Kookaburra

Corporate Sundown was probably one of my favourite things, events that we did this year.

I did massively enjoy hosting Hockey India, USA Field Hockey, the Kookaburras, the Hockey Roos here through the year.

Western Masters Hockey, Kwinana Hockey Club, Wasps Hockey Club, School Sports WA, Men's State, over 45s, over 50s, over 55s, over 60s, over 65s, over 70s, over 75s.

and more and more and all the clubs that have come here and enjoyed the facilities and their regular season stuff what a delight what a delight for us to be able to share our wonderful facilities 100% well I

Yeah, we played together at the Brumbies.

We played together with the Kookaburras.

We won a title in 2001.

I think you're on the other side of that one slice.

The c- the, the key actually is, uh, you know, you probably know this anyway, but the seam is so important.

And I think on those Kookaburras, the white Kookaburras, the seam gets flat quite quickly.

I mean, you can tell me, uh, if that's wrong.

But, and the seam is the rudder, and that really gives the, the ball that, that ab- ability to swing.

But you don't know that plane's there until you get there.

And that's what it was like working with the men's hockey team, the Kookaburras, is like we – they got to this unbelievable level and we had to understand what it was like operating at that level and so yeah and so to be at that level was phenomenal and to see how it you know i mean they won just about everything they went in and so to understand that the physical side of that was an important part but not you know no more important than the tactical or the mindset or anything like that but to know that it was an important part very satisfying

I like the analogy with the mountain and the hobbit.

Who was driving this? I guess it's a mix, but coming from the players more, from the coaching staff, I think it's probably everyone.

GPS came along.

And honestly, I wish I could record this moment because I can still remember being in the room with my colleagues, Matt Spencer, who he did his PhD on repeat sprint.

And he worked with the Kookaburras when they won the gold medal in Athens.

And then Clara Chichi, who she worked with the National Women's Hockey Team.

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You know, bowlers, you don't get, you don't get your Kookaburras or Gray-Nicks at an early age, so Smasher Sports.

Yeah.

Good find from you.