Chukka Chat January 2022

Chukka Chat | January 2022

PAWA News

President's Letter

Welcome to the first edition of Chukka Chat for 2022.  We  were incredibly fortunate as a polocrosse community to have an uninterrupted season in 2021, when so many associations have had plans thwarted for a second year running. Thank you to everyone for having the confidence to support polocrosse in WA, and the clubs who hosted carnivals throughout the state. Thank you to everyone who has spent time organizing, planning, and participating at all the carnivals this year. Two zone championship events and a revamped Club Championships, with players travelling across all three zones is a testament to the enthusiasm of WA players.

Congratulations to those players selected to represent WA at the upcoming Ballarat Nationals.  Whilst WA’s border is set to open on 5^th February 2022, the uncertainty continues to a degree, and I thank those players for their commitment to polocrosse whilst keeping one eye on the COVID-19 latest developments at state and federal level.  

Congratulations also to Suzette Thomas for her selection in the Australian women’s team to play against NZ next year and Jane Marriott on her appointment to coach the women’s team.   Congratulations also to Taylor Radford on her selection.   This rounds out a year of WA players in the national spotlight, as we had a number of juniors also selected for Australian squad representation earlier this year, but unfortunately did not get to participate due to Covid restrictions.  I’m sure they will all maintain their places under the selectors’ watchful eyes into the future. Congratulations to Tom Keightley and Ashley Cooper on being named in the PAA Intermediate and Junior Allstars teams respectively.

Information regarding the PAWA AGM is distributed in this newsletter and sent to clubs.  I encourage all members, not just club delegates to join in and take the opportunity to reflect on the 2021 season, and offer thoughts on improving or evolving polocrosse in WA. We’ve had some robust discussions on social media through the year, and some challenges facing the sport as a whole, and this meeting is the opportunity for members to have a say in a forum that enables change.  Please send through agenda items through your club secretary.

At the recent PAA Special General Meeting, the new Constitution was accepted that will transition the organization from an incorporated body to a company limited by guarantee.  This ensures future funding from the federal government, and provides a structure in line with other national sporting organisations.  The PAA fee structure for 2022 was also set, with positive news for players next year.

I hope all members and your families and loved ones had a very happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year, and look forward to seeing you in 2022.

 Pip Crook

PAWA President

PAWA AGM

DATE:     Saturday 22^nd  and Sunday 23^rd  January 2022
VENUE:   Caversham Hall
Lot 34 W Swan Rd, Caversham WA 6055

https://www.swan.wa.gov.au/Venues-for-hire/Caversham-Hall

TIME:
Saturday State Council Meeting    2.00 pm
Sunday AGM                                           9.00 am
Saturday Evening Function             Cancelled due to Covid

With the developing COVID-19 situation in Perth, & people having to travel from the regions, the most pragmatic option from a governance perspective is to move the meeting online.  Obviously in-person meetings are preferable but in this instance the safety of our members is our priority.   Please contact your club secretary for the Meeting link.

Club secretaries have been requested to reply back on behalf of your club to acknowledge receipt of this change and advise if there are any changes to your delegates ASAP.

Thankyou to the association council members and all the clubs and their members for a great year – we hope everyone had a safe and happy holidays and will see you soon!

 Thanks

 Kim Maguire

VALE -Sam (Samuel) Lang

Sam was a PAWA member and contributed at State, Zone and Club level as an office bearer and other varied roles

Sam and his wife Lyn (deceased) are the patron of the Lang Family Cup which is competed for annually at the Serpentine/Foothills polocrosse tournament. Sam is survived by his 2 daughters, Jenny and Robyn both of whom played polocrosse for Foothills.

Sam’s funeral was Wednesday 19th Jan @ 1.30pm at the Byford Baptist Church (cnr South West Highway and Stanley Road Byford), followed by a burial at the Jarrahdale Cemetery at 3pm with the wake at the Foothills club rooms in Serpentine.

Our thoughts are with his family

PAWA

Chukka Chat

New Year, New Chukka Chat format!

