AUSTRALIA

Contact Person:
Brendan Denning

Role in NA:
Game development manager

When:
The competition was open from 5 until 23 May 2008

Target group:
All junior hockey players and supporters under the age of 19 years.

Number of participants:
131

Program:
Hockey Australia encouraged junior hockey players and supporters from all over Australia to create their own individual myHockey webpage. myHockey is your very own website. myHockey is a fun and exciting online social network dedicated to hockey players and supporters.  It allows you to talk with friends on your MessageBoard, load match videos, photos, slide shows and check your own individual hockey statistics.

Aim of the event:
To raise awareness of myHockey websites and Hockey in general.

Result of the event:
An increased number of myhockey pages and people checking hockey results online through Sportingpulse Hockey Australia’s preferred sports website provider.

Organized by:
Georgia Green – Operations & Events Officer

TV and Media Coverage:
Advertisements run on both the Hockey Australia Website and also the Sportingpulse Website.