The VIS Men’s Hockey program, which underpins the National Men’s Program based in Perth, is an elite program which aims to provide a world class daily training environment that enables athletes to continually improve and gain selection in Australia senior and junior development squads.
Three members of the VIS squad represented Australia during the reporting period with Josh Simmonds making his international debut, and a further ten athletes were selected in national junior squads over the last twelve months.
2018 FIH Champions Trophy, Breda, Netherlands
Australian Kookaburras 1st - Aaron Kleinschmidt, Johan Durst
2018 Men’s International Hockey Open, Darwin, Australia
Australian Kookaburras 2nd - Josh Simmonds
2018 Sultan of Johor Cup, Johor, Malaysia
Australian Burras 3rd - Nathan Ephraums, Daniel McBride, Damon Steffens
2019 FIH Men’s Pro League
Australian Kookaburras 1st - Aaron Kleinschmidt, Johan Durst, Josh Simmonds
Hockey Australia National Senior Squad
Johan Durst, Aaron Kleinschmidt, Josh Simmonds
Hockey Australia National Development Squad
Kiran Arunasalam, Tim Cross, Nathan Ephraums, Max Hendry, Casey Hammond, Stephen Gale, Jayshaan Randhawa
Hockey Australia National Junior Squad
Jonathan Bretherton, Daniel McBride, Damon Steffens
Jay Stacy Head Coach
Jamie Bahnisch Performance Analyst
George Bazeley GK specialist
Andrew Fooks Sports Physiotherapist
Leesa Gallard Performance Lifestyle Manage
Matthew Vassie Physical Preparation Coach
State Netball and Hockey Centre
VIS Gymnasium
Hockey Australia
Hockey Victoria
