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Sri Lanka Masters Hockey Tour
Dates: 28 February, 2025 – 9 March, 2025
Suzi and Russell Wood are canvassing various Masters players 55+ (men and women) interested in travelling to Sri Lanka to play some scratch matches against Sri Lankan Masters teams and help run / support potential coaching clinics (may include Juniors). If possible, we will also try to bring donated hockey uniforms / equipment across.
If you are interested, please send an EOI to Suzi or Russell at swsecuremail@gmail.com or by Sunday 15 September 2024.
Hockey Itinerary will be negotiated with our Sri Lankan contact when we can confirm we have a team (or two, 1 x men's and 1 x women's). Arrive in Colombo by Friday 28 Feb and possibly one or two matches over the weekend in Colombo and / or Matale. Both venues will have laid new turfs by the end of this year. We have offered to conduct some coaching clinics during the week and perhaps one mid-week game. Midweek sightseeing to Kandy, Iconic Train ride, Cooking Classes and National Parks. Lots of free time with aim to play maximum of three matches. Final match on Saturday 8 March to depart that night or Sunday 9 March. There is potential to shift the dates to a little earlier to coincide with Singapore Sixes if that suits more people.
The Sri Lankan clubs are also looking for some WA Premier League players to play in a hockey festival between September and October to celebrate the laying of new turfs. They are hoping to attract individual players to play with different teams. Whilst they are unable to pay the players they will provide billets and transport for duration of players stay.
World Grand Masters Hockey Tournament
Nottingham Hockey Centre, UK
Dates: 29 June – 6th July, 2025
We are looking in particular for a Masters Womens Over 60 team to participate in this tournament and there is potential also for a Masters Over 65 Men’s team that would play under the Australian Wanderers umbrella.
If you are interested in playing in either team, please send an EOI to Suzi or Russell at swsecuremail@gmail.com or rkw5859@gmail.com by Sunday 15 September, 2024
Hockey Australia Masters has confirmed changes to the dates of the Men's National Championships in Hobart in July 2024.
2024 Hockey Australia Men’s Masters Championships dates and venue have been reviewed and confirmed dates for Hobart, Tasmania in July will be as follows:
Venue: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
Dates: Friday 12 July until Saturday 27 July 2024
Competitions will be conducted in two Tournaments to ensure shorter commitment dates for the 34-50 Men.
- Tournament 2 34+ to 50+ Men: Friday 12 July – Saturday 20 July 2024
- Tournament 3 55+ to 65+ Men: Tuesday 16 July* – Saturday 27 July 2024 (*There will be a staggered start to Tournament 3. Teams will commence between 16 and 19 July).
70/75+** Men: Sunday 14 July – Saturday 27 July 2024 **MA Men’s Masters Delegates have advised that no 80+ Men’s competition will go ahead in 2024.
The HA Women’s Masters Championships, Tournament 1, remains Friday 28 June – Saturday 6 July 2024 in Sydney, NSW.
Congratulations to all the WA Women’s masters’ teams and OFT who competed in this years’ Women’s master’s Nationals held in Sydney from 29/6- 6/7/2024.
All our WA Women's Masters teams performed incredibly well with great results:
WA O34s - 4 th place
WA O40s - 4 th place
WA O50s - Silver Medal
WA O55s - Gold Medal
WA O60s - Gold Medal
WA O70s - Bronze medal
(No WA O45s or O65 competed in 2024 Nationals)
Further great team and player achievements:
Best on Ground O55’s Grand Final WA - NSW Claire Wright
Top goal scorer O50s- Marianne Tanna (6 goals)
Second highest goal scorer O55s- Julie Waddell (6 goals)