HockeyHKWS 23-24 Circular No. 12 - Women National Team Open Trials (revised)
1 November 2023
Dear All,
The Women’s National Squad Committee will be conducting selection trial sessions to select players for the Women’s National Squad.
Players that wish to be considered for selection for the Hong Kong Women’s national squad are cordially invited to attend the following trial sessions. Moreover, the squad for 4 Nations 2023 to be held in Singapore from 13th to 17th December 2023 will also be selected based on this trial. The travel dates for the 4 Nations 2023 will be from 11th to 18th December 2023. Players who wish to be selected for this tournament must attend the following trials accordingly.
Dates: 2nd November 2023 (Thursday), 6th November 2023 (Monday) and 9th November 2023 (Trialists must attend at least 2 out of 3 trials)
Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm (Attendance is only counted for the participation of the full duration of trial)
Venue: King's Park Hockey Ground
Players attending these sessions should arrive at the ground sharp and bring along a white shirt and a dark blue shirt, mouth guard and shin guards. The Asian Hockey Federation has advised the HockeyHK that only HKSAR passport holders are eligible to represent Hong Kong at international tournaments. Players are therefore required to produce their HKSAR passport as proof of eligibility before they can be considered for selection for the AGQ squad.
The requirement is that players attending these sessions are currently playing in the Hong Kong Women’s winter league Premier Division.
Those enrolled to trial can continue to join training until squad announcement. The current Women’s Senior Squad training sessions are generally held every Monday and Thursday evening from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm at King's Park Hockey Ground. There are also additional ad hoc training sessions when deemed appropriate. Player selected for 4 Nations 2023 at Singapore are expected to attend all trainings leading up to the tournament.
If you would like to attend these trial sessions, please fill in the following Google Form before 30th October 2023:
https://forms.gle/6L3mcacRW6UUca4b9
HK Passport holders that are currently overseas and unable to attend trials may also be considered. Overseas players are required to send a 5 minute training or match highlight clip from the last 1 month that clearly identifies the player AND a playing CV for the past year. A fitness test will be arranged separately with shortlisted candidates between 6-9 November, 2023. Selected overseas players are required to return to Hong Kong (at their own expense) prior to the tournament to attend training sessions and must travel to/from Hong Kong for the tournament. For the purposes of this tournament, the expectation is that overseas players will attend a minimum of 3 training sessions (one week) with the team in advance of the tournament. Please indicate your intended travel plans and training availability in the application. The above requirements must be uploaded to google share drive and sent link to nortonleung@hockey.org.hk by 12 noon, 6th November, 2023.
Should you have any queries, please contact Mr Norton Leung by email (nortonleung@hockey.org.hk).
Regards,
HockeyHKWS National Sub-Committee