The 21-year-old certainly brings a lot of energy to the Otago midfield.
He also brings a sharp passing game and is a good tackler.
"I’m a bit of a free man, so I sort of just hover around a few positions," Meder said.
But Mr Energy also pauses long enough to "think things through" and get a read on the game.
He is charged with setting the tempo and establishing some control during the National Hockey Championship campaign in Christchurch, which starts on Sunday.
"If you compare it to other codes, it’s a bit like a first five. So, you’re the playmaker and set stuff up."
Otago coach Hymie Gill said Meder had a huge engine, which sometimes needed to be harnessed.
"He runs a lot in the middle of the park, which we need," Gill said.
"But he gets told off by me a little bit because he runs too much and gets in the way sometimes.
"It’s not often you get a coach saying, ‘can you stop running, please? Just stay in the middle of the field’.
"But if we’ve got a good engine then we’re going to do pretty well, and he provides that."
Meder picked up a hockey stick when he was about 5.
He has dabbled in football, but hockey is his first love and he has his sights set on national honours.
Meder will join the New Zealand under-21 team in Malaysia in October for the Sultan of Johor Cup.
He is hoping a strong performance there will see him selected for the squad for the Junior World Cup in India later this year.
In the meantime, there is the NHC to keep him occupied.
Otago are not as strong as they have been previously.
The Buschl brothers, Malachi and Zeke, are unavailable, Jordan Ward has taken up a playing opportunity in Spain, and veteran Black Sticks defender Blair Tarrant is unavailable.
Patrick and Finn Ward are available, but only for the back half of the tournament.
"We’ve been through a golden era here at Otago hockey. We’ve had some awesome families come through, and it’s really, really good to just keep trying to produce top players.
"But some guys have gone elsewhere. A lot of them have gone overseas.
"But it leaves room for the new guys to come in and sort of make their mark, which is really cool.
"So, we still want to uphold the same sort of values and stuff that we’ve had in previous years."
Otago won back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023, but Canterbury are the team to beat this year.
Otago still have plenty of firepower in their side.
Black Sticks defender Benji Culhane will lead the defensive effort alongside experienced campaigner Johnny Thorn.
Canterbury pair Jakarta Klebert and Finlay Neale have joined Otago for the tournament.
Klebert is a quality drag-flicker and Neale is a striker, so Otago have plenty of attacking potency.
Meder is the man in the middle and, when the Wards arrive later in the week, he will have a lot of help.
He will not have to run as much.
The NHC has been restructured this year.
Previously, the top two sides in each pool went through to the semifinals. However, quarterfinals have been introduced, which means all eight teams will remain in the title contest regardless of how they perform in pool play.
The first three games are important only in the sense you should get an easier path to the final if you do well in pool play.
But the new system is also open to being gamed.
No-one wants to play Canterbury, who are strong favourites.
That could potentially create some, well, less than competitive pool games.
If the reward for winning a pool game is a quarterfinal against Canterbury, losing could be the more attractive option.
