Having been the reason to cancel the last 3 of the girls tournaments, the weather more than made up for itself adding to the enjoyment of what proved to be a very successful and enjoyable mornings hockey.
Slazengers were able to once again field two teams, the A team playing in the “C” league (being made up of the year 5 girls), and the B team playing in the “D” league (being made up of girls years 2 – 4).
Although the younger girls did not manage to win any of their games this week, they enjoyed all their games and were beginning to work as a team. They all have a few seasons still to play in this age group and if they continue to improve as they have this season they will in time become the team to beat!
The older girls continued the success of the last tournament, winning 4 out of the 5 games they played – missing out only to Wakefields B team – they finished 2nd in the league and would (had there been any more tournaments) have gained promotion to the “B” league, the final league positions could have been a very different story had the cancelled tournaments gone ahead. With only the goal keeper (Lily Gilbert) remaining eligable for u10’s next season, this team will, I’m sure, continue to grow in confidence and progress their game during next season playing in the U12 team.
Report: 20-11-2011 – Girls U10’s Mini Tournament
The U10 girls A team took part in the minis hockey tournament on Sunday morning and gave an excellent and enthusiastic performance. Despite being drawn in a group in which all the teams were from higher divisions in the Yorkshire Hockey YHL, the girls were able to up their game and compete as equals.
Slazenger (0) vs. (1) L.A.Carnegie
In the first game against Leeds Adel Carnegie, the team were unfortunate to concede an early goal and although an equaliser did not materialise, the girls gelled well together as a team.
Slazenger (0) vs. (4) Wakefield A
In the second against eventual group winners Wakefield A, despite the 0:4 result the experience the girls gained playing such a well structured side proved invaluable.
Slazenger (3) vs. (0)
By the final game the girls were playing well as a team with each individual player making a valuable contribution to the 3:0 victory. By finishing on such a positive note I hope we can take this into the YYHL tournament next Sunday on the 27th.
A special thankyou goes to Katie Brown who gave up her morning to support and umpire.
Report: 18-03-2007 – U10 Girls Tournament
Slazenger U10 girls had a successful tournament of the season in mixed weather conditions.
The first team got off to a superb start with victories over Driffield and York before falling to a 2-1 defeat to Wakefield and drawing their final match 0-0 with Rotherham.
Rebcca Jessop, Evie Spruce and Evie Johnstone grabbed the goals.
Lucy Kent top-scorer for the second team with five goals as Slazenger swept aside York C 5-0 while taking a share of the spoils against Doncaster and Wakefield B before losing 1-0 in a closely fought clash with Ben Rhydding.
Phillipa Lister completed the scoring while Olivia Jackson and Kayleigh Holt also impressed.
Report: 17-12-2006 – Girls U10’s
Slazenger U10s Girls A ended the year on a high with a fantastic display of hockey in the final tournament of the year.
A 1-1 draw with Ben Rhydding was followed by a superb 5-1 victory over Doncaster thanks to goals from Rebecca Jessop, Ellie Spruce and Lucy Kent.
The victory lifted Slazenger’s confidence and they recorded a further 7-4 victory over Halifax before finishing the even with a close-fought victory over Rotherham.
Slazenger U10s Girls B team had mixed results in their tournament as they got off to a superb start with a 3-0 victory over rivals Wakefield B thanks to a brace from Kristina Hall-Jackson and Alex Willings.
Hall-Jackson continued her scoring as she netted in a 1-1 draw with Driffield before a 2-0 defeat to Leeds in their final game more than flattered their opponents.
Report: 15-10-2006 – Girls U10’s
Slazenger U10s Girls A made a good start to their season with two wins from five in the first tournament of the new campaign.
The team got off to a bright start as Elvie Johnstone scored the winning goal in the 1-0 victory over Ben Rhydding in the opening match.
Slazenger picked up their second win with a 4-0 victory over York B.
Ellie Spruce scored her first ever hat-trick while Chloe Bates completed the scoring and Catreena Ferguson and Dearbhla O’Connell impressed in defence. The team suffered close-fought defeats against Harrogate, Kirklees and York A.
Slazenger U10 Girls B made a respectable start to the season as they picked up a win, two draws and three defeats against more experienced opposition.
Kristina Hall-Jackson lead the way in the scoring stakes with three fantastic goals against Driffield while new members Phillipa Lister and Eleanor Westwood made promising debuts for the team.
Olivia Jackson was impressive in defence alongside Emily Paton who made her debut as a sweeper while Millie Crowther performed well in several different positions.
Report from tournament played on Sunday 15th October 2006
Report: 19-03-2006 – Girls U10 Tournament
SLAZENGER U10 girls endured mixed fortunes as they signed off in their last tournament of the season at York.
In their opener, the girls made a polished start by sinking York B 2-0, thanks to goals from the impressive Sophie Williams and Rebecca Jessop.
A late breakaway goal put paid to their hopes against Ben Rhydding, who triumphed 1-0, before a strong A York side and eventual league winners came up trumps 4-0.
Slaz put on a good show in their final two games, drawing 1-1 with Harrogate and Kirklees, with Olivia Jackson, Sophie McGhie, Elinor Jackson and Ellie Spruce prominent.
Report: 26-02-2006 – Girls U10 Tournament
Slazenger U10 girls had mixed results in the fifth tournament of the season but opened with some great hockey against LA Carnegie.
Rebecca Jessop opened the scoring followed by Lucy Kent with Ellie Spruce nearly making it three.
The next game was a much closer contest against Harrogate who took a one goal lead and managed to keep Slazenger out.
A 1-1 draw was fought out in the next game with York B with Chloe Bates scoring the goal from a Sophie McGhie pass.
The final game was against a strong York A team who played a good passing game to run out 4-0 winners.
Report: 29-01-2006 – Girls U10 Tournament
Slazenger U10 Girls fourth tournament of the season took place in York and they enjoyed a winning start defeating Leeds 1-0
Rebecca Jessop and Katie Brown went close before Sophie Williams scored the eventual winner.
But the next two games were not as successful with a 3-0 loss against City of York A and a 5-0 defeat to L.A.Carnegie.
But Slazenger bounced back against City of york B with Stevie Barker and Olivia Jackson worked hard to keep a clean sheet and Lucy Kent got the goal.
The final game was against Ben Rhydding and despite being tired, the girls worked hard with Eleanor Jackson making some important tackles before the game finished 0-0.
Report: 17-10-2004 – Girls U10’s
Slazenger U10 Girls teams’ season got off to a steady start against York with a 0-0 draw; a fair result for a side with several new players including Emily Barnett, Catreena Ferguson and Elinor Jackson.
In the next match, they were on the wrong end of a 4-0 defeat to an experienced Wakefield side. Slaz’ cause was not helped by the loss of defender Hannah Barnett who had to leave the field with a hand injury.
Their third match against Leeds also finished 0-0 but there were signs the team is coming together with Isaac Fisher providing a number of surging runs from midfield and linked well with Chloe Bates in attack.
Against York B, Slazenger dominated for most of the match bur conceded a soft goal and it was left to Heather Bates to provide the equaliser.
The final match against Driffield also ended goalless.