Hockey

2025 Hockey 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 lead 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:

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

Practice Match Day : Sunday 30th March 2025 @ Churchill

All session times will run as follows:

BOYS: 9 am – 12 pm

GIRLS: 1 – 4 pm

BOY GOALKEEPERS: 11.30 am – 12.30 pm

GIRL GOALKEEPERS: 12.30 – 1.30 pm

ACE Day: Tuesday 8th April –  TAFE Gippsland / GSA Office, Newborough (attendance is expected)

Gippsland Bulls Trial Day:  date & venue yet to be confirmed (Sunday in April)

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

Support Staff

• Daniel Godfrey (Head Coach)
• Robert Douglas-Green (Assistant Coach)
• Clio Bergmann (Girls Coach)
• Mitch Chaffey (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)

Congratulations to our 2024/25 Hockey Athletes