CAIRNS HOCKEY ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE BOOKLET David McNeil Coaching Director
1. OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE Opportunities are available for players to participate in various representative teams for hockey. 1.1 Under 11 Boys Under 11 Girls 1.2 Under 13 Boys Under 13 Girls 1.3 Under 15 Boys Under 15 Girls 1.4 Under 18 Men Under 18 Women 1.5 Open Men Open Women 1.6 Zone Men Zone Women 1.7 Masters Men Masters Women 1.8 Representative Umpiring 1.1 UNDER 11 BOYS AND GIRLS Nominations are called for players to participate in the Under 11 Representative Teams. Nomination forms are to be submitted to the appointed Coach or the Regional Coaching Director by a date to be specified prior to trials for that division. Selections are made from trials (dates to be organised each season) and watching players participate in junior competition. Trial dates are advertised during announcements on competition days, on the Association s web page and the RCD Notice Board. Under 11 Representative Teams are expected to participate in the following: Transport and Accommodation Under 11 s are required to arrange their own transport and accommodation for the inter-city commitments. Under 11 s are permitted to make themselves available for the Under 13 representative commitments. If they endeavour to do both, they must be committed to both competitions and all representative commitments. Development Opportunities CHA through the Cairns Regional Hockey Academy is looking at taking 4 teams (2 boy s and 2 girls) to Darwin in the second week of June July school holidays. Players would depart Monday 4 th July and return Friday 8 th July. Further advice will be given when NT Hockey confirms arrangements. Page 2 of 11 Cairns Hockey Association Representative Booklet
1.2 UNDER 13 BOYS AND GIRLS Nominations are called for players to participate in the Under 13 Representative Teams. Nomination forms are to be submitted to the appointed Coach or the Regional Coaching Director by a date to be specified prior to trials for that division. Selections are made from trials (dates to be organised each season) and watching players participate in junior competition. Trial dates are advertised during announcements on competition days, the Association s web page and the RCD Notice Board. Under 13 Representative Teams are expected to participate in the following: Under 13 State Championships which will be held in the June/July school holidays of each year. Transport and Accommodation Under 13 s are required to arrange their own transport and accommodation for the Inter-city commitments. Under 13 s are expected to travel with the team and stay with the team during the State Championships. The Association arranges travel, accommodation and transport during the championships. There is a fee associated with this arrangement and needs to be finalised before a player participates in the championships. Teams are selected to participate in the Inter-city competition against Townsville. Players are then reassessed and a team is selected to participate in the State Championships. These selections are often based on player availability. Players can be selected to represent Queensland from these Championships. 1.3 UNDER 15 BOYS AND GIRLS Nominations are called for players to participate in the Under 15 Representative Teams. Nomination forms are to be submitted to the appointed coach, the Regional Coaching Director by a date to be specified prior to trials for that division. Selections are made from trials (dates to be organised each season) and watching players participate in S1, S2 competition. Trial dates are advertised during announcements on competition days, the Association s web page and the RCD Notice Board. Under15 Representative Teams are expected to participate in the following: Under 15 State Championships which are scheduled late September. Transport and Accommodation Under 15 s are required to arrange their own transport and accommodation for the inter-city Page 3 of 11 Cairns Hockey Association Representative Booklet
commitments. Under 15 s are expected to travel with the team and stay with the team during the State Championships. The Association arranges travel, accommodation and transport during the championships. There is a fee associated with this arrangement and needs to be finalised before a player participates in the championships. Teams are selected to participate in the Inter-city competition against Townsville. Players are then reassessed and a team is selected to participate in the State Championships. These selections are often based on player availability. Players can be selected to represent Queensland from these Championships. 