A NNUA L REPORT 2016

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Table ofContents

Fromthe

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From the Chair

Summary of Performance

Our Teams

Regional Talent Programmes

Community Hockey

Central Hockey Awards

Umpire/Official Appointments

NZ Hockey Awards

With Thanks

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Another year of great success and substantial change. Central Districts hockey?s tag line is ?heartland of hockey? and the

2016 calendar year has been highlighted with many moments that touch our hearts to engender support and love for the game.

Some highlights:

* Kayla Whitelock's recognition as 2016 Player?s Player of the Year and Player of the Year. Mark Hager commented that she is probably the best women?s Black Stick ever! Kayla role models leadership and excellence and we are so proud of her achievements and we wish her all the very best in whatever she chooses to do next.

* Shea McAleese winning 2016 Player of the Year for the Black Sticks team ? a wonderful ambassador for hockey sportsmanship and performance.

* The U18 Central Womens team?s performance in the final. The team hug after they lost the shoot-out to Auckland showed they knew what their team had achieved together.

* All of our Regional teams for working hard and representing our region with PRIDE.

* Graeme Findlay winning Community Coach of the Year for tirelessly coaching age group rep teams, club and school teams and inspiring young people to play hockey.

* Ngaio Haenga winning HNZ Club Volunteer of the Year. Ngaio was recognised for going the extra mile to ensure her club and its players enjoyed the game.

* The numerous HNZ Service Awards for the generous long-serving volunteers in our region.

* Central Districts Hockey Associations, Manawatu, Wanganui and Taranaki receiving Gold, Sliver and Bronze Awards for Participation Growth.

* The Black Sticks fund raising dinner lead by John and Angela Turkington ? a glamorous and successful event that brought the womens Black Sticks team to the region. Attended by over 300 people the event raised over $90K for the team as they built towards the Rio Olympics.

Our Regional teams continued to excel on the national stage, as behind the scenes work was undertaken to transition the High Performance Programme to an integrated association programme. Work continues in this area, and my thanks go to all of the people involved.

In particular, I would like to mention the work of Greg Nicol, our Director of Coaching, who resigned from his role in September. Greg realised early in his tenure that working through our region was a critical success factor. He has established a network of coaches and athletes through the region to create and deliver ?The Central Way?. Greg is a passionate hockey leader; he led the Central teams to unprecedented success and I wish him all the very best for the future. Central?s programme is in good hands with his successor, Kathy Norman and the wider team

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During 2016, our Community Hockey Manager, Kathy Norman, has worked tirelessly to support our Associations in their hockey delivery. And with our focus on attracting children at the entry level, we?re particularly proud of the fact that our totals included a record number of this age group.

Off the turf, we welcomed new delegates to the management committee. Our new members, Kit Rutherford (Hawke's Bay), Marion Webby (Taranaki), and Kevin Nicholson (Manawatu), made important contributions as we dealt with a number of changes.

I would like to acknowledge the service given by retired chairman Iain Taylor and Manawatu delegate, David Annear. Both have played significant roles in improving the governance of Central Districts Hockey and in steering the direction of our high performance and community hockey.

I would also like to express my gratitude to Hockey New Zealand and its Chief Executive, Ian Francis, for the support he has provided this year and my thanks to the Associations for provision of coaches, technical support and players with such passion and talent. To our sponsors and funders, hockey simply would not happen without your backing.

Finally, I would like to congratulate Central Districts Hockey on its achievements through the year. I recognise the service and dedication of Kathy Norman and Jan Connelly in making ?CD? hockey happen and importantly, I would like to acknowledge my fellow board members. Each member of the Central Districts Hockey Board has contributed their expertise, their time and their passion to ensure that the organisation and the sport can continue to strive for excellence.

Anne Abraham

Chairman ? Central Districts Hockey

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Summary of Performance

Many of our players performed exceptionally well and progressed along

Hockey New Zealand player pathways.

