The Canterbury Hockey Association (CHA) selects at least two representative teams at the Under 16 Girls' level each year.
The Under 16 A Girls' team is the highest team at this level, with the best players at the Under 16 level selected to contest the Hockey New Zealand Premier Girls' National Tournament. The philosophy in selecting this team is to pick a group of players that collectively have the best chance of winning the Under 16 Girls' national title. However, there is still a development focus to the team and in attempting to achieve a national title it is expected that all players in the team receive a reasonably equal amount of game time so that all players experience high level competition and can continue along the high performance pathway in the future.
The next team selected at this level is the Under 16 B Girls' team and is selected on the basis of identifying talented players that are not ready for the A team just yet, but are likely to make that team in a subsequent year or have the potential with further development to make the Under 18 or the Under 21 team in the future. The focus of this team is therefore development and all players selected will receive reasonably equal game time at the Hockey New Zealand Under 16 Championship Tournament. (In some instances players from the Under 16 level who miss selection in the Under 16 A Girls' team and that it is believed would gain more benefit from playing against slightly older opposition may be offered the opportunity to play for the Under 18 B Girls' team as opposed to the Under 16 B Girls' team.)
The final team(s) that may be selected at this level are Under 16 Development teams. These teams are effectively training squads comprising players not of a suitable ability to make a Canterbury team to attend a national tournament, but viewed as prospects for future Canterbury teams. The main focus of these teams is development via attendance at squad practice sessions. Where possible these teams may attend appropriate tournaments, with these tournaments usually of a South Island nature.
Player eligibility stipulates a player may turn 16 in the year of the tournament, but anyone who is older than this (i.e. turns 17 or older in the year of the tournament) is not permitted to play.
2009 Canterbury Under 16 Girls Team Information
Under 16 A Girls Tournament Squad
The following players have been selected in a 16 player tournament squad to contest the National Under 16 Premier Tournament:
Jamie Bolton Libby Collings Jess Deakins
Lucy Flattery Mal Goss Gina Hart
Anne Mackechnie Rachel McCann Kendra Noble
Meg O'Connell Alice Sharples Brylea Smith
Helena Trollope Emily Watson Kristina Wheal
Charlotte Worner
The first training is at Porritt Park, Thursday 30 April at 6.00pm
Under 16 B Girls Tournament Squad
The following players have been selected in a 16 player tournament squad to contest the National Under 16 Championship Tournament:
Katie Edwards Hannah Hill Sophie Cocks Bailey Kennedy
Ruby Hauschild Jess McLauchlan Alice McLeod Sarah Walcott
Melissa Harris Bridie Zarifeh Hannah Martin Kate Lange
Annabel Tayles Victoria Steel Libby Masefield Elizabeth Redwood
Training is at Porritt Park on Mondays from 6.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.please be there at 5.45 p.m.
Under 16 Development Girls Squad
Due to the depth and strength of the Under 16 Girls division in 2009, Canterbury Hockey will be naming two development teams. These teams will play in the Queens Birthday mini tournament and the South Island Development tournament, both of which are to be held in Christchurch. The following players have been selected in a Development Squad from which two teams will be named.
Jo Hewson Ella McLean Leah Butt Meg Collyer
Lori Watt Harriet Blue Julia Spiers Sian Goodall
Kirsty McCombe Allie Coupe Kerri Patterson Gabrielle Morgan
Louise Merrick Lizzie Thomson Jackie Eden Kodie Kutyn
Sophie Mentink Pip Mathews Thomasina Loeffen Isabella van Woerkom
Sophie Abbott Penny Turney Emily McGregor Michaela Dobson
Lucy Brown Lucy van Der Pyl Hannah McLeod Anna Radovonich
Beccy Gerard
Training is at Porritt Park on Mondays from 6.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. with the first training on Monday 11 May.
Please note as mentioned at training on 11 May, the training for the week starting Monday 18 May is now to be held on Thursday 21 may from 8.00 p.m. at Porritt Park. The training will finsih at 9.00 p.m..
National Under 16 Girls Premier Tournament Details
The Hockey New Zealand National Under 16 Girls Premier Tournament for 2009 will be held in Auckland from Monday, 13 July to Saturday, 18 July (inclusive). The Canterbury team will fly to (12 July) and from (18 July) Auckland.
National Under 16 Girls Championship Tournament Details
The Hockey New Zealand National Under 16 Girls Premier Tournament for 2009 will be held in Palmerston North from Monday, 13 July to Saturday, 18 July (inclusive). The Canterbury team will fly to (12 July) and from (19 July) Wellington and drive to and from Palmerston North.
South Island Under 16 Boys Development Tournament Details
This event will be held in Christchurch in 2009 from Monday, 13 July to Wednesday, 15 July (inclusive).
Trials
The trial process will involve a series of skill tests at the first trial (March 26), followed by matches at the two subsequent trials (April 2 and 9) to allow the selectors to gauge the ability of all players in attendance. Due to the number of players making themselves available at this level all players are to attend the first trial on March 26 (with the exception of incumbents in the 2008 Under 16 A and Under 16 B team who may opt to not attend the March 26 trial and join the process on April 2), but the group will then be split across the other two trials to allow for an appropriate number to be in attendance to deliver a meaningful opportunity for each player to display their skills in trial matches.
The selectors reserve the right to eliminate any players deemed to not be of a desired ability level from the trial process at the conclusion of each trial.
Following these three trials a training squad of at least 20 players will be announced for the Under 16 A Girls' team for 2009.
A selection of players will then be invited to attend another trial match to be used to finalise a training squad of at least 16 players for the Under 16 B Girls' team for 2009. Some may also be invited to trial for the Under 18 B Girls' team for 2009 if it is believed to be of benefit to their development.
Selected players will then be invited to attend a final trial to be used to determine players to be included in a Development training squad for 2009.
Coach & Management AppointmentsUnder 16 Premier Matt Ling (coach); manager still to be appointed
Under 16 Championship Matt Cunningham (coach); manager still to be appointed
Under 16 Development Wendy Shannahan (coach); manager still to be appointed
Previous Results
Under 16 A Girls
Canterbury Results Tournament Winner
2008 1st Canterbury
2007 3rd Northland
2006 1st Canterbury
2005 1st Canterbury
2004 2nd Northland
2003 3rd Northland
2002 3rd Waikato & Otago
Note: 2008 was the first year this age level became Under 16. Prior to 2008 the age level was Under 15.
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