1.4 UNDER 18 MEN AND WOMEN Nominations are called for players to participate in the Under 18 Men and Under 18 Women Teams. Nomination forms are to be submitted to the appointed coach, or the Regional Coaching Director by a date to be specified prior to trials for that division. Selections are made from watching players participate in senior and junior competitions. Under 18 Representative Teams are expected to participate in the following: Under 18 Championships will be conducted early April. Transport and Accommodation Under 18 s are required to arrange their own transport and accommodation for the inter-city commitments. Under 18 s are expected to travel with the team and stay with the team during the championships. The Association arranges travel, accommodation and transport during the championships. There is a fee associated with this arrangement and needs to be finalised before a player participates in the championships. Teams are selected to participate in the Hawthorn Shield. Players are then re-assessed and a team is selected to participate in the State Championships. Players can be selected to represent Queensland from these Championships. 1.5 OPEN MEN AND WOMEN Nominations are called for players to participate in the Open Men and Open Women Teams. Forms are to be submitted to the appointed coach, or the Regional Coaching Director by a date to be specified prior to trials for that division. Selections are made from watching players participate in the senior competition. Open Representative Teams are expected to participate in the following: Page 4 of 11 Cairns Hockey Association Representative Booklet
Open Championships which are held in late April various allocated centres throughout Queensland. Open Representative Teams are permitted to arrange their own travel to and from these commitments and accommodation in Townsville. The Association can arrange accommodation and transport during the Open Championships however on occasions is left to the athlete. There is a fee associated with this arrangement and needs to be finalised before a player participates in the championships. Players can be selected to represent Queensland from these Championships. 1.6 ZONE MEN AND WOMEN These teams are selected by a selection panel from the Northern Zone (Atherton, Cairns, Mt Isa & Townsville) of Queensland. These teams are expected to participate in the Super League played in June of each season. The Zone Representative Teams are permitted to arrange their own travel to and from this championship. The Association can assist in accommodation and transport arrangements however are usually handled by individual athletes. There is a fee associated with this arrangement and needs to be finalized before a player participates in the championships. Players can be selected to represent Queensland from these Championships. 1.7 MASTERS MEN AND WOMEN The Masters Men and Masters Women representative teams are organised by a Masters Men Committee and a Masters Women Committee. Masters Men and Master Women teams are expected to participate in the following: Masters State Championships are held at various times throughout the season. Masters Men Teams are organised in the following ages: Over 35 Men, Over 40 Men, Over 45 Men, Over 50 Men, Over 55 Men. Masters Ladies Teams are organised depending on availability of players over the age of 35. Teams are selected to participate in the intercity competition against Townsville. These teams are often based on player availability. Masters Teams generally organise their own travel, accommodation and transport for their state championships. Masters Women seek some assistance from the Association for their travel arrangements. There is a fee associated with these arrangements and needs to be finalised before a player participates in the championships. Players can be selected to represent Queensland from these Championships. Page 5 of 11 Cairns Hockey Association Representative Booklet
1.8 REPRESENTATIVE UMPIRING Nominations are called for umpires that are interested in representing Cairns in an Officiating capacity at intercity competitions and State Championships. Each representative team is required to supply an umpire to for intercity competitions and State Championships. These arrangements are organised by the CHA Umpires Association. 2. REPRESENTATIVE PAYMENTS Payment for Representative duties must be finalised before participating in the selected Championships. Payment can be made in a number of different formats ie cash, direct debit or EFTPOS through the CHA Administration Office. COST EQUALISATION POLICY Understanding Cost Equalisation Cairns Hockey has for some time now used cost equalisation for all representative teams as a way of attempting to ensure that all representative costs are shared equally across all teams. The structuring of the cost sharing is broken down into age group representative teams (13, 15 & 18) and the Open and Super League teams. Men s and Women s Masters are not included in the process for a number of reasons. CHA is primarily concerned with the Age groups as the Open and Super League teams, whilst being cost equalised in a similar fashion, are the responsibility of Hockey Queensland. Costs that are included in the CE process are: Travel (Flights, Charter