Current Rookey Program

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1 Current Rookey Program Registration and Fees 3 tier fee system: Hockey Qld fee Townsville Hockey Fee Club Fee Must register with Hockey Qld and club. Confusing for new parents Program Club based and run Currently seen as U7 s and U9 s Players attend 1 hour training on a weekday Game day Saturday Different programs and skills delivered by each club Competing with other sports that run a consistent and simple modified junior program

2 Why Change? Declining participation rates Competition from other sports 65% of our Rookey players are not from existing hockey families: Most are sport samplers and make their decision on their full time sport by the age of These parents generally do not wish to engage in club land and are just looking for the delivery of a good service for their child.. If they can t find it at hockey they will move to the next sport. Consistency of product delivered every player counts and has the same experience Parents of players new to our sport are looking for a time efficient option (i.e. 1 hour commitment once a week)

3 New Program Age generally 8-9 years Age generally under 7 s Progression of skill development Development of fundamental Identified players will play skills Representative Hockey for Townsville at 5 aside game play Mackay Festival 1/8 field size 7 aside game play ¼ field size Players are transitioned to the next level as skill develops during the program

4 What is A collective approach to the junior Rookey program for players aged 9 and under THA managed with all players registered direct to the association Hockey Qld backed approach with proven success to increase player numbers feeding into clubs One fee payment (no longer three payments to three different entities) Program delivered by a program co-ordinator and coaches (from all 4 clubs) that will be paid Provides an opportunity to develop and train Junior Coaches Delivery of a consistent skill and game based program so that every player receives the same high standard coaching. Delivers a consistent fun experience for players and parents every player counts

5 Teams: Time commitment: Fees: End of Program: How the program works Players split into teams by co-ordinator (not club based) Assigned a colour and plays in a shirt of that colour Program run on a Saturday morning Each player receives a 20 minute skill session and then plays a game research shows that children learn more during game based play then training. No mid week training commitment required One Fee (incorporating the Hockey QLD Fee, stick (for new players), shirt and socks Parents only need to purchase shin pads and mouth guard Players to wear black shorts/skirt/bikepants 2018 Fee - $175 for March to July (2017 Fee HQ: $23 + THA $190 + Club $50-$70 = $263-$283 + plus uniforms) Term 3 program to follow at a reduced fee for existing players. Term 4 (optional) Game On 6 week development program offered to existing players $90 ($110 new players) Each player provided with a THA Rookey Medallion Festival Day Break Up on last day

6 Program Schedule Saturday morning only Arrive 8:15 8:15 8:30 Organise Teams and say hello to your friends 8:30 8:55 20 minute set skilled based session 8:55 9:30 Game play 2 x 15 minute halves with 3 minute drink break!

7 Proposed Calendar for 2018: PRE-SEASON FESTIVALS FUN DAYS Sat 17 th March & Sat 24 th Mar 8.30am 10am FIXTURE SEASON (10 WEEKS exc Ladies Masters W/end) Sat 21 st April Sat 30 th June am 9.30am

8 Uniforms and Equipment Each new player will be provided with a new stick All players will be assigned a team and provided a coloured team shirt All players will be provided with black hockey socks Uniform and stick for new players are provided by THA at no cost to the player

9 Transition to Club All players will be asked for existing club affiliation at sign on these players will move back to their existing club at the end of the program when they are ready for U11 s Regardless of age once players have the skills to move to the U11 program they will be transitioned to a club Players new to our sport with no club affiliation or preference will first be assigned to a club based on training night preference, geographical preference and the friend preference (some players will have friends with existing club affiliations whom they wish to play with) Players with none of the above requirements will be assigned by THA based on club requirements for numbers

10 What Happens to U11 s? U11 s to be a 9 aside competition (8 players + 1 GK) on a ¾ field as discussed at the Junior Hockey Forum in December. As per projected numbers below there are only 2 teams that are at risk under this 9 aside competition and we would look at the skill level of the 2009 born players if no new sign ons are achieved Female Male U11 Rookey 9 U11 Rookey 9 Brothers Hockey Club (Townsville) Commercials Hockey Club Parks Hockey Club Wests Hockey Club TOTAL PLAYERS