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Come & Try Hockey

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Come & Try Hockey

Hookin2Hockey

Children aged 5 to 12 are invited to join our Hookin2Hockey program.

The Hookin2Hockey Program is run at King Lloyd Reserve, 80 Windsor Rd, Newtown (opposite Balyang Sanctuary), from 4.30 to 5.30 pm on Tuesday March 5, 12, 19 and 26.

It’s free to attend your first session just to come and try hockey, and equipment is provided for use during the program. There is a charge ($60) to attend the remaining 3 weeks of the program, which provides insurance and covers the Hockey Victoria fee for the 2024 season. If the child wishes to join a team and continue playing at the end of the program, the Hockey Victoria fee does not need to be paid again.

Come and Try for 12 to 18s

We are also offering people aged 12 to 18 the chance to Come and Try hockey and learn some basic skills. This is a free program, with equipment provided for use during the sessions. Sessions will be conducted at Lloyd Reserve, from 6 to 7 pm on March 5, 12, 19.

Details and registration here https://www.revolutionise.com.au/newtoncityhc/events

2024 Winter Season – Come and Play Hockey

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Newtown Hockey Club is looking forward to a fantastic 2024 season and we invite you to be a part of it.

Hockey is a game which provides great fun, teamwork, camaraderie and the opportunity to excel. It is also an inclusive sport, as players of all ages and skill levels can enjoy participating in this great game.

We hope to see all of our 2023 members and any past members back on the pitch. We welcome new members at any time of the year, regardless of previous experience or skill level.

Come and Try

New players are welcome to ‘Come and Try’ before committing to join a team.

Hookin2Hockey – Boys and girls aged 5 to 12 are invited to join a Hookin2Hockey program, which allows children to see if this is a sport they might like to try without any expensive initial outlay.  It’s free to try at your first session with no commitment to continue.

The Hookin2Hockey program will be held at Lloyd Reserve, 80 Windsor Rd, Newtown, from 4.30 t0 5.30 pm on Tuesday March 5, 12, 19 and 26. More details here…….

Come & Try for 12 to 18 years

Join a free Come & Try session for boys and girls aged 12 to 18, from 6.00 to 7.00 pm on Tuesday March 5, 12 and 19 at Lloyd Reserve. Equipment is provided for use. More details here……

Join a Training Session

Pre-season training for our teams begins in March. New players (senior and junior) are welcome to join a training session to try it out. Equipment is available for loan. More details here….

2024 Winter Season

The 2024 winter hockey season for all teams will begin on April 20/ 21, 2024. There will be some casual matches for interested seniors on April 7/8 and 14/15. More details will be distributed about these when we know them.

Newtown Hockey Club has maintained its position as the largest hockey club in the Geelong region for many years, and we are aiming for further growth in 2024. We are especially looking for more players at U8 and U10 levels. We have teams and programs available for players from age 3 to 65+.

We expect to enter at least 18 teams in the Geelong Hockey Association competitions for the 2024 hockey season.

We will enter teams in all junior divisions of the Geelong Hockey Association competitions, from Under 8 to Under 17. The 2024 Under 8 and Under 10 competitions are available at both Stead Park and at Lloyd Reserve.

The 2023 competitions saw a thrilling Premiership for our Division 2 Women, with sudden death penalty strokes required to decide the winner. Runners up placings in U10, U12, U14 and U17 rounded out a very good year for the club.

So now it’s on to 2024. Come along with us for a fantastic year of hockey fun and friends!

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Annual General Meeting 2023

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Club members and supporters are invited to join us for the 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Newtown City Hockey Club.

📅   Thursday November 16, 2023

⏰   7.30 pm

📍   Stead Park, John St, Corio

2023 provided many highlights for the Club and its members, and we are very pleased to share the details. Highlights include:

  • excellent on-field performances and finals results
  • reintroduction of a Division 1 Men’s team
  • excellent member participation at Regional and State level teams and programs
  • significant membership recruitment activities
  • strong financial performance
  • completion of Stage 1 of the Lloyd Reserve Pavilion Project expansion

The Annual General Meeting will allow members to see the strength of the club and the activities which have been undertaken in 2023. Reports will outline the strong financial position of the club and the performances of all our teams. The Annual General Meeting gives members the opportunity to ask questions regarding the Club’s finances, the actions taken during 2023 and future plans and projects.

