2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships

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2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships Challenge Stadium, Perth 22–26 January 2012

Hosted by the Western Australian Underwater Hockey Commission on behalf of Australian Underwater Federation

Welcome The WA Underwater Hockey Commission cordially welcomes all players, volunteers, referees, spectators and families to the 2012 National Championships. I trust that you will find Challenge Stadium an appropriately sophisticated venue for the Championships. We have arranged an array of social functions to make sure the week is about catching up with old friends and meeting new ones, as well as getting wet. Finally, I would like to pass on my condolences to the family of New South Wales’ player Vaughan Solomon who tragically passed away earlier this month.

Craig MacKenzie President of the Western Australian Underwater Hockey Commission Tournament Convenor

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WA Organising committee Convenor

Treasurer

Secretary

Referee Co-ordinator

Craig Mackenzie 0419 927 577

Jenny Griffiths 0427 345 539

Clare Gleeson 0428 312 493

Mike Gillespie 0418 939 667

Boundaries/ Court Set up

Games Roster

Greg Bush 0488 333 694

Josh Mackenzie 0409 080 527

Social Organisers

Lee-Marie Stinson 0428 240 681

Tom Miller 0418 942 084

Official Referees Tournament Chief Referee Referees

Rob Feist (NZ) 0417 938 675

Pieter van der Woude (TAS)

Helen Canavan (QLD)

Lucero Perdemo (VIC)

Mike Gillespie (WA) 0418 939 667

Arnold Piccoli (WA)

Jason Miezis (WA)

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Key contact details State team managers:

Accommodation details:

Western Australia Jenny Griffiths 0427 345 539 New South Wales Marion Creser 0422 931 081 Victoria Rees Quilford 0408 584 846 Tasmania Sandra Milner 0427 740 110 Queensland Claire Johnson 0438 341 727 Singapore Simon Lee +65 9793 9479

Cottesloe Beach Chalets, 6 John Street, Cottesloe, WA 6011 Cottesloe Beach Chalets, 6 John Street, Cottesloe, WA 6011 West Beach Lagoon Apartments, 251 West Coast Highway, Scarborough City Stay Apartments, Wellington Street, Perth Greg Bush’s house, Innaloo

South Australia Mark Mooney 0413 877 167

TBA

Medical contacts Sports Doctor Sportsmed St John of God Subiaco Clinic Level 1, 175 Cambridge Street Subiaco WA 6008 Ph. (08) 9382 9600 Physiotherapist Ascend Physiotherapy VenuesWest Challenge Stadium 100 Stephenson Avenue Mt Claremont WA 6010 Ph. (08) 9387 2699

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Dentist Cambridge City Dental 3/98 Cambridge Street West Leederville WA 6007 Ph. (08) 9382 8266 Chiropractor Complete Care Chiropractic Clinic 107B Abbett Street Scarborough WA 6019 Ph. (08) 9204 1010 Emergency – 000 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Hospital Avenue, Nedlands WA 6009 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships

Meetings The following meetings will be taking place during the championship week: State Team Captains Meeting Saturday, 21 January 2012, 5:00pm at WA Sports Lotteries House, Stephenson Avenue, Mt Claremont WA 6010 Referees Meeting Saturday, 21 January 2012, 6:00pm at WA Sports Lotteries House, Stephenson Avenue, Mt Claremont WA 6010 Directions to WA Sports Lotteries House: Next door to Challenge Stadium Exit Stephenson Avenue into Challenge Stadium entrance Take first left at roundabout Drive past Challenge Stadium childcare facility to WA Sports Lotteries House. Australian Team Coaches/Selectors Meeting Sunday 22 January 2012, 3:30pm at Challenge Stadium

