2019 Marist Hockey Club Committee

President's Report 2018 

Overall 2018 was a good year on the turf with teams performing strongly.

It is pleasing to see our junior Development Program delivering results with the primary boys 11 aside competing well and the girls green team going through the year unbeaten.

Both Men’s and Women’s CPL teams proved very competitive with both in the top 4. The men played a great final against Harewood, who they beat earlier in the season to take the Presidents shield, but could not quite pull the victory off to finish 2nd. The Women played HSOB Burnside for 3rd however finished tied at full time and lost on penalty shoot-out.

Unfortunately, we were unable to field a team in the mens Div3 Platinum grade. This is a key team to transition year 9 and 10 players into the open grades. Matt Walcott has been appointed coach of this team in 2019. Matt is current coach of St Bedes 1st11 and has been involved in a number of Canterbury teams.

Off the field has been more challenging with continued pressure on funding. The growth in teams means more uniforms, goalie gear, balls etc. Subscriptions cover training and playing only so the money for these essential items has to be raised elsewhere. This year we did not manage to cover all these costs, we need to do better in 2019.

2019 is shaping up to be very exciting with the club likely to take over management of Marist Park now that CHA has access to Nga Puna Wai.

This will see us, potentially, have more turf available for preseason and in season training allowing a better experience for our players. This should be cost neutral if can sell enough park signage over the summer. 

Even more exciting is the building of a Pavilion at the park. This will give the club a Hub to focus around. The club is very grateful for the work that Nick Harris, and the NWCC Trust, has done to get this dream realized.

It takes a lot to run a club our size and I would like to thank the committee, grade coordinators, coaches and managers for their time and effort this year. 

We have a great club with a really bright future however we need support to make sure we make the most of our opportunities. If you can help in anyway, please step forward.

Phil Hughes (Club President)