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18 April 2009 Anuual Dinner ConfirmationYate Hockey Club is pleased to announce that this year’s annual dinne...
04/03/2009
30/06/2009 England Hockey E-Bulletin June 30th 2009
June has seen England take on Australia and Spain with mixed results - the Aussies inflicted double defeat on the men whilst the women faired better against the Spanish with a victory and a draw.
The Sizzling Summer of international hockey now continues with three Test Matches against Pakistan (30 June, 2 July and 3 July - all at 7pm) at Cannock Hockey Club - see the preview later in this bulletin. Next up will be the Dutch at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre on Sunday 19 July (11am start) and then another three Test Matches, this time against India at the University of Birmingham (29 July at 6.30, 31 July at 6.30, 2 August at 11am). Tickets for the Dutch and India matches are currently on sale via www.englandhockey.co.uk/tickets, whilst tickets for the matches against Pakistan will be available on the gate at Cannock. And if your club is ClubsFirst accredited, then there is an exclusive ticket offer available to you - find out more at www.englandhockey.co.uk/offers
These matches are forming part of the preparation for the EuroHockey Nations Championships in August at which England's men and women will be aiming for a top four finish to ensure automatic qualification for the 2010 World Cups. Why not plan a trip out to Amsterdam to support England in their European campaign? For information on ticket prices and match schedules, visit http://www.hockey.nl/ekhockey/
June also saw England's U21 men in Junior World Cup action. Although they fell to their lowest placing ever at a Junior World Cup, the participating players gained a tremendous amount of experience which will stand them in good stead for the future. Throughout the tournament, England Manager Andy Halliday entertained website visitors with an insightful blog which you can read, along with all of the results and match reports from England's matches, at www.englandhockey.co.uk/mjwc
For England's women, attention now turns to the Champions Trophy in Sydney which begins on Saturday 11 July. New kid on the block Nicola White has been included in the squad which sees a mix of youth and experience as England take on the best five nations in the world. To find out more about the squad, see the news item later in this bulletin. To follow their progress throughout the tournament, keep visiting www.englandhockey.co.uk/wct
28/06/2009 Two more selected for West
Congratulations to Dominic Chambers and Stuart Tayler, who have both been selected for the JRPC West Training at U17 & U18 respectively.
07/06/2009 Mums vs Girls 7th June 2009
Hope all the Mums team are still mobile after participating in the Mums vs Girls "Match of the Season" last Sunday. The Mum's just scrapped a 4-3 win in a hard fought match.
Both sides were very grateful to Harry and Jo who stepped in at the last moment to be goalies - both playing superbly. Also thanks to Denise and Laura who umpired.
Looking forward to the new season have a restful summer in the mean time.
02/06/2009 Level 1 coaching badge success
Congratulations to 4 members of the junior coaching team - Haggis, Lucy, Sarah and Debbie - who have all passed their Level 1 coaching badge and to one of our young players, Charlotte Dando, who also passed her Level 1 last week
11/05/2009 EIGHT Selected For West
Congratulations to the following players who have all been selected for West training this Summer:
Amy Payne, Chloe Williams, Alice Kennedy, Nadine Moody, Conor Pinnell, Matt Bethell, James Lewis and Justin Metcalfe
03/05/2009 Awards / Club Picture
Please have a look in the 'Gallery' for a picture of some of our juniors who train on a Sunday - 17 were not able to attend the last session which will give some idea of how this section is growing !
Also, the annual awards took place a fortnight ago and all the winners names have been posted in the 'Awards' section of the web site. Congratulations to all the winners
28/04/2009 Annual Dinner 2009 Photos
The first batch of the photos from the annual dinner are now online in the photo gallery, If any one else has photos then send then please Email them to me and i'll add them on as soon as I can.
View Annual Dinner 2009 Photos
25/03/2009 Elise Belcher in Africa - February Newsletter
Elise Belchers writes about her voluntary work in Uganda. See the attached document for her February Newsletter
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Elise Newsletter February |
24/03/2009 Further training sessions (indoor / outdoor)
Please see the training page for updated training dates for the youth / juniors
24/03/2009 More West trialists
The ever growing list of congratulations is extended to Alice Kennedy who will be going for West U15 trials, and Amy Payne who will be having West U17 trials. Good luck ladies.
