Australian hockey remains in safe hands judging by the double Commonwealth Games triumph and the enthusiasm of youngsters at a recent clinic at Unanderra.
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A host of Illawarra's youngest and most passionate players strutted their stuff at the Illawarra Hockey Centre and showed why the region is one of the strongest nurseries for hockey in Australia.
The Australian men's team made it a world championship-Commonwealth Games double recently in Glasgow, with Illawarra products Tristan White and Kieran Govers part of the Kookaburras team.
Albion Park's Casey Eastham has for many years been among the best female players in the world and scored a critical penalty in the thrilling gold medal shoot-out against England to help the Hockeyroos to a fourth Commonwealth Games gold in five Games.
The path to Games glory for our local stars included playing junior hockey in the Illawarra, with Hockey NSW running a successful under 12s and goalkeeping clinic at Unanderra.
The kids practised all the basic hockey skills from passing, defending and shooting with the session organised by Ben Senior, Hockey NSW's regional coaching co-ordinator for Illawarra and the South Coast.
