Latest News From Ballina Hockey

Junior fitness starts Thursday Feb 16th -4.30-5.30pm

Ballina Hockey Club sign on days – Sat 18th Feb and Sat 3rd Mar 10am-1pm.

BHC Rego Form

U9 and U11 muster Tuesday 13th March 4.30-5.30pm

U13 muster Thursday 15th March 4.30-5.30pm

U15 muster Wednesday 14th March 4.30-6.00pm

Minkey – to be announced, but will probably begin after school holidays

All activities will all take place at the Ballina Hockey Centre, Kingsford Smith Park (enter via Bentinck St)

FEES

Our fees will remain the same as 2011

Senior $210

U/18   $115

U/9     $75

Minkey $50

Ass member $25

The club needs U.

A working BEE will be held this Saturday 11th February starting at 8am to finish off leveling and outer fencing.  Once our outer fence is completed we can go forward with our licence, so if you enjoy an after game drink and relaxing now is the time to help out.

 Make sure to bring spades.racks, hats,sunscreen & drink. Joe will supply the directions.

See U there!!

Have fun while you get fit and meet new people at the Ballina Hockey Club Wednesday Masters comp!

Past, present and new players welcome – club members and non-club members all invited.

Players must be over 35 years.

Competition costs $5 per week for ALL players. Non-registered players must pay Insurance and social membership costs.

MUSTER NIGHT: Wednesday 8th February at 6.00pm at the Ballina Hockey Clubhouse, Kingsford Smith Park (enter from Bentinck St)

COMPETITION will be played every Wednesday night and will commence 15th February at 6pm

FEES MUST BE PAID before players take the field

Any enquiries phone Sue on 0405 344 234,  Jenny on 0438 998 377,  or Denice on 0418 865 501.

JUNIORS PRE-SEASON (5 to 15 yr olds)

FREE junior pre-season comp offering skills and games on our all weather artifical playing surface. No experience necessary – hockey sticks provided. Come along and join in the family fun while learning or improving your hockey skills.

Dates: From Tuesday February 7 to March 6 (five weeks)

Time: 4.15-5.15pm

Where: Ballina Hockey Complex, Bentinck St, Ballina

Cost: FREE!!!

Bring: Hat, sports shoes, mouthguard, long socks, water bottle and….. your FRIENDS and come and have some FUN!

Contact: Sue Miller Ph 66295408, email sue_egg@hotmail.com

SENIORS PRE-SEASON

New players welcome ! Put in your own team or join a team

Starts: 7/2/12 to 6/3/12

Cost: $25

Time: 6-7pm,

Where: Ballina Hockey Complex, Bentinck St, Ballina

Contact: Sue Miller Ph 66295408, email sue_egg@hotmail.com

Well it’s that time of year again. Yes – time to dust off the runners, drag out the stick and start getting ready for the 2012 hockey season. And what better way to start than with some twilight hockey or super 9s matches, or maybe even some pre-season fitness!!! All welcome

Twilight hockey

- Tuesday afternoon/evenings for 5 weeks starting Tue 7 Feb and ending Tue 6 March

- Juniors ‘Come and Try’ (5 to 15yr olds)  4.15-5.15pm: FREE

- Seniors 6.00-7.00pm: $25 for the 5 weeks

To register your interest in Twilight contact Sue Miller on 6629 5408 or sue_egg@hotmail.com

Super 9s

- Men’s comp starts Monday 30th Jan.

- Women’s comp starts Friday 3rd Feb

To register your interest in Super 9s contact Trevor Dancer on turfadmin@ballinahockey.org.au .

Pre-season fitness

- Women’s weekend fitness starts Sunday 12th Feb – A grade compulsory, all others welsomce. Be ready to go at 4.30pm at the Shaws Bay steps.

- Women’s Tuesday fitness & turf training commences on 21st Feb – 6.30pm at the Ballina Hockey Complex.

- Juniors Thursday fitness starts on 16th Feb from 4.30-5.30pm at the Ballina Hockey Complex followed by 5.30-6pm – social match

Contact Al Porter on 0414 320 036 for any Women’s and Juniors fitness enquiries.

Turf training

- Women’s turf training begins Tuesday 13th March.  6pm – A Reserve and one B grade team, 7pm – A grade and the other B grade team. Initial enquiries to Al Porter on 0414 816 603.

- Men’s turf training begins Thursday 2nd Feb. 6pm – Ballina Hockey Complex. Contact Tony ‘Molly’ Meldrum on 0416 337 402.

 Club sign-on days will be held in February, probably towards the end of the month.

The first club meeting for the year will be held at the Ballina Hockey clubhouse, 7pm on Mon 6th Feb. All club members are urged to attend. New players, coaches and umpires welcome!!

