2017 JUNIOR HANDBOOK. " It s more than just hockey

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1 2017 JUNIOR HANDBOOK " It s more than just hockey

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS WWHC Mission & Values & Principles Junior Club Contacts General Information Junior Club Listed Alphabetically Age groups and Junior Competition Awards & Individual Trophies Carnivals Coaching Development Program Clubrooms & Facilities Complaints Equipment Friend Requests Grading Hockey Sticks Injured Players Insurance Mouthguards Parent Help Player Development Program Season 2017 Training Uniforms Umpire Development Program Hockey WA Development Programs Club Policies please refer to the Wolves website for the following policies Code of Conduct Child Safety Policy Playing Time Policy Wolves Juniors to Seniors Transition Policy

1 Mission & Values Statement of Purpose: To foster a sustainable and successful Hockey club with pathways for participation at all stages while belonging to a unified community.

We are committed to build and improve our skills to strive for excellence in all aspects of our club. We act honestly, truthfully and with integrity Fun, friendship and fair-play.

3 1 Mission & Values Statement of Purpose: To foster a sustainable and successful Hockey club with pathways for participation at all stages while belonging to a unified community. Westside Wolves Hockey Club is committed to the following core values and principles as it conducts its day-to-day activities. We are committed to build and improve our skills to strive for excellence in all aspects of our club. We act honestly, truthfully and with integrity Fun, friendship and fair-play. We encourage innovation, development and creative thinking to achieve our goals, while being role models and community leaders. We treat each other with fairness, dignity and understanding. We foster a culture of a shared desire to work together to achieve our goals.

Principles Act openly and inform all members of

4 Principles Act openly and inform all members of aspects of the club at all times. We treat each other with fairness and respect. All decisions are made in the best interest and values of the club. We continuously look to improve our services to members, to remain financially sustainable and adapt to change where necessary.

5 2 Junior Club Contacts JUNIOR COMMITTEE / ROLES Role Name Mobile Junior Co-Ordinator Elisabeth Owen elisabeth@valencia.net.au Vice President Paul Henharen paulhenharen@me.com Junior Executive Officer Samantha Buckland sec@wolves.org.au Club Treasurer Patrick Verryn pverryn@gmail.com Player Skills Development Co- Ordinator Janine Keating jankeat@bigpond.com Umpire Co-Ordinator Kim Lusk umpires@wolves.org.au Equipment Coordinator Bill & Aileen Meston bmeston72@gmail.com Social Co-Ordinator Carmen Black rcsports@globaldial.com BBQ Co-Ordinator Policies Robyn Lawrence Robyn.Lawrence@health.wa.gov.au HWA Competition Co-ordinator Fraser Murray yarramundi1@gmail.com AGE CO- ORDINATORS Minkey Co-Ordinator Rhona Richmond minkey@wolves.org.au /6 Boys Jacqui Croon-Hargrave cityfreo@iinet.net.au Boys Siobhan Beilin siobng@optusnet.com.au /8 Boys Ainsley Andrews ainsleyg.andrew@gmail.com /10 Boys Mel Hood melanie.hood@erichood.com.au /12 Boys Aileen Meston mestonfamily@bigpond.com /6 Girls Anita Negus p.a.negus@skymesh.com.au Girls Naree Cowan nareejcowan@gmail.com /8 Girls Jen Olson jen.olson@me.com Cristina Mongercristina.molowny@gmail.com /10 Girls Molowny Girls Shona Guildfoyle sguilfoyle@ermpower.com.au /12 Girls Rebecca Hutton srhutton@bigpond.com Bunbury Co-Ordinator Boys Aileen Meston mestonfamily@bigpond.com Girls Ball Boys Roster Boys Wendy Paull wendy@retyreservices.com Ball Girl Roster Girls Sue Ledger S.Ledger@murdoch.edu.au Indoor Summer Hockey Matchmaker Aileen Meston mestonfamily@bigpond.com

