Belinda Smith

2012 BLACK STICKS DEVELOPMENT SQUAD MEMBER

BIO:
Belinda is a very quick defender with a solid tackle and a penetrating pass from the back. She identifies reverse hits as an area of her game that she needs to work on.
Belinda is a business student in Auckland.

Name:
 Belinda Smith

Nickname:
 B

Date of Birth:
 20.03.1991

Birthplace:
 Auckland

Town of Residence:
 Auckland

Occupation:
 Student - Business

Position:
 Defender, mostly fullback

Shirt number:
 -

NZ Debut:
 -

NHL Team:
 Auckland

Career High:
 NHL Final, Tiger Turf Series

Career Low:
 Losing NHL final, Under 21's final

Sacrifices you have made to play hockey:
 Time with family and friends, holidays

Age you started playing at:
 6

Hours of training per week:
 Varies, quite a bit though

Toughest Opponent:
 -

Who has been most influential in your career:
 Parents, Kevin Towns, Jay Punga

Strengths:
 Speed, pace of pass

Weaknesses:
 Reverse hitting, helping attack

Most admired Sportsperson:
 Rueben Wiki and Lance Armstrong

5 Words to describe yourself:
 Friendly, Energetic, Determined, Honest

Hobbies outside of hockey:
 Relaxing, catching up with friends, going to the beach

Favourite TV Show:
 Outrageous Fortune, Brothers and Sisters

Favourite Food:
 Mums Lasagne, any good pasta really and a good steak

Favourite Music:
 Bit of everything

Favourite Book:
 Not really a reader

Dislikes:
 Dishonesty and extremely cold weather

Advice for young players:
 Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.