2013 Australian National Championships preliminary information The Victorian Underwater Hockey Commission (VUHC) is committed to hosting Nationals in 2013. Unfortunately, due to issues with lifting tiles we are no longer able to utilise the facilities at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Albert Park. An organising working group has been elected and we are exploring options at other venues with the aim of securing a booking in the next month. Further details will be distributed to state representatives and posted on the VUHC website (www.vuhc.org.au). Questions about the 2013 Nationals in Melbourne should be directed to the VUHC President, Steven Taylor ([email protected]). The VUHC 2013 Nationals working group includes: Suan Adorni, Juan Manuel Castano, Sharon Davis, Michaela Dommisse, Luella Genato, Graham Henderson, Alec Johnston, Tracey McFee, David McFee, Tim Odgen, Rees Quilford, Kirsteen Reid, Martin Vetneer, Belinda Watts, Camille White, Callum Wishart.

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Update from Underwater Hockey Australia Last year proved to be a massive year for Australian Underwater Hockey. March witnessed a successful and immensely enjoyable Nationals held in Canberra while our representative teams enjoyed considerable succuss in the second half of the year. Gold and silver for the Men and Women at the CMAS world championships in Portugal and a fourth placing for the U19 boys in the Age Group tournament in Holland was a credit to all involved and unequivocally demonstrated that Australia remains a force in international Underwater Hockey. Australian players also participated in a U15 team trip to New Zealand and a large contingent attended the Asian Championships held in Singapore in December. On the administrative front, the UWA AGM held in October witnessed some substantial changes to the committee. Jane Gilligan concluded her term in the Executive Director position while Simon Talbot stood down after a decade or more in the Chief Referee role. Joe Tindal (Records Officer) and Craig Proctor (Communications Officer) also stood aside. All four made significant contributions to the organisation and the sport and their involvement, dedication and humour will be greatly missed. On a positive note, the current committee (outlined below) features some new faces which will us help build on the solid foundations laid in the previous years.  This year shapes as an exciting and challenging one. We kick off with a bang here in Perth. As per usual high level, competitive hockey played in good spirit is sure to be a hallmark of Nationals. In terms of our international commitments over the next couple of years: indications are that Worlds will be held in South Africa in 2013. This is a major shift from what had been previously stated. Discussions with international partners about our plans for 2012 are advancing well and we hope to share more news on that front shortly. See you in the water.

Rees Quilford UHA Acting Executive Director & Director of Coaching

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Rees Quilford – UHA Acting Executive Director & Director of Coaching

Kirsteen Reid – Australian Team Manager/U19 Girls Team Coach/Elite Team Manager

Nick Martyn – U19 Boys Team Coach

Sandra Milner – Junior Team Manager Lena Plambeck – Director of Refereeing

Eden Brown – Secretary Fiona Walsh – Financial Controller Jane Gilligan – Records Officer Jodie Miners – Communications Officer

Craig MacKenzie – Games Commissioner

Arnold Piccoli – Australian Team Coach

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B Section Rules 2012 Australian National UWH Championships Perth, WA The Tournament Chief Referee shall be Mr Robert Feist (New Zealand). The rules for this competition will be read in the following order: (i) these “B” Section rules; and (ii) the v1.3 WAA rules available from the WAA web site at www.thewaa.org

REFEREES, SCORERS & TIMEKEEPERS: Competition refereeing duties have been allocated as follows: • 2 x ‘Pro’ referee’s (1 x Chief Referee and 1 x in-water referee per match) wherever possible; • 2 x in water from either volunteer referees or supplied by states as per roster Please note that where a State team is rostered to provide officials for any slot, that team does not have to actually DO the refereeing they are scheduled for, but it is their responsibility to find any replacements needed, and the replacements MUST meet all requirements detailed below (unless otherwise approved by the Tournament Chief Referee). If any officials that a rostered team is responsible for supplying cause a game to start late, according to the main game clock, the rostered team will lose competition points as follows: • Between 0 to 2 minutes late – lose 1 game point; • Between 2 to 5 minutes – lose 2 game points; • More than 5 minutes late – lose 3 game points; • Don’t show at all – lose 4 game points. Any individual supplied by a State to referee a game (either as a Deck Referee OR a Water Referee) during this competition MUST have at least a Level 1 refereeing qualification, and be listed on the Chief Referee’s database. Individuals presenting to referee without any qualification will NOT be accepted as Referees for a game (unless otherwise approved by the Tournament Chief Referee), and this will result in the above-mentioned point deductions being implemented for the ‘named’ refereeing team. Time keepers and scoring benches will be manned by WA volunteers. 8

