The Australia Day Cup 2018 event will take place between the 17th and 21st of January 2018 at the world famous SHED, Dandenong Melbourne

Follow the event via the RHA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RollerHockeyAustralia

Download the fixture here..    ADC_2018 Fixture Final_5

The Australian Senior Mens team will compete in the World Roller Games, to be played in Nanjing China from the 3rd -10th of September 2017.

The World Roller Games is the largest roller sports event in the world which will  includes up-to 10 skating disciplines eg. Skateboarding, Speed skating (both Olympic sports) Roller hockey, Artistic, Inline hockey, Roller Derby and Freestyle skating. Countries from all over the world will be attending, and they are expecting 5000+ athletes to compete.

The Australian Senior Mens will compete for the Confederations Cup against Israel, New Zealand, Japan and a number of other countries from around the world.

The Aussies having been working hard with a renewed focus on building a higher level of fitness, team tactics and defenses structures to prepare for the event.

Coach, Stephen Hoey said a major focus has been on building a better level of fitness and an understanding on team tactics. For the past the 18 months the Australian team has partnered with Global Performance Testing Australia to assess, monitor and retest players level of fitness every 12 weeks. The team has seen an average of 30% improvement in overall fitness for the team since working with Global Performance Testing Australia.

Games results during the event will be updated on the RHA Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RollerHockeyAustralia/

The team has representation from across a number of clubs in Australia and we wish them well !!!

Cameron Boehm – Melbourne RHC

Jordi Poblet – Melbourne RHC

Jason Shah – Mordialloc RHC

Max Cook – Mordialloc RHC

Ash Clee – Mordialloc RHC

Lindsay Hill- North Sports

Bevan Hurley – Skateabout RHC

Lyle Denman – Townsville RHC

Rees Leighton – Mordialloc RHC (GK)

Lee Glass – Melbourne RHC (GK)

Key Links

www.globalperformancetesting.com

www.josthockey.com.au 

The LARGEST Roller Hockey Competition in Australia is here – 25 Teams from across Australia and New Zealand compete for the title of Australian Champions

 The key goals of the program are the following

 -          Improve the level of roller hockey in the local leagues be attracting players from countries who are very experienced and developed in our sport

-          To improve knowledge and awareness of coaching techniques and refereeing rules

-          Support the development of junior and youth programs with guest coaches

-          To provide networking opportunities for Australian players (young and old) who can travel to countries so they can further develop their own skills

-          Support tourism to Australia because we all know Australia is a GREAT place

 Since 2014 we have had more than 25 players coming from Italy, Spain, France, Columbia and Argentina join roller hockey clubs and competitions across Australia

Players stay within Australia between 4 weeks and 18 months and during their time they train with multiple clubs. Whilst they are in Australia the roller hockey community supports every one;  by either taking them to tourist destinations, family events, team BBQs etc. In 2016 four young Australian players travelled to Spain to develop their skills with established roller hockey clubs which has seen each of them improve in many areas.

Some key people who have participated are Xavier Villergut and Jordi Casals  from Barcelona who have help with coaching and school clinics during the 2015 and 2016 season.

 2017 is set to be another active year with strong interest with junior Australian players wanting to go to Europe and a number European players expected to participate in the program between May and September

 If Australian or players from other countries are interested in being part of this program please contact RHA via our email address – info@rollerhockeyaustralia.com.au

We are thrilled to have this competition – the most important International tournament in Oceania – and we only wish all the best to all competitors.

Special thanks to the sponsors and supporters of the event AZEMAD and JOST.

We can’t wait to witness the “Battle Of The Southern Seas“!

You can find all the info about the comptetition on here

Here is the official poster of the competition:

The event, supported by both sponsors AZEMAD and JOST, was a good gathering of most of the players that will wear the Green & Gold during the Trans-Tasman Test Series against New Zealand on the 1st and 2nd of August.

Here is what Head Coach and Chairman of Roller Hockey Australia, Stephen Hoey had to say:

All the players here tonight have gained their right to wear the Golden jersey. Not forgetting that with it,comes a great responsability. New Zealand beat us last year over there. Against us they are always a very strong opponent, but we are up for the challenge.

