Lycan Hockey Team up with Recruitment 4 Hockey

Recruitment 4 Hockey and Lycan Hockey team up in a great new partnership bring together two passionate businesses with the one focus “Hockey”, promoting the game at all levels and to all ages.
Founded in 2013 Lycan Hockey represents one of Australia’s newest elite hockey brand, with Hockey Australia Kookaburra players Tim Deavin and Glenn Turner leading Lycan Hockey you know you will find a great stick for goal scoring, dragflicking or making big Tackles and passing over long distances.
Like to join the wolf pack check out there online store www.lycanhockey.com
Lycan Hockey is proud to be a supporter of “Supporting hockey in Uganda with Youth Sport Uganda”
To keep social with your heroes and more Hockey from Lycan Hockey follow them at
www.facebook.com/LycanHockey/
Twitter : Tim Deavin @deavo19 Glenn Turner @G_Turner4
Valentines Giveaway Winner Was………..

The winner of our Valentines day Ritual Hockey pack giveaway was Amy Trotter from the Newtown City Hockey Club in Victoria Australia. Amy entered via Instagram and was randomly selected from all our entries.
Amy said Cheers for the gear ritualhockey & recruitment4hockey. Even more keen to get out on the field this season! Picture via Amy
We have listed below some of the quotes people said why they love hockey enjoy and stay tune for more giveaways.
matt.j.n.barnettI love hockey because it is home to me. The field is where I’m free.
noelleb73I love hockey because it helped me meet some of my best friends.
dion_6godI love hockey because its not just a sport but a passion
matthew.e.wardHockey Stimulates my brain, challenges me physically and allows me to meet new people.
BlackSticks Kirsten Pearce Answers Hockey Fans Questions

From our last news update Want Question would you ask Black Sticks player Kirsten Pearce?
Kirsten has taken, time out of her busy training day to answer some question from you the Hockey fans. The answers are helpful & fun so enjoy the read. At the bottom is a small bio on Kirsten.
Amauri Amat Which shoe do you always put on first and do you have any other pre-match rituals?
Before every match I always put everything on my right side before my left and alternate (i.e. right inner, left inner, right sock, left sock etc..). I have a couple of pre-match rituals I guess you could say, those being listening to some tunes whilst I walk onto the pitch and a couple of other little things that when you watch me play I do every time before a match.. one has something to do with my hair and the other is something I do before I head out for anthems on the field.
Louise Guest What moment are you most proud of in your hockey career?
There are definitely a few that come to mind but I would have to say every chance I get to step out onto the pitch and represent New Zealand as well as knowing that perseverance and hard work got me to where I am today.
Mollie Kavanagh What’s your favourite drill when training?
Anything that involves shooting at the goal!
Jeni Gale Do you miss living in Australia?
There are definitely some aspects of living in Australia that I miss with the most prominent being my family and friends, however, I have been extremely lucky with the amount of support I have received from my family friends over here, the staff at Hockey NZ as well as the Black Sticks girls, all of which has made my transition over to New Zealand a lot easier!
Recruitment 4 Hockey What @edgehockeysticks do you use & why?
My hockey stick of choice is the Pink Diamond (just in case it isn’t obvious enough already) and I switch up from time to time by using both the light and medium weighted 36.5”. For me, it really just comes down to the feel of it when I’m playing and I guess using a hockey stick that is my favourite colour is an added bonus.
tristankearns16 In your opinion, what’s the best place in the world to play a hockey match? Are there any specific fans you remember and why?
Such a great question and I think after I get a bit more experience with playing at different venues around the world then I will be able to answer it. However, I have to say that when we have headed to smaller towns in New Zealand we have some amazing fans who are always happy to have a bit of a chat, grab some signatures and a picture with us.
edgehockeysticks How is the Olympic preparation going? What’s in store for the Black Stick’s in the road to Rio?
Olympic preparations are going great! We have been back into Full-Time training for the past few weeks and are about to go on our first tour of the year to Argentina from the 21st February – 4 March. Although our Olympic squad hasn’t been announced just yet we are continuing to build on from our performances last year with some hard training sessions including pitch, gym, conditioning along with some yoga and a bunch of team building activities on our road to Rio. We also have a number of tournaments before Rio so if you’re keen on where we will be playing check out www.hockeynz.co.nz for more details and follow us on instagram @nzblacksticks and on Facebook.
sophiejayne200 Which sports person did you look up to when you were little @kirst_pearce18
My idol has always been Mandy Smith who is an ex NZ Black Stick striker.
kara.irwin What advice would you give to young hockey players and aspiring black sticks? @kirst_pearce18 Good luck for Rio
Trust in the belief that you have in yourself, don’t be afraid to ask for help, surround yourself with people who can make a positive influence on you, control the controllables and do more than the bare minimum because if it was easy then everyone would be doing it.
Morganblamey What’s the single most important attribute you feel allows you to be a goal scorer
I think it definitely comes down to a few things but mainly not overthinking things and using your instinct.
Kirsten Pearce, New Zealand Black Sticks #18
Kirsten was born in South Africa, and, with her family then lived in both New Zealand & Australia. She started playing hockey at the age of 7 in New Zealand, representing North Harbour prior to moving to Australia with her family. In Australia, Kirsten began playing in the Junior competition and progressed her way through the ranks at Club, State and National level. She has been a part of State and National squads including being a NSWIS scholarship holder and NSW AHL (Australian Hockey League) Arrows team member. Kirsten was selected into the Australian under 21’s hockey squad. In addition to outdoor hockey, Kirsten was also chosen as an Australian Indoor Women’s World Cup squad member. In January 2015 she was given the opportunity to attend a Super Camp in Auckland with the NZ National Team and was selected into the NZ Black Sticks 2015 squad. Kirsten debuted for the Black Sticks in February 2015 against Canada. She has now accumulated 33 caps for the Black Sticks and we envisage many more to come.
A big Thank You to Kirsten for your help, to follow her on the road to RIO Follow @kirstenpearce18 on Twitter and on Instagram KIRST_PEARCE18 and at Edge Hockey
Hockey Tours UK & Overseas with MAKING TRAX

HOW MY MAKING TRAX SPORTS TOUR CHANGED MY PERSEPCTIVE ON SPORT, CULTURE AND TRAVEL
‘Being a school girl from Glasgow, hockey was something I grew up with. During our first term of school last year we were offered the opportunity to go on a sports tour to Italy. I had heard great things about previous tours from other squad members so it was pretty exciting.
The day finally came for us to travel after waiting and preparing for close to a year. We arrived in Italy and got the bus to our hotel where we would eat and sleep before the start of our 4-‐day tournament. At first it was quite strange playing against a team that spoke a different language and played a different style of hockey, it wasn’t something that we were used to. We won our first match and shared some pasta and a cup of hot chocolate with our opposition. Italians, I would learn love their pasta, in fact we were offered a bowl of pasta as a starter and with every meal. Just as well we all love pasta!
Day two was our 2nd match against the tournament favourites. they scored a late goal to tie the game 2-‐2 which meant that we would have to win our 3rd match to secure our place in the final. The top two teams were to play each other for the trophy and based on the way the other teams were doing that was going to be enough to get us there. Our frustrating draw was soon forgotten after spending the rest of the day in Venice taking boat trips, sight-‐seeing, shopping and eating ice-‐cream.
Every morning started with early warm up sessions, we had to eat the right meals and stay hydrated as we weren’t really used to playing in the heat. We won our 3rd match 4-‐0, made even more special by the fact that the boys, who were on rugby tour with us, came to watch us play. We had made it to the final on my first trip away, the team were so excited. Our afternoon treat was Gardaland, one of Italy’s biggest theme parks. I think I rode Italy’s biggest the roller coaster about 50 times.
It was finals day! The first half ended 0-‐0 and we were lucky not to have conceded a goal early on. After a stern team talk from our coach we decided that we weren’t going home without the trophy! We played much better second half and I got the winning goal. We had done it, we had won our first trophy in a different country!
A hockey tour was something I had never done before, but it is something that I will never ever forget. We trained like proper athletes, played against different teams, learned to play in a different environment, made new friends that we would never have met had we not gone on tour. I can honestly say that as a team we bonded really well being away together, hockey tour broadened my horizons and opened my eyes in terms of travel, sport and culture. I have since taken an opportunity to play hockey abroad whilst earning a university degree. Carla Godsman, The High School of Glasgow (18) following on Twitter @CarlaGodsman
For more details on Hockey Tours or go to Making Trax website follow them on Twitter @MakingTraxLtd
Coaching kids- Safe & Fun keeps them in Sport

