Our condolences go to the Carswell family at this sad time. Graeme Carswell passed away on Sunday Februrary 14th in a tragic fishing accident. Graeme played field hockey for many years, as a junior in Spring League, in our Regional and Provincial Programs, and in the Junior National Program. More recently, Graeme had been playing in the Netherlands, and joined West Vancouver Field Hockey Club when he returned to Vancouver this year. Graeme was also a coach for his clubs in the Lower Mainland and in Holland, and helped out with the FHBC School's Program. Graeme was a great person on and off the field, and was highly regarded by those that knew him. He will be greatly missed.
Reminder: 2016 Annual General Meeting
Don't forget to join us for our 2016 Annual General Meeting at 12pm on Saturday February 20th. The meeting is being held at Fortius Sport & Health Centre in Burnaby (3713 Kensington Avenue). Associated documentation and forms can be found on our website.
Launching the new NCCP Pathway! FHBC Coaching Seminar - March 11th-13th in Burnaby
We are excited to announce that we will be holding five Coaching Courses from March 11th - 13th in Burnaby! The field hockey specific NCCP coaching courses being offered include:
- CAC Pre-Requisite MED/Concussion Module
- FUNdamentals (Parts A & B)
- Learn to Train (Part A)
- Train to Train (Part A)
For a short time only, all courses are being offered at a special half-price rate for all FHBC Members! Don't miss out on this great opportunity. Deadline to register is Wednesday March 9th.
For more information on these courses visit the Coach Education section of our website.
Field Hockey Shack - February Gryphon Special!
Buy any Taboo or Tour Range stick from the Field Hockey Shack... and get a free pair of Gryphon Aero G3 turf shoes (a $150 value)! Hurry! Offer expires Feb 29th!
The 2016 Victoria Masters Tournament is being held at the University of Victoria on March 26th & 27th. The Masters Tournament is for athletes aged 30 or older. The cost per team is $330 and registration is now open. For more information about the tournament click here, or email [email protected].
Registration Now Open! Vancouver International Tournament (VIT)
The 2016 Vancouver International Tournament (VIT) registration is now open! Join us for the VIT on Friday May 20 - Monday May 23 at Burnaby Lake West. There are five divisions open for registration: Men's Social, Mixed Social, Women's Social, Women's Competitive, and Women's Masters (35+). Players must be active FHBC members OR teams can purchase insurance for an additional $75.
Click here for the BC Team Registration Form. Team deposits are due March 18th, and the final balance is due by April 13th.
Click here for the Out of Province Registration Form. Early Bird registration deadline is March 18th. Final registration deadline is April 13th.
The Boys Train to Compete (U18) Provincial Program will begin in March. This is for any male field hockey player born in 1998, 1999, or 2000. Trial registration will be open from February 5th - March 4th. Provincial team trials will be held on Friday March 11th from 8-10pm at Rutledge field in West Vancouver. Team training will begin in early April and carry through until the India Club tournament in late June. For more information about this Provincial Program, click here.
Regional Girl's Skills Challenge Videos
Over the last month and a half, our Regional Program coaches have challenged their athletes to come up with different skills and exercises that they can demonstrate to the rest of the field hockey community. As a result, they have created Regional Skills Challenge videos. You can check out these videos on our YouTube Channel! Be sure to stay tuned for more videos over the coming weeks!
Duncan Regional Program Skills Challenge
2016 Americas Masters Games - Aug. 26th-Sept. 4th
The Americas Masters Games are coming to Vancouver in August of 2016. This is a massive multi-sport Games for athletes over the age of 35 and of any skill level! We are pleased to be helping organize the field hockey portion of the Games. Organization meetings are fully under way and the Games are starting to come together nicely. Registration has begun and we are happy to see that some teams have already registered!
For more information on the Americas Masters Games, please visit the Games website.
There are two ways to register for the games. You can either register as an individual and be placed on a team, or your team captain can register your team and invitations will automatically be sent out to the rest of your team so they can register. To complete the registration process either as an individual or for your team,click here.
A Forgotten Legend: A Talk with India's Field Hockey Olympian Balbir Singh Sr.
On March 5th, Balbir Singh Sr., India's most decorated Olympian will be at Simon Fraser University's Surrey Campus to help launch a new book about his life. The Field Hockey legend along with the Vancouver-based author of the book, Patrick Blennerhassett, will sit down for this interview format event to recount Singh's remarkable life story. Click the image below for more information about the event. To see the full cover of the book, click here.
If you have any information on upcoming events, programs, human interest, awards or other field hockey news that you'd like to include in future editions of CornerShot E-News please send them to [email protected] or contact us at 604-737-3046. The CornerShot E-Newsletter is distributed each month.