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SCORESHEETS: Pre-printed scoresheets for each game will be placed at the official’s desk for each court on the morning of each competition day. Team Captains are responsible for ensuring that their team details are correct on the game scoresheet prior to each of their games – including deleting the names of any players not participating in the game, and ensuring all cap numbers are correct on the scoresheet. Teams will lose 1 competition point if this is not done before the start of the game.

THE SIDE BARRIER: Where the side barrier of a court is not the actual pool wall, it will be an aluminium barrier weighted down on the pool bottom, with a floating canvas extension of approximately 400mm in height. Should an individual hold the barrier while actively engaged in play a penalty will be called and the offending team will have an advantage puck awarded against them. A time penalty may be awarded for repeated infringements at the discretion of the Water Referees. See the accompanying court diagram for a description of court set-up.

TOURNAMENT TRIBUNAL: Abuse of any official by players, coaches, or any other member of an underwater hockey team will not be tolerated. Any instance of such behaviour during the tournament (whether during a game or not) may be reported to a tournament tribunal, and instances occurring during a game must be reported to the tribunal by the Match Referee (regardless of whether a penalty is given at the time of the incident or not). The tournament tribunal shall be made up of the following individuals: • the Tournament Chief Referee; • a non-playing coach from one of the attending teams, to be selected by all individuals attending the pretournament Captains meeting; and a player’s representative from one of the attending teams, to be selected by all Captains attending the pretournament Captains meeting. Where the team (not the State) of either the non-playing coach, or the player’s representative is involved in a report, a replacement shall be selected by the Tournament Chief Referee, in consultation with as many coaches and players as can easily be located and spoken to. The tournament tribunal shall have the power to determine the severity of any penalty for serious offences reported to them during the tournament, and 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships

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depending on the nature of the incident such penalties may range from a suspended sentence, through to expulsion from the tournament.

PROTEST AND APPEALS: Only the team captain in the water may protest to a Water Referee, and such protest MUST at all times be made politely (as deemed by the Referee), or a time penalty may be given against the Team Captain by the Referee. Any other player (or coach) addressing any Referee may be given a time penalty without warning for a first offence. If a team so wishes, a written protest regarding the game result may be lodged with the Tournament Chief Referee after any game, but it shall not be considered unless received within 30 minutes from full time and accompanied by a nonrefundable $50 fee. Any protests will be reviewed by the Tournament Tribunal, and again, should any of the tribunal members be ‘related’ to the protesting Team, a replacement member shall be found.

TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT’S CODE OF CONDUCT: a) The conduct of all participants in the 2011 Australian National Championships and any of their guests, at any time they are representing their State (i.e. training sessions, games, social functions etc.) must be of a standard that does not detract from the good reputation of Underwater Hockey Australia (or their States!); b) A player or official who unduly interferes with, assaults, strikes or uses abusive, threatening or insulting language or behaviour towards another player or official may be reported by any individual to any member of the 2012 Nationals organising committee, or the Tournament Referee; c) Upon receiving a report, any member of the 2012 Nationals organising committee shall either take immediate action to have the offender(s) removed from the area, or caution the offender(s); d) Within twenty four hours of any report of misconduct, a meeting of the tournament tribunal shall be convened with the following people present: • The Offender(s) • The Person making the Report • Any Witness/es • The Captain of the Offender’s Team (if applicable) • All members of the tournament tribunal (or their replacements if necessary). e) Upon hearing all relevant details, the tribunal shall decide upon what action, if any, should be taken. 10

