SOUTHERN UNITED HOCKEY CLUB ! 9 JULY 2010

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EVENTS

31st July 2010

TRIVIA NIGHT7PM FARM ROAD

21st August 2010

21ST BIRTHDAY BASH $1000 DAY DRAW6PM FARM ROAD

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SOUTHERN UNITED HOCKEY CLUB CONTACT DETAILS

Newsletter July 2010

Clubrooms: Kingston Heath Reserve, 74 Farm Road Cheltenham 3192

Email: southernunitedhc@hockeyvictoria.org.au Website: www.suhc.com.au

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FROM THE PRESIDENTNow  that  we  are  just  over  half  way  through  the  2010  season,  I  think  its  worthwhile  to  take  some  time  to  re-­‐view  what  we  have  achieved  so  far  and  to  look  forward  to  what  we  want  to  do  for  the  rest  of  the  year  and  be-­‐yond.

On-­$ield  performance.  

The  table  below  shows  the  ladder  position  of  SUHC’s  38  teams  as  of  round  10/.  It’s  fair  to  say  that  our  overall  performance  year  to  date  has  been  mixed  although  there  are  some  shining  lights  that  augur  well  for  the  rest  of  the  season  and  beyond.  

Without  doubt  our  MSL2  team  has  done  well  with  9  wins  from  10  games  and  the  squad  is  now  consistently  playing  quick  ball  movement  hockey  that  is  reminiscent  of  state  league  1  standard.  Newly  promoted  MPA  has  won  3  games  and  this  young  but  competitive  team  is  gradually  Rinding  its  feet  in  what  is  a  very  demanding  grade.  MPC  is  in  a  similar  situation  as  MPA  and  is  only  3  points  of  4th  posi-­‐tion  despite  being  9th.    MPE  has  con-­‐solidated  its  position  and  remains  in  touch  with  the  four,  as  does  MM1E.  Both  MM2  S  and  MM3S  are  Rirmly  in  the  top  group  while  MMS4  continues  to  battle  for  regular  numbers  and  wins.  

It  is  fair  to  say  that  SUHC’s  women’s  section  has  had  a  difRicult  Rirst  half  of  the  season  with  no  teams  in  the  four  at  the  moment.    Player  unavailability,  injury,  retirement,  and  defection  at  the  top  end  of  the  women’s  section  has  had  a  dramatic  effect  on  numbers  for  all  teams  and  led  to  the  dropping  of  our  WM1N  side  at  the  beginning  of  the  year.    

WSL2  has  struggled  to  win  consis-­‐tently  so  far  this  year  but  remains  in  touch  with  the  top  four  while  WPA  faces  a  difRicult  season  despite  play-­‐ing  some  good  hockey  at  times.  WPC  is  reasonably  placed  for  a  possible  Rinals  berth,  as  does  WMS3  while  WMS1S  needs  to  grab  a  few  wins  in  

the  second  half  of  the  season  to  avoid  relegation.    

It  needs  to  be  said  that  despite  a  tough  start  to  the  season,  now  is  the  time  for  the  women’s  section  as  a  whole  to  rally  around  and  work  hard  for  each  other  both  at  training  and  on  game  day  and  show  the  resilience  and  strength  of  character  from  which  success  will  ultimately  come.  

SUHC’s  junior  players  are  the  future  lifeblood  of  our  club  and  our  juniors  have  gradually  improved  over  the  season  with  our  U17  and  U15  groups  now  starting  to  show  their  true  abili-­‐ties  with  some  much-­‐improved  per-­‐formances.  Our  U13s  have  struggled  especially  in  the  top  grades  but  will  beneRit  from  the  experience  while  our  U11s  and  U9s  have  clearly  demon-­‐strated  that  they  will  be  a  force  to  be  reckoned  with  both  now  and  in  the  future.    

SUHC’s  Vets  A  is  Rirmly  ensconced  in  the  four  while  Vets  B  remain  9th  but  less  than  two  games  from  the  four.  Similarly  Vets  CE  and  EE  are  having  fun  and  can  make  Rinals  with  im-­‐proved  performance  in  the  2nd  half  of  the  season.

