Schickerling re-elected as hockey president

WINDHOEK – Windhoek-based lawyer Jesse Schickerling was re-elected as president of the Namibia Hockey Union (NHU) for the third year running at the union’s annual general meeting held in the capital recently.

The new vice president for men is Joseph Kashamako, while Anke Haenzel is the new vice president for women. Lydia Lumley is the new secretary general and Robert Offner was elected as treasurer.Randy Slabbert was re-elected as additional member with Heinrich Swartbooi and Linda Schickerling as the other additional members.The executive committee’s term of office is one year.Willie van Wyk and Thisbe Duncan, who were the vice presidents during 2006, did not make themselves available for re-election.One of the union’s longest-serving members, Erwin Handura, also called it a day after serving on the national executive committee for nine consecutive years.Handura headed the coaching and development sub-committee.The hockey calendar will kick off with national trials for Men’s Indoor Hockey on 6 January 2007.The Namibian team will play four test matches against the Springboks from South Africa from February 5 to 9 in Durban, South Africa.South Africa won the inaugural Indoor Hockey Test Series in September this year.The Springboks will use the test series as preparation for the Indoor Hockey World Cup billed for Vienna, Austria from February 14 to 18.The Namibian National Indoor Hockey League will start on January 20.NampaLydia Lumley is the new secretary general and Robert Offner was elected as treasurer.Randy Slabbert was re-elected as additional member with Heinrich Swartbooi and Linda Schickerling as the other additional members.The executive committee’s term of office is one year.Willie van Wyk and Thisbe Duncan, who were the vice presidents during 2006, did not make themselves available for re-election.One of the union’s longest-serving members, Erwin Handura, also called it a day after serving on the national executive committee for nine consecutive years.Handura headed the coaching and development sub-committee.The hockey calendar will kick off with national trials for Men’s Indoor Hockey on 6 January 2007.The Namibian team will play four test matches against the Springboks from South Africa from February 5 to 9 in Durban, South Africa.South Africa won the inaugural Indoor Hockey Test Series in September this year.The Springboks will use the test series as preparation for the Indoor Hockey World Cup billed for Vienna, Austria from February 14 to 18.The Namibian National Indoor Hockey League will start on January 20.Nampa