23/03/2009 Congratulations to Chloe and Nadine
Congratulations to Nadine Moody and Chloe Williams who have been selected for West U16 trials in April. Good luck ladies !
18/03/2009 County selection
Congratulations and good luck to Harry Eddolls and Matt Bethell who will be representing Gloucestershire U14 squad at the West tournament held at Milfield on Sunday 22nd March.
17/03/2009 West trials
Congratulations to James Lewis and Conor Pinnell who have been nominated for West trials.
17/03/2009 Congratulations to Alice Kennedy
Congratulations to Alice Kennedy who has been selected in the Avon U14 County squad and plays in the West tournament this weekend. Good luck Alice, I hope you do well and Chelsea lose !!
11/03/2009 ANNUAL DINNER TICKETS ONSALE NOW
Tickets have gone on sale this week at £20 per person for the dinner on the 18th April at Chipping Sodbury Golf Club. Tickets are being sold on a first come first serve basis, cheque's made out to Yate Hockey Club are preferable over cash.
To purchase tickets please contact Kath Greenman or Mike Edwards from Thursday the 12th March to source.
04/03/2009 U15 Avon League Finals
The Boys and Girls U15 squads take part in the Avon League Finals this weekend, with the tournament being held at Yate on Sunday afternoon from 12.30pm. Good luck to both squads, please come along and support the teams.
04/03/2009 Gloucs county squad
Good luck to James Lewis and Conor Pinnell who are playing for Gloucestershire U15's this weekend in the West tournament.
Congratulations also to Chloe Williams who has been selected for the Goucestershire U15 squad and Matt Bethell who has been put forward by Gloucestershire for West trials.
04/03/2009 18 April 2009 Anuual Dinner Confirmation
Yate Hockey Club is pleased to announce that this year’s annual dinner is to be held at Chipping Sodbury Golf Club on Saturday the 18th April 2009. As with the previous two years the event will be a black tie affair involving a 3 course dinner with disco after and will include the annual awards ceremony for the club.
Tickets will go on sale shortly at £20 per person and numbers are restricted so will be sold on a first come first serve basis. If you would like to purchase a ticket, payment will be required to reserve your spot (payment by cheque is preferable.
Please ask your captains for further information or contact Mike Chaney.
20/02/2009 Alice Kennedys scores for Avon
Congratulations to Alice Kennedy who scored her first goal for Avon County U-14's on Sunday 18th Jan (my bad on the slow news update - parrot) against Gloucestershire in a 1-1 draw.
Avon followed this up with a 3-0 win over Somerset, to win the U-14's triangular tournament.
11/02/2009 Jogle2K9, 3 Guys 3 Bikes 1000 Miles 1 Charity
The team (including Yate's Mark Davies aka Cub) plan to cycle from John o Groats to Lands End between the 20th June and the 4th July.
They plan to do this on Hybrid / Road bikes and unsupported (we will be carrying everything we need for the whole trip), and plenty of falling off if the training pictures are anything to go by. The main purpose of this adventure is to raise money for Cancer Research. This is where you come in! Visit the website www.jogle2k9.co.uk where you can see details on the preperation as well as their progress and please pledge your support.
20/01/2009 Elise Belcher in Africa - December Newsletter
Elise Belchers writes about her voluntary work in Uganda. See the attached document for her December Newsletter
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Elise Newsletter December |
17/12/2008 Mens Outdoor Training
Just to confirm Outdoor training will start again on Wednesday 7 January (7pm to 9pm).
We also have indoor training on Thursday 8 and 15 January at YOSC sports hall (8pm to 9pm)
01/12/2008 Elise Belcher in Africa - November Newsletter
One of our players, Elise Belcher is doing a year of voluntary work in Nigeria, See the attached document for her monthly newsletter from November.