Summary of Players selected into the 2016 New Zealand Squads:Black Stick Men

Shea McAleese, Nick Wilson, Hayden Phillips, Martin Atkinson, Robert Creffier

Black Stick Women

Kayla Whitelock, Emily Naylor, Michaela Curtis, Georgia Barnett, Pippa Norman

Development Squad

Joe Hanks

Pathway to Podium

Pippa Norman, Mackenzie Wilcox, Sam Hiha

Junior World Cup Men's Team

Mac Wilcox, Dylan Thomas, Sam Hiha, Dom Dixon

Future Black Stick Squad (U21's)

Dylan Thomas, Max Wilcox, Hayden Phillips, Dom Dixon, Sam Hiha, Pippa Norman, Casey-Mae Waddell, Holly Pearson

Junior Black Stick Squad (U18's)

Cameron Gladding, Sean Crook, Harry Lawson, Ross Stembridge, Megan Phillips, Casey Crowley, Holly Pearson, Hope Ralph, Cory Campbell, Emma Rainey, Casey-Mae Waddell

Ross Stembridge, Xavier Hey, Iona Young (Former Central Age Group Players)

Summary of the Teams' Performances

U18 Women 2nd

U18 Men 4th

U21 Women 4th

U21 Men 5th

NHL Women 7th

NHL Men 3rd

Ramesh Patel Shield 5th4

Our Teams

Our Teams

Back Row: Pippa Norman (Manager); Joe Hanks (Coach); Claudia Gelling; Casey Crowley (Captain); Emma Rainey; Nicole Strawbridge; Ngahuia Wilson; Maria Reiche; Olivia Shannon; Kodi Campbell; Henry Mulligan (Assist Coach); Kelly Carline

Front Row: Grace Gibson; Alice Little; Megan Phillips; Cory Campbell; Natasha Cowx; Anna Crowley; Olivia Ward; Holly Pearson, Hope Ralph; Absent: Leanne Phillips (Manager)

Tournament Result - Silver Medalists

lost 2-5 v. Auckland; won 5-2 v. North Harbour; won 6-2 v. Northland; won 6-3 v. Canterbury; won 5-4 v. Capital; drew 3-3 v. Auckland (lost S.O. 1-3)

U18 Women's Team2nd Place National U18 Tournament, Palmerston North

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U18 Men's Team4th Place National U18 Tournament, Palmerston North

Back row: Jake Blanks (Coach), Kohere Tupara, Levi Loudon, Brendan Payne, Cameron Gladding, Harry Lawson, Jamie Stones (Assist Coach) Middle row: William Sutherland, Ryan Gray, Mathew Peel, Jordan Cohen, James Torrie, Joseph Redpath, Felix Förtsch, Wade Manson (Manager) Front row: Sean Crook, Sam Davies (Captain), Thomas Walshe, Grayson McIntyre, Connor Todd, Hayden Mullen

Tournament Result - placed 4th

won 4-1 v. Northland; drew 1-1 v. Canterbury (lost S.O. 3-5); lost 1-6 v. Auckland; lost 2-3 v. Midlands; lost 2-5 v. North Harbour; lost 1-3 v. Auckland

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Central Hockey wishes to acknowledge and sincerely thank the passionate and knowledgeable volunteers that made up our Campaign Staff (named in the team photographs) for our six regional teams. The commitment from these people was immense and greatly appreciated.

U21Women's Team4th Place National U21 Tournament, Dunedin

Back Row: J.Scott (Assist Coach); S.Higgins; L.Williams; T.Kitson; A.Otterson; P.Norman (Captain); B.Norman; M.Reiche; J.Phillips; T.Muraahi; B.Reiche (Coach); Front Row: J.Avery; O.Amey; C.Crowley; R.Peck; O.Ward; H Pearson, E Rainey, C-M Wadell, P Hall

Tournament Result - placed 4th drew 2-2 (lost S.O. 2-3) v. Capital; lost 1-5 v. Midlands; drew 2-2 (lost S.O. 4-5) v. North Harbour; won 2-1 v. Canterbury; won 3-0 v. Southern; lost 1-3 v. Auckland; lost 2-3 v. Auckland