Welcome to the new CC format.  This is the first edition in this format.  Please feel free to provide feedback to us at eo@pawa.asn.au and jskiggs@gmail.com and we will endeavour to make the changes requested.

Please note the sidebar on this page, linking you to the website, an online calendar, archived Chukka Chats and the FaceBook page.  Use the links at the top of the Newsletter to navigate to the areas of interest to you.

Tournament dates will be added to the online calendar once they are finalised.

Ballarat Nationals

WA congratulates the following players for their inclusion to teams for the Ballarat 2022 National Polocrosse Championships.  We thank the selectors for their hard work and diligence and look forward to the event March 28 – April 3 2022 - BALLARAT, VICTORIA.  For anyone wishing to go to Ballarat, information can be found at https://polox2022.com.au/

WA Women's Team
Emily Keen
Kylie Dowling
Tracey Jarrett
Suzette Thomas
Adele Martin
Elizabeth Reid
Jodi Dunlop

WA Intermediate Mixed Team
Georgina Abbott
Charlie Freeman
Alix Kennedy
Ashley Cooper
Ryan Kennedy
Bryce Scott

State Teams Coach & Manager

2022 Ballarat Coach and Manager Nominations
This is the last call for a coach and manager for the 2022 Ballarat Nationals Teams.  We are looking for a coach for the Intermediate Mixed and a manager for the Women’s Team, if you know of anyone that wishes to take on a position please get them to nominate by following this link https://forms.gle/d9Vv2GxSck9mh8Bv5  ASAP

Barastoc

PAA News

Warwick Test Teams

We are proud to announce the Women’s and Men’s Australian teams to compete at the upcoming Test Series against New Zealand at Warwick, in May 2022.  Please join us in congratulating our talented women and men who will represent us, proudly wearing the green and gold!

Toolbox Survey

Your club could gain much needed funds just by completing this short survey

The PAA is currently surveying all Clubs to better understand how we can help your Club manage and grow polocrosse by providing a range of resources on the PAA website. This will include important initiatives such as getting grants, recruiting volunteers and strategic planning. So far only half of the Club’s have responded. If you are interested in the success of your Club please contact your Club’s secretary to see if they have done the Survey.

Thank you
Andrew Kikeros
andrew@lifetimewise.com.au

Training Courses

Sport and Recreation, WA

Managing Conflict and Difficult People
Online workshops
Register for one of the following online courses designed to develop the skills of coaches, officials and committee members to better deal with difficult people while preventing and managing conflict.
https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/managing-conflict-and...
Wednesday 19 January 2022
Thursday 10 March 2022
Wednesday 6 April 2022
#DLGSC #training #coaches #officials

From Your Clubs

 Wind Ups

We love to hear from the clubs!  Below are how some of the clubs celebrated, commiserated and anticipated the new year and season

Perth Polocrosse Club

We had a wonderful day today for our wind up at the club house
Santa was a bit of a hoon but he got there eventually, all the presents still in the sack we had water slides & a very tasty BBQ lunch with a very delicious dessert thanks to our very talented Jo Wheat
Results are as follows-
Fairest & BestA Grade: Dean Ryan
B Grade: Marnie Walsh
C Grade: Brooke Waddingham
D Grade: Tatum Ryan
E Grade: Robert Hodby
JNR E: Faith Ryan
Junior: Tatum Ryan
The Harkness Award for the Most Improved: Jessica Harry
Balwyn Trophy for the Club Horse: Roseridge Jukebox ridden by Mikala Pate
Best Presented: Alyssa Ibbs
Eve Muir Perpetually Late Trophy: Nadine Abbott
Club Person of the Year: Darren Rutley
Junior Volunteer of the Year: Hannah Rutley
Senior Volunteer of the Year: Nathaniel Potter

Club and Zone Results

Capel Results

Murray Results

2021 Southern Zone Awards

On behalf of the Southern Zone Executive Committee I’d like to congratulate all the recipients of this years zone awards!  Well done to all Southern Zone clubs, players and members on another successful year of polocrosse. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We’ll see you on the field in Autumn 2022!   Zoe Dunlop