Latest Macarthur Hockey Information
Under 11 Girls Development Squad - Trials Annoucement
2/02/2012
The Under 13 Girls Development Squad Trials and programme have been announced.
The first session will be on Sunday 12th February from 3pm to 5pm at the Narellan Hockey Complex.
Details available here.
Open Letter from the President
13/01/2012
The President of the Association had released an open letter for members.
The open letter is available here.
Season 2012
8/01/2012
The third field should be ready for the start of the 2012 winter season.
Round 1 of the competition will be 16-18 March 2012.
Grand finals to be 21-23 September 2012
At the last meeting it was decided that the Under 17 boys competition shall be the Under 18 Boys competition - in line with our Under 18 girls competition.
It was also decided that matches for Under 15s and Under 18s would be 30 minute halves (all other junior matches are still 25 minute halves.
The association, in conjunction with Hemingway Sports, will again be supplying Minkey Starter Packs for new under 9 players starting in 2012. .
2012 Outdoor Representative Season
15/12/2011
Macarthur Hockey is looking for nominations for players for the 2012 Outdoor representative season.
Event Championship Dates* Venue
Under 11 Boys Carnival dates TBC TBC
Under 11 Girls Carnival dates TBC TBC
Under 13 Boys Thur 12 - Sun 15 July Lithgow
Under 13 Girls Fri 6 - Mon 9 July Grafton
Under 15 Boys Fri 25 - Sun 27 May Tamworth
Under 15 Girls Fri 22 - Sun 24 June Orange
Under 17 Boys Fri 4 - Sun 6 May Newcastle
Under 18 Girls Fri 18 - Sun 20 May Bathurst
Open Women Sat 9 - Mon 11 June Newcastle
Open Men Sat 9 - Mon 11 June Illawarra
* Team trial dates and training programmes will be communicated by the coaches and managers when finalised in early 2012.
It would be appreciated if all interested players could complete the form below and return it via email to The Representative Coordinator Wayne Southwell (using the email address listed on the form) by the 15th of January 2012.
Download 2012 Outdoor Player Nomination.doc here (79kb).
Sub-Committee Positions - Vacant
23/11/2011
There are 3 bodies which are sub-committees for which people can apply to be members of:
  • Macarthur Hockey Winter Competitions Sub-Committee - applications for positions to Don Pardy (Vice President - Operations)
  • Macarthur Hockey Officiating Sub-Committee - applications for positions to Cathy Tawagi (Vice President - Management)
  • Macarthur Hockey Judiciary and Investigations Panel - applications for positions to Cathy Tawagi (Vice President - Management)
An outline of positions can be found here.
These Positions may be filled by next Board Meeting in December 2011.
Construction Commences
6/11/2011
Construction has commenced on our third field at Narellan.
From time to time photographs will be uploaded to our Sportingpulse website here.
Million Dollar Face Lift For Macarthur Hockey
11/09/2011
The Minister for Sport and Recreation, Graham Annesley, joined the Member for Camden, Chris Patterson, and the President of Hockey NSW, Jeff McEwen to celebrate Macarthur region.s future 'stars' with a special million dollar presentation at the Macarthur Hockey Complex.
"Hockey is a sport NSW and Australia has excelled at on the world stage for many decades, with that success being largely due to associations like Macarthur Hockey which are the breeding ground for tomorrow.s elite athletes," Mr Annesley said.
"I have great pleasure in confirming the NSW Government.s allocation of $1million to the Macarthur Hockey Association for the installation of new synthetic hockey turf which will assist in increasing participation opportunities for all hockey members."
Chris Patterson, Member for Camden, thanked the Minister and said, "This is outstanding news for both the Macarthur Hockey Association and the local community."
"The future of all sports is growing their junior base and this funding will go a long way to ensuring hockey in this region continues to flourish," Mr Patterson added.
Hockey NSW President Jeff McEwen said he is thrilled at the level of support for the future growth of hockey in Sydney.s South West.
"The Macarthur Hockey Association was named the Hockey NSW Outstanding Association of the Year in 2010 for its significant achievements in the recruitment and retention of players across all categories," Mr McEwen said.
"The Government's commitment to the development and growth of hockey is testament to this sport.s accessibility and enjoyment by boys and girls, men and women of all ages," Mr McEwen said.
"The Macarthur Hockey Association has a very proud and successful history and is to be congratulated on their record of achievement."
"The NSW Government remains committed to quality sport and infrastructure, and will continue to invest in sporting and recreational facilities to increase participation rates for all age groups," Mr Annesley said.
Honours for Macarthur Hockey
28/11/2010
At the Hockey NSW Annual Awards held on 27 November Macarthur Hockey was awarded for our hard work.
Macarthur Hockey Association were awarded the Hockey NSW Outstanding Association Award!
Neidra Hill, our former President was there to receive the award on behalf of the association.
This is a credit to all clubs in Macarthur and can be seen as a thank-you for all the hard work in recruiting as well as the on field performances.