Back Row: J.Hanks (Manager); D.Dixon; D.Thomas; L.Woodmass; J.Beeman; H.Lawson; R.Atkinson; J.Peel; R.Sayer; B.Hirschberg; C.Prouting (Coach); J.Dixon (Assist Coach);Front Row: A.Purser; S.Hiha; T.Schaare; L.Moir; M.Wilcox (Captain); B.Pilet; M.Chard; D.Spackman; H.Krivan

Tournament Result - placed 5th lost 2-3 v. Capital; lost 0-2 v. Midlands; won 3-2 v. North Harbour; lost 0-6 v. Canterbury; lost 1-2 v. Southern; won 5-3 v. Auckland; won 5-2 v. Capital

U21 Men's Team5th Place National U21 Tournament, Dunedin

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Central Myst ick 's Team7th Place NHL Tournament,Whangarei

Back Row: Hitendra Patel (Coach), Kelsey Lewis, Pippa Norman, Beth Norman, Sheree Horvath, Lulu Tuilotolava, Claudia Hanham, Annie McNaughtan, Tenille Burnside, Hannah Williamson, Caryn Paewai (Assistant Coach)

Front Row: Huia Arahanga-Doyle, Tori Robinson, Casey-Mae Wadell, Michaela Curtis (captain), Tyler Lench, Kate Seller, Tuhia Hohepa, Monika Lombard, Hayley Maunder

FORD National Hockey League - placed 7th

Lost 1-5 v. Midlands;

Drew 3-3 v. Capital (SO 0-3 Lost);

Drew 1-1 v. Canterbury (SO 3-0 Won);

Lost 1-2 v. North Harbour;

Lost 2-3 v. Northland;

Lost 1-6 v. Auckland

Central Mavericks Team3rd Place NHL Tournament,Whangarei

Back Row: Joe Hanks (Co-Captain), Martin Atkinson, Matt Young, Matthew Brougham, Jake Blanks, Krishan Gadjahar, Dylan Thomas, Dominic Dixon, Oscar Stewart, Josh Smith, Corey Prouting (Assistant Coach), Brad Jensen (Co-Coach) Middle Row: Robert Creffier (Co-Captain), Mitchell Cronin Front Row: Aaron Ball, Brennan Alexander-Parker, Sam Hiha, Mackenzie Wilcox, John Thorn, Hayden Phillips, David Stones (Manager). Absent: Greg Nicol (Co-Coach)

FORD National Hockey League - Bronze Medalists

Won 4-1 v. Midlands

Drew 2-2 v. Capital (SO 3-2 win)

Lost 1-3 v. Canterbury

Drew 3-3 v. North Harbour (SO 1-2 loss);

Won 10-0 v. Northland;

Won 3-1 v. Auckland;

Drew 3-3 v. North Harbour (SO 3-2 win)

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Regional Talent Programmes

FUTURE ELITE CAMP

Future Elite was once again held in the sunny Hawke's Bay - players seen above undertaking their morning stretching routine! We were fortunate to secure the coaching services once again of high calibre Central coaches - Greg Nicol, Shea McAleese, Steffan Fastier, Joe Hanks, Caryn Paewai and Pippa Norman. Over 30 players experienced hockey at the next level - what the Central environment looks like on and off the pitch - from goal setting to learning specialist technical skills, to hearing from seasoned Olympians to understanding the expectations of our Central "PRIDE". Players from these Future Elite camps continue to push for spots in the Central U18 teams and their local Association teams.

MAD CAMP

"Make A Difference" is just what was planned for the 50 youngsters who signed up for the 2016 MAD camp in Wanganui. Part of that was the players' responsibility - to take as much as possible from the camp, and part of that was the responsibility of our coaches. This year's players were fortunate to have the extensive knowledge of Caryn Paewai, Verity Sharland and Pippa Norman, along with Joe Hanks and Steffan Fastier on-site for the three days. As well as learning about the 'Central Way' of playing hockey, players had many worthwhile and fun experiences, on and off the turf.

