| Name: |
Amy Kickbusch (nee Korner) |
| DOB : |
23rd April 1986 |
| When did you start playing hockey? |
I think it was 1991, I was 6 and played E Grade for Wests |
| When did you first play A grade? |
13 years old |
| First Ipswich Team? |
U11's in 1996, I made it the previous year but was kicked out for being too young. |
| First Queensland Team? |
My First Queensland team was Schoolgirls in 1997 when I was 11. They didn't have Queensland teams at the State Championships at this point. They picked a 'Best 16' after U13's which I made the first year I played.
I was one of the youngest to ever play for the Queensland Scorchers. I was the only Ipswich player out of both Number 1 and Number 2 teams (picked from the Number 2 U18 Ipswich team) and made my debut in Brisbane at the age of 15. I played for the Queensland Scorchers before I had played for Qld U21s.
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| Australian Junior Teams: |
My first Australian Junior Team was the Rose Quaide Tournament in 2000. I played in the Junior World Cup in 2005 in Chile. |
| Tell us about your Australian debut: |
It was in 2005 at the Champions Trophy in Sydney, I was 19 and played Argentina. |
| Hockeyroo Number: |
#22 and #30 |
| Player Stats: |
51 Australian Caps and 23 goals (not all games you play for Australia are classed as capped games) |
| Which Hockey Skill are you best known for? |
Tomahawk |
| World Cup medals, champions trophies etc.? |
Gold silver Bronze. I have a Bronze medal from the 2005 Champions Trophy and we came 5th at the World Cup in 2010 in Rosario. I have 1 GOLD medal from AHL and 7 silver and 1 bronze. I played for 9 years as a Scorcher. |
| When did you retire from International hockey? |
2011 |
| What are your favourite hockey memories? |
Friends, traveling, and scoring my first goal for Australia. |
| Advice to juniors with hockey goals? |
You HAVE to enjoy it. If you don't love the game and training, you won't want to keep playing through the tough times and injuries so you have to have fun. |
| What does hockey mean to you? |
Friends. I have my longest and BEST friend from hockey and I wouldn't change that for the world. I have friends all over the world that I have met playing hockey and that is the best thing to have come from a lot of downtimes in the sport. You won't always have hockey, but you will always have your friends. You work hard for each other and with each other to win or to do the best you can and there's no better feeling than winning a tournament or a final with your best friend beside you! |