Junior  and  young  player  develop-­ment  -­  McKenzie’s  Clinics  and  Southern  United  Hockey  Academy

The  club  will  continue  to  develop  our  junior  players  with  the  highly  suc-­‐cessful  McKenzie’s  Clinics,  which  will  be  held  later  this  year  with  many  thanks  to  McKenzie’s  Foods  for  their  continued  support  of  SUHC.  

In  addition  the  SUHC  executive  is  pleased  to  announce  that  it  has  en-­‐dorsed  the  establishment  of  the  Southern  United  Hockey  Academy  (SUHA).  

The  SUHA  has  been  established  so  that  the  club  can  continue  to  develop  young  players  of  both  sexes  who  have  demonstrated  potential  to  excel  at  state  league  and  above  levels,  so  that  these  players  will  continue  to  be  in-­‐

tegral  to  SUHC’s  success  as  a  SL1  club  in  the  future.  

An  agreement  in  principle  has  been  reached  with  former  Victorian  Insti-­‐tute  of  Sport  head  coach  John  Mowat  to  direct  this  program  for  the  next  3  years.  

The  SUHA  will  cater  for  a  wide  age  range  of  talented  young  players  and  an  information  pack  on  how  the  pro-­‐gram  will  operate  will  be  released  shortly.  It  is  intended  that  the  SUHA  program  will  commence  before  year-­‐end  

You  will  of  course  have  noticed  that  Farm  Road  resembles  a  building  site  at  the  moment  as  the  City  Of  Kingston  Rinish  repairs  to  the  terracing.    The  repairs  are  expected  to  take  another  week  or  thereabouts  so  please  be  mindful  of  this  as  you  move  around  the  Farm  Road  Pavilion.

Congratulations  to  Rob  Dalton  who  has  recently  been  appointed  to  the  board  of  Hockey  Victoria.  Rob  has  extensive  business  and  hockey  expe-­‐rience  at  the  elite  level  and  will  no  doubt  serve  Victorian  hockey  well  in  his  new  role.  

Finally,  here  a  couple  ofdates  to  put  in  your  diaries.

• SUHC  Trivia  Night  Saturday  31st  July  2010  at  Farm  Road.  This  is  a  big  fundraising  night  for  the  club  and  has  always  been  a  lot  of  fun.  This  years  host  is  Essendon  and  Geelong  football  legend  John  Barnes  

• Round  17  on  21st  August  2010,  $1000  day  and  the  21st  Birthday  party  for  SUHC’s  Farm  Road  pavilion  and  ground.  This  will  be  the  big-­‐gest  club  function  for  the  year  and  all  members  and  their  families  are  invited  to  join  in  the  fun.

Please  stay  tuned  for  more  details  over  the  coming  weeks.  

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WOMEN’S SECTION

Every  player,  coach  and  administrator  in  the  women's  sec-­‐7on  has  been  working  extremely  hard  throughout  the  first  half  of  the  season  in  what  is  proving  to  be  a  challenging  year  of  development  for  the  sec7on.  In  the  last  few  weeks  there  have  been  signs  that  this  hard  work  is  paying  off  and  results  on  the  field  are  star7ng  to  improve  as  well.        The  women's  sec7on  has  undergone  a  couple  of  changes  in  the  first  half  of  the  season,  most  notably  the  reduc7on  of  the  number  of  teams  that  we  are  fielding,  ensuring  that  all  teams  have  adequate  numbers  of  players  and  the  abil-­‐ity  to  perform  consistently  every  week.  This  should  im-­‐prove  the  enjoyment  level  of  all  players  and  enable  coaches  to  mange  their  teams  more  easily.  Some  notable  posi7ves  so  far  this  season  include  the  de-­‐velopment  of  juniors,  with  many  playing  2  or  3  grades  higher  than  last  year  and  performing  with  improving  con-­‐fidence  and  skill  level.  The  performance  of  Pennant  C  has  been  consistent  and  a  great  blend  of  youth  and  experience  is  really  gelling  together  and  enjoying  their  hockey.  Coach  of  Metro  3,  Chris7e  Trost,  has  shown  great  enthusiasm  and  encouragement  of  all  her  players  and  they  are  performing  very  well  on  the  field  as  well.  I  am  sure  the  second  half  of  the  season  will  be  more  suc-­‐cessful  than  the  first  providing  everyone  with  reward  for  

