VILFHA Awards Night and AGM – Tuesday, April 9

The 2018/19 season is coming to an end! Please come and show your appreciation of our league award winners and support for the league. Election of executive for the 2019/20 season will also take place. Here’s what you need to know:

When: 7pm, Tuesday, April 9

Where: 329A, PISE
4371 Interurban Road, Victoria
* As per Regulations 4.1 c) Fines shall be imposed on any team: iv. For not having a Team Rep at Council meetings and/or General Meetings $25
Goodies will be provided and pay parking is available on site.

We’re going to kick off the event with a Heads and Tails loonie/toonie elimination game as a fundraiser for the Canadian National Team. Bring your loonies and toonies for a chance to win some great Team Canada swag!

Please note, ALL of the VILFHA Executive Positions are open but there are some very important roles that need to be filled as the current holders are stepping down after this season. Those are:

- The President
- The Vice President
- The Treasurer
- Director of Operations (Vacant)
- Director of Events (Vacant)

It is incredibly important we fill these roles to ensure smooth league operations. Please see the job descriptions attached to this email and share widely among your teams. We thank Sandy Grimwood, Heather Wheatley and Krista Thompson for their dedication these past years.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Canadian Women’s National Field Hockey team needs your help on their journey to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Check out their story and how you can help. https://makeachamp.com/canwolfpack

The 2019 Masters tournament has been booked for April 6 and 7, 2019. Players must be in their 30th year, goalkeepers may be slightly younger. Each team will have four games in either socially competitive or socially active! Seattle has confirmed. Cost will be approx. $300. Please send your interest to Pat Hall at pathall36@shaw.ca.

VILFHA was recently made aware the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has proposed some rule changes to go into effect January 1. The league is in communication with Field Hockey BC and Field Hockey Canada, who are meeting late January to discuss the proposed changes. VILFHA will not be making any decisions on implementation until hearing the recommendations that come from that meeting. See the announcement from FIH here:

http://fih.ch/news/amendments-to-fih-rules-of-hockey-to-come-into-force-on-1-january/

Happy Holidays!

The VILFHA Council Christmas meeting will be held:

When: 7 to 9 pm, Tuesday, December 4
Where: Classroom 330A, PISE
4371 Interurban Road
* As per Regulations 4.1 c) Fines shall be imposed on any team: iv. For not having a Team Rep at Council meetings and/or General Meetings $25

Pay parking is available on site. Meeting agenda to follow.

There will be coffee, tea and Christmas goodies. We look forward to seeing you there!