The election of office bearers and committee members for 2023/2024 is one of the very important actions of the Annual General Meeting. The incoming committee will be guided by input from the members of the club, so contributing your thoughts and asking questions is both an important right and a responsibility of your membership of the Club.

The Annual General Meeting is also the starting point for planning the activities and improvements of the 2024 year, so come along and give us your ideas. The General Meeting which follows the AGM will include discussions about the results of the Annual Review survey.

Supper will be provided.

Agenda:               Annual General Meeting Agenda 2023

Nomination for Office

Grateful thanks to the members of the Committee for 2022/2023 for their work, time and commitment – Claire Barnes, Peter Stuart, Ashley Quick, Chris Stuart, Brett Cleeland, Dominic Crowley, Kirsty Ayerbe, Hayden Francis.

We welcome any member who would like to volunteer their time, whether as a member of the incoming committee, or for an occasional role in the wide range of  roles and tasks across the club. If you have a few hours to spare each month, you might consider nominating for a position on the Committee, helping to bring members’ ideas to reality.  The Committee generally meets once per month, usually via Zoom.

Members are invited to submit a Nomination for Office  on the Committee of the Newtown City Hockey Club for 2023/2024. Nominations should be returned by Thursday November 9, 2023.

The Newtown City Hockey Club Rules  assign voting rights to fully paid playing members aged 15 and over. Members aged under 15 have Associate membership but do not have voting rights. Parents of Associate Members may choose to become members in their own right by becoming a non-playing Voting Member at a cost of $5.

Proxy Forms

If a member is unable to attend the meeting, a Proxy Voting Form may be submitted. The form should be received by 1 pm on Thursday November 16, 2023.

Special General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting will be followed by a Special General Meeting. The results of the 2023 Annual Review survey and the actions planned as a result will be discussed. This is the opportunity for club members to contribute ideas to ensure that the club meets their needs and provides an enjoyable and fulfilling experience.

How can we make the Newtown City Hockey Club even better than it is at present? Is there some aspect of the Club which is not performing as well as you, the member, expects? Do you have a suggestion which the club could adopt to ensure a strong and sustainable club?

We would love to hear your ideas for the Club’s future actions and aims. Please join us for the Annual General Meeting and share your thoughts.

2023 Annual Review Survey

Please complete the 2023 Annual Review Survey here.

We hope that all our members enjoyed the 2023 season.  But we need your input and feedback to tell us how the Club can improve the service and the environment we offer to members.

If we did something good, let us know so that we can do it again! If there are things which you did not enjoy and which we need to improve upon, please tell us so that we can put a plan into action for next year. If you don’t tell us, we won’t know and can’t take any actions!

We would love your suggestions and ideas to help us plan for a great season in 2024. Please submit your response by November 13, 2023.

2023 Hockey Season – April 29/30

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Under 8

Newtown Strikers vs Newtown Spirit

What a great first game this was for both teams!

With 6 players in their first ever U8 game, coaches and spectators were super impressed with how well the players worked together. Passing and running to spaces improved as the game went along. Tackling was a highlight with Flynn demonstrating a perfect poke tackle, learnt during the Hookin2Hockey program.

James and Caspar worked really well together for Spirit, both showing great focus on the ball and making good runs toward goal. Thomas and Henry in defence for Strikers were up to the job though and successfully blocked a number of shots.

Some good passing from Miriam to reach Eliza on the wing allowed Strikers to move into attack, and with Nadia, Tess and Charlie in support, there was some great play in front of goals.

Spirit were well served by Claire, Cohan and Leila who were in great position and looking for team mates to pass to.  Special thanks to Will for stepping in to help Spirit, co-operating well with big brother James.