On the night:
  • Jacob Andoloro was given the Highly Commended - Hockey NSW Service Award - Junior.
  • Joshua Poulton was awarded Senior Male Indoor Player of the Year
Congratulations to Joshua & Jacob for your hard work.
Mouth-Guards & Shin-Pads
13/4/2010
Mouth-Guards and Shin-Pads are compulsory for all players.
All players must wear properly fitted mouth-guards and shin-pads in all competition and training environments.
It is further recommended that mouth-guards should be fitted in accordance with guidelines from the Australian Dental Association.
Those adults who have a valid medical reason must produce an official medical certificate on an official letterhead, stating they can not wear a mouth-guard due to their medical condition, and complete a Player Agreement Waiver (available here) and have it signed by their Club Secretary as well as either the VP - Operations or Association Secretary. The player must then present the form and Doctor's Certificate for each match.
Representative Information
11/2/2010
Information for Macarthur Representative teams can be found here.
Smoking Ban
27/1/2010
Smoking is is now banned inside the confines of the hockey complex at all times.
Pet Ban
27/1/2010
All pets are now banned from the confines of the hockey complex at all times.
Macarthur Minkey Rules
30/1/2009
Minkey Rules can be found here.
Meetings
14/1/2008
All meeting and other events can now be found here.
Members Benefit Fund
20/12/2007
Macarthur Hockey Association Board established the Members Benefit Fund.
Amongst the limitations are:
  • This fund will be used to assist members who will be participating in State and National Teams, within certain criteria.
  • The budget is from carnivals the association runs, with the help of members, and is limited each year to the profits from carnivals.
  • The applicant must be registered in the association from 1st October to 30th September, and may not carry from previous year.
More details here (31kb)
Members should apply to the board in writing
Player Recruitment Scheme
20/12/2007
Macarthur Hockey Association Board has created the 2008 Player Recruitment Scheme for Clubs in it's budget.
Basically, for each 10 players (not part thereof) that a club picks up on top of the number of players that played in the previous year the club will receive $500.00
By the first weekend in June (inclusive) a club must::
  • The club must register players, with all details, to the relevant Records Officer.
  • Each new and previous player must have played at least 3 matches to be counted.
  • All fees payable by that date by the club should have been paid.
  • The new players must not have been registered with or played with a club in the Macarthur Competition for at least 3 years.
  • The players need not play in the same team.
Use Of Complex
31/1/2007
Recently, clubs and representative teams have been slack with regards to bookings of the field.
Not only can this cause friction when authorised groups show up, it also leaves the people organising such use of the field with insurance and legal issues. To be plain if you are not booked in you are not insured and the person in charge is personally liable for improper use of the facilities.
Anyone found to be using the fields without a prior booking will be charged amount equal to the amount of field time used (taking into account minimum charges).
Bookings are to be made through the Booking Officer: Andrew Parker.
Spectator Behaviour
5/8/2005
Parents and spectators are reminded that umpires and players should be shown respect, courtesy and applauded for their efforts. They should not be treated in any negative manner nor criticised for mistakes or perceived errors.
Many spectators have a spectacular ignorance of the actual rules but still feel that they can criticise an umpire from the anonymity of the side line. Some of these young umpires are doing an excellent job and of course will make mistakes just as players do, but they are out there doing a tough job.
Any individual willing to criticise should get off their backsides and start umpiring themselves to help the association.This might give them a better insight to umpiring and at least a thorough knowledge of the rules.
ANY SPECTATOR ACTING IN AN INAPPROPRIATE MANNER TOWARDS UMPIRES or PLAYERS will be ASKED TO LEAVE THE COMPLEX.
Risk Warning
1/8/2005
Risk Warning Under Section 5M of The Civil Liability Act 2002
  • Macarthur Hockey Association & Hockey NSW administers and convenes hockey activities in which many students, parents, spectators, convenors, umpires and others participate.
  • Macarthur Hockey Association expects all participants in Macarthur Hockey Association & Hockey NSW events to take responsibility for their own safety by observing instructions, rules and guidelines, by wearing compulsory safety equipment when applicable and by behaving in a safe and responsible manner towards other participants, officials, property and grounds.
  • While Macarthur Hockey Association takes measures to make the sporting activities as safe as possible for all participants, there is a risk that those involved may be injured and suffer loss (including financial loss) and damage as a result of their participation in these hockey activities, whether at training or in actual events.
  • Injury can occur while the participant is engaging in, watching or officiating at a hockey activity, or traveling to and from the event. The injury may result from the participant's actions or the actions of others.
  • On some occasions, an injury can be serious (such as torn ligaments, dislocations, back injuries, concussion or broken bones). In very rare cases the injury can be life threatening or result in permanent disability. If a participant has a pre-existing injury, participating in a sporting activity could result in an exacerbation of that injury.
  • Participants could also suffer loss as a result of their personal property being lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.