6 3 General Information: Junior Club - Topics Listed Alphabetically 3.1 AGE GROUPS & COMPETITIONS Westside Wolves Juniors runs the following age groups: Minkey Boys and Girls 5/6 Boys and Girls 7/8 Boys and Girls 9/10 Boys and Girls 11/12 Year 4 s Year 4s are not initially permitted to register for J5/6, however they are able to put their name on a waiting list to be accepted only if there were positions available after all Year 5 and 6 registrations have been accepted. If all available positions are taken by Year 5 and 6s Year 4s will not be accepted. Once all Year 5s and 6 registrations have been accepted, Year 4s will be accepted from the wait list based on the order they were registered. Any year 4s that are inadvertently or deliberately registered as 5/6 players rather than being placed on the wait list will be moved by the Club to the Year 4 wait list as we become aware that their registration has been made. If a Year 4 is included in the 5/6 age group, they will be treated the same in the grading and team selection process as any other player. REGISTERING TO PLAY IN A HIGHER AGE GROUP Players are required to be registered in their correct age group. Requests for a player to be registered in a higher age group will be considered by the Junior Committee on a case by case basis. 3.2 AWARDS & INDIVIDUAL TROPHIES Westside Wolves philosophy is that hockey is a team game thus the Club does not endorse the awarding of individual trophies to players, including any for Best and Fairest, top goal scorers or the like.

7 At the end of the season each player will receive a certificate with a team photo and an individual comment from the team s coach. These are organised by the Team Manager. 3.3 COACHING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Wolves are committed to not just developing players but also supporting and developing leadership for interested youth through the Umpire Development Program and the Coaching Development Program. Wolves Junior Club Coach Development Program is to be a structured, targeted program for different levels of coaching experience. That is for: New coaches who have never coached previously in particular school age and parent coaches Coaches who have had some experience but need to broaden their range of skills, drills etc. Highly experienced coaches interested in fine tuning their coaching skills and/or developing their mentoring/leadership of junior coaches and/or participating in Hockey WA state & pathways programs. Several formal education sessions will be conducted over the course of the season with the first Induction Session(s) being scheduled for 5 April 2017, pm and 6 April 2017, 7 to 8.30pm Full details of the Program can be found on the Wolves Website: CARNIVALS There are 3 main hockey competitions run through the season. YMCC CARNIVAL YMCC runs a large carnival at the Perry Lakes grass fields usually around the last weekend of the April school holidays. It is a fun way to kick off the season and Wolves usually nominates teams in the 5/6, 7/8 and 9/10 age groups. Details will be distributed once they are available. BUNBURY CARNIVAL - FOUNDATION DAY LONG WEEKEND 3 June 6 June If you love your Hockey leave your WA Day (Foundation Day) long weekend clear for the Bunbury Carnival. Wolves usually take 12 teams. During this season highlight the teams play 8 or more games of Hockey. Please contact your Age Co-Ordinator if you are interested as numbers are limited.

8 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS If there are enough players interested Wolves will be entering teams in the 7/Hockey WA Club Championships. This carnival is held in Perth and is similar in format to the Bunbury Carnival with an A, B and C division and a slightly higher standard. There are competitions for 7/8 and 9/10 groups and it is held at Curtin grass and turf during the July school holidays. There is also a competition for 11/12 in the April school holidays. 3.5 CLUBROOMS & FACILITIES Wolves clubrooms are located at Cresswell Park, Mitford St, Swanbourne. They are shared with the Claremont Nedlands Cricket Club. Wolves turf facilities are located at Shenton Turf, adjacent to Shenton College, Stubbs Terrace, Shenton Park. 3.6 COMPLAINTS Please direct concerns or complaints to your Team Manager in the first instance. If you do not feel you have resolved the issue please contact your Age Co-Ordinator and then the Junior Co-Ordinator if required. Grading issues are to be directed to the Age Co-Ordinator. 3.7 EQUIPMENT Balls and cones are provided for training and games. Each team is provided with an appropriately stocked First Aid kit and these are replenished during the season as items are consumed. Please contact the Club Secretary for items that need replacing. The Club also provides a goalie kit for those teams where the goalkeeper doesn t have their own. Should there be any issues with broken, missing or poorly fitting goalie equipment please contact the Equipment Co-Ordinator, Bill & Aileen Meston, directly on Players are required to provide their own hockey stick, shin guards and mouthguards for both training and playing and players are encouraged to bring their own water bottles and sunscreen/wet weather gear.

