1. Mens National Team Update: Action from Down Under

Canadian Men's National team has been in Australia since July 21st. The tour will be the first time since the 2000 Sydney Olympics that the Canadians will play in Australia against the world number two-ranked Kookaburras. Canada will be competing in a tournament against both Australia and Malaysia as well as in scheduled test matches against the host team.

The tour will be the second international competition for Canada since winning the Pan American Cup in Chile this past March. The win qualified Canada for its first International Hockey Federation (FIH) World Cup in over ten years

For more Information on the on the men's tour please visit http://www.fieldhockey.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=204&Itemid=29

2. Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010 will start one week earlier

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) decided to start the Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010 in New Delhi, India one week earlier as originally scheduled. The new dates of the world’s most important men’s hockey event will be Sunday 28 February-Saturday 13 March 2010.

The reason the FIH moved the Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010 one week is to get an even better worldwide promotion of FIH’s showcase event.

The Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010 will see the best 12 men’s hockey teams of the world in action in the National Stadium in New Delhi, India. Canada, Korea, South Africa and host India are already qualified for the Hero Honda FIH World Cup. The qualifying process is still ongoing and will come to a conclusion in November 2009.

3. Field Hockey Head Coach required in

Field Hockey Head Coach required

Shawnigan Lake School is located on Vancouver Island, approximately 30 minutes north of Victoria. It is one of the premier private schools in British Columbia. They require a head field hockey coach for the fall term.

The Head Coach is responsible for providing leadership and direction for all aspects of the field hockey program from Grade 8 through grade 12. The Head Coach will improve the standard and profile of Field Hockey at Shawnigan Lake School. The Head Coach will give guidance and assistance to coaches of the junior program. The Head Coach will manage a field hockey budget. The Head Coach will establish and maintain a positive public relations image for the sport.

The Head Coach will serve as a role model for players both on and off the field. The Head Coach is expected to develop a strong working relationship with the Athletic Director and the Director of Sport at Shawnigan Lake School.

Requirements include: 1. Experienced coach

2. Regional and Provincial playing or coaching experience

3. Competent in Umpiring

Salary, accommodation and travel allowance are commensurate with activities which the Head Coach takes on.

Shawnigan Lake School is a wonderful school and working environment and we will certainly look after the person who takes on this position.

Please contact Mr. Mark Hall 250 743 6216 or mrhall@sls.bc.ca. Mr. Hall is totally flexible at this point and will discuss the job with anyone who is willing to apply.

-- Mark Hall Associate Director of Admissions Shawnigan Lake School 250 743 6216 mrhall@sls.bc.ca mrhall@sls.bc.ca

4. Congrats to Shiaz Virjee

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus announced that Shiaz Virjee will be the Olympic Attache of the NOC Belarus and he will represent interests of our the Belarus delegation before and during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

5. Applications for GM's Making Dreams Possible Club Coaching Grants

The Coaching Association of Canada is now accepting applications for the next wave of GM’s Making Dreams Possible Club Coaching Grants with the deadline of applications being September 21, 2009. Applications for GM’s High Performance Coach Grants are also being accepted now, and the application deadline is January 18, 2010.

Since 2007, General Motors (GM), in partnership with the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC), has awarded 274 $2,000 grants to community sport organizations and 30 $10,000 grants to high performance coaches and athletes across Canada through the Making Dreams Possible program. Thus far, these grants have provided funds for training and development to over 15,000 coaches, and impacted nearly 170,000 Canadian athletes in 155 communities across the country.

The goal of the Making Dreams Possible program is to enhance the sport experience for our Canadian athletes at all levels through coaching excellence. However, the program would not be a success without continued support from our national, provincial and territorial partners in spreading the word to local community clubs and sport organizations.

If you have any questions or require more information about GM’s Making Dreams Possible program, please contact:

Claudia Gagnon, Program Coordinator Coaching Association of Canada Tel: 613-235-5000 ext. 9-2350 E-mail:cgagnon@coach.ca

Thank you for your cooperation!

6. Pointstreak's Real-Time Scoring System

For those of you that that enjoyed the Pointstreak's Real-Time Scoring System firsthand at this year's Field Hockey Canada National Championships here is the link to the real-time game scores provided by Pointstreak!

This years competitions in Calgary and Toronto are also now complete with full game reports, standings, scoring summaries etc also found at the below link.

FHC U16 and Senior National Championships: http://www.pointstreak.com/players/players-leagues-schedule.html?leagueid=834&seasonid=4251

Should you have any questions regarding Pointstreak and how we could work together with your League, Organization, Tournaments, or Championships in terms of up-to-date statistics, online registration and/or website design and development please contact Lesley Reiartlreiart@pointstreak.com

7. National Championships Update: Seniors

Hawkings Field in Calgary Alberta was the location to the 2009 edition of the Senior National Championships. A 35 match schedule was played out by elite teams from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island.

The ten team womens tournament started on Wednesday, July 22 with Alberta South facing U18 British Columbia. In the gold medal game it was BC Blue defeating Ontario Red 2-1 to capture the province's second consecutive medal.

The 4 Team mens side started earlier on Tuesday July 21, to allow Team Canada players to travel to Australia. In the end it was Ontario who took top spot in stunning fashion with a 3-2 comeback victory over BC Blue. The Ontarians scored two goals in the final two minutes of the game to win their first gold medal since 2007. On an interesting note the game was the only match of this year’s men’s tournament where no cards were given.

Thank to Field Hockey Alberta for hosting a great event, your umpires and volounteers where great. Moreoever congradulations to all players for outstanding efforts.

Final Standings / Rang final

Men / Hommes

1. Ontario

2. BC Blue

3. BC White

4. Alberta

Women / Femmes

1. BC Blue

2. Ontario Red

3. BC White

4. BC U18 Blue

5. Alberta South

6. BC U18 White

7. Ontario White

8. Alberta North

9. Prince Edward Island

10. Manitoba

8. National Championships Update: U 16

Mississauga was host to the 2009 Mens and Womens Under 16 national championships. The nine-team women's tournament and six-team men's tournament was played out at Iceland Field in Ontario from Thursday July 30th to Monday August 3rd.

Over 300 young male and female athletes participated in this year's event and the winning team will represent Canada at the Pan American Qualifier for the right to represent Canada and the Pan American Federation at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore.

On the mens side BC Blue came out on top over Ontario 3-0, and BC white edged out Alberta for Bronze.

On the womens side was a similar story with BC blue over Ontario in the gold medal game, and BC white taking bronze over BC U14 Blue.

It was a great tournament ran by Field Hockey Ontario with over 300 spectators coming out to watch the action in the goal medal game. Thank you to all umpires, players, parents and volounteers for a successful weekend.

With British Columbian teams taking away the golds, Field Hockey BC has been awarded the right to organise teams to go to the 2010 Youth Olympics.