Watching his aunt, Margaret Manueli lead the National Womens Hockey team win Gold in the 2003 South Pacific Games has motivated 16 yr-old Andre Manueli to take up the sport.

The 16 year old Marist Brothers High School student said, that the sport has become a family affair, and is also joined in the School holiday hockey camp by his cousin from Lautoka Chanelle Manueli.

Manueli said family support, plus having young children at camp have added to his motivation to be a part of the National team to the next Pacific Games.

The camp is being held to identify young school children to represent the country to next year's Australian Hockey Fest.