11-year-old Mount Isa hockey player Brock Philip is unsure whether he has inherited his mother’s talent, or is being rewarded for good old fashioned hard work.
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“I think it’s a bit of both,” Brock said.
The young player was named the ‘Rising Star’ of the under-13 boys state championships in Gladstone last month, out of 22 teams.
“It felt good to win the award because out of all those players, I was the one who got it,” Brock said.
“I’ve been training twice a week, just working hard.
“One day I hope I can play hockey for a living,” he said.
With former state level hockey player, Hope Philip, for a mother, Brock is encouraged to take every opportunity to play the game he loves.
Philip is the Development Officer for the Remote and Indigenous Hockey Program, and is passionate about introducing children to hockey.
Philip said the state championships were a wonderful opportunity for outback kids.
"There are remote centres that go away and think they are not going to get looked at for any state selection. It’s actually so untrue it’s not funny,” Philip said.
“It just shows no matter where you play, if you want to go further, they will give you that opportunity.”
Brock is excited to go away with the under 15s for Queensland state championships in September.