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Please contact:
Holly Thompson
Administration Officer
Hockey Ballarat Incorporated
Phone: 0407 338 508
Email: admin@hockeyballarat.org.au
Postal: PO Box 188 Ballarat VIC 3353Jessica Watts
Junior Development Officer
Exclusive Bendigo Bank Offer to Hockey Ballarat Members
Bendigo Bank (sponsors of WestVic Hockey) have extended an exclusive offer to the Hockey Ballarat community. Open this link to see the generous offers (as well as a photo of our very own Al Burrows!)
Update to Direct pass into the circle from inside the 23 by an attacker.
A rule update has been received from Charlie Martin.
Up until now umpires have been directed to take a free hit for an illegal pass into the circle taken from inside the 23m area, from where it enters the circle, up to the 15m line.
As from now the free hit is to be taken from where the attacking free hit was incorrectly executed.
As per normal, this free can also be taken up to the 15m line in line with the location of the attacking free, if that was between the 15m and the back lines.
Note that this applies to long corner and sideline hits as well.
See also the FIH 2009 Umpire Briefing Notes.
Umpire Directive - Raised Stick over the head
Hockey Victoria have released a directive to umpires on the issue of sticks raised over the head of opponents. Please read this if you are an umpire.
Junior Competition - Round 2
Round 2 of the junior competition kicks off this weekend on Friday night at 5:00pm
FRIDAY:
5:00pm Under 12 Mixed
6:00pm Under 15 Boys BLAZE v Puma’s (Cougars BYE)
SATURDAY:
9:00am Under 15 Girls DEES v Loreto Gold
10:00am Under 15 Girls Loreto Blue v Ballarat Clarendon College
11:00am Under 18 Girls Ballarat Clarendon College v Loreto
Latest AHL Rule Interpretations
A further set of rule interpretations and guidelines relating to the new rules have been released by the AHL. Please read them here.
Bookings
The Ballarat Bendigo Bank Hockey Centre provides all weather synthetic facilities as well as lighting. The pitch can be booked for external users, depending on availability, for as little as $27.50/hour.
All enquiries should be forwarded via email to admin@hockeyballarat.org.au or Phone: 0407 338 508
Competition and Player Registration Forms
The 2009 Player and Team Registration forms are now available on-line (replacing the old forms). Please use these forms for any new registrations (if you have already used the old form for this year there is no need to redo a new form).
Note that the forms cannot be completed on-line and instead will need to be downloaded, completed and delivered to HB by email, mail or hand.
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