hard  work  and  hopefully  some  finals  berths  to  top  the  sea-­‐son  off.Just  a  reminder  that  training  is  open  to  absolutely  every-­‐one,  can  be  a  great  social  and  fitness  workout  and  the  re-­‐

wards  will  be  reached  on  the  field  if  the  effort  is  put  in.  Hope  to  see  you  all  on  the  track  in  the  next  few  weeks.  Good  luck  to  all  teams  for  the  final  8  rounds  and  see  you  all  at  trivia  night  on  the  31st!  TasWomens  sec7on  president.

Road Professor Driving School is a new sponsor of Southern United Hockey Club.Michael Thiedeman from Road Professor Driving School was employed by the Transport Ac-cident Commission ( TAC ) for more than 37 years. The TAC manages claims resulting from transport crashes involving cars, motor cycles, trucks, buses, trains and trams. Michael was involved in the investigation, assessment and negotiation of more than 20,000 personal in-jury claims resulting from these crashes. This has given him ex-tensive insight into the causes of crashes, and the physical and mental impact on individuals and their families.

In one of his management roles, Michael was the Manager of the Fatal Claims Division of the TAC.

Road SafetyMichael will share his experi-ences and raise issues about Road Safety during driving les-sons, particularly some issues which we may not think about.

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Keys2Drive is a Federal Gov-ernment initiative which pro-vides the Learner Driver AND the Supervising Driver(s), which could be one or both par-ents, a FREE 45 minute session with an accredited Keys2Drive Instructor.

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MEN’S SECTION

At  the   half  way  point  of  my  Rirst  season  as  Men’s  President,   there   is  a   lot  to  be  excited  about.  Plenty  of   good   results   on   the   Rield   and   lots   of   off-­‐Rield  plans   that  will   improve   the   way  we   do   things   in  seasons  to  come.  

From   an   on-­‐Rield   perspective,   the   State   League  boys   are   on   top   of   the   ladder   and   playing   some  great  hockey.  I  think  we  all  expected  the  team  to  do  very  well  in  State  League  2,  but  the  style  of  hockey  they   have   been   playing   in   the   last   few  rounds   is  really   exciting   and   should   stand   them   in   good  stead  in  future.  A  real  tribute  to  all  involved.  

The  promotion  this  year  to  Pennant  A  is  something  that   the   Men’s  section   had   been  working   towards  for  many  seasons  now,  although  we  were  under  no  illusions  as  to  how  difRicult  the  competition  would  be.   At   the   midpoint  of   the   season,   the   boys   have  had  3  wins  and  are  sitting  in  8th  spot  on  the  ladder.  While   these   results   may   not   sound   encouraging,  the   team   has   really   stepped   up   on   the   training  track   and   put   in   consistently   good   performances  throughout   the   season.   A   comparable   second   half  of   the   season  and   the   team  will  be   well   placed  to  push  up  the  ladder.  

At   the   other   end   of   the   scale,   the   Metro   3   and  Metro   4   teams   have   introduced   plenty   of   our  promising   Junior  members   to  Senior  hockey.   The  Metro  3  group,  coached  by  Graham  Wilson,   is  sec-­‐ond   on   the   ladder   and   playing   some   excellent  hockey.  Graham  is  doing  a  great  job  with  this  group  and  if   they  continue   to  develop,   they  will  only  get  better  and  possibly  challenge  for  the  Rlag.  

The  Metro  4  team  have  struggled  on  the  ladder,  but  have   now  introduced   a   whole   group   of   Under  15  players   to   Senior   hockey.   The   introduction   of  young  players  to  Senior  hockey  is  a  vital  part  of  the  development   of   our  Club   and   critical   to   the   per-­‐

sonal   development  of   these   young   players.   I   look  forward  to  seeing  these  guys  develop  as  the  season  progresses.  Many  thanks  to  Warren  Davey  who  has  

encouraged  these   young  guys   to   step  up   to   Senior  hockey.  