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OTHER RULES: A number of rules either replacing, or in addition to those in the WAA rules for Underwater Hockey will be used during the 2012 Australian National Championships, as outlined below. Any issues requiring a decision or interpretation during the course of the competition, over and above the items listed below, shall be made by the Chief Referee. Sideline Substitution Sideline substitution will be used during this tournament in all games, and the following rules will apply to this procedure. Please refer to the attached schematic of the court layouts. The sideline of the game court adjacent to the substitution area is the actual pool wall (i.e. there is no ‘neutral’ area between the court and the pool wall), and the pool deck is at water level. a) Both substitution areas will be marked on the pool deck; b) Substitution players entering play must SLIDE into the water from within their respective area at all times when ANY player or Referee is in the water within a 4m radius of the player’s entry point into the water. An automatic 2 minute penalty will be applied for jumping, stepping or diving into play if someone is closer than this. For the safety of all players this will be strictly enforced and no other warnings will be given; c) Players exiting the game are deemed to have left play and can only be replaced when they have completely exited the water (and their fins are clear of the water) and have entered the substitution area, or a substitution foul will be deemed to have occurred; d) Substituted players may not sit with their leg/s or fins in the water over the side of the pool deck, they must be either sitting in the chairs supplied or be clear of the pool edge. Failure to clear the pool edge will incur a foul e) Whilst the puck is ‘in play’, substitutes interchanging ‘on the fly’ may directly enter play; f) Substitutes entering the water during a natural break in play (goal, foul, timeout etc) must either move behind the ‘advantage line’ before participating in play (NB. this would involve touching their end of the pool if a goal had been scored), or wait until the puck is in play after any restart before entering the water.

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Mouthguards All athletes participating at the 2012 Australian National Underwater Hockey will be required to wear either an internal or external mouth guard. Pucks Only pucks supplied by the WA organisers or the original soft orange pucks made by Mike Gillespie can be used in the pool. One training puck will be available per team prior to their warm up. Teams will need to sign for and return the pucks to the relevant courts scoring bench. If the pucks go missing, no more pucks will be made available. Any other pucks used will be confiscated until after the tournament.

Court layout Teams are requested to keep their gear either on the grandstand or in the area between the pool and outside glass wall. Any bags that are left on the pool deck between the grandstand and the pool will be removed.

Warm Up Area: Each court will have 2 x 25 m warm up lanes. The team starting white is to use the lane closest to the court. The team starting black is to use the lane closest to the window.

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Sub Area

2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships 14.5m

BOOM

Sub Area

14.5m

Court 2 – black team Warm up Area

Area for Coaches / referees

Court 2

25m

Time Keeper & Scoring Table

Court 1 – black team Warm up Area

Black

Court 2 - white team Warm up Area

White

Court 1 - white team Warm up Area

Area for Coaches / referees

Court 1

25m

Time Keeper & Scoring Table

No Gear bags in this area

Grand Stand

Black

White

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time 9:30

DAY 1 SUNDAY 22ND court 1 WHITE vs BLACK 9:30 WA vs WA Colts

15:30

TAS WA Metro vs WA Country WA NSW vs WA SINGAPORE Tas B vs WA NSW WA Metro vs SA WA NSW vs Qld VIC Tas vs WA QLD Tas A vs WA NSW Vic vs Tas

REF

SA

REF

10:15 REF

11:00 REF

11:45 REF

12:30 REF

13:15 REF

14:00 REF

14:45 REF

time 8:45

court 2 WHITE vs BLACK

15:30

Tas A vs Tas B WA Sing vs NSW WA COLTS Tas vs Vic WA METRO WA vs Qld TAS Sing vs WA Country Qld Vic vs WA Colts WA COUNTRY NSW vs Qld VIC SA vs NSW TAS Qld vs Vic