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Elise Newsletter November |
26/11/2008 Indoor Training - January 2009
To help recover from the over-indulgence over Christmas, we have booked the YOSC sports hall on Thursday 8th and 15th January from 8pm to 9pm for some indoor hockey. This is open to all club members, irrespective of what team you play for. Please make an effort to attend and keep up the good work that all teams have put in during the first half of the season. Promotion for all teams is a possibility.
17/11/2008 Yate Mens 2nds go top as Bristol UWE lose to Frys
A strong away performance at struggling Bristol and West F saw Yate move to the top of their league and pass the 50 goal mark in just their 8th game.
25/10/2008 Yate Mens 2nds in Stunning Early Home Form
Yate seconds have so far this season played 3 home league games, they have conceded no goals and scored a staggering 26!
15/10/2008 Avon Selection for Amy
Congratulations to Amy Sweet who has been selected for Avon U15's.
09/10/2008 County success for Chloe
Congratulations to Chloe Williams who has been selected for Gloucestershire U15's. Commiserations must go to Alaina Herbert and Amy Sweet who just missed out. Well done to all 3 for getting as far as they have.
03/10/2008 County
Yate had 6 representatives in the Avon U17 squad at the weekend as Avon defeated Gloucestershire 4-2 at Clifton College. This is the most players Yate has ever had in a county squad so congratulations to James and Thomas Griffiths, Stuart Tayler, Dominic Chambers, Dan Howell and Tom Appleby.
On the same day and using the other pitch, Matt Bethell and Harry Eddolls represented Gloucestershire U14's but faired worse as they were resoundingly beaten by Avon 6-1.
GK James Lewis had featured earlier in the day as he represented Gloucestershire U15's as they beat Avon 5-1.
15/09/2008 Wotton Tournament
The U18 boys took on some strong adult opposition in the annual Wotton tournament held at Clifton College, as a warm up to their first round match in the EHA cup which is being played on 5th October. The boys were ably assisted by Martin Ashley, Andy Bethell and Gareth Slater for some of the matches but, despite missing 4 of our regular juniors, they put in several very creditable performances that drew plaudits from the opposition, spectators and officials. It also demonstrated the depth of talent available for selection in this age group.
With only 2 youngsters aged 17 and all the others 16 or below, they played some great hockey which also gave them valuable experience against some top class opposition, especially the three Premier 1 teams. On the day, all the players played well but Matthew Emery was the pick of the bunch, with some superb tackling and interceptions. He was closely followed by Jon Appleby who got stronger as the day wore on and was a class act in the centre of the pitch.
My thanks for Parrot and Maniac in playing yesterday, and to all the youngsters who did our hockey club proud.
03/09/2008 Club Day
We managed to raise over £500 for the parkinsons disease society, so thanks to everyone who took part and those that umpired and helped out in other ways I think everyone who came along had a good day.
View some photos from the day here Club Day Photos 31-08-2008
26/08/2008 Mens Outdoor Training
Just to let you all know that outdoor training starts this Wednesday, from 7pm to 9pm, at Yate Outdoor Sports Complex. With the league starting in only a few weeks, it is important that as many people come to training to give us the best chance in the league.
15/08/2008 Club Member England Selection
Congratulations to Andy Bethell who has been selected for the England over 40s in the forthcoming Home Internationals to be held at Edinbugh on weekend of 30th / 31st August.
10/07/2008 School Sport Matters Awards
The Daily Telegraph has launched its School Sport Matters Awards for 2008 with the final being held at Twickenham Stadium.
As part of The Daily Telegraph and Norwich Union 'School Sport Matters' campaign, which highlights the achievements of sport in the school environment, The Daily Telegraph and Norwich Union are looking to recognise and honour the best schools, teachers, teams and individuals in the country at the fourth Annual School Sport Matters National Awards.
So many people are involved in school sport, with teachers, volunteers, parents and coaches all giving up time and effort to support teams and individuals.
The Daily Telegraph wants to hear about the success of sport in your school and who contributes to it, whether it’s a winning team performance, the achievements of a single student or the tireless efforts of a teacher who organises everything from training to fixtures to ordering kit and driving pupils to competitions.