9 3.8 FRIEND REQUESTS Friend requests are only considered for Regional/C teams in years 5/6 and 7/8. However, this is entirely at the discretion of the Age Co-Ordinator. Requests may be considered for only one friend in the same team. Unlike the Minkey environment which is school based it is the philosophy of Wolves that from Yr 5/6 players experience the Club nature of playing a sport, whereby they get to play with others from different schools and backgrounds. 3.9 GRADING The season starts in term 1 with 3-4 Wolves grading sessions at various local venues. Please check the training timetable below All players are graded, including those on waiting lists. Players may request to be excluded from grading however this means that they may only be placed in either a B or C team. The purpose of these sessions is to gain an understanding of the playing level of all of our players to guide our team selection. Players are graded on the following criteria: 1) Skills individual skills of trapping, passing, tackling, hitting etc 2) Game Play positional play, reading the game 3) Application attitude and effort Players unavailable for grading due to illness/injury/competing demands (eg school camps) will be assessed on a case by case basis. Age Co-Ordinators with the support of the Player Development Coordinator run the age group grading sessions with the help of parents. Generally there are various roles that require parental assistance eg. Registration, handing out bibs, being a team manager etc. The Volunteer Team Managers move around their nominated team group and ensure players are rotated on the field. This enables those undertaking the grading to focus on the grading of players. Graders/selectors do not grade their own children. Each child is given and numbered bib and they are identified only by a number on the score sheets.

10 Teams are released as soon as possible but prior to the commencement of the season, however there maybe the need to move players around between teams up to the end of the 3 rd week of the season. Parents will be contacted to discuss player moves once the season has started. Any concerns / complaints are to be directed to the relevant Age Co-ordinator, who will liaise with the Player Development Coordinator and/or the Junior Co-Ordinator. Final decision rests with the Junior Co-Ordinator HOCKEY STICKS Proper hockey sticks have a larger head and different construction from Minkey ones and are far better for hitting, which is encouraged in full field hockey. Girls may play with Minkey sticks, but check that they are not too small. Sticks should come to roughly the belly buttons or just above, upgrade to a fibreglass hockey stick when they have grown out of their Minkey ones. Too large or too heavy sticks are also bad for skill development so save the hand downs for when they are the right size. If you are buying a new stick, don t go for something that is too expensive as children will grow out of the stick. Also don t be fooled by cheaper wood sticks finished to look like fibreglass. The specialist Hockey shops are the best places to purchase new sticks as they have a better range and have staff that can give advice. The closest shops are: Just Hockey Claremont (a valued Wolves Club Sponsor, please support) 18 Graylands Rd, Claremont WA 6010, Alternatives are: Hockey International 10/267 Scarborough Beach Rd, Mount Hawthorn WA 6016, Just Hockey Unit 2 94 Burswood Rd, Burswood WA 6100, INJURED PLAYERS Wolves is committed to ensuring that young players do not play when injured in order to protect their growing bodies. Should a player suffer a significant injury (or illness) a medical certificate may be required to confirm their fitness to return to playing. In addition it may be decided that a player needs a graduated re-entry to playing be either reduced game time or returning to playing at a lower level. This is to ensure their fitness to play as well as building self-confidence after a prolonged absence. If this is to occur a discussion will occur with the parents and the child.

11 3.12 INSURANCE Insurance is provided through Wolves registration with Hockey WA. Please contact HWA for further information or see their website: MOUTHGUARDS It s a simple rule at Wolves. No mouth guard No play. The Club relies upon coaches and managers to enforce this. Game Guardian will do mouthguards fittings on 4 February at FHE Store Claremont from 8.30 to 11.30am. Game Guardian is providing vital sponsorship to the Club, so if possible support this endeavour. Further details can be found on the club website; If you need a mouthguard quickly Chemists and sports stores have the ones that are moulded in hot water. These are cheap and can be changed and replaced if teeth are falling out or moving. However they never fit as well, can restrict the ability to talk and are more likely to be in the hand rather than the mouth. Several suppliers also make custom made mouthguards available quickly with make at home moulds. These are easily accessed on the internet by searching mouthguards PARENT HELP We rely greatly upon parent help during the season. The Club is a volunteer organisation and cannot function without parent assistance, Those with a Hockey background are encouraged to assist in preseason player grading, in coaching and assistant coaching a team or in umpiring. We have to provide an umpire for each of our games and help is needed to either umpire or to mentor the umpires provided from the Wolves junior umpire coaching program. For those with no Hockey skills, each team requires a Manager to organise the team during the season and help is required from all with transport for our boarders. We are also looking for volunteers to help with maintenance, social functions and fundraising. A busy bee will be held at Cresswell, date to be confirmed, and those that nominate Maintenance on the registration will be called upon to assist.