Looking forward to next week!

Under 10

Newtown Strikers vs Geelong 2-1

The U/10 Strikers had a great first match against the Geelong Jaguars. Paige was brave in attack early in the first half, whilst Vicki showed true grit and persistence in defence.

A fantastic run by Paddy from about half way, well supported by Dot who ran alongside, was rewarded with a first half goal.

Strikers scored again early in the second half, thanks to a great effort by Paige. This was followed up by some excellent work by Joe and Paddy in attack, resulting in a number of short corners. Geelong scored midway through the second half, but a huge defensive effort by the whole team in the last 5 minutes of the game prevented any further score.

A fantastic final team effort from a short corner was a great way to finish off the game.

Best Team Player Awards to Joe, Dot and Paige.

Under 12

Newtown Strikers vs Kardinia 1-2

Newtown Spirit vs Torquay 0-1

Under 14

Newtown Strikers vs Kardinia Blue 4-4

A great start to the season for the U14 Newtown Strikers with lots of positives to take out of the first game for the season. The Strikers had a terrific first half with the players using lots of width and then bringing the ball back through the middle. The attackers held their positions well and allowed the Strikers to charge forward on several occasions resulting in four first half goals with Zac scoring three times and George once. The defence was resolute with Kashvi and Ruby strong at full back and Letto making a number of saves in goals enabling the Strikers to take a 4-1 lead into half time.

In the second half Kardinia applied enormous pressure and opened up a number of scoring opportunities to bring themselves back into the game. With just 1 minute remaining, Kardinia managed to score a deflection for a game equalling goal with the scores finishing at a tie of 4-4.

With many team-mates playing together for the first time and some taking on new positions, it was a great first game from the Strikers and almost a first win. Kurt was pleased with the passing and quick ball movement and closing defensive space will be a focus at training this week as the Strikers will aim to record their first win.

Under 17

Newtown Strikers vs Torquay 0-8

Saturday greeted us back to a new season and a chilly start. Our coach Harry was surprised with his new team and how well they were passing the ball to each other. The team were great in defence and throughout the middle.

Mai was peppered with Torquay’s goal attempts and was amazing in the role of goal keeper.

Serena spoke at half time about using their voices around the field. Brandon had nice deflection skills on show. Will and Surry were great with passing and connecting through the middle of the field.

The score didn’t reflect how well the team played, and all players played the whole game as there was no bench.

Newtown Spirit vs Kardinia Blue 1-7

The sun was shining and it was great to see so many smiling faces back at Stead Park.

A new format for U17 this year… quarters. Our opening quarter was fabulous. Georgia grabbed some early intercepts, Madden had some huge saves, Leo cleared the ball effectively and Max capped off a great quarter with a team goal.

Kardinia came out strong from the second quarter. There were 13 defensive corners and we did well to keep the pressure on. Karla, Max and Georgia continued to break into our circle.

Zac and Ruby played some safe hockey and continued to feed the ball through to Nate, Felix and Hamish in the front line.

We are extremely grateful to have had young George join us and continue to provide us options in the front line. Unfortunately the power of the Kardinia strikers left the score at 7-1.

A huge thank you to Zac and George from U14s for playing with us.

Player’s player was close this week and goes very deservedly to Max (followed closely by Nate.)

Division 1 Men

Newtown Falcons vs Geelong White 4-1

Newtown’s D1 men’s team had a strong start to the 2023 season with a 4-1 win over Geelong Jaguars White.

It was exciting to field two Newtown’s men’s team, which was a result of considerable recruiting efforts in the offseason.

Newtown scored in the first minute with a sequence of passes down the left-hand side of the field followed by a great pass across goals to Nik on the right post (for a simple tap in). Geelong worked their way into the game through their strong midfield players. It felt like a long game in the hot April sun with a lack of match fitness. In the second half, Newtown pulled away with a couple of goals including one from Harry W from the baseline.

Throughout the game we had strong leadership from the back of the field with Wade in goals and Andrew and Luca at full back.

