HOCKEY TASMANIA Online

Best wishes to Minka Woolley who will be heading to the Beijing Olympics as one of only two Australian umpires appointed to the international panel for this event.
Congratulations and best wishes to Ken Read, a recipient of a Contribution to Sport Award and a finalist for Official of the Year at the recently held Tasmanian Star of Sport Awards, who has been appointed as Tournament Director for the Beijing Olympics.

There have been no major rule changes this year as the International Rules board is now only making changes every second year. There is, however, a new interpretation for penalty corners and the scoring of a goal.

Hockey Australia has released new online training programs for Community andBeginner coaches and umpires. The HockeyEd training programs have been developed to provide coaches and umpires with a learning, education and resource tool that can be applied within the hockey environment.

Since the launch of the new HockeyEd programs in April, Hockey Australia has received very positive feedback and overseen encouraging increases in accredited coaches and umpires. Over 750 new coaches / umpires are in the process of completing their Community or Beginner accreditation and 300 have already become accredited.

Hockey Tasmania’s Officiating Development Programme received a boost yesterday, with the announcement of a three-year sponsorship deal with Eyelines Tasmania.

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