Off   the   Rield,  w e   h a v e  plenty   to   do  and   I   know  we  won’t  get  it   all   done  this  year,  but  I ’ v e   b e e n  r e a l l y   e n-­‐couraged   by  the   number  o f   p e o p l e  wh o   h a v e  b e e n   p r e-­‐

pared   to  get  involved   in  driving   the   Men’s  section  and  more  importantly,  our  Club  forward.  

Mike  Campbell

Southern  United

Men’s  President

                           

KEY SUHC CONTACTSPresident:  David  Finlayson  president@suhc.com.auSecretary:  Alan  Tilbrook  secretary@suhc.com.auTreasurer:  Greg  Willcock  treasurer@suhc.com.au

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State Selection

Emma Cole (top) and Ed Arnold have been selected in the VSSSA hockey teams while Nathan Ephraums (right) has been selected in the VPSSA team.

JUNIOR SECTION

Southern United Hockey Club congratulates:

Nathan Ephraums for his selection in the Victorian Primary School Sports Association hockey team

and

Edward Arnold and Emma Cole for their selection in the Victorian Secondary Schools Sports Association hockey teams.

This is a great achievement and we wish each player all the best in their respective tournaments.

JUNIOR STATE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Last  week  the  Junior  State  Hockey  Championships  were  held  at  the  State  Netball  and  Hockey  Centre.  It  was  an  exciting  week  featuring  some  great  hockey.  The  regional  team  for  our  area  is  the  Southern  Metro  Sharks.  All  sharks  teams  gave  it  their  best  and  did  very  well.  In  each  age  group  there  were  ten  teams  (Rive  metropolitan  and  Rive  country  teams).  The  Under  15  girls  sharks  Rinished  3rd,  the  Under  15  boys  sharks  Rinished  5th,  the  Under  13  girls  sharks  Rinished  5th  and  the  Under  13  boys  sharks  Rinished  5th.  Well  done  to  all  juniors  who  participated  in  this  tournament  and  hopefully  they  will  have  learnt  some  new  skills.

Southern  United  players  Tasmin  Johnson  and  Traleen  Neilson  coached  the  Under  13  girls  team.  

From  this  tournament  a  squad  from  each  age  group  was  selected.  People  in  these  squads  can  then  try  out  for  the  Victorian  hockey  teams.  These  try  outs  will  be  held  over  the  next  three  weeks.  We  would  like  to  congratulate  Loren  Tyrell,  Max  Dal-­‐ton,  Calvin  Martinz,  Cameron  Wilson,  Kirsten  Gardiner,  Freja  Fajiman,  Molly  Tilbrook,  Jarni  Blakkarly,  Joshua  Ephraums,  Liam  Schinina  and  Daniel  Sweeney  who  have  all  been  selected  in  squads.  We  wish  them  all  the  best  of  luck  for  the  upcoming  trials.    

We  would  also  like  to  thank  and  congratulate  Simon  Hall,  Keenan  Robbie  and  Gordon  Meredith  from  Southern  United  who  umpired  at  the  Junior  State  Championships.  Each  of  our  umpires  had  a  great  tournament.

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SOUTHERN UNITED HOCKEY CLUB! 8 JULY 2010

PUMPKIN AND LENTIL SOUPA great soup to enjoy on cold winter nights!

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Place 800 grams peeled, diced on a baking tray, toss with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 30 minutes until tender. Set aside. Heat a large saucepan over medium heat and add a splash of olive oil. Add one chopped on-ion, one sliced leek, two chopped celery stalks and two chopped carrots. Fry for five minutes, stirring often. Add one crushed garlic clove and one des-sertspoon of Tikka Masala paste. Cook for two to three minutes. Add one litre of chicken stock and

one litre of water. Bring to the boil. Rinse one cup of McKenzie’s red lentils and add to the soup. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add the roasted pumpkin and puree.

