Hi, my name is Zara Smith. 

I am 15 years old and love playing as a Hockey Goal Keeper! 

↻ Turn your phone sideways to view the gallery and see me in action ↻

My ultimate goal is to one day play at international level as a Hockeyroo. But for now I am working on my skills and getting into the NSW State Team.  Follow my Journey on Instagram @mrs_greenkeeper

Awards, Wins and Recognition

2025 U16 Indoor Hockey NSW State Championship 🥇WINNERS (Div 2)

2025 U18 Indoor Hockey NSW State Championship 🥈Runners up (Div 2)

2025 "Junior Club Person of the Year" - Sutherland Hockey Club

2025 Regional Academy Games - 🥇Gold medal winners ( Played with North Coast Academy of Sport and won by shootout)

2024 "Coaches Award" for my U 16 team

2024  "Lyn Smith" Award which recognises players in the lower senior grades who play well but also participate within the club with commitment, enthusiasm and loyalty.   I was totally blown away to receive this level of recognition for my only my second season in women's hockey!

2023 "Player of the region" Sydney South Scorpions - Centre of Development

My Playing History:

Representative Hockey

• Played Indoor State Championships for both U16 (2024) and both U16 & U18 girls in 2025
• Played for North Coast Academy of Sport in the Regional Academy Games 2025
• Played for Sydney South at the State Field Hockey Championship in the girls U13 (2022), U15 (2023) and U16 (2024 & 2025) .
• I played for Sydney East in the Combined High School competition in 2023, 2024, and 2025

Club Hockey

• Sutherland District Hockey Club ( SDHC) in the U16 Sydney Metro team (mixed)
• SDHC Women’s 2 team in the SWHL (ML4) womens comp. 
• Summer hockey
• Indoor Hockey

I often fill in for the other juniors and women’s teams when other keepers are unable to play. 

Most weeks I play up to 4 games as well as training a couple of times a week

As you can guess this much hockey comes at a cost, and while mum and dad support me the best they can, and I work at Maccas and as a Referee to contribute what I can, having your support to help me reach my goals means the world to me. 

My fundraising will help me with 

• Keeping my goalie kit in tip top condition - those ball come at me at top speeds and my kit keeps me safe ! Wear and tear on my kit means I need to maintain it and replace bits regularly so I can do my thing without worrying about injury. Goalie kits also get stinky so keeping it clean is really important.
• Travel to local training and games. - Mum, Dad, my grandparents and even my big brother drive me to games and it would be nice to help them out with fuel costs if I can 
• Travel and accommodation for State Championships, Carnivals and selection events - costs for travelling across the state and interstate should I make the state squad 
• Hockey Registrations and club fees - these fees allow me to play
• Private Coaching & Skills Clinics - investing in myself to get better at what I do so I can reach my dream 
• Physio, nutrition and other injury prevention measures - keeping me performing in peak condition.

If you can assist with a donation of any size it would be greatly appreciated!