And speaking about hockey growth in Asia-Pacific:

We are astonished to see that the sport is growing so well in the region. Today we are able to have a 5 division competition at international level. We just want to keep working together with New Zealand and helping each other to mantain this growth and have more and better competitions each year.

Here is the official selection of players to take part in the different divisions:

SENIOR
Glenn Cook – Mordialloc RH Club
Lee Glass – Melbourne RH Club
Nuno Luis – Lisport RH Club
Bevan Hurley – Mackay Mustangs
James Murray – Stafford Roller Sports Club
Jason Shah – Mordialloc RH Club
Jordi Poblet – Melbourne RH Club
Cameron Boehm – Melbourne RH Club

JUNIOR
Rees Leighton – Goal Keeper – Mordialloc RH Club
Max Cook – Captain – Mordialloc RH Club
Joel Devlin – Mordialloc RH Club
Dean Shah – Mordialloc RH Club
Keiran Moroney – Mordialloc RH Club
Adam James – Stafford Roller Skating Club
Daniel Van Driel – Stafford Roller Skating Club
Isaac Stevenson – Stafford Roller Skating Club
Matthew Bester – Stafford Roller Skating Club

YOUTH
James Cook – GK , Mordialloc RH Club
Ben Buhler – GK, Stafford RSC Club
Ash Clee, Mordialloc RH Club
Sam Nemtsov, Mordialloc RH Club
Tristan Dominicas, Mordialloc RH Club
Will Hoey, Melbourne RH Club
Curtis Parnell, Scorpians RH Club
Eimear Haller, Stafford RS Club
Conner Haller, Stafford RS Club
Nick Crosbie, Stafford RS Club

MASTERS
TBA

VETERANS
TBA

This is first major competition in Townsville for a number of years and the locals are really excited to see RH back.

The Australia Day Cup 2015 concluded last weekend and has been marked as the best AUS DAY CUP on record.
19 teams participated with players coming from Australia, New Zealand, and Barcelona.

More than 100 players participated across the following divisions:

Pee Wees (beginners/under 10s)
Youth (under 14)
Junior (under 20)
Senior Mens

The 2015 competition had a new format from previous years which took the competition from a 2 and half day event to 4 full days with close to 50 games played during the tournament.

The Dandenong Exhibition Pavilion has a new look with a 100 seat grand stand. The seating proved to be excellent as the spectators were able to relax and enjoy the games. Most matches experienced close to a full house which was fantastic and appreciated by all the players competing. All players from every division showed true sportsmanship and fair play during the competition.

The final standing for each division are:

Youth Division
1st Melbourne
2nd Mordialloc
3rd Scorpions
4th Stafford Blue
5th Stafford Red

Most Valuable Floor Player: Marti Casanovas, Eimear Haller, Conner Haller
Most Valuable Goal Keeper: Jay Cook

Junior Division
1st Mordialloc Roller Hockey Club
2nd Stafford Roller Skating Club

Most Valuable Floor Player: Kieran Moroney
Most Valuable Goal Keeper: Rees Leighton

Senior Division
1st Melbourne
2nd Skateabout
3rd Mordialloc
4th Kiwis
5th Stafford Mens
6th Taipans
7th Lisport
8th Mordialloc Red
9th Stafford Ladies
10th AWRHC

Most Valuable Floor Player: Rohan Singh, Juan Pablo
Most Valuable Goal Keeper: Tony Weiler

Photo Credits: All photos taken by Carla Cava 

Albert Park Lake, home of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix was the location for the day.

A selection of australian and catalan players living in Melbourne decided to participate in a exhibition match. Both nations had a number of families and friends present who witnessed how Roller Hockey brings people together.

The day started with 2 local club teams (Mordialloc Roller Skating Club and the Melbourne Roller Hockey Club) having a youth match. Youth players are 13 years and under.

Free skating lessons were available to new and interested children which were hosted by both australian and catalan players.

The main event between Australia and Catalunya was a great spectacle of skills, strength and fair play. In the end the score was not important, it was a day for the children, the 2 nations and the one sport that was the winner – Roller Hockey

All photos by Carla Cava