HOCKEY

2024 Athletes

2024 UAA HOCKEY SQUAD

Alexis Bailey

Erica Baker

Elisha Bardy

Chloe Burns

Jai Carkeek

Lachlan Chyb

Dakota Connell

Amy Cowell

Maddison Curtis

Zoe Davis

Aaron Dawson

Bryon Dicks

Owen Dinsdale

William Goften

Hamish Gomersall

Lane Haymen

Savannah Haymen

Zoey James

Olivia Mlinarc

Gilbert Murrell

Hugh Murrell

Ella Rey

Ella Rose

Lydia Ross-Anderson

Ellie Samson

Benjamin Sinclair

Jaspa Wegner

Matilda Wickson

2024 Program Staff

Head Coach

Andrew Sinclair

Matt Davis

Assistant Coach

Denzel Bambridge

PROGRAM INFORMATION

The SSA program provides high-performance coaching and training opportunities to up-skill athletes and assist them in progressing to higher representation within the sport of hockey.

The SSA hockey program is endorsed by Hockey NSW as the underpinning development pathway for the Hockey NSW Athlete Acceleration Program (AAP).

The program sits between local representative hockey and higher-order representation, such as NSW state country team selection and AAP selection.

The 2024 hockey program will run from October 2023 to April 2024. Athletes will graduate from the program at the 2024 Presentation Night in July.

To be eligible for the Academy Hockey Program, athletes must be:
– Nominees must be 16-18 years old in 2024 (athletes born 2006, 2007, and 2008 inclusive)
– Open to athletes in Wagga, Griffith and Hockey Albury Wodonga
– Committed to progressing to higher representation within the sport of Hockey
– Currently residing or going to school within the SSA regional catchment.

The following selection criteria may be taken into consideration during the selection process:

Physical attributes and capabilities
Technical competence
Tactical awareness
Potential to improve
Competitive ability
Individual application
Performance and results at specific events
Coachability and behaviour

ATHLETE BENEFITS

Intensive training sessions by local elite coaches
Skill development
Inter-Academy Development camps
Injury prevention screenings and strength and conditioning training programs
Sports science fitness testing
Educational seminars

Opportunities to compete in elite events such as the Your Local Club Academy Games

ATHLETE LEVY

A program levy will be applicable to successful athletes. Also an athlete uniform ordered though our online clothing supplier is required for new athletes.

Athlete levies are subsidised by minimum $100 worth or raffle ticket sales by athletes, this program is also eligible for the NSW Government Active Kids $50 voucher rebate.

* Scholarships are not in the form of a monetary sum but enable the athlete to participate in Academy development programs at a greatly reduced rate.