Due to fixtures and other events we have moved around some of our social events.

The pavilion lunch due to take place on the 24th of November has now changed to Saturday the 17th of November. This will take place prior to the mens 1sts game v Fingal. Rob Johnson will be in touch with further details.

The next change in that the curry night hosted by Ravi will now be brought forward to the 24th of November, taking over the place of the Christmas party. Ravi hosted a delicious and very successful authentic Indian night last year and due to its popularity we are repeating it this year. It will be used as a fundraiser for the mens trip to Budapest for the European Indoor competition.
Places will be capped at 50 for food but all are welcome later in the night for a Bollywood movie and some music.
Please contact Ali Keogh at ladies.captain@threerockrovershc.com to book a place for food

The bar vouchers that the committee are offering to all members who pay their subs early have now arrived.

Rob and Ali will be at mens and ladies trainings this week to hand out to those who have already paid.

As a reminder if you pay your sub fully or partially before the 31st of October you will receive the following tokens:

Full membership – 10 x €4
Students – 5 x €4
Vets – 6 x €4
Pavilion – 9 x €4

Subs can be sent directly to the club or alternatively can be left in the subs box within the bar. They can also be given to Colin Huet, Rob Johnson or Siobhan Madeley.

Pictures from Saturday nights cocktail party can be found in the photo section of the website.

Many thanks to Claire, Grace and Julie for organizing a great night!

This Saturday sees a jammed pack schedule of matches and social occasions in the club.

The ladies 1sts kick off the front pitch action at 12.30 in what could be a tough game against Hermes 2s. They are followed by the mens 1sts who are taking on Glenanne for the 2nd time in a month in the 1st round of the Irish Senior Cup. The ladies 3rds will finish off the day against Our Ladys at 4.45.

The back pitch is starting early with the mens 5ths taking on rivals Pembroke at 11am. The 4ths will also do battle with Glenanne at 2pm, while the ladies 4ths will follow them with a 3.30 game against Trinity.

Rachel Sterling will be manning the kitchen all day providing a range of food and snacks for players and spectators who wish to hang around.

Once all games are over, Julie Garvey, Grace O’Malley and Claire Fitz will be taking over the clubhouse to run this years cocktai party. Tickets are €15 in and include 2 free cocktails. Music will be provided. Its always a great night and is a fantastic way to finish off a busy (and hopefully successful) day.

Hope to see everyone there!

All in Three Rock would like to wish last years club captain Anna Carson all the best in her new job in London.

Anna is well known in the club for her role as ladies club captain but also as a player on the ladies 1sts side for the last number of years. She left early this week to take up her new role. We would like to thank her for all her work within the club and wish her the best of luck.

This years annual cocktail party will be held in the club on Saturday the 13th of October. Julie Garvey, Grace O’Malley and Claire Fitzpatrick are taking on the role of hosts for the 2nd year in a row.

They will be offering two free cocktails for your €15 in. The bar will be open and there’ll be music all night.

It promises to be a great night as usual. Hope to see everyone there!

Subs and vouchers
Subs will remain the same as last year. It was decided that if subs were being paid in part or in full that bar vouchers would be provided to members. Rob is to order them to be printed and once in stock will be available for collection behind the bar.
Vouchers will be allocated as follows:

Full Membership
If paid full or in part by 31st October 2012 – €375, with 10 x €4 euro bar tokens included.
If after 1st November 2012 – €420, with no bar tokens

Student Membership
If paid in full or in part by 31st October 2012 – €210, with 5 x €4 bar tokens included
If after 1st November 2012 – €210 with no bar tokens

Junior membership
€140 for the season

Vets membership
If paid full or in part by 31st October 2012 – €135, with 6 x €4 euro bar tokens included. (women)
If paid full or in part by 31st October 2012 – €250, with 6 x €4 euro bar tokens included. (men)
If after 1st November 2012 – €135, with no bar tokens

Pav membership
If paid full or in part by 31st October 2012 – €85 with 9 x €4 bar tokens included.

Personnel
Team captains are in the process of being decided.
The following will be in place for the ladies sides
1sts – Julie Garvey (capt), Jody Hosking (coach), Emer Keogh (manager)
2nds – Emma Hogan (capt), Steven Roberts (coach)
3rds- Maura O’Neill (coach), Erika Ellis (manager)
4ths- Mandy Bools & Orla Heffernan (capt), Nathan Warnock (coach)

For the men;
1sts – Jody Hosking & Mitch Darling (capt), Joe Brenann (coach)
3rds/4ths/5ths- Arjen van As (coach)

Disciplinary Committee
An internal disciplinary committee headed by Andrew Walker and containing the vice club captains will be established. Players will be called infront of this committee should they receive either a red card or 3 yellow cards during the course of the season.

Cleaner
A new club cleaner will be required. Interviews will take place in the next few weeks
Awards night
It was decided not to have a club table at the IHA awards. Congrats to our members Jody, Rob and Luke who were initially nominated for awards

Caterer
Rachel Sterling is up and running within the club. Dates where club access to the kitchen will be required will be discussed with her.

5 year plan
The committee discussed informally the direction the club is headed and how we need to attract membership. Chuck and Wendy were consulted in relation to the growth and issues relating to junior sections. This is to be discussed again in a more formal manner.

Your committee is : Rob Johnson, Alison Keogh, Wendy Lee, Anna Carson, Siobhan Madeley, Peter McConnell, Wendy Quill.

The club recently carried out an inventory of old clothing. We discovered that due to changes in kit sponsors and remaining sizes, that most of the stock remaining would not be suitable for use within the club. We teamed up the European Hockey Federations Get and Give program and were put in touch with Mladost Hockey Club in Croatia. Following a few hours of sorting we now have three boxes ready to send in the next few days.
We also have a box of small children’s clothing that will be sent to Africa with the help of Gilmour Sports.

Following the committee meeting on 25/9/12 it was decided that subscriptions paid in full or part by the 31st of October will include bar tokens. Please see below for all details relating to your specific sub.

Full Membership

If paid full or in part by 31st October 2012 – €375, with 10 x €4 euro bar tokens included.
If after 1st November 2012 – €420, with no bar tokens

Student Membership

If paid in full or in part by 31st October 2012 – €210, with 5 x €4 bar tokens included
If after 1st November 2012 – €210 with no bar tokens

Junior membership

€140 for the season

Vets membership

If paid full or in part by 31st October 2012 – €135, with 6 x €4 euro bar tokens included (women)/ €250 (men)
If after 1st November 2012 – €135/€250 with no bar tokens

Pavillion membership

If paid full or in part by 31st October 2012 – €85, with 9 x €4 euro bar tokens included.
If after 1st November 2012 – €85 with no bar tokens

Cheques to be made payable to Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club.

Ladies fees to be sent c/o Siobhan Madeley to the club address.

Mens fees to be sent c/o Colin Huet to the club address.

If subs are left behind the bar please leave them for the attention of wither of the above.

Bar tokens can be collected at weekends behind the bar in the next few weeks.

Please contact Siobhan (0879066379) with any queries in relation to ladies subs

Maura O’Neill, our ladies 3rds coach and a valued player on the ladies 2nds team, was crowned player of the tournament during the recent Masters World Cup. Maura was announced not only as the best player within her age group but within all groups competing at the event. This is a tremendous achievement and we are proud to have her as part of our club.
Congratulations Maura!