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WA Diamonds
The WA Diamonds are a women's field hockey team based in Perth, Western Australia. The team compete in the women's division of the Australian Hockey League The Australian Hockey League (AHL) was Australia's premier national domestic ... (AHL).
History Originally known as the WAIS Diamonds, the team first competed in the AHL in 1993, changing names to WA Diamonds in 2003. They have won the AHL title 6 times, in years 1994, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010.2010 WA Diamonds hockey team 2011 WA Diamonds hockey team |
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of the metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp. The city has expanded outward from the original British settlements on the Swan River, upon which the city's central business district and port of Fremantle are situated. Perth is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people, where Aboriginal Australians have lived for at least 45,000 years. Captain James Stirling founded Perth in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. It was named after the city of Perth in Scotland, due to the influence of Stirling's patron Sir George Murray, who had connections with the area. It gained city stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Hockey League
The Australian Hockey League (AHL) was Australia's premier national domestic competition. Despite its non-professional nature, AHL is considered one of the strongest and most competitive national hockey leagues in the world. The AHL consists of both men's and women's competition. It includes many players from the and the , and participating in the AHL is a selection requirement for all Australian national squad members. The last edition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth Hockey Stadium
Perth Hockey Stadium is Western Australia's premier hockey facility, with two world-class synthetic turf pitches, a large bar and canteen area and a function centre all available to the public. The venue holds up to 6,000 fans. The Perth Hockey Stadium (PHS) is located at the Curtin University in the south eastern suburb of Bentley, Western Australia. PHS played host to the 1985 Champions Trophy and also the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup. In recent years PHS hosted several Internationals matches and the very successful International 9's Super Series in 2011 and 2012. The stadium is home to the offices of Hockey WA and the Hockey Australia High Performance Programme (including the Hockeyroos and the Kookaburras). Until the end of 2012 the Western Australian Institute of Sport The Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) is an elite sports institute set up in 1983 by the Government of Western Australia to support athletes in Western Australia. Previously, if elite a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting circle and then into the goal. The match is won by the team that scores the most goals. Matches are played on grass, watered turf, artificial turf, synthetic field, or indoor boarded surface. The stick is made of wood, carbon fibre, fibreglass, or a combination of carbon fibre and fibreglass in different quantities. The stick has two sides; one rounded and one flat; only the flat face of the stick is allowed to progress the ball. During play, goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with any part of their body. A player's hand is considered part of the stick if holding the stick. If the ball is "played" with the rounded part of the stick (i.e. deliberately stopped or hit), it will result in a penalty (accidental touches ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australian Institute Of Sport
The Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) is an elite sports institute set up in 1983 by the Government of Western Australia to support athletes in Western Australia. Previously, if elite athletes from Western Australian needed to train or receive coaching at an international level they had to move to one of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) campuses which were generally based in the eastern states. The founding director was Wally Foreman who held the position for 17 years until 2001. The institute is based at the WAIS High Performance Service Centre (next door to HBF Stadium) and has sport programs including athletics, baseball, canoeing, cycling, gymnastics, men and women's hockey, netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ..., Rowing (sport), rowing, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashleigh Nelson (field Hockey)
Ashleigh Jayne Nelson (born 5 March 1987 in Narrogin) is an Australian hockey player, a striker for the Australia women's national field hockey team. Nelson made her international debut in 2007 against Japan and by the end of her career she had played 205 games for Australia, scoring 69 international goals and awarded Australian Highest Goal scorer twice. She has played in many international tournaments, including the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where she secured a field goal from lying on the ground as well as a penalty flick. Australia defeated New Zealand for the gold medal in penalty flicks 4–2 after drawing with them 2–2 after 15 minutes of extra time. She also played in the World Cup in Argentina in 2010 and the Champion's Trophy in Sydney in 2009 where she scored her first goal against China. She became an Olympian in London 2012 and was selected for her second World Cup at The Hague and Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014. Nelson was sponsored by Grays and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Boyce
Fiona Boyce (born 11 June 1987, Perth) is an Australian field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ... player. Her uncle, Grant Boyce, was also an Olympic hockey player. References External links * * * 1987 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Field hockey players from Perth, Western Australia Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Australian women Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Langham
Heather Langham (born 11 July 1989) is an Australian field hockey player. References 1989 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope Munro
Hope Munro (née Brown; born 14 June 1981) is an Australian field hockey midfielder who played for the Australian women's national team, the Hockeyroos at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Munro lives in Perth, Western Australia with her husband and children. Her younger brother Kiel Brown plays for the Australian men's team, the Kookaburras Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus ''Dacelo'' native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between in length and weigh around . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri ''guuguubarra'', onomatopoeic of its call. The .... References External links * 1981 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Australia Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Toowoomba Sportswomen from Queensland {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayde Taylor
Jayde Taylor (born 3 April 1985) is an Australian female field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ... player. References External links * * * 1985 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Australia Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobie McGurk
Kobie McGurk (born 20 August 1985) is an Australian field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. McGurk is from Collie, Western Australia. References External links * 1985 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Australia Field hockey people from Western Australia Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics People from Collie, Western Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportswomen from Western Australia {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
