New tournament provides unique opportunity for emerging stars

Hockey WA are proud to deliver a new concept for our budding young Perth Thundersticks stars, following the success of the Emergency Triage Services All Stars Challenge and the Ric Charlesworth Classic.

The Future Thundersticks Classic will provide high-level tournament competition play for Western Australia’s most talented young players, helping their development in lieu of cancelled National Championships due to COVID-19.

The new tournament will be made up of five boys and five girls teams comprising the two Hockey WA Under 13 State Talent Development teams and three teams from the Perth Thundersticks 14s Academy.

Inspiration has been taken from the Ric Charlesworth Classic, with the Academy teams named after the Suns, Breakers and Highlanders, and the State Talent Development teams wearing their traditional monikers of the Storm and Lightning.

The Future Thundersticks Classic begins Sunday, 22 November at Perth Hockey Stadium at Curtin University, with the tournament continuing on Friday 27 November and culminating on Sunday 29 November.

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