A presentation about the Black Stix player, Anna Lawrence, Made by children in Room 5 Koputaroa School.

1. Anna Josephine
Lawrence.
Women’s Black Stick.

2. Anna’s personal details.
Born 9th March 1972 in Howick.
Moved to Christchurch in 1990.
Anna played for 11 years, she was caption for four years.
She scored 26 goals at the Commonwealth Games, September 1998.
Coach Mark Hager.
Anna is retired.

3. Positions
Played left and right Inner, she has to run from circle to
circle, defending and attacking.
Her job is to send the ball to the wings or the centre forward
or the wing half if it is on.

4. Important events of her life.
• Played for New Zealand since 1990
• Canterbury Winter sportsperson of the year
• Bronze medal in winning team at the 1998
Commonwealth Games
• Played for New Zealand in Sydney Olympics in 2000
and finished 6th.

5. ACHIEVEMENTS.
Anna got a bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth
Games.

6. How did she change the
lives of others?
She encouraged people to believe in them
selves.
She was an OUTSTANDING player so she
made the team stronger.

7. Sources.
Wikipedia,Hockey.NZ and Christchurch city library.

8. Early years
Played for Canterbury.
Anna played club competition hockey since 1997.
Went to school at Dioceson in Auckland.

9. The End.