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Come and Try Hockey

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A Come and Try hockey clinic will be held on Sunday June 2, 10 to 11 am at Lloyd Reserve, Windsor Rd, Newtown.

 

The free clinic offers boys and girls aged from 4 to 14 years the opportunity to pick up a hockey stick and see what the sport of hockey is all about. And to see how much fun it is – a great game for those who like to work as part of a team, where everyone is encouraged to do their best.

 

Participants don’t need to bring anything – hockey sticks will be supplied for use during the clinic.

 

And if the clinic inspires some young boy or girl to go on and join one of our teams – maybe we will have discovered a future Australian hockey player – a Kookaburra or a Hockeyroo.

 

Pre-registration not required – just come along and join in.

 

Enquiries: Claire Barnes, ph 0417 015130, email abarnes@pipeline.com.au

Thanks Hockey Victoria for the stickers and Aussie Team posters

Responsible Service of Alcohol Course

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Hockey Geelong and Leisure Networks are collaborating once again to run a Responsible Service of Alcohol course for members.

RSA certification is required to serve any alcohol at Club functions and in the hospitality industry.

The course will be held at Stead Park on Monday June 24, at 6 pm. As a Good Sports Accredited Club the cost to members is only $40 per person – a discount of 20%!

A great opportunity at a very reasonable cost. To register your place, download and return your completed registration form to Lynette Williams by Friday June 21.

Fun at the Trivia Night

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Fun at the Trivia Night

The 2013 Trivia Night was another great night of fun and close competition. There were some great questions which had us all scratching our heads. Lucky there were some younger club members in attendance when the music questions were played. 15 seconds just wasn’t long enough for many of us to identify the songs in question.

The competition was close for the whole night, with just 6 points between the first and last team at the end of the night. The winners were “Jessie’s Team”, winning by just 1 point from “Lock It In”.

The coin toss yielded good results for Neil Mann – a great technique earned him a bottle of Baileys.

Thanks to Nardi Produce Pty Ltd for donating the raffle prize – a fantastic hamper of fruit and vegetables – which was almost bigger than the raffle winner, Bridie McGonigal.

Thanks to all who attended, and especially to the Stuart family for their work in preparing and presenting the evening.

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Trivia Night 2013

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The NCHC Trivia Night is an annual night of fun for all club members and friends. Featuring thought provoking questions from the club’s Brains Trust suitable for all ages and interests.

This year’s Trivia Night is expected to be a hotly contested competition once again, so gather your friends and family and join us May 25.

A great night for families, with some special questions for the younger participants.   Book your table of 8 or come along and join a table on the night.

Trivia Night 2013

Saturday Social Hockey Is Starting

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“All things Old are New Again” aka “On the grass”

The Newtown City Hockey Club aims to offer as many people as possible the opportunity to play hockey. Over the years many players have stopped playing for a variety of reasons, but would possibly still like to play hockey.

Reasons for not playing may include travelling time, irregular match times, injuries, lack of social atmosphere – and of course – cost of playing.

If any of these ring true for you, then we have an offer for you.

Come and join the Newtown City Hockey Club in its “Saturday Social” hockey programme.  This “competition” will be based on an old style grass surface, with games played at King Lloyd Reserve, Windsor Rd, Newtown on Saturday afternoon – just like the old days.   The grass surface at Lloyd Reserve is of a very high standard so none of the mud and potholes of the “old days”.

The features of the programme include:
* 2 halves of 25 minutes each
* matches played at 1.30 or 3.00 pm – depending on the number of interested players
* field marked at 80% of normal field size – less physical wear and tear and less running
* mixed men’s and women’s teams – depending on interest
* minimal fees – $20 – for membership of the Club to provide insurance cover etc.

The programme will initially be run on the following days, but can be extended if there is sufficient interest.
*  Saturday May 11
*  Saturday May 18
*  Saturday May 25
* Saturday June 1

This is a fairly informal program so if you are not able to come every week, that’s no problem.  The one-off fee of $20 would cover the initial 4 weeks of the programme – and any extension of the programme for this season.

Equipment required:  mouthguard, shinpads, hockey stick, comfortable clothing to run in.    We have some hockey sticks we can loan to participants if you haven’t got your stick any more.

This opportunity is not intended to be a replacement for the competition at Stead Park for those who want the full experience of competitive hockey.

If this is of interest to you or to someone you know, we’d love to see you “On the
Grass”.   Let us know if you are interested – or just turn up this Saturday May 11 at about 1 pm.

Enquiries:  Peter Stuart, 0417 280118
p.c.stuart@bigpond.com.au