REF

NSW

REF

10:15 REF

11:00 REF

11:45 REF

12:30 REF

13:15 REF

14:00 REF

14:45 REF

DAY 3 TUESDAY 24TH court 1 WHITE V BLACK WA v Tas A 8:45

time 8:45

DAY 2 MONDAY 23RD court 1 WHITE V BLACK NSW v Vic 8:45

court 2 WHITE V BLACK Tas B v Tas A

REF

WA COLTS

REF

QLD

9:30

WA Country v SA

9:30

NSW v WA Met

REF

NSW

REF

VIC

10:15

WA v Qld

10:15

NSW v Vic

REF

SA

REF

WA METRO

11:00

Tas B v WA

11:00

Tas v WA

REF

QLD

REF

QLD

11:45

Sing v SA

11:45

WA Country v NSW

REF

WA

REF

TAS

12:30

Tas v Qld

12:30

NSW v WA Colts

REF

WA COUNTRY

REF

NSW

13:15

Vic v WA

13:15

WA v Vic

REF

NSW

REF

TAS

14:00

Sing v WA Met

14:00

WA v Tas A

REF

VIC

REF

WA

14:45

Qld v Tas

14:45

Tas v NSW

REF

WA METRO

REF

SINGAPORE

court 2 WHITE V BLACK

time

Qld v Vic

8:30

DAY 4 WEDNESDAY 25TH court 1 court 2 WHITE V BLACK WHITE V BLACK Tas v NSW 2v3 SF 8:30

REF

SINGAPORE

REF

NSW

REF

WA METRO

REF

WA COUNTRY

9:30

Vic v Tas

9:30

Qld v NSW

9:15

s5 v s3

9:15

Qld v WA

REF

WA

REF

SA

REF

S1

REF

NSW

10:15

WA v NSW

10:15

WA Colts v Tas

10:00

s4 v s6

10:00

SA v WA Country

QLD

REF

QLD

REF

VIC

REF

S2

REF

11:00

NSW v Sing

11:00

WA Country v WA Met

10:45

GF

10:45

REF

WA

REF

NSW

REF

TBA

REF

11:45

Vic v Qld

11:45

WA v NSW

11:45

selections

11:45

WA Met v NSW

REF

WA METRO

REF

NSW

REF

REF

VIC

12:30

Tas v NSW

12:30

WA v Tas B

12:45

presentation

12:45

REF

WA COLTS

REF

NSW

REF

13:15

WA Country v Sing

13:15

SA v WA Met

13:30

s4 v s2

13:30

REF

TAS

REF

NSW

REF

S5

REF

S6

14:00

WA Colts v Qld

14:00

WA v Tas

14:00

NSW v WA Country

14:00

SA v Sing

REF

s1 v s3

REF

SA

REF

WA COUNTRY

REF

VIC

REF

NSW

14:45

Vic v NSW

14:45

Tas A v Tas B

14:45

14:45

Qld v Tas

REF

TAS

REF

WA COLTS

REF

Vic v WA NSW

REF

SINGAPORE

Break in play 18:00

s1 v s5

18:00

REF

S3

REF

S4

18:45

NSW v SA

18:45

WA Met v Sing

REF

QLD

REF

VIC

time 8:30 REF

9:20 REF

10:10 REF

11:00 REF

11:50 REF

12:40 REF

13:40 REF

14:40 REF

15:45

s6 v s2

DAY 5 THURSDAY 26TH FINALS court 1 court 2 WHITE V BLACK WHITE V BLACK 1v4SF 8:30 2v3SF TBA 1v4SF TBA 1v4SF TBA 3v4F TBA 3v4F TBA GF TBA GF TBA GF TBA

REF

9:20 REF

10:10 REF

11:00 REF

11:50 REF

12:40 REF

13:40 REF

selections

TBA 2v3SF TBA 2v3SF TBA J vs Sing TBA 5v6F TBA 5th vs Sing TBA 3v4F TBA

GAME MEN WOMEN MASTERS JUNIORS

REFEREE MEN WOMEN MASTERS

Key venues

Pool Entry Competitors: State team managers will be provided an entry pass for each competitor. Please note you must show your pass on entry or you will be required to pay. Volunteers: Regular volunteers will we provided an entry pass. In addition a daily list will be left at the front counter to allow entry to those without a pass. If there are any queries please phone Craig 0419 927 577 or jenny 0427 345 539. Spectators: Entry is $3.20 payable on entry.

