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Coaching Clinic Flyer Jan 2012 

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Waikato looking for any men over the age of 45yrs to play in their Masters team at Nationals 4-10 March 2012 – if interested contact Denise Hill denise@waikatohockey.org.nz .

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We have 2 vacancies with Taranaki Hockey Federation, to view visit our situations vacant under the News/Notices tab.

Applications have now closed, thank you to all those that have applied.

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Media Release

23 November 2011

Three NZ hockey officials appointed to 2012 London Olympics

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) Appointments Committee has recently appointed three New Zealand hockey officials to the 2012 London Olympics. Sarah Garnett (50), Kelly Hudson (30) and Jason McCracken (44) have been appointed as umpire manager, umpire and assistant tournament director respectively.

For Garnett and McCracken it will be their third Olympics, but for Hudson it is her first Olympic appointment and she is really looking forward to the opportunity.

“The appointment to the panel of 17 umpires for the Olympic Games is amazing. It is the pinnacle of achievement in any sport and a dream to be a part of the buzz, which is already around for the London Games. It is the achievement of a lot of hard work and significant sacrifice,” says Hudson, who has been umpiring hockey since 1998.

Jason McCracken has had a rapid rise in FIH status and has achieved his first Olympic assistant technical director appointment, after only five years operating at an FIH technical level.

“It’s an absolute highlight to be appointed as assistant tournament director. This is my first appointment in this role and enables me to be involved in all aspects of the tournament in regard to media, athlete management and medical health. I really enjoy that aspect, says McCracken.

Garnett, although appointed to an Olympic Games before as an umpire, has never been appointed as an umpire manager and is looking forward to the challenge.

“This is a huge privilege for me to be appointed as one of the women umpire manager’s at the Olympics.  I was at the Athens and Beijing Olympics as one of the umpires and after umpiring the semi-final at Beijing, I retired after 100 test matches. So to come back and do a third Olympics is a huge thrill for me,” says Garnett.

She has also been appointed to the Olympic Qualifier in India in February 2012 prior to London Olympics, in the same role.

Over the past year, the FIH has identified a group of 25 umpires to be part of a programme called ‘Road to London’. As part of this group, Garnett was involved as a mentor and Hudson, was provided with a fitness program and required to submit test results on a frequent basis.

The FIH Appointments Committee will announce the remaining appointments later in December.