Issue 19
	Level 3 Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre Shirley Strickland Avenue Sydney Olympic Park   PO Box 440 Sydney Markets NSW 2129   P: (02) 9764 1911 F: (02) 9746 2588 E: communications@hockeynsw.com.au W: www.hockeynsw.com.au		In This Issue NSW U15 teams head to nationals NSW youngsters prepare for U13 Invitational in Coffs Missing your hockey? Want to play social summer hockey? NSW Men's and Women's Vets teams to take on the country 7 weeks until 2009 Awards Night - book now Hockey NSW Development site Hockeyroos head to Spain Finals Fever continues!

NSW U15 teams head to nationals The NSW U15 Girls team commenced their Australian Championships campaign yesterday with a strong result over ACT 3-0. The 2008 NSW U15 Girls finished in 3rd place 12 months ago on home soil in Newcastle and this year the team will look to improve on the result. Spurred on by a year of impressive results by all three NSW senior female teams with the NSW U18 girls taking out the national title, the NSW U21s narrowly missing first place and earlier in the year the NSW Arrows completing an undefeated AHL campaign - the U15s will be hoping to continue the positive results for Hockey NSW. The NSW U15 Boys will head to Adelaide to defend their 2008 title against each other state and territory from October 1. Results from the championships will be posted under Events > National > U15 Girls/Boys as soon as they are known. To view the draws and both NSW teams, please click here. NSW youngsters prepare for U13 Invitational in Coffs Hockey NSW in conjunction with the Coffs Harbour Hockey Association will host the 2009 U13 Invitational Championships from October 5-10. The invitational, although not being an official Hockey Australia national championship, is an annual event which sees NSW, QLD, SA, ACT, Tasmania and Victoria compete in a round robin tournament over the six days. NSW U13 Boys and Girls teams will enjoy their first experience of wearing the NSW colours at the invitational, which should be a fun tournament celebrating hockey development and participation. NSW will also have four umpires attending the championship and we wish them and both NSW teams all the best of luck. Results will be posted on the Hockey NSW website during the tournament. Missing your hockey? Want to play social summer hockey? Hockey NSW is pleased to offer you a 6-week pre-Christmas summer hockey competition at the Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre! The modified 7-a-side competition will run for 6 consecutive weeks in late October to November and will allow for beginner and experienced players to get a taste of hockey. If you have always wanted to give hockey a try, would like to stay fit over the summer season or want to play on the Olympic pitch - fill out a player registration form! Individual players are welcome to register and players will be placed in a team. The junior boys and junior girls competitions will be played on Fridays nights on quarter size pitches for 9-12 year olds, at a cost of just $50. The senior competition, for 16s and over will play on half fields on Wednesday nights for $60 per player. Umpires will be provided - so if you are interested in being paid to umpire 30 minute games with the chance to be assessed as a HockeyEd community umpire - please complete an umpire nomination form. For all the details and registration forms, please go to the Summer Competition link on the Hockey NSW website. NSW Men's and Women's Vets teams to take on the country NSW Men's and Women's Veterans teams will also head to their respective Australian Championships in October to take on the other states and territories. The 13 NSW men's teams will compete in Melbourne from September 28 - October 10 in 11 divisions. Six NSW women's teams from O35 - O60 will head to Hobart from October 2-10 and look to improve on their 2008 results where they bought home four runners-up medals. Hockey NSW wish all our veterans teams the best of luck for their championships, safe travels and all the best for those players backing up for the World Masters Games from October 10! 7 weeks until 2009 Awards Night - book now The Hockey NSW Annual Awards Night is only seven weeks away! Tickets are selling to the spectacular night where we will celebrate the achievements of 2009 and award our players and officials of the year. The Awards Night will be held at the Bankstown Sports Club, the same location of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) earlier in the day. Regional associations are encouraged to book your Awards Night tickets and accommodation at the adjacent Bankstown Travelodge as soon as possible. Tickets to the Awards Night are just $80 for the formal occasion including 3 course meal, pre-dinner drinks and entertainment. For catering and seating purposes, tickets must be pre-booked so please ask your club and association and get a table together to book this week. Hockey NSW would love to see as many members from across NSW join in this special evening - so mark Saturday 14th November from 6.30pm in the diary and purchase your tickets with the order form available here. Do not delay! Book tickets today! Hockey NSW Development site The Hockey NSW Development site is undergoing a transformation! New content, backgrounds and news will be coming shortly to the hockeynsw.com.au/dev page. For all your Game Development news and resources, make sure you stay in touch with hockeynsw.com.au/dev

Hockeyroos head to Spain The Hockeyroos team to tour Spain and Argentina will depart from Perth next Tuesday. The Hockeyroos squad which includes 8 NSW athletes will take on Spain in three matches in Barcelona before continuing on the Argentina. There they will take on the Argentinean team that came up victorious at the Samsung Hockey Champions Trophy - women 2009 over the Hockeyroos in that very close game which concluded with a penalty shoot out. Hockey NSW wish our NSW Hockey Blues and the Hockeyroos team all the best for the tour. Stay tuned for further updates! Finals Fever continues! Norwest Strikers and Sutherland have shared top honours in the Premier League grades of the Sydney Hockey Association grand finals on the weekend. Norwest Strikers reign as champions of the Premier League in Sydney with their 4-1 win over Sutho on Saturday. Sutho were able to take out the Premier League 2nd Grade earlier in the day when they defeated Strikers 3-2 in a close game. Results Premier League 1st Grade - Norwest Strikers 4 def Sutherland 1 Premier League 2nd Grade - Sutherland 3 def Norwest Strikers 2 Div 1.1 - Ryde Hunters Hill 1 def Manly 0 Div 1.2 - Sydney Uni 4 def Moorebank 2 Div 2.1 - UTS 3 def Macquarie Uni 1 Div 2.2 - Macquarie Uni 2 def St George Randwick 0 Div 3.1 - Ryde Hunters Hill 5 def Bankstown 2 Div 3.2 - UNSW 4 def Ryde Hunters Hill 0 Div 4.1 - Easts 3 def Gordon North Sydney 1 Div 4.2 - Sydney Uni 3 def Glebe 2 For details of the SWHL and Newcastle Men's finals fixtures this weekend, please click here. Good luck to all teams!