If you have queries, please contact the club president on president@ballinahockey.org.au .

NSW Sport & Rec will be running two courses at the Ballina Hockey and Sporting Complex on Saturday 25 February, 2012.

Speed for Sport – 10am-12 noon

This workshop explores speed and agility in the context of today’s sports arena and how they can be learned as skills. The workshop will combine theory with practical exercises, enabling coaches and athletes to design their own speed and agility program to enhance their sporting ability.

COURSE COST: $35

Introductory Sports Massage – 1pm-3pm

The workshop allows participants to learn the general principles of sports massage, including different types of massage and techniques associated with each form. Course content will focus on legs and shoulder massage, and provide information on how to prepare for an event, injury prevention and treatment of sore or damaged tissue.

COURSE COST: $35

The presenter for both courses is Graham Lees, professional sports massage therapist and sport and physical fitness trainer. Graham has an extensive background in rugby league, both as a player and a coach, most recently with the Gold Coast Titans.

To enrol visit www.dsr.nsw.gov.au , complete an enrolment form and return it to:

PO Box 121, Lennox HEad  NSW  2478

or

Fax: (02) 6687 4175

Alternatively, contact the Sport & Rec office on (02) 6618 0400

Please note that pre-enrolment is essential!!!

Far North Coast are wanting to run a Girls Only Twilight Hockey Competition starting Wednesday 1st February 4.30pm to 6pm at the Lismore Turf. There will be 9 players per side and will be played on half of the field. Two age groups will be running U/12′s and U/15, the reason for having girls only is to promote the sport in our local areas and to build numbers up for our 2012 season this will also give the girls confidence to play among girls only which has been a concern for some players and parents alike.

Teams will be selected once names and numbers have been finalised. Hopefully teams will be set in colours, one team Red, Yellow, Purple and say Pink (these are just a guide). That way the girls will play with with players from different clubs so that we are promoting the GAME of Hockey and not any one particular club. This will be a great way for all the girls to get to know each other as well before the rep season commences.

If your child/children or any of their friends are interested in playing please email Hellen at:   ahellen007@hotmail.com or Rhonda on rhondamathers@hotmail.com or Donna on dgray@exemail.com.au.

They are also wanting to prepare young girls on how to umpire so if any parent would like to be involved with helping aspiring umpires doing the girls’ games contact Hellen, Rhonda or Donna.

The festive season is nearly over and the last of the toasted ham sandwiches have been eaten.  The Christmas pudding was great BUTT.  The time is fast approaching to shake the dust off the stick, dig out your shin pads & mouth guard and where are my shoes!  Hockey season is only ten weeks away so how about having a go at Nine’s Hockey to get you started.

Men’s senior open is set to start on Monday 30th January & the Women’s senior open on Friday 3rd February.  Games will be 15 minutes halves with a 3 minute break.  The rules for nine’s ensure that the game is kept moving, players have more space and minor breaches are play on.

Anyone wanting to register a team or put their name down to play in a team should contact

Trevor Dancer  mobile = 0404070331 or  email  turfadmin@ballinahockey.org.au

Wishing you all a very merry Xmas and a safe and enjoyable 2012.

Good to see our A Grade women giving generously this holiday season. The girls, and a few of their partners, got together recently to donate blood and platelets at the new Lismore Red Cross Donor Centre. Each donation saves up to 3 lives – definitely a worthwhile experience, and one many have signed up to do again. A special thank you to first time donors Georgia Hunter, Vicki Morgan and Ellyse Anderson – your gift will be much appreciated by someone in need this Xmas!

Congratulations to all participants in the Ballina Hockey Junior Development Squad. It was great to see the improvements you all made over the 7 week program – some impressive personal bests – and we look forward to seeing you all back on the pitch in 2012.

TEAM MELDRUM — Shirt colour BLUE

Tony Meldrum, Josh Garret, Neil Chasling, Janet Gray, Christian Guerke, Ella Hesket, Joel Stone, Cassie Madonald, Joe Cronin, Lily Cronin, Tamarra Leonard.

TEAM ANDERSON — Shirt colour WHITE

Mark Anderson, J.J Parker, John Parker, Bernie Arundell, Cherie Crawford, Kylie Slade, Jarred Arundell, Richard Lawrence, Corey Watson, Trevor Dancer, Cylene Hollaway, Hollie Anderson

TEAM LAYTON — shirt colour RED

Glen Layton full list to be advised.

Games this week 24/11.

6.45 Laytons v Andersons

7.20 Laytons v Meldrums

7.55 Andersons v Meldrums

NOTE  — Contact Trevor for any details — 0404070331