There are 10 categories that can be entered, click here for more information, and the best stories, schools, teams and individuals will go before the judging panel, with the top three entries per category shortlisted for The School Sport Matters National Awards Ceremony in September.
Entries for the 2008 Awards close at midnight on Wednesday 30 July 2008. Every entry goes into a prize-draw to win a visit to your school from Dame Kelly Holmes in her role as National School Sport Champion.
The online application can be found here or by following the link at the bottom of the page.
07/07/2008 Badgers & Vixens Fixtures 2008-2009
The Youth Team fixtures for the Badgers and the Vixens for the 2008-2009 season are now available, check the fixture pages to see all the details available. Note : The Fixtures for Yate Vixens are yet to be confirmed, Matches within the Vixens Circular are due to be shared with East Glos Vixens in order to fullfill Avon League fixtures which are due to be released soon.
02/07/2008 Youth Awards
Congratulations to all the Youth Team Award Winners for the 2007-2008 Season. The following awards were given out:
U11 Boys Player of the Season : David SharpU11 Girls Player of the Season : Charlotte Earnshaw
U11 Boys Most improved Player of the Season : Ethan Gane
U11 Girls Most improved Player of the Season : Raisa Daya
U11 Boys Best Newcomers : Rajveer Sehmbi
U11 Girls Best Newcomers : Amber Peters
U13 Boys Players of the season : Tom Child
U13 Girls Players of the season : Amy Sweet
U13 Boys Most improved Player of the Season : Will Christofi
U13 Girls Most improved Player of the Season : Georgia Masters
U13 Best Newcomer : Maria Jones
U15 Player of the season : Claire Buckland
Vixens player of the season : Chloe Williams
01/07/2008 Site Update Mens Results Archive
The complete mens league results going all the way back to the 2000-2001 season are now available in the Fixtures/Results section of the website. Showing some very good (and unfortuantly a few bad) seasons. Yes my memory is That good!!! Now ummmm.... I forgot what i was saying. Anyway if anyone else has any records of previous fixtures or of the ladies results history then please send them to admin@yatehockey.com
15/06/2008 Mens and Ladies Merge Agreed
It can be confirmed that the ladies and men clubs have agreed to merge and will take steps over the next season to complete the merger.
15/06/2008 EH Single System
Andy Moody has been selected for the Regional development squad that has been set up through the Single system. Two Junior Regional Performance Centres have been initiated, one at Exeter and one in Bristol which will provide performance level coaching and competition preparation in the region, with the opportunities for players to progress to national recognition through tiered competition.
These Performance Centres are designed to be as accessible as possible to players from across the region in all the age groups from U15 to U18. For the 2008 season two age groups are being organized – U16s & U18s. A key aim of the Single System is to ensure that players will follow a national coaching and assessment pathway. This will be achieved through the close liaison with England Hockey’s centrally contracted coaches.
See the West Website for more details
17/03/2008 New Website
Hello one and all, welcome to the new Yate Hockey Club website. As a club we are aiming to keep this site updated as much as possible, However there may be areas of the site lacking in information over the next couple of weeks untill I can put all the information on here.
If you have any details, photos or anything then send them to Me Here .
So whats new you may ask, Well... as well as aiming on keeping all the fixtures, results & league tables up to date for once, we plan on getting people like you involved in the site, yes thats you.
If your a club member or just a visitor we don't mind you'll be able to leave comments about games and other things. If your a captain (or your going to help your captain) then you will be able to update information about your fixtures, put in the scores of your games and write match reports. If you would like to take it even further then you can request admin status (though i will have to know and trust you) then you can add news items and update information on many of the pages on this site, all without requiring any previous knowledge of writing websites.
So jump in and get involved, new areas of interest and additional features on the site will be poping up all the time. So if you have any ideas or got something to submit just let me know.
24/02/2008 Gumshields
There have been a few instances lately where players have been hit in the mouth by a ball or stick. Andy Bethell has asked all badgers and juniors to ensure that they wear gumshields during training and matches.
