Calling for player expressions of interest for the 2013 Australian Teams

Dear Players,

As many of you will know the 2013 CMAS World Championships will be held in Eger, Hungary. This should be a fabulous competition and I know Columbia, South Africa, Great Britain, New Zealand, Argentina and Canada have already put in nominations. I have attached the information pack for you.

On behalf of UHA I need to know who is planning to nominate for selection. I know it is impossible to say for certain what you will be doing almost one year away but we need to have a reasonable idea of what teams we can commit to as we have to pay the deposit for accommodation by 30th Nov.

The aim is to field teams in the following divisions:

  • U19 Women
  • U19 Men
  • U23 Men
  • Elite Women
  • Elite Men
  • Women’s Masters
  • Men’s Masters

The plan is for the Elite and Masters teams to leave Australia on 14th August, to start training on 16th August. The U19 and U23 teams will leave Australia on 17th August to start training on 19th August.

The accommodation I have tentatively booked is the Bulls Blood package which means we have transfers from Budapest to Eger and back, accommodation is five minutes walk from the pool, three meals per day, 3 1/2- 4 star and I have specified I want air conditioning.

Below I have done some rough costings. Please be aware they are dependent on currency fluctuations , possible changes in flight costs and do not include training camps

Please email me as soon as you can if you are going to try out or not (I am as keen to know from as many players as possible – both yes and no) on uwhmum@hotmail.com. I definitely need to know by 1st November.

Thanks,
Sandra Milner
Australian Team Manager

Approximate costs

  • U19 = $5800
  • U23 = $5400
  • Elites/Masters = $5530

Please email me for a full breakdown of costs.

Download the CMAS Hungary Information Pack (PDF 1.6MB)

 

Information for 2012 Australian Elite teams

The following information relates the Australian 2012 Men’s and Women’s team:

Thank you for the deposits and training camp payments received to date. Those who haven’t paid please do so immediately.

The Competition

The Southern Hemisphere / Trans Tasman Championships will be held at the Miami Aquatic Centre from 9-13 July 2012.   Training sessions for Australian teams will be held on the Sunday the 8th and Monday the 9th of July.

Both Arnie and Dave need you to be there by the morning of Saturday 7th July. The  finals will be held on Friday the 13th of July. I will be booking accommodation from the Saturday morning for the elite teams. The accommodation will be about 5 minutes drive form the pool on the beach at Burleigh Beach, directly opposite the beach. The accommodation at this stage will be at the Mediterranean Breakers Resort. It is very good, self contained, an indoor and out door pool, directly opposite beach , walking distance to the supermarket and shops. It will be about $ 40 – 45 a night per player.

If you are not intending to stay with the team or require additional room for a spouse/ family member you need to advice me ASAP as I need to put down non refundable deposits for each room. You also need to discuss with your coach if you will not be staying with them team.

Flights

You will need to book your own flights which will be equalised amongst your team. Please send a receipt for all flight bookings as this is considered to be a deposit in a sense to your overall payment plan. Please try as hard as possible to reduce the costs to your team mates. This means book it now. Not a week before the comp! I will be printing current flights costs from a number of airlines and keeping them in my files, if your costs are considered to be excessive you will need to meet the costs above what is deemed to be reasonable. Once you have booked please send me your receipt.

Tournament Costs

I am waiting for final costs form the organizers of the event so I cannot confirm these just yet. As soon as these are available I will forward you the final payment plan.

Player detail forms

Many people attempted to fill these in at National selections or training camp. However for most of you they were incomplete. Please provide all details, including medical and AUF details.

Sports Foundation

The financial cycles for using this system are locked in so if we wish to use this as a means of reducing team costs then all team members within a team need to agree and we need to submit costs to them ASAP.

Team Captains need to discuss this with their teams and  let me know ASAP if they wish to go down this path. If I do not hear from you by Monday the 26th of March I will assume you are not seeking to use the Sports Foundation.

Uniforms

I will be ordering bathers, hoodies and tops for all team members. In order to reduce costs I would like to suggest that players provide their own navy blue pants (although I am able to source these as well if required).

Please indicate sizes on the player detail forms sheets below. Men please bear in mind the Men’s bathers are low cut at the front so if you may want to select a larger size. They are the same cut of bathers we had at 2012 Worlds and 2011 Southerns. All players will need to order new bathers.

Transport

We will discuss later, it is about 5 minute by car to the pool but too far to walk. There may be some players who have access to vehicles.

Finally

  1. Fill in player forms all details please and return ASAP.
  2. Pay deposits/ training camp costs (if not done so)
  3. Captains: please let me know if there is interest in using the Sports Foundation and if pants are required as part of the uniform.

For more information please contact Kirsteen Reid (krchook@optusnet.com.au or 03 9578 3508).

Australian Women’s Team 2012

Underwater Hockey Australia congratulates the following players on their selection to the Australian Women’s team.

