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2013 Games Begin!
The 2013 Game Schedule is about to get under way! The full schedule can be downloaded online at http://vifha.teampages.com
All the games are uploaded and up to date!
Please make sure your team mates are registered on team pages under their respective teams. Notifications will be sent and posted here for weather/turf issues and other important dates coming up!
FIRST WEEK OF GAMES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Jan-6 @ 10:30 am : Oak Bay vs Tigers
Jan-6 @ 12:00 pm : Rebels vs Hawks
**Mutineers = BYE
Several Islanders to be recognised at FHBC Awards
This year’s Field Hockey BC Volunteer Recognition and Awards Dinner will take place on Friday 2nd November. The Awards Dinner recognizes athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers in who play a major role in Field Hockey across British Columbia.
Vancouver Island had a number of winners that will be awarded on Friday. Field Hockey Victoria would like to congratulate the following recipients of the 2012 FHBC awards:
Junior Female Player of the Year (Under 15)
Chelsey Cleemoff (Cowichan Flickers)
Women’s Umpire of the Year*
Denise McGeachy
Men’s Umpire of the Year
Chris Wilson
Women’s Coach of the Year
Ali Lee
Regional Program Support – Volunteer Recognition Award
Brenda Lockhart (Cowichan FHC)
FHBC Community Club Awards
Ronnie Lee (Sailors FHC)
Brenda Lockhart (Cowichan FHC)
A full list of award winners can be viewed here: http://fieldhockeybc.com/Portals/0/2011%20Volunteer%20Awards/2012%20volunteer%20awards/Field%20Hockey%20BC%20-%20Annual%20Awards%20Dinner%20-%20Award%20Recipients%202012.pdf
Several Islanders to be recognised at FHBC Awards
This year’s Field Hockey BC Volunteer Recognition and Awards Dinner will take place on Friday 2nd November. The Awards Dinner recognizes athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers in who play a major role in Field Hockey across British Columbia.
Vancouver Island had a number of winners that will be awarded on Friday. Field Hockey Victoria would like to congratulate the following recipients of the 2012 FHBC awards:
Junior Female Player of the Year (Under 15)
Chelsey Cleemoff (Cowichan Flickers)
Women’s Umpire of the Year
Denise McGeachy
Men’s Umpire of the Year
Chris Wilson
Women’s Coach of the Year
Ali Lee
Regional Program Support – Volunteer Recognition Award
Brenda Lockhart (Cowichan FHC)
FHBC Community Club Awards
Ronnie Lee (Sailors FHC)
Brenda Lockhart (Cowichan FHC)
A full list of award winners can be viewed here: http://fieldhockeybc.com/Portals/0/2011%20Volunteer%20Awards/2012%20volunteer%20awards/Field%20Hockey%20BC%20-%20Annual%20Awards%20Dinner%20-%20Award%20Recipients%202012.pdf
Come watch elite level field hockey!
VICTORIA – The island has produced a number of national team and elite level field hockey players. That all starts right here, in Victoria, with several of those teams competing at home on a regular basis. For boys, girls, men, women – the action is at the University of Victoria field hockey pitch! For the women, the UVic Vikes women compete in the Canada West conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and host both UBC and Calgary this year. The Vikes women along with the newly formed Kirby’s Island Wildcats will also play host to top competition from the Vancouver women’s premier league. Teams will travel from the mainland to compete against the Vikes and Wildcats, two new members to the premier division. For the men, the Victoria Selects and UVic Vikes are two long-time members of the men’s vancouver premier league who compete regularly both in Vancouver and Victoria!
If you are looking to watch some of the best hockey talent that the island has to offer right now, be sure to come out over the next two weeks. Here are the upcoming games for the premier teams:
UPCOMING PREMIER HOME GAMES
*all games at UVic Artificial Field Hockey Turf (McKenzie Ave. at Gabriola Rd.)
Saturday, Oct. 6
11:00 am – UVic Vikes WOMEN vs. Calgary Dinos (Canada West)
Sunday, Oct. 7
The Umpire’s Association committee have been busy this summer!
We are hosting a series of two forums in the next two weeks. Both will happen at PISE (Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence) 4371 Interurban Rd, Saanich
Monday September 17th Umpire Forum – 6:30 to 8:00 pm – this will address umpire responsibilities and new rules from an umpire’s perspective.
Thursday September 20th Players Forum – 6:30 to 8:00 pm this will address captain’s responsibilities and new rules from a player’s perspective.
You can choose to go to either session but we would prefer to see the umpires on Monday. We will be delivering the new umpire jackets that we ordered this past spring at the umpire forum.
In order to help us make decisions about Island umpires and what they hope to achieve with their umpiring, we have created a survey. We hope that you will take the time to fill this out. Here is the link:
