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Upper
Hutt Roller Skating Club Newsletter
August 2006
Sam and Antony are in Korea
Our
club members Antony Hazelwood (left) and Sam Wright (right) are currently in
Anyang, Korea competing at the 2006 World Speed Skating Championships.
We wish both these skaters
all the best and look forward to hearing their results. Sam is skating at
Worlds for the second time, as it’s his last in the Junior Men’s grade, he is
aiming to medal.
Antony is competing at
world level for the first time and his goal is to learn as much as he can from
the experience to help him in his future international events.
Good luck guys!!!!!
REGIONAL COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON: Our club
president, Bruce Crosby has been
elected as Regional Committee Chairperson. Congratulations Bruce and thanks for
the extra work you will be putting into the sport on behalf of all skaters.
CLUB CAPTAIN: Chris Hazelwood has been re-appointed by our club committee to the
position of Club Captain. Thanks for your willingness to serve in this way
Chris.
MEMBERSHIP CARDS: Our new membership cards will be issued in the next
week or two. Please keep these handy as they will be required as identity cards
for free /$2 entry at public sessions. As our club grows, it is very difficult
for our public session helpers to know who should pay what entry charge, so the
cards will make it easier.
Free entry is available (On presentation of your
membership card) for those members paying rink fees (patch card, part card or
full card). Non rink fee paying members (mostly speed members) get a discounted
entry ($2).
Public session helpers have been told from
September 1 – no card – no free/discounted entry. Please don’t be offended if
you are refused free entry if you can’t produce the card our club is quite
large now and we do need to be able to introduce some new systems.
MEDAL TEST PASSES: Congratulations to the following club members who
passed medal tests in Palmerston North recently: - Figures: - Laura McKenzie
(Medal 6); Freeskating: - Tessa Halcrow-Webb (Medals 4 & 5), Solo Dance: - Kelsi Linney (Medal 5), Emma
Hazelwood (Medal 5), Laura McKenzie
(Medals 5 & 6).
CENTRAL
AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Just a reminder to artistic skaters that if you
wish to be considered for entry into Nationals 2007 you must qualify through
Area Championships which are being held in Palmerston North from October 6-8.
Even if you don’t wish to progress to Nationals, you may like to consider
skating at Areas. Entries for this championship close at the club on August 28.
An entry form is on the notice board now. If you need more information please
talk to your coach urgently about this. Payment must be received with entry. If
payment is not received by closing date your registration will not be sent
(even if you have filled in the entry form). No late entries will be accepted.
BANKED
TRACK NATIONALS 2007: Skate NZ has advised that Speed Banked Track
Nationals 2007 will be held in Blenheim in lat February 2007. More details will
be advised when we receive them.
OCEANIAS 2007:
Skate Australia has advised that
the dates for Oceanias 2007 are:-
Speed
will be in Brisbane 8-13
April 2007
Artistic
will be in Gold Coast 6-11 July 2007
We
will let you know more information when we receive it.
Skate
NZ has told us that they will be suggesting to Australia that the Oceania
Championships be renamed to Oceania Commonwealth Competitions to attract more
countries and pave the way to inclusion in the Commonwealth Games. The outcome of these discussions will be
reported on at a later date.
MID
WINTER NIGHT DISCO: Our mid-winter Night disco was a huge success.
Thanks to everyone who helped organise and run the event, publicised it, came
along and brought friends. Thanks to Tessa
Halcrow-Webb who put on a freeskating demonstration and Antony Hazelwood and all the other
speed skaters who put on a speed skating demo. The event raised nearly $1100
for our international skaters support fund. Wow!!. We have been able to provide
a grant of $300 each to Antony and Sam towards their Worlds travel expenses and
have a good start to the fund to help our Oceania Skaters next year.
SPRING
STARLIGHT SKATE: Because our last night disco was so successful we
have planned another. Please mark Saturday
night October 14 from 7.30pm till 10pm in your diaries now. We will be
having a special Spring Starlight Skate Disco. More great skating to superb
music under the party lights. Tell your
friends now and make it a date. Again proceeds will go to our international
support fund. More details next newsletter.
CAN
EVERY FAMILY PLEASE HELP WITH A DONATION: We are aiming to
run a monster raffle before Christmas as a fundraiser to help support our team
travelling to Nationals in 2007. We are
expecting this may be a large team and as they are representing our club it is
great to be able to help subsidise the great personal expense they go to, to
represent us.
We would like to have a
first prize of a Barbecue pack and other prizes of a Pamper pack, Kids Pack and
a Chocoholics Pack.
We
are requesting every family donates an item/s or tracks down a suitable item/s
from friends or employers. This is a good time to hit up those contacts you
have in business or social circles that may be able to donate a suitable prize.
We are happy to acknowledge prize donations in the newsletter and for large
anchor donations (such as a barbecue) on the tickets themselves.
For the barbecue pack - we
really would like a barbecue, along with things like meat vouchers, plastic
dinnerware, plastic glassware, a hamper, non-perishable food items, suitable
for a barbecue for instance sauces, chutneys, chippies etc.
For the pamper pack we’d
love an anchor prize of a day spa, a nights free accommodation somewhere or
something to that effect (does anyone know anyone who could help us), a nice
hamper or other useful container to hold the items, vouchers for
manicure/pedicure/ facial etc, nice body products like bath products,
moisturisers etc, other cosmetic and toiletry items.
The Chocoholics Pack is
pretty self explanatory – everything and anything with a chocolate theme – plus
of course a hamper or something suitable to put other items in.
The Kids Pack again is
pretty self explanatory – any new items for kids like books, toys, food
vouchers, leisure vouchers (movies, swimming pool etc etc).
Thanks for your help. Items
will be collected from now till September 10 so we know what we have to get tickets
printed. You can hand your items to any committee member listed at the bottom
of this newsletter.
CHANGES
TO COACHING TIMES: It’s exciting to have a growing club – and great
to have so many skaters on full cards being coached and practising at the rink.
This does mean however that practice time is at a premium. So that everyone can
get the most out of their coaching, and their personal practice the committee
is requesting the following process be observed:-
Coaches have priority on
the rink and for music when coaching. Most coaches have a recognised weekly
time slot. Coaches, when you are going
to be coaching at a time other than your normal slot please make a note on the
club whiteboard as early as possible so other skaters can work around this
when considering practice times. Similarly if
you are not going to be coaching in your normal recognised time slot (i.e.:
Raewyn/Imelda Monday, Karen Wednesday, Sarah-Jane Friday etc); that you also make a note of this on the whiteboard so
others who might not have come can factor this in when planning practice times.
Hopefully this will make better use of floor time for all concerned.
CLUB
UNIFORM: Our club
tracksuits and t-shirt look fantastic and certainly give Upper Hutt a presence at
competitions. They were a huge financial investment for the club and we want to
ensure they are available in good condition for our skaters to wear for several
years.
So that everyone knows
where they stand, the committee has clarified use of club uniforms.
Club tracksuits and
t-shirts will be issued to Federated Competitive Skaters and Nationals and Bank
Track Nationals team managers only. They will be signed out to skaters (or in
the case of children, their guardian) in time for wearing to the first Federated
competition of the year – this is likely to be Laurie Hastie Competition in
May. Those skaters may hold on to the tracksuit for wearing to skating
competitions only, until after Nationals (Artistic Skaters)/Banked Track
Nationals (Speed Skaters) when they will be collected back. Rules of use
(Things like – they may only be worn to/from/during skating competitions – not
anywhere else) will be issued with the track suits.
SUPPORTERS
JACKETS: We encourage coaches, officials, parents and other supporters
to be a part of the “Upper Hutt presence” at competitions, by wearing the club
jacket too. To facilitate this the committee is arranging the manufacture of
supporters jackets. These will be exactly the same as the club uniform jackets,
with the word supporter under the club patch. The cost will be the same as the
club uniform jackets – approximately $60 each. All sizes (children’s and
adults) will be available. Orders will be placed next month to endeavour to
have the jackets by Areas. If you are interested in buying a jacket, please see
the committee’s uniform co-ordinator, Fiona Patrick (phone 9711044) ASAP.
SKATE
NZ WEBSITE: A new look Skate NZ Website will be launched at the Annual
General Meeting to be held in Wellington on September 16. watch out for it to
become live. There will be news flashes, team announcements, calendar and
technical information.
UPPER HUTT CLUB BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION/REUNION. FEBRUARY 2007. BE THERE: The committee is planning a
dinner and social skate at the rink on the evening of February 3, 2007 starting @
5pm to mark the club’s 25th birthday.
All current and former
members are invited to attend. Please mark this date in your diary now. We plan
on having a display of memorabilia from over the past 25 years, sharing a meal
together, having a time of social skating and watching some artistic, precision
and speed displays. If you are planning on coming to the event from outside
Upper Hutt and would like more information on accommodation etc, please
register your interest with club secretary Debs McCarthy. (Phone 04 5262661 or
e-mail debs.mccarthy@xtra.co.nz).
More information in the next newsletter.
If
you know any former club members who are no longer associated with a skating
club, but may be interested in attending our birthday celebration/reunion,
please pass this information on to them and ask them to register with Debs so
they receive information direct. Thanks.
BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION DINNER SKATING DISPLAYS: The committee plans to have
a selection of artistic, precision and speed displays during the birthday
dinner. If you are interested in putting on a display (in appropriate
costume/skin suit) please register your interest with Debs also. The committee
will consider all expressions of interest then formulate a programme.
BIRTHDAY
DINNER MEMORABILA DISPLAYS: Next February will be here before we know
it so we need to get organised now. We are also planning on having a display of
photos, programmes and other items of interest from over the past 25 years. If
you have anything you would be prepared to loan for this display, please also
contact Debs ASAP.
PATCH
PASSES: Congratulations to the following people who have passed patches
in the past month:- Matt Cooper Patch
1; Alex Carter, Rosie Carter, Grace
Cooper, Jacinta Bowden, Holly Paterson (Patch 2); Charlotte Hamilton (Patch 3), Nadia
van Dalen (Patch 4). Keep up the great skating.
SKATER/COACH
OF THE MONTH: Congratulations to Kristen
Reilly who was our Patch Class Skater of the Month for July. Kristen works
really hard every week and is making excellent progress. Congratulations also to Emma Hazelwood who was Coach of the Month for July. We appreciate
Emma’s help each week.
NEW
MEMBERS: A
special welcome to new members joining us recently:- William, Stephanie
and Jose Cooper (joining existing family members Grace and Matthew), Shannon
Judkins, Lena Ammon, Trinity Auckram, Fiona Roberts, Samantha Mosen, Kate
Thomson and Joanna Neeson. We are sure you will enjoy your time with
the club. There is a lot to take in when you first join. If you ever have any
questions please just ask another club member. We have all been there and are
only too willing to help.
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY: Happy Birthday to Matthew Bly, Maia
Broughton-Edwards, Erin Chamley, Charlene Crosby, Raewyn Hailes, Nick Hamilton,
Rebekah Hazelwood, David Linney, Tanya McCarthy, Leah McKenzie, Jessie Molloy,
Jade Paterson, Fiona Patrick, Brittany Philps, John Picard, Nadia van Dalen and
Rachel Webby. We hope you all enjoyed your special day.
PRECISION
TEAM RINK USEAGE: Just a reminder that precision teams practice at the rink from
5pm-5.30pm on a Tuesday and from 7.30-8.30pm on a Wednesday. The concrete rink
(figure side) is still available for use during this time. If the team is not
practicing any week they will leave a note on the whiteboard at the rink so
other skaters know the time is available.
NEWSLETTER BY E_MAIL: If you are not receiving the newsletter by e-mail and would like to do so, please let Bruce Crosby know by phoning 9388718 or e-mailing bing.c@paradise.net.nz and he will arrange for you to be placed on the list.
NOVEMBER LEAGUE DATE CHANGE: We have been advised that the date of the November
Central Area League Competition (to be held at our rink), has been changed. The
date will now be November 4. Please mark this change in your diaries. This is
an excellent competition for beginner skaters through to world class skaters.
All Upper Hutt skaters should consider entering. More information can be
obtained from your coach or Chris Hazelwood if you don’t have a coach and are
interested in preparing for it. There is a special First Time out grade with
Patch 1/2 type skill level required so it’s a goodie for all new skaters.
ENGAGEMENT CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations to Michelle Crosby and fiancé
Tai Albrett on their recent engagement. We wish you a happy future
together.
PUBLIC SESSION ROSTER: In order to keep costs to members down we run public sessions. These
sessions rely on the help of everyone. Unless you have made arrangements
otherwise, all members (artistic and speed) are included in the roster for
manning public sessions. There is a copy of the roster on the notice board at
the back of the rink. Please don’t forget to check the roster on the notice
board to find out when you are on. If the time doesn’t suit you, please change
with someone else. Club members will receive copy of roster
UPCOMING COMPETITIONS/MEDAL TESTS:
o
September 2&3 2006,
East West Central Regional Skating Competition and Joan Alexander Challenge
(formerly known as Inter-Island Precision Championships), Pascal Street
Stadium, Palmerston North (Entry now
closed).
o
October 6-8, Central
Area Championships, Pascal Street Stadium, Palmerston North (Entry from on the notice board now. Entry
closes August 28.)
o
November 4, Central
Districts League, Upper Hutt Club rink. Excellent for those new to competitive
skating. (Note change of date since last
newsletter).
o
December 10, Upper Hutt
Club Champs, Upper Hutt Club rink. For all Upper Hutt Club members.
o
Jan 6 2007 – Jan 13
2007, NZFRS National Championships, Wanganui.
o
April 8-13 2007, Speed
Oceanias, Brisbane.
o
July 6-11 2007, Artistic
Oceanias, Gold Coast Australia.
Please
Note: Dates/Venues maybe subject to alteration. Please
check with event management