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CommunityHockey

Community Highlights2016 Small Sticks In-School Numbers

Central Hockey Associations deliver to 26% of all primary schools and primary aged students in New Zealand. The continuing challenge for Associations is to convert more of these "first time" hockey experiences into regular play in Associations' Small Sticks Competitions.

School No's Student No'sHawkes Bay 18 3830Horowhenua 8 1016Manawatu 19 4091Poverty Bay 6 1181Taranaki 35 6819Wanganui 10 1638CENTRAL TOTAL 96 18575HNZ TOTAL 368 74840Central's % of NHZ 26% 25%

2016 Winter and Summer Player Numbers

Central Hockey's nine Associations provide competitions for 18% of New Zealand's winter primary, youth and club players and 20% of summer players.

Winter Summer

2015 2016 2015 2016Central Hawkes Bay 44 74 0 0 Hawkes Bay 2339 2496 1425 1633Horowhenua 513 502 223 272 Manawatu 2366 3045 1706 1200Poverty Bay 813 884 0 428Rangitikei 207 213 0 0 Ruahine-Dannevirke 201 238 0 0 Taranaki 1386 1536 408 454 Wanganui 850 979 545 631 Central Total 8719 9967 4307 4618HNZ Total 51947 55123 21048 22161Central's % of HNZ total 17% 18% 20% 21%

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2016 Central Secondary Schools Tournament

Participation:

18 Boys teams, 25 Girls teams and 5 Mixed teams competed in the Secondary Schools Tournament week around the countryside, an increase of 4 additional teams from 2015.

Results in Girls Tournaments

Federation Cup (Tier 1)9th Iona College10th Palmerston North Girls High School13th Napier Girls High SchoolMarie Fry Trophy (Tier 2)7th Sacred Heart Girls New Plymouth13th New Plymouth Girls High SchoolAudrey Timlin Memorial (Tier 3)4th Wanganui CollegiateChica Gilmer Trophy (Tier 3)2nd Woodford HouseJenny Hair Cup (Tier 3)4th Havelock North High School5th Waiopehu College6th Wanganui High School7th Nga Tawa Diocesan School13th Gisborne Girls High SchoolEveline Hankers Memorial (Tier 4)5th Freyberg High School9th New Plymouth Girls High School 2nd XI10th Stratford High SchoolRosemary O'Brien Cup (Tier 4)1st Feilding High School3rd Palmerston North Girls High School 2nd XI5th Awatapu College7th Taradale High School12th Hastings Girls High SchoolKate Trolove Cup (Tier 4)3rd Horowhenua CollegeMary Clinton Cup (Tier 4)5th Wanganui Collegiate 2nd XIChris Arthur Cup (2nd XI tournament)5th Napier Girls High School 2nd XI

Results in Boys Tournaments

India Shield (Tier 2)1st Palmerston North Boys High School2nd Hastings Boys High School4th Napier Boys High School6th Waiopehu College13th New Plymouth Boys High SchoolJohnson Cup (Tier 3)7th Wanganui CollegiateMayhill Cup (Tier 3)11th Havelock North High SchoolFounder Cup (Tier 3)3rd Wanganui High School4th Taradale High School13th Feilding High School16th Gisborne Boys High SchoolOlympic Cup (Tier 4)9th Freyberg High SchoolWoolaston Trophy (Tier 4)6th Horowhenua College9th Cornerstone Christian School12th Stratford High School13th Tararua College14th Dannevirke High SchoolGalletly Cup (2nd XI tournament)1st Palmerston North Boys High School 2nd XI

North Island Mixed Tournament4th Lytton High School5th Campion College6th Waitara High School10th Taihape Area School13th St Peter's College

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2016 Association Representative Team Results

