Happy New Year to all Bosco Players and Supporters,

In this update there are details of the 2020 planning meeting and AGM for later in the month plus a few updates of what is happening in the broader hockey community.

Contents

1. Registrations
2. Bosco Hockey 2020 AGM and Planning Meeting
3. Sydney South Outdoor Hockey Representative Program 2020
4. Sydney South 6-a-side Mixed Pre-season Competition
5. International Hockey in the Sutherland Shire

Registrations

Registrations for 2020 officially open on January 13^th.  We will have the Registration details for the Club updated shortly on the Registrations page of the site.

Bosco Hockey 2020 AGM and Planning Meeting

Given that attendance at AGM’s over the past few seasons has been low, I have decided that this year’s meeting will be conducted electronically via phone conference. You can call in from your own home and participate in the event without having to set aside time to drive to a venue and be there for a meeting, organise baby-sitters, etc.

Bosco Hockey Club AGM

Thursday 23 January 2020, 7:30pm

Call: 1800 556 264

Participant PIN: 422443

The Agenda for this meeting will be:

1. Election of 2020 Officers
2. Discussion of 2020 season including which competitions the senior teams will participate in and management of junior teams.
3. Planning of Club functions and fundraisers.
4. General business.

The Officers positions that are most important to fill in 2020 are:

• President
• Vice President
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Registrar
• Junior Convenor
• Website and Communications

If you are interested in nominating for any of these positions, please reply to this e-mail ahead of the AGM. Alternately, if no nominations are received, we will seek to fill the positions at the AGM. Junior Convenor is a particularly important position this season as neither Melissa or I will be involved with junior teams in 2020.

Sydney South Outdoor Hockey Representative Program 2020

The Association has released information relating to the 2020 Outdoor Representative program. Nominations are open and will remain open until early February.

Players and officials are able to nominate via the Events page on the Association Website.

For a successful program, the Association requires

• Coaches, Managers, Selectors for each age group,
• Selection Process Convenors for each age group and
• Umpires.

The position of Representative Director for the Association remains unfilled (as do all positions other than Treasurer following the AGM). If anyone is interested in taking on this or any other position for the representative program, please contact Lyn Smith at president@sydneysouthhockey.com.au.

Trails

Under 11’s – April 5^th 2020

Under 13’s - 26^th April & 3^rd May, 2020

Under 15’s - 29^th March & 5^th April, 2020

Under 18’s - 16^th February & 23^rd February, 2020

Opens – TBC

State Championships

Boys

Under 13’s - 9^th -12^th July @ Parkes

Under 15’s - 29^th-31^st May @ Armidale

Under 18’s - 15^th -17^th May @ Illawarra SC Wollongong

Opens – 6^th - 8^th June @ Moorebank

Girls

Under 13’s - 2^nd -5^th July @ Grafton

Under 15’s - 19^th -21^st June @ Lithgow

Under 18’s - 22^nd -24^th May @FNC Lismore/Ballina

Opens – 6^th - 8^th June @ Narellan

Sydney South 6-a-side Mixed Pre-Season Competition

The Association is running a 6-a-side mixed competition as a lead in to the 2020 hockey season. The competition commences on Wed 05 Feb 2020 and runs through to Wed 04 Mar 2020.

Players or teams that are interested may enter via the Association website at the following link:

https://www.sydneysouthhockey.com.au/eventsrsvp/49821/

International Hockey in the Sutherland Shire

Sutherland Hockey Club is hosting the Belgium International hockey teams ahead of their participation in the FIH Pro League games against Australia at Sydney Olympic Park on January 25 and 26.

Both teams will be playing games at Hockey Park at Sylvania, with the Men’s team also conducting a Kids Hockey Clinic (ages 9-18).

Sunday 19^th January 2020

Kids Hockey Clinic, 10am to 12pm. $25 per player (includes sausage sandwich and drink). You must register at sutho.com.au before the event (there is a problem with their website today – should be fixed shortly).

Tuesday 21 January 2020

3:30pm - Belgium Red Panthers (National Women’s Team) v New South Wales Institute of Sport

5:00pm – Belgium Red Lions (World Champion Men’s Team) v Australia A

The Sutherland Hockey Club Facebook page has further details for both events.

All the best for 2020.