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Championship sponsors

UniPrint: The University of Western Australia

Oce

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Bunnings

Ricoh

It is help from businesses such as this that make amateur sporting events possible. If you have the opportunity please recognise the support of our sponsors directly.

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Competitors Western Australian Men’s Team

Western Australian Women’s Team

Greg Stinson Matt Blair Jason Miezis Gavin Wark Blake Sutcliffe Gavan Wise Dwayne Stinson Scott Digney John Sutcliffe Jason Lord David Sutcliffe Arnold Picolli (Coach)

Marie Tousignant (C) Clare Forward (VC) Bronwyn Mackenzie Joanne Saunders Jasmine Mann Rebekah Milburn Clare Gleeson Jillian Thompson Sunny Hardy Hayley Digney Aleshya Snelgar Nix Arroyo David Sutcliffe (Coach)

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14

Western Australian Men’s Team (Colts) Scott Mackenzie Greg Bush (Capt/Coach) Tom Miller Cameron Moylan Rhys Milburn Josh Mackenzie Shannon Griffiths Jack Stanton Mitch Piccoli Jamie North

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Western Australian Under 19 Team Aleshya Snelgar Jared Magill Oliver Gomme Megan Pardoe Josh Mackenzie Shannon Griffiths (C) Zephyr Morris Jack Stanton Mitch Piccoli (VC) Hayden Wenman Sunny Pasco Thompson Chad Mitchell (Coach)

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Western Australia Masters Team (Perth) Mike Gillespie (Capt/Coach) Allan Bassford Gorge Armstrong Pat Roberts Derek Duffall Arnold Piccoli Craig Mackenzie Mark Stanton

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Western Australia Masters Team (Regional) Gareth Mann Chris Wenman Drew Griffiths Mark Lee Mark Nathan Lam Nguyen Gene Hardy Pat Kelly Chad Mitchell Jason Miezis (Coach) Queensland Mens Team James Rossiter Jason Jaffers Hendrik Pel Tim Senior Erez Beatus Todd Canavan Florian Stotz Warren Hughes Niels Balens Juan Castano Snow Canavan (Coach)

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Queensland Womens Team Jess Morgan Janet Meyer Claire Johnsen Ann Lam Wendy Paton Sharon Davies Fi Game Larnie Linton Leah Moore Hendrik Pel (Coach) Victorian Mens Team Hamish Ride Craig Thomas Rees Quilford Christian Rogulskyj David McFee Thorsten Johansen Alec Johnston Martin Venter Callum Wishart Tim Ogden Steven Taylor Tim Helm Graham Henderson (Coach) Victorian Womens Team Meegan Kepert Belinda Watts (coach) Catherine Dolman Camille White Michaela Dommisse Suan Adorni Tracey McFee Nina Barry-Macaulay Kirsteen Reid Amelia Wishart Stephanie Goodrick

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New South Wales Mens Team

Singapore Masters Team

Alex Pentony Vran Andrew Dunlop Ben Stepkovich Doug Cuthilll Nick Herrald Ron Brear Ryan Heckenberg Stewart Parkinson (C) Ty Christian Graham Wood Lee Thomas Phil Ackerman

Chi Kuen Lee Christine Engelen Ena Ng Liz Sullivan Aren Ang Buddy Upson Dirk Engelen Joey Carpio Mark Sullivan Simon Lee Wee Lit Lim

New South Wales Womens Team Marion Creser Julia Foulkes Julia Slotwinski Lena Plambeck (C) Kerrie Hammond Lisa Smith Jane Gilligan Molly Martin Cata Perez

(Malaysia) (Philippines) (Singapore) (England) (Singapore) (England) (Belgium) (Philippines) (England) (Australia) (Singapore)

