Welcome to NCHA Senior Country Championships

Saturday 12th June - Monday 14th June 2021

The Senior Country Championships offers a great weekend of hockey played over the long weekend in June. The Men will play at the Footscray Hockey Centre, while the Women play at Steed Park in Geelong. We are hoping to enter an Open Men's and Women's teams and a Masters Men's and Women's teams. This is a fantastic opportunity to represent North Central Hockey Association, get to know some other players within the association, have some fun and even make some new friends.

Nominations close Friday 7th May at 5.00pm.

For more information please contact Laura Harrison 0417 548 899

2021 AGE ELIGIBLITY & CONDITIONS

For the purposes of determining player eligibility the following shall apply for the 2021 Senior Country Championships: Master’s (Men’s & Women’s): Born on or before 31 December 1985

All players must be registered for 2021 with Hockey Victoria and have purchased a relevant HV Membership (from the below options)

• HV 2021 Youth Outdoor Playing Membership (Players under 18 are required to have a parent present)

• HV 2021 Adult Outdoor Playing Membership

The team entry cost for the 2021 SCC is $580 per team which cover

• Venue Hire Costs (ground and lights)

• Tournament Director (and Assistant) per venue

• Umpire Manager (and Assistant) per venue

• Championship equipment (technical bench, stationary, internet, etc

• Championship medals (Premiers & Runners Up)

• Equipment purchases as required (e.g. hand sanitiser, cleaning supplies etc.)

Players are asked to pay a $50 deposit to secure their place in the team and to cover the team entry cost.

The final fee will be released once nominations have closed and the viability of a team in each section determined.

 

Umpires

At the 2021 Senior Country Championships there will again be a strong focus on the development of regional umpires. As in recent years Regional Associations or individuals within them may nominate to officiate at the Senior Country Championships. Hockey Victoria will be supporting the development of umpires by providing Qualified Umpire Coaches and feedback throughout the championship for participants. It is strongly recommended that for each team that is entered, one umpire is supplied for the championship from the association. The value of this opportunity is to continue growth and develop skills in an external environment. At an absolute minimum, Associations will need to provide one umpire for every two teams entered.

Playing/Coaching at the Event and Umpiring

For those that wish to coach/play in the event and to umpire, there is the opportunity to request to umpire directly after their association’s games. The Umpire Manager will work closely with the individual to roster them to umpire matches that do not conflict with their playing or coaching commitments. Umpire appointments to the Finals Matches will be based on performance throughout the pool stage matches. Expressions of Interest to Umpire The link to register your interest to umpire at the 2021 Senior Country Championships is - https://www.jotform.com/hockeyvictoria/2021-outdoor-events-umpires The Umpire EOIs will close at 5.00pm Friday 9th April.

Volunteers for the Technical Bench

Please note also that associations will be required to provide a volunteer for all matches they are involved in to assist with the operation of the technical bench. This person(s) will be provided with guidance by the Tournament Director/Assistant Tournament Director. Duties will include keeping time and scores.

2021 VICTORIAN COUNTRY STATE TEAM SELECTIONS

For information on nominations and selection process for Victorian Men’s and Women’s Country Victoria teams, please visit this website: https://www.hockeyvictoria.org.au/high-performance/ or get in touch with the Hockey Victoria High Performance Department.