We are looking forward to playing Golden Plains on Sunday.

Division 1 Women

Newtown Falcons vs Torquay 0-3

Division 2 Men

Newtown Strikers vs Saints White 0-3

The line up for the Newtown Division 2 Mens team had many new faces for their first game of the season. This included Madden, an under 17 goalie playing his first senior game, as well as new-to-hockey players Dane and Callum.

Despite the Strikers not scoring against the Saints White team and conceding one goal in the first half and two in the second, there was much to be encouraged by, with all the newcomers doing well. This was especially true of Dane and Callum, who more than made up for their lack of hockey experience with athleticism and determination.

Division 2 Women

Newtown Strikers vs Saints 0-3

In the first three quarters we held our own, passing round the opponents, great marking and awesome team play. Peta and Deb had the middle covered working as a team and moving round between CF and CH, delivering the ball out wide where Claire was waiting to inject the perfect run-on pass to the other forwards. Hanna was giving the opposition so much trouble running into space on the right side that you could see the steam coming out of their ears.

Grace has learnt the fine art of ‘that’s my ball’. Not only doing second and third tackles but continuing to tackle them until she gets the ball back. This was a great relief to those of us that are not yet game fit as she goes flying past to cover our behinds.

Welcome to our new team members Adriana and Katrina who slotted right into our structure, passing wide and covering the loose players. Joining the defensive “A minus team” up back lead by Jeanie aka “the divine Mean Jean”. Back from injury, Andie “the Wilde child” Wilde were assisted by our ring in Ainsley the “cucumber” Stuart due her calm presence under pressure.  

We ran out of steam in the last quarter despite Paul and assistant coach Tash’s support and cheering.  A couple of run ons past us and a short corner shot had the score at 2-0. A last minute deflection from Kirsty was unable to even up the score 😉. Great first round effort guys, once we get our game fitness up (or a bigger bench) we should have a really competitive season. Thanks for a great game, everyone had fun and we all came off smiling (while limping, but still smiling). 

 

2022 Hockey Season – April 30 & May 1

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There were some excellent matches in Round 1 to get the 2022 season off to a good start.

Congratulations and well done to the players, in a range of age groups, who played their first game of hockey ever.  There were lots of players moving up an age group, and showing their ability to manage the move.  Well done to those who played their first senior games  for the club – Jarret, Bailey, Jess, Georgia, Scarlett, Serena, Anessa, Charlotte and Brett. It was fantastic to see 18 keen hockey players join a club team after having participated in the Hookin2Hockey Program. Great work everyone.

Under 8

Newtown Strikers vs Kardinia

Good ball control skills from Newtown Strikers led to some excellent passing and team play.  A fantastic first game from a team which gained confidence as the game went on and which will continue to improve with each game.

Newtown Spirit vs Torquay

Newtown Spirit showed some excellent focus on the ball and great teamwork.  Keeping sticks on the ground paid off as Newtown were able to gain possession and look for teammates in good position. Thomas and Cate defended well, stopping a number of forward thrusts by Torquay. Edith’s persistence in the centre was well matched by the position and speed shown by James and Harry on the wings. James pounced on the ball and quickly moved it into attack creating great opportunities in front of goal for Spirit, with some success. Great game by everyone with Harry, James and Edith playing their first ever games of hockey. Well done all.

Newtown Navigators vs Torquay Tornadoes

A combination of players from Golden Plains Hockey Club and Newtown Hockey Club forms the basis of the Newtown Navigators team. With all of these players in their first game of hockey, the standard of play was very pleasing. Good passing and dribbling skills learnt in the Hookin2Hockey programs were on display, and the teamwork is developing well. Keep up the good work everyone.

Under 10

Newtown Strikers vs Torquay 6-0

What a fantastic start to the 2022 hockey season for Strikers. With a core of experienced U10 players, and only 10 players on the field, the work ethic was obvious. Great desire to win the ball and good passing saw the ball hit the back of the net 6 times. Goals to Chelsea, Eddy, Joseph, Jack and Evan.