Under 18 Girls - Timaru1st Manawatu3rd Hawke's BayUnder 18 Boys - Invercargill10th Horowhenua11th Manawatu

Under 15 - Premier Girls- Tauranga1st Hawke's Bay11th Manawatu15th TaranakiUnder 15 - Premier Boys - Auckland4th Hawke's Bay13th Taranaki15th ManawatuUnder 15 - Championship Girls - Nelson2nd Wanganui10th Hawke's Bay B14th Manawatu B17th Poverty Bay19th Taranaki BUnder 15 - Championship Boys - Hawkes Bay4th Wanganui11th Manawatu B12th Hawke's Bay B13th Poverty Bay

Under 13 - Collier Trophy - Hamilton5th Hawke's Bay8th Manawatu11th Taranaki20th HorowhenuaUnder 13 - Hatch Cup - Christchurch7th Hawkes Bay8th Wanganui12th Manawatu17th Horowhenua20th TaranakiUnder 13 - Rawleigh (Regional)1st Poverty Bay3rd Wanganui4th Rangitikei5th = Manawatu B7th Hawke's Bay B8th Taranaki B

CHL Tournament (Regional) - Womens1st Manawatu2nd Mid Central3rd Western Central

CHM's thoughts on 2016...

Every four years a major event of exceptional and magical sporting quality takes place -

the Olympic Games! Rio 2016

It was an honour to host the Black Sticks Women in Manawatu prior to them leaving for Rio, with much thanks to the support of John and Angela Turkington of Marton. What an entertaining night with former Olympian, Lesley Murdoch asking poignant questions of our panel - Kayla Whitelock, Richie McCaw and Nick Horvath. It was also a real bonus to re-connect with so many former Black Sticks players who sent wise words of support and encouragement to our teams prior to them leaving. Equally thrilling was the opportunity I had to witness the community engagement around the Games and our teams - from the Mini Olympics in Manawatu; Olympic themed Kiwi Sticks festival in Wanganui and Hawke's Bay contributing to the #SticksUP campaign; an Olympic breakfast in Rangitikei and visits to schools by our Olympians. I have no doubt that many an inspirational seed will have been sown within the hearts of our existing and future Central players!

My thanks go to the wonderful work carried out by all nine of our Central Associations - to the employees who work tirelessly to promote and organise hockey and to the volunteers who week in, week out, make things happen for those who want to play the game. To our Central Board, particularly Chair Anne Abraham, Adminstrator Jan Connelly and Greg Nicol, former DOC, thank you all for your on-going support during the year. We are indeed very fortunate to have a such a heartland of support for hockey within our region.

As we continue to grow in numbers, may players especially, make a conscious effort to give back to our sport in any way possible - as a coach; an umpire; a manager; an administrator, not only as thanks to those who helped us, but also as an inspiration to others.

Under 13 - Curtis Cup (Regional)1st Poverty Bay3rd Rangitikei4th Wanganui5th Hawke's Bay B6th Manawatu B8th Taranaki B9th Horowhenua B

CHL Tournament (Regional) - Mens1st Manawatu2nd Hawke's Bay3rd Wanganui

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Central HockeyAwards

Central Hockey High Performance Awards for 2016Congratulations to the following recipients

U18 Women's Most Improved Player Hope RalphU18 Women's Player of the Year Casey CrowleyU18 Men's Most Improved Player Cameron GladdingU18 Men's Player of the Year Harry Lawson

U21 Women's Most Improved Player Sophie HigginsU21 Women's Player of the Year Pippa NormanU21 Men's Most Improved Player Lachlan WoodmassU21 Men's Player of the Year Sam Hiha

NHL Women's Most Improved Player Beth NormanNHL Women's Player of the Year Michaela CurtisNHL Men's Most Improved Player Oscar StewartNHL Men's Player of the Year Rob Creffier

Umpire of the Year Amber ChurchCoach of the Year Joe HanksTechnical Official of the Year Jackie TomlinsonTeam of the Year U18 Women's - silver

