to be there to win!

TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE

from the Arts Margaret River website CLICK HERE

Extra seating space with disabled access is being arranged -

More Info here

Many of us are a little “unsure” about the rules or a “little hesitant” to put our hands up to umpire a game.

A week before the summer hockey grand finals, Angela Edwards from Hockey WA will be visiting us to improve our umpiring skills! This umpire briefing session is for UMPIRES and PLAYERS to educate us on the essential aspects of officiating. It’s our chance to learn more on home turf whilst umpiring / playing an enjoyable game of social hockey.

6.00 pm - Juniors / Parents (and seniors playing in the 7.15pm game)

7.15 pm Seniors (and parents / social comp players from the 6.05 pm game)

Please make the most of this opportunity.

Registrations essential - click the Hockey WA link here - it’s FREE!

Summer Hockey -

Please note that this week we will all be learning a little bit more about umpiring!

See the here more more details.

Family Social Games, 5.15 pm & 6.10pm

Senior Social Games, 7.15pm & 8.05 pm

Sausage Sizzle 5.00 pm onwards

Summer Hockey -

Wed, 14th Feb - Wed, 13th March

Family Social Games, 5.15 pm & 6.10pm

Senior Social Games, 7.15pm & 8.05 pm

Sausage Sizzle 5.00 pm onwards

Wally and Stu have been working hard behind the scenes and have plans to run a series of workshops for anyone interested in coaching or being an assistant coach this season. Parents / players (inc mature high school students) can learn and develop skills to be confident in teaching our young players the hockey basics, working together to improve their techniques.

The workshops will be following Hockey Australia Community, Club and Development Framework pathways, which includes online training techniques. Sharing this knowledge and running through this TOGETHER, ensures that our coaches will have support as we grow the club together.

Stu is running this 2nd coaching session (Mon 26th Feb 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm) from Hockey HQ.

There is an online element that must be completed BEFORE the session with Trid on 25th April. This FREE accreditation is completed entriely online and can be done in the comfort of your own home. It will take approximately 2 hours to complete, and you recieve your Community Coaching Essential Skills certificate at the end!

To enrol in this accreditation, follow the step-by-step guide here.

We are keen to support our coaches and assistant coaches that we need for our club to develop successfully. If you are thinking about giving back and helping in this very rewarding role, this workshop is for you.

Parents of young junior players

Senior players with years of experience

Junior players keen to coach our Hookin2Hockey and Yr 3-5’s

If you are interested to learn more contact Stu asap!

Thanks for supporting your club!

Jake and Tom Harvie are running a Junior Clinic!

Here is what they have to say …

“We are super excited to come back home where it all began and provide most importantly, a very fun clinic for all the kids that will have many learning opportunities from our experience in the National system over the last 5-8 years.

We rarely got clinics in the Southwest when we were growing up and relished any chance when we did get to participate in one. We really hope we can provide more opportunities for regional hockey players and share our love for the game. We want to make the effort to make these opportunities accessible in the southwest. We are really hoping to share the opportunity with as many kids as possible as there may only be one opportunity to deliver a clinic like this in such a busy year. We have plenty of State, WAIS, AIS and International Uniform that we want to give away to the kids and some Commonwealth games, World Cup and other medals for some photos. We are also hoping to announce some great opportunities that camp attendees will be able to receive from our personal hockey sponsors in the next week or so.   

Really appreciate your support in growing the sport that is hockey and with nearly half of the tickets already gone we would love some more help to ensure as many kids as possible get exposed to this opportunity. Hopefully we can grow their love for the game and encourage them to have a long future in the sport by bringing plenty of fun on the day. We are aware the Australia Day long weekend may provide some challenges and, in the future, will hopefully be able to provide some more convenient dates however this was the only available weekend until Easter because of our own hockey schedules. The link is again attached below, and we hope with your help we can get a few more southwest junior hockey players involved.

We know hockey can be an expensive sport at times and with the beginning of the season rapidly approaching, possibly some of the kids have grown out of last year’s gear! Gryphon and Voodoo have very kindly come on board to offer a 20% discount on all products for clinic attendees. We will have some sample sticks for the kids to try after their sessions and some additional prizes donated by Gryphon and Voodoo for the kids to enjoy on the day.

This offer will be available to all who sign up and we hope it adds some benefit for all those that attend and hopefully we can fill up the last few remaining spots. More details will follow and be available on the day.

https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/southwestjuniorclinic/january-south-west-junior-hockey-clinic

Cheers

Jake and Tom