Newtown Spirit vs Geelong 1-1

Newtown Spirit took the field with 10 players, only 2 of whom had played hockey before. But the standard of play and the effort was fantastic and didn’t reflect the lack of game experience.

The opposition tended to crowd the play and in the first half, Newtown were drawn into the crowd too, making it hard to get any consistent control and ball movement. Geelong scored early in the first half as players were getting used to their positions and their roles.  Great defence from Lucas, Jessica and Evelyn in the midfield was well supported by Oskar and Emily who turned back a number of shots at goal from Geelong. Alby and Chelsea showed great ball control skills and took the game forward on many occasions.

The second half saw Newtown spread the play out more and Harriet and Binuli maintained good position on the wings and worked well with Jake and Emily in support to move the ball forward into attack more effectively.  Great determination to get the ball and to press the attack saw Chelsea score the equalising goal late in the second half to claim a draw.

Excellent effort by all players. Congratulations on your efforts.

Under 12

Newtown Strikers vs Torquay 2-0

Newtown Strikers had a great 1st round game against Torquay. Captain Sofia led the Strikers team of Lucy, Maia, Harrison, Audrey, Elizabeth and Cormac, with Bella, Will, Xavier, Ruby and Pollyanna lending a much-appreciated hand from other Newtown teams.

Ruby and Xavier played exceptionally well for their first-ever hockey game. Audrey, Lucy and Elizabeth also having good games with their first time on the synthetic pitch in under 12s. Pollyanna stepped up to the role of goalie, denying Torquay any goals as well as dealing with the challenges of finding the right goalie pads and learning how to put them on quickly.

The first half saw Strikers score 2 goals, with Harrison scoring one and Will scoring from a short corner. Although there were no further goals scored in the 2nd half, Strikers kept up the intensity. Following the direction from coach Jane, the team went wide with great passing to teammates. An impressive first game for the season.

Newtown Spirit Bye

Under 14

Newtown Strikers vs Newtown Spirit 2-0

Welcome back to winter hockey!

With 2 players away, and 2 missing, we were looking very light on for players for our first game of the season.  Thankfully Spirit (true to their name) loaned us 2 players, to make it 11 on 11. Thank you Spirit, this was very much appreciated, and made for a good game.

The first half was very even, with some excellent forward thrusts, and great defensive efforts. We got some early looks into the attacking D, but some good defence from Spirit had the ball rebounding back out. Late in the half, we moved the ball around better, sharing the ball around multiple players, resulting in a late goal from some sharp work to get the ball around the keeper.

Kurt did some work at half time, talking about ball movement, and areas that we thought Spirit might attack in the second half.

In the second half, again there was some great play from both sides. Spirit had changed their structure, putting some added pressure on our defence, and only an excellent stick save from our keeper Charlotte, stopping Spirit from
getting on the board.

Late in the half Strikers started to work together well, showing signs of what the group can do when they work together. We got multiple forward thrusts, resulting in a few shots on goal, but some excellent defence, and keeping from the Spirit keeper, still kept us wanting. Again it was a nice section of ball movement late in the half, where we moved the ball between multiple players, we managed to get the ball around the Spirit defence to register our second goal on the board.

An excellent and exciting game to start the season off, well done to all involved!

Newtown Rebels vs Torquay 1-3

Under 17

Newtown Strikers vs Torquay 0-4

Players and parents were excited to start the 2022 Winter Hockey Season with no Covid restrictions. With only 8 players it was great to have Isabel fill in to bring our team up to 9. Torquay had a full team with a strong line up.

We started the first half with a positive attitude and a sense of excitement to be playing full pitch hockey. Mai was kept busy defending goals with great defensive support from Ruby.

In the first half Mitchell was everywhere, hitting good defensive balls straight down the line…getting the ball out of danger. Leading up to the half time break, we continued to defend well and started to press Torquay a little in offence. At half time Torquay led 3 nil.