South Australia Masters Team Mark Mooney Rob McLean Pierre Jean Maryanne Stacey Andy Cobald Peter Beyer

New South Wales Masters Team James Harris (C) Phil Herrald Martin Cross Phil Murray Rod Paule Phil Ackerman Doug Cuthilll Clayton Jendrzjak Vaughan Solomon

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Tasmania Junior Team (A)

Tasmania Mens Team Nick Johnston Jack Inglis Alex Barnes Keoghan Garry Davidson Tom Howarth Jack Robert-Tissot Will Bowling Steve Mason Matt McCartney Matt Paine James Milner Nick Martyn (Capt/Coach)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Tasmania Womens Team Victoria Wickham Hannah Robert-Tissot Kate Howard Natalie Wickham (C) Eliza Game Dan Hunt Yumi Shirai Phoebe Stewart Katelyn Ten-Bensel Alyce Hancock Alice van der Woude David Lambert

2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13

Tom Milner Pat Meaney (C) Cameron Lewis Alex Barnes-Keoghan Olivia Johnson Declan Hilder Will Maher Job Carr-Turbott Ricard Cleary Toby Bond James Milner (VC) Steve Cleary (Coach)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Tasmania Junior Team (Development) Anthony Foon Briody Hilder Hector Morgan Olivia Sanderson Claudia Payne (VC) Connor Munnings Miriam Cockerill Matt Iles Caitlyn Smart (C) Ben Stepkovitch Phoebe Dalby Ian Shanahan (Coach)

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Merchandise for sale T-shirts and Tank Tops $20 available for purchase at the pool with the following logo:

Note limited numbers are available Extra orders must be placed by 12.00 noon Monday 23 January.

Stubby Holders $3 available for purchase at presentation night.

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Presentation night Beverages guideline On the night of the presentation, alcoholic beverages will be purchased with tokens ONLY. NOTE: Non-alcoholic beverages will be free

Purchasing tokens Tokens can be purchased two ways: Pre-sale before the night at a discounted rate (At the pool during comp, marked stall/table) At the venue, from the cashier. PRE-MIX TOKEN

BEER/WINE TOKEN

PRE-SALE

$4.50

$3.50

ON THE NIGHT

$5.00

$4.00

Beverages The list below is a guide and is subject to change. WINES Grandin – non vintage Methode Traditionnelle Brut Loire Valley, France Oyster Bay – 2011 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough, New Zealand Yalumba – 2009 Scribbler Shiraz Cabernet Barossa Valley, Australia BEERS XXXX Summer – Lager Queensland, Australia Peroni Nastro Azzurro – Premium Lager Italy (Fully Imported) Little Creatures Rogers – Mid-strength Ale Western Australia PREMIXES Jack Daniel’s Whiskey and Cola Bacardi Breezers Smirnoff Ice Canadian Club and Cola

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Social events City Beach Sundowner Monday Night 23 January 2012 $10.00 per person Venue:

City Beach foreshore, West Coast Highway, City Beach

Time:

From 5.30pm

Supper and soft drinks included A chance to get together, go for a swim and watch the sunset.

Junior Presentation Night Wednesday Night 25 January 2012 $50 per person – dinner, soft drinks and ten pin bowling or $20 per person – ten pin bowling only Venue:

Rosemount Bowling, 464 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth

Time:

From 6:00pm

Dress Code: Smart casual We encourage senior players to attend and show support for the juniors. Adults can purchase alcohol at the venue - but please be responsible as the evening is for the juniors.

Senior Presentation Night/Australia Day Celebrations Thursday Night 26 January 2012 Venue: Floreat Surf Life Saving Club, West Coast Highway, City Beach $70 per person – dinner, soft drinks, DJ. Alcoholic drink vouchers will be available for purchase both before and during the Presentation Night. Time:

From 6:30pm

Dress Code: Smart casual/cocktail NB: Under 18 players are excluded from this event.

