Hockey

2025/26 Hockey Program

Please see Information sheet for details of the 2025/26 Program:

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The GSA 2025/26 Hockey Program is looking to identify & develop emerging talent towards high performance programs by providing a high performance culture, primarily focused on developing the athlete’s potential for State team selection.
Athletes should make their application to trial by completing the Expression of Interest JotForm at the following link:  https://tinyurl.com/eoihoc26
The process for selection of athletes into the Gippsland Sports Academy is by Talent Identification, EOIs and trials.   The Talent Identification component of athlete selection is to take place at the Gippsland Championships Junior (u12/14/16) Competition on Saturday 18th October @ Churchill.   Any athlete in the Under 18 age group must complete the EOI for consideration.   Athletes will then be invited to trial on Sunday 2nd November 2025.    Please see the Information Sheet for further information about the program.

The program provides Physical Development (Strength & Conditioning Training, Physical Therapy) & Personal Development, (Time Management & Goal Setting, Nutrition, Media Awareness, ACE Day, Sports Psychology) in addition to Technical Skill Development. The program is led by Head Coach Daniel Godfrey, who brings to the program many years of successful coaching and also has many years’ experience as a player.

Dates and Locations:

GSA Trials: Sunday 2nd November 2025 @ Churchill – times TBC

Training Venues:

  • Latrobe Synthetic Sports Facility, Mary Grant Bruce Drive, Churchill 3842
  • Gippsland Regional Sport Complex Hockey Pitch, Cobains Rd, Sale 3850
  • Bellbird Park East Pavilion, Lampard Rd, Drouin 3818
  • World Sport Precinct, Wallace St, Bairnsdale 3875

Date

Venue
7th Dec Sale
14th Dec Drouin
1st Feb Bairnsdale
15th Feb Churchill
1st Mar Sale
15th Mar Drouin

All session times will run as follows:

BOYS & GIRLS: 9.00 am – 12.00 pm

GOALKEEPERS: 12.00 – 1.00 pm

Practice Match Day : Sunday 29th March 2025 @ Churchill

  • TIME:                   8.45 am – 1 pm (approx)
  • FORMAT:            4 x matches vs Gippsland All Stars teams (girls and boys teams alternating); games will consist of 4 x 10 minute quarters

Induction Day: 23rd November 2025 – TAFE Gippsland / GSA Office, Newborough (attendance is expected)

ACE Day: Tuesday 14th April –  TAFE Gippsland / GSA Office, Newborough (attendance is expected)

Gippsland Bulls Trial Day:  u12/u14/u16/u18:  @  (dates & times to be confirmed)

Zone Player nominations for the 2026 Junior State Championships will be open at the commencement of the 2026 season. All GSA Hockey athletes are encouraged to nominate if they are eligible.

Strength and Conditioning

Please see our dedicated S&C page: https://www.sportgippsland.org.au/our-programs/strength-conditioning/

Support Staff

  • Daniel Godfrey (Head Coach)
  • Clio Bergmann (Girls Coach)
  • Robert Douglas-Green (Assistant Coach)
  • Reuben Stevens (Goalkeeper Coach)
  • Marc Harbert (Assistant Coach)
  • Nathan Forester (Assistant Coach)
  • Sam Fenton and Stuart Goddard (Strength & Conditioning)
  • Lauren Nicholls (Nutrition)
  • Christopher Shen (Psychology)

Advisory Panel

  • Daniel Godfrey
  • Jude Bergmann (Gippsland Bulls Hockey)
  • GSA Board Rep (TBC)
  • Anita Pistrin (GSA EO)

2025/26 Hockey Athletes

to be announced after selection trials