WPGM GM Summer League 2022-23

Staying with 5 teams

Currently, the WP GM Status is as follows:

  • 8 players are only available from Jan 2023
  • 7 players are not able to commit to each game, and
  • 6 players have pulled out (due to injury, emigration etc.).
  • 7 new players since winter league 2022

Accordingly, we currently have only 73 players committed to the WP grand masters summer league 22 / 23. The outcome is that we are staying with the current 5 team structure. A few players will be shuffled around to balance the sides further and to accommodate the 6 new players that have joined us since Winter League. We will reassess the situation in late December.

Administration and player assignment

Thanks to those that put their hands up to assist with the admin. As a result, some of the admins will also change.

Deon will be managing the team lists from now on. Thanks to Gary for doing it the last few seasons.

Each admin will be sent a team list of the players in their team. The admin is responsible for getting availability from the team member for the games before Tuesday morning. A team list must be posted in the admin group, which Deon will use to determine if reserves need to be allocated. Any team that has a bye, the admins must notify Deon with a list of who is available as reserves. Those players will be assigned to a team before the players who advised us they are only available for some games.

Fixtures

The Fixtures until 2023. We will play on the B field at 18:30 and the A field at 19:30.

Date18:3019:30Bye
2022/11/10White v Red Yellow v BlackBlue
2022/11/17Blue v Yellow Black v WhiteRed
2022/11/24Red v BlackWhite v Blue Yellow
2022/12/01 Yellow v WhiteBlue v RedBlack
2022/12/08Black v BlueRed v Yellow White
2023/01/12White v Red Yellow v BlackBlue
2023/01/19Blue v Yellow Black v WhiteRed
2023/01/26Red v BlackWhite v Blue Yellow
2023/02/02 Yellow v WhiteBlue v RedBlack
2023/02/09Black v BlueRed v Yellow White

Games for Thursday 27 Oct 2022

Since we are waiting for our Grand Masters world cup players to return and have pending answers from new players, we will have friendly games this week.

Because the white team had the majority of the World cup players in it, they will have a bye. So we will play Black V Blue and Red v Yellow on Thursday.

18:30 Black V Blue

19:30 Red V Yellow

Both are on the WPCC A pitch.

New teams will be selected once we start the real league

Last weeks of September 2022 update of WPGMHA

For the rest of September, here is a breakdown of the Grand Master Hockey Association.

Next week is a catchup game from when we had load shedding. It is the last league game.
12 Sept 2022 18:30 – Red V Black
12 Sept 2022 19:30 – White V Blue

Then the last 2 weeks of September there are 2 friendlies. With World cups and other competitions we suspect that a number of players will not be available, so if you do not see your team here, that week, please tell your admin if you are available. We will run larger benches if required.

Please note that these games are not included in the league fee paid. So please pay R60/game into the Western Province Hockey Association bank account. When you can.

The fixtures for the friendlies are:

19 Sept 18:30 – White V Red
19 Sept 19:30 – Yellow V Black
26 Sept 18:30 – Blue V Yellow
26 Sept 19:30 – Black V White

Update on league times and a request July 2022

Last night we met Chris Boyes from WPCC to discuss the scheduling issues around the Grand Masters Hockey league. The result of this discussion: from the beginning of September, league games will be allocated the 18:15 slot we had typically been assigned. We will also keep these time slots for Summer League (our old Thursday slot). We will return to the 19:15 time slot on the 24th July.

Of importance is that they want to know how many Grand Masters are members of WPCC.

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Update for WP Grand Masters June 2022

With the season heading for its third round, please find a few updates WRT to the league.

Ladies joining the sides

On Monday, we will have two ladies joining the sides. They are part of the team going to the Grand Master’s World Cup, and we will be allocating them to a team that requires players. Gary will assign them to teams. Thanks to Glyn for sending us their names.

Umpires and respect

We have had several instances on the field with players questioning umpire decisions. We all know that only a captain can make a polite enquiry to the umpire. Henceforth, any on-field questioners will be shown a green card and asked to take time off the field.

We appreciate that we all enjoy the competition, but we prefer not to have a few players upset the umpires or fellow players.

We will be organising captains’ bands that will need to be worn by the captain on the night. In the meantime, can the captains please present themselves to the umpires before each game.

Respect to fellow players, especially the more senior players

A proposal was made to have the senior players wear some sort of band or clothing to be easily identifiable. After receiving feedback from the senior players, this suggestion has been declined. However, we call on all players to respect one another on the field.

Request for involvement in next year’s GM IPT in Cape Town

In 2023 around mid-March, Cape Town will be hosting the SA Grandmasters IPT. We are keen to have any of our current members on board as part of the organisation committee. If you are interested in assisting, don’t hesitate to contact Karl or Warren.

WPGM Winter Hockey League

Fixtures for the Winter League:

Below are the fixtures for winter league.

Date18:3019:30Bye
2022/04/11White v RedYellow v BlackBlue
2022/04/25Blue v YellowBlack v WhiteRed
2022/05/09Red v BlackWhite v BlueYellow
2022/05/16Yellow v WhiteBlue v RedBlack
2022/05/23Black v BlueRed v YellowWhite
2022/05/30White v RedYellow v BlackBlue
2022/06/06Blue v YellowBlack v WhiteRed
2022/06/13Red v BlackWhite v BlueYellow
2022/06/20Yellow v WhiteBlue v RedBlack
2022/06/27Black v BlueRed v YellowWhite
2022/07/04White v RedYellow v BlackBlue
2022/07/04Blue v YellowBlack v WhiteRed
2022/07/11Red v BlackWhite v BlueYellow
2022/07/25Yellow v WhiteBlue v RedBlack
2022/08/01Black v BlueRed v YellowWhite
2022/08/08White v Red Yellow v BlackBlue
2022/08/15Blue v YellowBlack v WhiteRed
2022/08/22Red v BlackWhite v BlueYellow
2022/08/29Yellow v WhiteBlue v Red Black
2022/09/05Black v BlueRed v YellowWhite

IPT Warmup Fixtures March 2022

Fixtures for the warm-up are:

DateTimeGameTimeGame
2022/02/2818:30 (A-field)White (55+) v Blue (60+)19:00 (B-field)Black (65+) v Red (70+)
2022/03/0718:15 (B-field)Red (70+) v White (55+)18:15 (A-field)Blue (60+) v Black (65+)
2022/03/1418:30 (B-field)Black (65+) v White (55+)19:30 (B-field)Red (70+) v Blue (60+)

Team managers:

TeamManagerTeamManager
White (55+)Karl LuffBlue (60+)Stephen Kelly
Black (65+)Warren HewittRed (70+)Noreen Wonnacott