These teams competed at the Hockey NSW U/13 2019 State Championships held at Parkes (July 2019) and Orange (November 2019) respectively, over three days. These teams both finished at the top of their pools at the end of the Round Games and won their semi-finals qualifying them for the Grand Final, which they also won. These outstanding results enabled the team to be crowned State Champions in their age group for 2019. This was the first time a team had won both tournaments in the same year.

As a result of the team’s success, Amelia was nominated for the Hockey NSW Young Community Coach of the Year Award and her team nominated as the Community Team of the Year. At the Hockey NSW Awards Night held in Bathurst, both were successful in winning these prestigious awards. Amelia has now been selected as one of four finalists vying for the 2020 Sports NSW Community Awards Young Coach of the Year Award and the team has been selected as one of four finalists state wide in the category of Community Team of the Year. Over 200 nominations were submitted across 10 categories with the winners to be announced at a dinner later this year, with a date still to be confirmed. This is an outstanding achievement by Amelia and her team and we wish her every success at the upcoming awards night.

Scott Ashcroft - Sports and Activities Coordinator