12 3.15 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Those very keen on hockey can commence with Preseason Skills development clinic held Tuesday mornings for 6 weeks at Shenton Turf commencing 7 th February There are separate sessions for goal keepers. Bookings can be made for these sessions via the club website During the April/May school holidays, Wolves will be running a Minkey & Junior Hockey Skills Clinic for players in school years 1 to 7. Details of the Clinics will be available on the Wolves website later in the year SEASON 2017 Hockey WA determines what levels of competition Wolves may submit their teams. These may include A teams (the highest level), A promotion, A Reserve, B or C teams. The season for 7/8 s and above will consist of 14 regular competition games and two weeks of finals. The season commences on the weekend 29/4 30/4. For 5/6s there is a grading carnival on 29/4, followed by a bye the following week, with the season proper commencing on 13/5. There are 14 games with no finals. There are no games on any Boarder s Long Weekends nor during the holidays. There are however games on the last weekend of Term 2 (30/6 2/7). There are also games on the weekend of 21/7 23/7 when some schools are still on holidays TRAINING Players are expected to attend training or to give prior notice to their coach and manager if they are unable to do so.

13 WESTSIDE WOLVES 2017 Junior Training and Match Details Group Activity Teams Day Time Location Matches G5/6 Training GRASS (All teams) Wed 4 to 5.30pm Cresswell Matches GRASS (All teams) Sat mornings 8am or later B5/6 Training GRASS (All teams) Thurs 4 to 5.30pm Cresswell Matches GRASS (All teams) Sat mornings 8am or later G7/8 Training TURF (A, A Res & A Prom Thurs 6.15 to 7.30am UWA GRASS (B Grade) Frid 4 to 5.30pm Cresswell Matches TURF & GRASS Sat mornings B7/8 Training TURF (A, A Res, A Prom) Tues 4 to 5pm Shenton GRASS (B Grade) Tues 4 to 5.30pm Cresswell Matches TURF & GRASS Sat mornings G9/10 Training TURF (A, ARes, AProm) Tues 6.15 to 7.30am UWA GRASS (B Grade) Mon 4 to 5.30pm Cresswell Matches TURF & GRASS Sun mornings B9/10 Training TURF (A, A Res, A Prom) Wednesday am Shenton GRASS (B Grade) Wednesday pm Cresswell Matches TURF & GRASS Sun mornings G11/12 Training TURF (A, A Res) Tues pm Shenton Matches TURF (A & A Res) Friday evening on Turf GRASS (B Grade) Mon pm Cresswell Matches Sunday morning on grass B11/12 Training ALL TURF (A, A Res) Mon am Shenton Matches TURF (A & A Res) Friday evening on turf GRASS (B Grade) - - Cresswell GRASS (B Grade) Sunday morning on grass SKILLS SESSIONS: Friday 4 to 5 pm Shenton Half Turf Please note that the training schedule cannot be finalised until all coaches are appointed UNIFORMS Wolves uniforms can be purchased from FHE. F-H-E Showroom Claremont (a valued Wolves Club Sponsor, please support) 18 Graylands Rd, Claremont WA 6010, phone FHE will have a shop open at the Mouthguard fitting on the 4 th February 2017 and also at the Junior Club Open day to be held on Sunday 2 nd April at Cresswell

14 Wolves supporters uniforms and hats are also available for purchase from the Club Secretary. Wolves uniforms (red skirt or shorts, Wolves top and long red socks) must be worn during games. Uniforms do not have to be worn to training UMPIRE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM The Westside Wolves Junior Umpire Development Program is open to parents, junior players (7/8 Grade and above) and seniors. The goal of the program is to provide opportunities for umpires of all levels to learn and develop umpiring skills from a beginner through to advanced senior level. Umpires involved in the program will receive theoretical training together with practical experience and mentoring throughout the hockey season. Westside Wolves are required to provide umpires across most junior grades, so the umpire program forms an integral and valued component of the club For those interested in participating it is expected that there is a full commitment to the program. For further details or to register interest please contact: umpires@wolves.org.au 4 HWA Development Programs In 2015 Hockey WA (HWA) moved to 12 month pathway approach for development and ultimately selection of their junior state teams at both U13 and U15 level. The Club is advised by HWA of the entry process on an annual basis. Discussions are held with coaches to identify children suitable for nomination into the programs. Where open nomination is offered directly by HWA this information is circulated to parents, but also can be found on the HWA website usually under the News or High Performance sections.

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