There is plenty of action going on at the turf - as the SUMMER HOCKEY COMP started this week. Good luck teams! Do come along if you are thinking about playing this season - all welcome.
Also this weekend, we were given the opportunity to volunteer at the LIONS SHED. We are looking for ideally two more volunteers for the Saturday morning and the Lions WILL donate $1,500 to our club. Thanks to those that have already put their hand up for this, please get in touch with the link below if you can help out on Saturday morning ...
JOIN OUR COMMITTEE Come and join our (Non-Executive) Hockey Development Committee, This group meet monthly to plan the season, share ideas and discuss our clubs development under the directive of our (Executive) Board. Some of our Season 22 committee members remain involved, , but we have a few roles we are looking fill, these include our club;
Social Coordinator
Merchandise Coordinator
&
Sponsorship Coordinator
Our club also has a few non-committee roles. So if you want to get more involved in the club and volunteer your time (without attending meetings) then please get in touch with Jenni, our club secretary admin@margaretriverhockey.org.au and we will find a role that fits in with your time and availability.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT and COACHING FOR 2023
Please help us with our training plan. We are keen to hear from you if you are thinking about coaching or assistant coaching this season. We are presently organising training and skills development sessions for our players starting soon on Wednesday nights.
Team registrations will be opening soon - keep an eye on the club website, Facebook and the club notice boards at the turf on Tuesdays. Don't forget, if you want a run around, come on down on a Tuesday summer hockey night and join a team!
PRE SEASON - WEDNESDAY SKILLS - WEDNESDAY 1ST MARCH ONWARDS
All welcome, skills and activities organised, for you to get fit, up skill and prepare for the coming season. 4.00 pm - 6.00 pm. More details to follow...
STONGER TOGETHER - OUR MENTAL WELLNESS DAY
SATURDAY 11TH MARCH
(Previously known our our "Scarred for Life" event Please Save the Date - a different format than last years event. This event is a special day in our clubs calendar. So that we can all play and be part of it, we welcome you to register to play and join a team.
The main game between the "Settlers" and the "Breakers" will be played in memory of our past players Kenny Howes, Stuart "Scar" Campbell and Wes Battese.
OFFICIAL TURF OPENING
SATURDAY 25TH MARCH - SAVE THE DATE!
More info coming very soon!
Christmas - MRHC Style
During our last 2022 Summer comp game we had our Christmas Catch up.
On Tuesday, 13 December MRHC saw festive hats, shirts, a reindeer or two, even an alien! hit the turf.
It was a great night to celebrate the big year we have had at Margaret River Hockey Club.
Summer Hockey
A great way to kick start your pre-season training.
6 week competition
February - March. First game was Tuesday 14 February
FREE LIVEHockey Access for New and Renewing Playing Members!
All 2023 playing members will receive FREE access to LIVEHockey, Australian hockey’s dedicated streaming platform housing select international matches, Hockey Australia National Championship events and tournaments from all eight Member Associations.
Playing members can activate and redeem the offer simply by using their RevolutioniseSPORT National ID when setting up an account in LIVEHockey.
Please Save the Date -
This event is a special day in our clubs calendar.
So we can all play, we have changed the format.
We welcome you to register to play and join a 7-side team.
The main game between the "Settlers" and the "Breakers" will be played in memory of our past players Kenny Howes, Stuart "Scar" Campbell and Wes Battese.
The Kookaburras team travelled to India for the 15th edition of the FIH Men’s World from 13-29 January 2023.
A busy couple of weeks for the boys in teal, lead to them playing off for bronze against the Netherlands. Congratulations to the Netherlands who pipped the Aussies by the final siren. A final score of 3 - 1.
We all know well enough that Australia never comes home empty handed, Darwin boy Jeremy Hayward finished the 2023 World Cup as the top goal scorer, while he was also named the Defender of the Tournament. All of this on a night when he made his 200th appearance and scored his 100th goal. Well done Jez!
He's keen to share a great opportunity for our young Yr-10-12's. Click this short video and learn a bit more about Zero2Hero and their CampHero organised for the April school holidays ...