Coach Nik was happy with the team’s performance but asked the team to play much closer to their opponent, to keep hassling and chasing, don’t give them time for comfortable passes.

The strategy worked. In the 2nd half the ball was down our attack end more and we did a great job. Tilly stole the ball off Torquay several times and our defenders made it much tougher for Torquay to score. At the final whistle the score was 4 nil to Torquay.

Great effort from the whole team, Mai, Scarlett, Lara, Amber, Mitchell, Peri and Tilly. Thanks again to Ruby and Isabel for filling in.

Newtown Spirit vs Geelong Jaguars 6-6

A fantastic effort with only 8 players for Spirit. Goals to Liam, Neave, Charlie, Toby (2) and Luke. Well done team.

Division 1 Women

Newtown Falcons vs Saints Black 1-1

Welcome back to winter hockey, and what a way to kick off the season!

It was great to have some players on the bench, the rotations really helped in the second half. Falcons were a little unlucky not to come away with a win, but a drawn result is a good outcome.

A great goal scored by Amber after some very nice team ball movement out of defence. Good play across the field and co-operative passages of play resulted in some very close chances and great defence did not allow Saints to gain any traction.

The pressure was excellent, and Falcons had all the play in the second half. We were very glad to have Georgia and Scarlett step up to the senior team, and good to see their confidence grow as the game went on. Well done all.

Division 2 Men

Newtown Falcons vs Golden Plains 7-2

After a tumultuous pre-season, Newtown’s senior men’s team had a strong round 1 win, defeating Golden Plains 7-2.

Newtown entered the pitch without our Captain David, our B&F from last season (Tom P) and several other departing players. Only nine had said ‘yes’ in the Team app on Sunday morning, but when the sole umpire blew his whistle at 3.30pm, we had 13 players. We were bolstered by a strong contingent of juniors (Bailey, Harry, Jarret and Mitch) as well as Phil returning to play senior hockey (can you please play every week!). Golden Plains were not to be underestimated, with a full line-up, supplement by three strong players from other clubs.

We started strongly and raced to a 3-0 lead at quarter time. All players were thankful for the whistle (round 1 is hard work), but a little surprised, forgetting that we now play quarters rather than halves. We fell away in the second quarter a little carrying the ball too much rather than passing. In the second half we improved our structure and ball movement, scoring several more goals to have a strong win. Harry and Mitch scored two goals each. Carl, Luke and Dom each scored one. Marty was reliable in goals and Phil was wily as he roamed across the backline. As impressive as some of our goals were, the highlight of the game was surely Ian stripping the ball from opposition player Pete as tried to cut, weave and spin through the pitch.

We hope to back up this strong performance in round 2 against Geelong at 3.30 this Sunday.

Division 2 Women

Newtown Strikers vs Saints Red 0-2

The first match of the season saw Newtown Strikers up against the 2021 D2 Runners Up, and missing some of our regular players and with no bench. We were sorry to miss the solid defence of Hil at full back due to injury, but Tracey and Kirsty stepped up to the challenge without a problem.  Proactive play met the oncoming attacks early and calm and controlled ball movement pushed the play forward. Charlotte was rock solid in the midfield, blocking Saints forward thrusts time and again. Andie and Hannah provided pressure and slowed the play before sending the ball forward where Georgie, Kate and Kellie worked hard, leading back to space and then heading goalward. We were very glad to have Anessa and Serena on the wings, both showing great control in gaining possession and then creating attacks.  Saints scored from a penalty stroke in the first half, despite some great defensive play by Tracey.

The second half saw Newtown begin to gain some control of the game, with numerous short corners and a number of opportunities in front of goal, all of which unfortunately were unsuccessful on the score board. Kate applied immense pressure to her opponent, never letting her have a comfortable space to play in.  Saints continued to attack but all chances were blocked until a momentary defence hole saw two Saints players unmarked in front of goal, allowing a score after a rebound off the keeper’s pads.

An excellent game to begin the season, showing great teamwork and the promise of good games to come.