Coach, Team Self Drive Hire Cars and Buses)** Accommodation (must have 1 bed per player) Coaches and Managers costs (Travel and Accommodation only) Team Umpire costs (Travel and Accommodation only must contribute to kitty) Charter coach driver accommodation and meals (if used) Uniform Recovery costs (a static cost for all players therefore not equalised) HQ Team Nomination fees (a static cost for all teams therefore not equalised) Costs that are not included but not limited to: Team kitty Umpire meal costs Once team numbers are known (e.g. 2 x Under 13 Boys, 3 x Under 13 Girls etc.) travel and accommodation arrangements are made to suit the numbers of athletes travelling and the destinations being travelled to. CHA pre-determines the number of athletes to be used in Page 6 of 11 Cairns Hockey Association Representative Booklet
each team based upon anticipated championship demands. When these total costs are accepted and collated they are then divided by the total number of players participating to arrive at the Cost Equalised amount. As most Championships are currently of three days duration we generally include an extra day for travel prior to the commencement of a championship. Should any extra days be required the costs are the responsibility of the travelling group that requires them and are not Cost Equalised. ** When determining modes of travel it really comes down to a cost versus overall benefit. A couple of examples would be: 1. For a Championship being held in Ipswich we would organise travel to be by flight to Brisbane and then collect self drive min-buses with trailers for travel to Ipswich as this has proven to be the most flexible and cost effective for this location. We have utilised this method to centres between Tweed and Bundaberg with flights direct to the Gold Coast for Tweed/Gold Coast areas. 2. For a Championship in Mackay, Rockhampton, Gladstone we currently utilise Charter Coach which once again has proven to be the most cost effective. 3. GRANT ASSISTANCE Parents/Guardians and teams are encouraged to submit for Grants to relieve the cost of representative trips & the cost of playing. Some grants available Queensland Government Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/funding/getinthegame/index.html http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/funding/overview/young-athlete.html Cairns City Council http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/community-information/community-grants 4. REPRESENTATIVE TEAM SCHEDULE Hawthorn Shield proposed 14 th 15 th May 2015, Townsville Page 7 of 11 Cairns Hockey Association Representative Booklet
DIVISION/AGE GROUP Under 18 Boys Under 18 Girls #1 Under 18 Girls #2 Open Men Open Women Super League Under 13 Boys Under 13 Girls Under 15 Boys Under 15 Girls Masters Women Masters Men Over 40's & 50's Masters Men Over 35's STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 5 April Tweed Border 3 5 April Townsville 3 5 April Townsville 30 April 2 May Cairns 30 April 2 May Brisbane 10 12 June Brisbane 26 29 June Sunshine Coast 26 29 June Hervey Bay 18 21 September Mackay 18-21 September Gympie 22-24 July Bundaberg 30 April - 2 May Toowoomba 4-5 June Rockhampton ACCOMMODATION/ TRAVEL Fly-Bris, Drive-Tweed Bus Self Drive N/A Fly Self Organised Motel Fly-Bris, Drive-Coast Fly-Bris, Bus-Bay Bus Unit Fly-Bris, Bus-Gymp Unit Fly-Bris, Drive-Bundy APPROX. COST TEAM NAMED ALL COSTS PAID BY 18 March 18 March 18 March 15 April 15 April 10 June 10 June 2 Sept 2 Sept Page 8 of 11 Cairns Hockey Association Representative Booklet
Selection Trials AGE DATE TIME FIELD DATE TIME FIELD U18 Girls 2 Feb 7.00 8.30pm Rainforest 3 Feb 7.00-8.30pm Rainforest U18 Boys U11 Girls U11 Boys U13 Girls U13 Boys U15 Girls U15 Boys Open Men w/c 25 Jan Squad Training Open Women Page 9 of 11 Cairns Hockey Association Representative Booklet
Training Information AGE DATE TIME FIELD DATE TIME FIELD DATE TIME FIELD U11 G U11 B U13 G U13 B U15 G U15 B U18 Girls Training Sessions to be advised by coach U18 Boys Training Sessions to be advised by coach Open Women Training Sessions to be advised by coach Open Men Training Sessions to be advised by coach Page 10 of 11 Cairns Hockey Association Representative Booklet
5. STATE TEAM NOMINATIONS - APPOINTMENT OF COACHES & MANAGERS Managers and Coaches must be appointed within two (2) weeks of Team announcement. Failure to do so will result in Team Nomination withdrawal from State Championships. 6. INFORMATION UPDATES AND SQUAD NOTICES Notifications regarding Squad/Team information will be dealt with as follows: Notices regarding trials will be advertised on the RCD Notice Board, emailed to ALL Club Contacts, uploaded to the Cairns Hockey Facebook page and website. Once Squads/Teams are finalised, notifications will still be sent via email. For older athletes (U15 and over), a (private) Facebook group will be established. For quick, short notices, group text s may well be used. Page 11 of 11 Cairns Hockey Association Representative Booklet