With coaching there are many things to be aware of, we are looking at 3 areas.
How Can We Keep Kids From Quitting Sports? , Keeping it fun, Keeping Kids Safe in Sports
We found some great links to use and update your skills and knowledge. All the best when you are out coaching. If you have any tips and ideas please feel free to share on our social media pages.
How Can We Keep Kids From Quitting Sports?
http://blog.sportssignup.com/blog/bid/169519/How-Can-We-Keep-Kids-From-Quitting-Sports
Keeping it fun
http://www.parenthood.com/article/keeping_sports_fun_for_kids.html#.VrKMRbJ97IU
http://www.texasarchery.org/Documents/Writeups/TB/KeepItFun.htm
Keeping Kids Safe in Sports
http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/keeping-kids-safe-in-sports
http://sport.gameday.com.au/index.php?id=327&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=299&cHash=d8d0ff3130
Valentines day give away !

Our Team mates at Ritual Hockey have given us this special Mystery Valentine present to give away.
To be able to be in with a chance to win it you need to tell us in 15 words or less why you LOVE HOCKEY !
You can enter via our Recruitment 4 Hockey Face Book, Twitter or Instagram pages.
Entry opens the 1/2/2016 and closes on the 14/2/2016 12pm AEST
Rules:
-Tell us in 15 words or less why you LOVE HOCKEY via our Recruitment 4 Hockey Face Book, Twitter or Instagram pages
-Only one prize given away.
-No refund or exchange on prize.
-Winner will be picked randomly on 14/2/2016 12pm AEST from all the entries.
-Winner will be announced after the 14/2/2016 and no later than 20/2/2016 on the Recruitment 4 Hockey website and social media pages.
-Winner to send Recruitment 4 Hockey a picture with the prize via Email or Social Media
-To be eligible you must have completed one of the social media
-This giveaway is run by Recruitment 4 Hockey Not by Ritual Hockey
The winner of our @RitualHockey Valentine giveaway was Amy Trotter from #Instagram ammy.lt’ thank you to all our great entries stay tuned for more!
Want Question would you ask Black Sticks player Kirsten Pearce?
Kirsten Pearce one of the new exciting players of the New Zealand Black Sticks Women’s Hockey Team and is up for answering 10 questions from our #Hockey fans
If you could ask Kirsten Pearce 1 question what would it be?
To get the ball rolling, I would ask: What Edge Hockey stick do you use & why?
To leave your question go to our Facebook page Recruitment 4 Hockey & post by 31/1/2016

Stay tuned for the answers in February
Merry Christmas & Happy Hockey New Year
We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and thank all our Hockey Community for their support during 2015.
A warm thank you to all our teammates FIH, Hockey Australia, Hockey Belgium, England Hockey , Hockey Wales and to our hockey suppliers who spread joy all year long with there great hockey gear. Alien Hockey, Edge Hockey, Kuka Hockey, Mercian Hockey, Ritual Hockey.
Happy Hockey New Year 2016
Enjoy Our Edge Hockey Tree
FIH team up with Recruitment 4 Hockey

It is with great joy that we announce that FIH International Hockey Federation are joining our team here at Recruitment 4 Hockey.
Matt Bartell from the Recruitment 4 Hockey team said
“It’s an honour to be able to team up with FIH in promoting hockey opportunities around the world in both on field and off field roles via their new Work in Hockey page. We look forward to being able to support and showcase the many paid and volunteer jobs in Hockey that need help to be filled. I have been part of hockey for a long time playing and coaching in many different locations, so I really enjoy helping people fulfill their hockey dreams and being involved at all levels of the game.”
The page has five featured hockey jobs live at any one time and links to many others on the Recruitment 4 Hockey website.
For more details on having your Hockey ad on the FIH Work in Hockey page and the Recruitment 4 Hockey website please contact info@recruitment4hockey.com.