Lithgow Hockey (LHA) has been reviewing our competition structure with a view to make hockey more accessible in the community, build a competition or several competitions that allow as many people of any age and ability to participate as possible. 

The board has received a lot of feedback regarding hockey in Lithgow. This feedback included our current formats, time of year played, conflicts with higher profiled sport and declining numbers.

LHA see the recent lifting of COVID sanctions and restrictions, the improvements to the clubhouse plus our reducing numbers as a perfect opportunity to relaunch the Lithgow Hockey Competition and move to the summer months, where the weather is conducive to being outdoors, continuing to develop Lithgow hockey as a family friendly environment, parents are not required to choose between hockey and other higher profiled sports and the ability to increase our competition formats to form a good mix of social and competitive formats both at a junior and senior level. 

What do we need from you? 

• We need you to complete a 2 min survey that will allow us to assess the viability from a participation level. 

• The survey is anonymous

• Results will not identify anybody that has completed the survey.

o Option for email address is voluntary and is not used as identifier of survey

• The survey will open until the 24/07/2022 (2 weeks) 

Please click Link to complete survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CXW9ZSQ

LHA will

• LHA will collate the results 

• LHA will send high level results to members

• Have identified an 18-week competition (dependant on teams)

• Have a draft start date of mid-October 

o break over the Christmas and January holiday period

o start back first week of February

o Competition finishes week before easter (dependant on Teams.)

This is an exciting time for Lithgow Hockey Association, and the board are looking forward to the responses from the survey. 

Yours in Hockey 

Barry Sansom 

President

Lithgow Hockey Association