Central Hockey Community Awards for 2016Congratulations to the following recipients:

Student Volunteer of the Year Jeff Gatchell - Ruahine/Dannevirke

Club Volunteer of the Year Ngaio Haenga - Poverty Bay

Administrator of the Year Rebecca Coss - Rangitikei

Community Coach of the Year Corey Prouting - Horowhenua

and Graeme Findlay - Hawke's Bay

Community Umpire of the Year Jo Cummings - Poverty Bay

Hockey School of the Year Feilding High School - Manawatu

Club of the Year Northern United - Taranaki

Central Hockey's Olympians

Rio 2016

Kayla Whitelock

Captain, Black Stick's Women

Shea McAleese

Hayden Phillips

Nick WIlson

Black Stick's Mens

Amber Church

FIH Umpire at Women's Tournament

Greg Nicol

Assistant Coach

Black Sticks Men's Team

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Umpire/Officials Appointments

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Umpires:InternationalIndia Hockey League David Tomlinson

Womens 8 Nations Hawke's Bay Cup - Amber Church

Womens 4 Nations Invitation Darwin - Amber Church

Men's Hero Hockey Champions Trophy - David Tomlinson

Rio Olympic Games - Amber Church

2016 Domestic Appointments Regional Tournaments

NHL Tournament Amber Church (Final)David Tomlinson, Joanne Cumming

U21 Tournament Hannah Mills (Final)Jess Bond, Kiran Parbhu, Michael Morton

U18 Tournament Nikita Kolose-Webby (Final Womens)Kiran Parbhu (Final Men)Logan Gill, Anton Paulin, David Tomlinson

2016 Domestic Appointment Association Tournaments (Finals)National Women Hannah Mills U18 Assoc Boys Luke Baird U15 Prem Boys Jackson Taylor U15 Prem Girls Natasha Cowx

Grace Hunt Kelly-Anne Foskin (R)

U15 Champ Boys James Blincoe Affiliates Women Joanne Cumming Affiliates Men Lee Erskine Federation Cup Kelly-Anne Foskin Marie Fry Grace Hunt India Shield Anton Paulin

OfficialsWomen's Junior World Cup Qualifier, Australia - Jackie TomlinsonMen's World League, Round 1, Fiji - Jeff BrownNHL, NZ U21 & U18 tournament - Jackie TomlinsonAffiliates tournament - Kit RutherfordU21 tournament - Paul TessierNHL, NST tournament - Stuart Ashby

Boardof

Directors

Central Districts Hockey was well represented at the NZ Hockey Awards recently held in Auckland.

The awards recognised high performance athletes as well as various members of the hockey community for their outstanding contributions to hockey during the 2016 year.

Vantage Black Sticks veterans Kayla Whitelock and Shea McAleese took supreme honours.

Former Vantage Black Sticks captain Kayla Whitelock, now retired, was named Vantage Black Stick's Women?s Player of the Year and also Players' Player of the Year whilst experienced midfielder/defender Shea McAleese took out Men?s Player of the Year.

Community Award Winners :Community Coach of the Year: Graeme Findlay

Club Volunteer of the Year: Ngaio Haenga

Gold Service Awards:

Wallace and Janice Rae - Taranaki

Bronze Service Awards:

Kevin Randles and Karen Leighton - Rangitikei

Award for greatest % increase in winter affiliation numbers

Gold - Manawatu

Silver - Wanganui

Bronze - Taranaki

NZ HockeyAwards

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Central Districts Hockey would like to thank our many sponsors

throughout the season and the support of our funding partners.

We would also like to acknowledge the support of our nine

Associations.

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2016 Committee of Management Members

Anne Abraham - Chairperson and Rangitikei Delegate

Kevin Nicholson - Manawatu Delegate

Kylie Penn - Wanganui Delegate

Kit Rutherford - Hawkes Bay Delegate

Marion Webby - Taranaki Delegate

Julie Hollamby - Poverty Bay Delegate

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