Many thanks to Fred Etter from SUSF for the images from the MUHC Centenary Game in 2009 and the Glebe games in 2010 that you may have at the top of your page. For more photos go to the Gallery section. If you want to purchase any of Fred's photos contact the webmaster.
.jpg) Rego Day is 3 March
And just when you thought hockey was finished... SUHC presents REGO DAY!! Any questions, please contact: The SUHC 2012 fees are: Non-financial players will NOT be allowed to take the field - no exceptions. Our members are mostly students and cannot afford to subsidise freeloaders! Wew also need to ensure our players are financial with not just the club but the associations in which we play.
Office bearers 2012
Our office bearers for 2012 were elected at the AGM on 11 October 2011. The Executive Committee is: President - Andy Elton- president@suhc.asn.au Executive Assistant - Maddie Roche These and other contact details can also be found here. Welcome to SUHC
Thank you for visiting the website of the Sydney University Hockey Club. Sydney University Hockey Club is at least 104 years old. We celebrated our Centenary in 2007, based on the first known record of the club from 1907. It is likely that the club was formed even earlier. Even so, we are the oldest hockey club in New South Wales, one of the oldest in Australia and the only remaining club of the five clubs that founded the NSW Hockey Association. Today we are one of the University's largest sporting clubs, and possibly one of the State's largest hockey clubs. We have over 50 teams playing indoor and outdoor hockey at all levels. Our teams range from our Under 9 indoor teams right through to our Premier Division Men's and Women's teams, and then on to our men's and women's Veterans teams. Our players' ages range from 6 to 56. The Club is highly competitive and our top teams in Juniors, Men's, Women's and Veterans all play at the highest possible level in Sydney's hockey competitions. They have enjoyed considerable success over the years. A number of our players are also currently playing in State and national teams. Our match against Melbourne University in 2009 marked 100 years of matches between our two great clubs. This is Australia's longest-running (and perhaps best spirited) hockey contest. It is also unique in Australia's historic sporting contests because matches between our clubs involve games between the men's teams (since 1909) and the women's teams (since 1911) and they are played at the same ground, under the same rules and in the same spirit. We have yet to find any other team sporting event in Australia with this extraordinary heritage. The match between Melbourne University and Sydney University Women's teams at Uni Games in September will mark 100 years of competition between these two women's teams. Eat your heart out, soccer! A special highlight of the 2009 match was having many of our great players from the past in the crowd, including two from the early 1930s. Our site has several photos of the game and the players on the field that day courtesy of Fred Etter and SUSF. To find out more about the Club, please read our hockey club history, go to the Men's Hockey, Women's Hockey, Veterans' Hockey or Juniors' Hockey pages, scroll through the Hockey Club News section or simply contact Sydney University Hockey Club. Uniforms Available at Just Hockey at Homebush
Club uniforms can be purchased at Just Hockey at Homebush again in 2012. We even have our own display! The arrangement is a huge benefit for the Club. "We have always had kit for sale at Rego Day" said President Andy Andy Elton "But after Rego Day every request for new gear has meant our Vice Presidents, team captains or Assistants have had to collect the gear, travel somewhere, collect the money and then bank it. It has been a huge amount of work for these people. I can only admire them for doing this for the players. They have better things to do with their time, though, and let's face it - some of them aren't cut out for retailing!" "The arrangement keeps our Club costs down" added Andy. "With so many people involved it has been impossible for the Club to maintain an exact control of our stock, and any mistakes meant we were out of pocket. We have professionals doing it now. Better still, the gear is now available 7 days a week at Homebush, where many teams play. The VPs can spend their time managing the competitions rather than being sales assistants, and the Club has less risk." "Many thanks to Anne Simmons for us and to Liz from Just Hockey's head office in Melbourne for negotiating this arrangement. It has been a huge effort, because it is a unique commercial arrangement. Our members love it, and it seems to be a very fair arrangement for Just Hockey too." There are some amazing side benefits for the Club. In 2011, some Belgian tourists (hockey players to the core) bought some $500 worth of SUHC uniforms as a memento of Sydney. We are a global brand! Prices for our kit remain the same (even for tourists): Socks $12, Junior shirts $25, Senior shirts $35 and Shorts $30. Just Hockey has been a strong sponsor of the Club for many years, so get out there for whatever you need. Be nice to Sharon and Aaron (from Mackay) - they have been great supporters of the Club. |
What If...? Thoughts on Hockey's Present and Future
Many of the current and past leaders of hockey in NSW and Australia have been involved with SUHC. Our members and friends clearly have ideas and vision. We want to encourage you to use those talents to consider some of the bigger picture issues facing hockey. We have created a "What If...?" forum for you to contribute your thoughts on these issues. These thoughts are not intended to be the Club's opinions, and the Club may disagree with some or all of the ideas, but we want to make sure there is a debate. To contribute you need to email your thoughts to webmaster@suhc.asn.au. We will post everything relevant. You can choose to add your name, or just whether you are a current player/former player/administrator/parent or whatever. Click here to read the latest contributions on issues facing hockey. At the moment thee are pieces on Sydney's usage of turfs, Short Corners, Sports Funding, Junior Development, Umpiring and Governance in Sport. Unashamedly, we thank Glebe Hockey Club for the idea, because their website has been posting interesting thoughts on hockey issues for several years. 2011 Annual Report
The SUHC 2011 Annual Report is out now. Click here to read it. Register and play for us if you want to be part of the 2012 report.
How to Join our Club
SUHC, one of the largest clubs associated with Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness, welcomes new players interested in joining the Club in 2012 and playing indoor and outdoor hockey with us. Click here for information on our indoor and outdoor competitions, and on how to contact us to find out more. We have also included links to information on some of the benefits available to those studying at Sydney University. See the Links page. Current players and students will be aware of them, but if you are planning to attend University in 2012, you should still contact SUSF now to find out how to apply for these benefits. Our History and Our Future
2007 was the 100th anniversary of Sydney University Hockey Club. The history of the Club and more details about the Centenary can be found on this site. Our Centenary Dinner was held in August 2007 at the Great Hall. The guests spanned all 100 years of our history. Jessie Street was the first Women's team captain some 100 years ago, and her son, Sir Laurence Street, spoke at the Dinner. Other special guests or speakers included some of our stars over that 100 years, such as Emeritus Professor Ruthven Blackburn, who played first grade for the Club 75 years ago, Bruce Pryor, who played 50 years ago, Steph Newby, who played some 25 years ago, and Harriet Moore and the Lobsey legends of today. More details can be found here. The Sydney University Hockey Foundation was launched at the Dinner. It will raise capital to further the development of hockey at Sydney University. Its first goal is to raise $500,000 to help the University build an Olympic-standard turf at the University. The next goal is to build a capital base of $2 milllion to fund services for the hockey club in perpetuity. Read more about the Foundation here. |