Southern United Teams 2010

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

SL1 2-0 3-1 2-1 2-1 3-1 0-1 4-1 3-0 7-1 5-0 1st

PA 2-4 4-6 1-0 4-6 7-2 1-2 4-0 2-5 1-4 3-5 8th

PC 0-4 6-4 1-0 2-3 2-2 2-6 0-3 0-6 2-4 2-3 9th

PE 2-3 3-8 1-6 1-2 2-4 5-2 3-2 4-2 2-3 3-1 6th

M1E 4-2 1-5 0-3 4-1 1-2 3-5 1-2 0-2 4-3 6-1 7th

M2S 3-2 4-2 3-3 1-4 5-0 7-0 8-1 3-0 3-4 3-4 3rd

M3S 7-1 8-1 9-0 2-1 1-2 6-0 3-3 7-0 3-2 5-0 2nd

M4S 5-0 Bye 4-6 1-3 1-7 4-4 2-4 4-6 bye 2-3 7th

WSL2 3-2 0-1 6-3 1-5 2-5 2-5 0-7 1-3 4-3 1-1 8th

WPA 1-4 1-4 0-3 2-5 2-3 0-4 1-7 3-5 3-9 1-4 10th

WPC 4-0 0-2 5-1 0-0 3-3 0-2 1-1 1-0 2-3 0-1 6th

WM1S 0-3 2-1 2-3 4-0 0-4 2-3 0-2 1-4 1-2 0-4 10th

WM3S 0-7 0-7 2-1 4-1 3-1 4-0 5-0 8-1 0-3 1-4 5th

17A 0-0 1-6 1-3 0-4 1-7 8-1 4-2 2-0 4-6 0-7 7th

17PSE 0-9 1-5 1-0 0-10 0-3 4-0 1-2 5-6 4-3 0-11 7th

17S 0-3 0-4 2-2 0-3 3-4 0-5 2-4 0-4 Bye 0-7 7th

17GA 1-7 0-3 0-3 4-2 2-1 3-0 2-6 2-3 0-5 0-15 7th

17GS Bye Bye 0-4 2-7 1-4 1-2 1-5 0-5 0-2 0-13 10th

15A 3-6 3-3 1-5 2-2 3-7 4-4 4-2 1-1 1-2 5-1 6th

15PSE 3-6 1-2 1-2 3-0 3-3 2-6 5-2 Bye 4-1 1-5 6th

15S 6-0 4-1 4-1 3-3 9-3 2-3 5-0 4-0 2-4 2-3 3rd

15S 2 0-6 3-0 1-3 6-0 0-2 3-2 3-0 3-3 0-0 1-2 4th

15GA 2-1 5-0 2-2 1-0 2-1 3-0 2-2 6-0 7-0 1-1 3rd

13A 2-4 3-3 2-1 2-6 3-10 1-5 1-2 3-3 2-4 0-8 9th

13PSE 0-6 0-0 1-4 1-4 0-3 0-4 0-0 0-4 0-4 0-1 10th

13S 6-3 4-2 1-9 1-2 0-3 7-0 0-1 3-3 0-5 2-1 3rd

13S 2 3-6 0-5 0-0 1-8 3-0 1-4 1-4 1-1 1-2 1-2 5th

13GA 3-1 Bye 4-3 1-3 4-1 0-9 0-2 3-4 Bye 4-0 4th

11A 9-0 2-0 2-4 2-2 3-1 7-0 0-2 1-0 4-0 6-0 2nd

11PSE 5-0 3-1 1-0 1-4 2-0 4-2 4-0 2-3 1-2 4-0 3rd

11S 3-1 0-1 7-1 1-3 4-0 5-0 4-2 3-0 3-0 5-1 1st

9SR 3-8 1-5 5-0 4-3 5-3 7-6 7-0 3-9 5-2 0-5 5th

9SB 8-3 15-1 6-2 5-2 9-1 7-0 11-0 10-0 8-0 5-0 1st

9S 1-3 2-5 1-10 2-5 1-6 5-2 1-5 0-0 2-5 9-1 8th

VA 3-5 2-1 2-2 1-1 2-1 1-0 3-2 1-1 2-0 1-4 1-0 3rd

VB 3-1 1-2 5-1 3-3 1-2 0-3 1-1 1-2 1-5 0-5 1-1 9th

VDE 1-5 1-1 1-5 1-1 0-1 2-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 6-0 0-1 7th

VE 1-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-2 1-0 0-1 Bye 0-0 0-0 0-3 7th