Australian Women’s Team 1

  • Captain: Belinda Keely (VIC)
  • Vice-Captain: Hannah Robert- Tissot (TAS)
  • Eliza Game (TAS)
  • Aleysha Sneglar (WA)
  • Kerrie Hammond
  • Lena Plambeck (NSW)
  • Kirsteen Reid (VIC)
  • Stephanie Goodrick (VIC)
  • Zoe Canavan (QLD)
  • Julia Foulkes (NSW)

Australian Women’s Team 2

  • Captain: Marie-Soleil Tousignant (WA)
  • Vice-Captain: Alice Van der Woude (TAS)
  • Fiona Walsh (TAS)
  • Tori Wickham (TAS)
  • Emily Shaw (QLD)
  • Amy Barry-Macaulay (VIC)
  • Lisa Smith (SA)
  • Jane Davis (TAS)
  • Bek Milburn (WA)
  • Molly Martin (NSW)

Coaches:

  • David Lambert
  • Eden Brown

Australia will field two Women’s teams at the Australian Cup / Trans Tasman Championships to be held at the Miami Aquatic Centre from 9-13 July 2012.

Nominations open for Elite Women’s team

Due to the withdrawal of a player selected in the original squad, Underwater Hockey Australia (UHA) is calling for nominations from interested players for the Australian Elite Women’s team which will participate in the forthcoming Trans Tasman Competition to be held on the Gold Coast 9-13 July 2012.

All nominations should outline:

  • Name
  • DOB
  • Contact details (email and phone)
  • Detailed outline of relevant playing history
  • Preferred position

Nominations should be sent to the Australian Women’s team coach David Lambert (david.lambert@innovation.gov.au) ASAP.

The nominal deadline for the submission of nominations is 30 March 2012. Following that date applications will be considered by the UHA selection panel until the selection of a suitable applicant.

Nominations open for 2012 Australian Women’s team

Australia will field Women’s team(s) at the 2012 Southern Hemisphere Championships (which are likely to be held in Australia in July – details will be confirmed shortly).

David Lambert was recently named Australian Women’s Coach and a training squad was selected at the recently completed Australian Underwater Hockey Championships held in Perth.

The final team will be selected by David and a panel of UHA approved selectors at a training camp to be held in March/April.

Players interested in nominating for selection should contact David Lambert (david.lambert@innovation.gov.au) ASAP.

The criteria for selection to the final team(s) is as follows:

  • Adequate base level of fitness
  • Ability to follow instructions and direction
  • Ability read the play
  • Puck control and skill set
  • Ability to maintain control of the puck
  • Team oriented play and the ability to bring team mates into the game
  • Flexibility and adaptability

2010 Australian Team Squads

Women – Elite

Tommy Solopotias (Coach)
Lena Plambeck (NSW)
Belinda Watts (VIC)
Camille White (VIC)
Marie Tousignant (WA)
Jane Gilligan (NSW)
Andrea Van Eyssen (TAS)
Julia Foulkes (NSW)
Hannah Robert-Tissot  (TAS)
Kirsteen Reid (VIC)
Lisa Smith (SA)
Alice van der Woude (TAS)

Men – Elite

Arnold Piccoli (Coach)
Blake Sutcliffe (WA)Captain
David Sutcliffe (WA)
Jacko Smit (NSW)
Jason Lord (WA)
John Sutcliffe (WA)
Lucke Rector (QLD)
Gavan Wise (WA)
Nicholas Yong (TAS)
Tim Senior (QLD)
Todd Canavan (QLD)

Masters – Men

Chris Cleaver (Coach)
Marck Wilcox (WA)
Chris Cleaver (TAS)
Mark Lewis (TAS)
Andrew Winch (TAS)
Rodney Paule (NSW)
Andrew Herbert  (TAS)
John Bridley (ACT)
James Harris (ACT)
Vaughan Solomon (ACT)

Junior – Women

Kirsteen Reid (Coach)
Aleshya Snelgar  (WA)
Bryney Conlan , (VIC)
Cassi de Lacy-Vawdon , (VIC)
Christine Wickham , (TAS)
Eliza Game , (TAS)
Kate Howard , (TAS)
Katelyn Tenbensel , (TAS)
Molly Martin , (NSW)
Olivia Johnson , (TAS)
Phoebe Dalby , (TAS)
Rebekah Milburn , (WA)
Victoria Wickham , (TAS)

Junior – Men

David Sutcliffe (Elwood) (Coach)
Akito Dalby , (TAS)
Callum Wishart  (VIC)
Duncan MacKay (TAS)
Harry van der Woude  (TAS)
James Milner  (TAS)
Jacob Cooper (TAS)
Jacob Marsh-Robinson (TAS)
Jono Findlay , (TAS)
Matt McCartney  (TAS)
Matt Paine (TAS)
Mitch Piccoli (WA)
Russell George (VIC)
Nicholas Foon (VIC)
John Mason (TAS)