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Margaret River Weekend 27–29 January 2012 This weekend will include surfing, diving, and wineries for those that are interested as well as an organised barbecue and night at the pub. Please note that the WA Underwater Hockey Commission has not booked any transport or accommodation for players and therefore it is up to individuals or states to arrange this themselves. We suggest that you contact the following people to arrange camping/floorspace at their properties if you do not have alternative accommodation: Jason Miezis 0408 941 851 Clare Gleeson 0428 312 493 Clare Forward and Mark Lee 0408 922 318 Gareth and Jasmine Mann 0488 450 636 Mark Nathan 0400 240 944 Denise House 0409 468 730 A bus trip to Margaret River takes approximately 4 hours and costs approximately $30.00. Bus company South West Coachlines can be contacted on (08) 9753 7700 or book online at www.veoliatransportwa.com.au Proposed schedule is as follows: Friday Night Settlers Tavern Margaret River (Bussell Highway) for a ‘hair of the dog’ beverage. Saturday morning surf or dive. Saturday afternoon winery convoy 2:00pm (meet at Jason Miezis house at 38 Larch Loop Margaret River). Saturday night barbecue at Jason Miezis house from 6:00pm (BYO food and drinks).

Rottnest Island 28–29 January 2012 Rottnest Island is a 30 minute ferry ride from Fremantle, Perth and it is haven of beautiful beaches and dive sites. There are no cars permitted on the island so it is recommended that you hire bicycles to get around. The pub offers great lunches. Please note that the WA Underwater Hockey Commission has not booked any ferry tickets for players and therefore it is up to individuals or states to arrange this day trip themselves. Ferries can be booked online at www.rottnestexpress.com.au and cost approximately $70 return. Bike hire is approximately $20 per day. 2012 Underwater Hockey National Championships

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2012 Southern Hemisphere Tri-nation competition The international competition landscape has been a moving target over the last couple of years. We are in the final stages of arranging the finer details of this year’s competition.

The tentative details are: Teams: from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa

Catagories: All categories will be offered Open elite Open ladies Under 23 open Under 23 ladies Under 19 boys Under 19 girls Masters open (note dependant on interest from SA and NZ) Masters ladies (note dependant on interest from SA and NZ)

Dates: 2 or 9 july 2012 Venue: Brisbane or Perth Selection information will be made available during the nationals. For further details contact Team managers: Elite and Masters: Kirsteen Reid (Victoria) Under23 / under 19 Sandra Milner 0427 740 110

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Obituary Vaughan Solomon 24 April 1970 – 2 January 2012 Aged 41 Vaughan died while walking the Puffer Track in the lower Tararuas Nth of Wellington, NZ, an area he knew well and loved. He had returned with his family to his childhood home in Whitby, NZ for Christmas. He is survived by his fiancée Susan, Heather 4 and Ryan 2. Vaughan represented NZ in UWH at an elite level, the ACT and NSW in Masters and was hoping to represent Oz in Masters at the next worlds (despite being a Kiwi at heart). Vaughan was a very active member in NZ UWH and more recently in Canberra with a strong dedication to developing new (and old) players. He was heavily involved in the NZ schools program. Fitness and Underwater Hockey were strong focuses, competing annually in the Lake Taupo 160Km bike race, and was active in Softball both in NZ and ACT. He had been training for the upcoming Perth UWH Nationals with a short term goal of being “Super Fit” for the Wollongong 4’s. His legacy and memories will remain, from cracking an underwater window at the Huia Pool in NZ (closing the pool), to losing yet more points while having fun driving, to the love he had for his family and children. We will all miss him enormously in Canberra, not least his great smile, sage advice, enormous flicks, bristly shaved body and stupid split fins. Vaughan’s enthusiasm was infectious and his personal drive inspiring, always thinking of others first. In memorial of his dedication to assisting and encouraging new and developing players, the ACT Club will establish a memorial award for improved and budding hockey players. He was a great friend of mine and it’s hard to believe he is not there anymore. I still look for his car in the car park at the pool and think about things we were going to do in the future. James Harris

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