Slazenger Hockey Club

Girls U16's

Report: 04-12-2011 – Girls U16’s Dominate Last Games of 2011

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Slazengers U16 girls had the perfect end to the last tournament of 2011. The weather certainly was the first challenge with the cold temperatures, horizontal rain & hail & a very blustery wind to boot.

Slazenger (3) vs. (0) L.A. Carnegie
The first game was against Leeds Adel Carnegie, the girls stayed focused despite the testing conditions & came away with a well deserved win. First on the score sheet was Nayeesha Tejura, closely followed by Georgia Housten . Leeds made some good breaks which were picked up by our steadfast defensive duo of Evie Johnson & Millie Crowther. Slazengers kept the pressure on the Leeds defence & were able to pick up another goal from a great strike from Katie Browne to make the final score a 3-0 win to Slazengers.

Slazenger (2) vs. (0) Rotherham
The girls were straight on to face a very strong Rotherham, the sides were quite evenly matched with the play being end to end. Again a well positioned Georgia Housten scored a great goal on the back post, Rotherham were quick on the counter attack but were denied by goalkeeper, Chloe Bates. Slazengers kept applying the pressure and earned themselves another goal from Nayeesha Tejura. Final score was a 2-0 win to Slazengers.

Slazenger (5) vs. (0) Selby/Pocklington
The girls had a one match break & then were back on the pitch ready to face their next opponents, Huddersfield Dragons. The girls dominated from the start, made great use of the whole pitch . Sophie Williams distributed the ball perfectly to the mid field duo of Rebecca Jessop & Jess Holland. Their hard work payed off when Georgia Housten found herself on the score sheet yet again, this proved to be the first of a hatrick of goals for player of the tournament Georgia Housten. Also finding the back of the net was Hannah Field & Jess Holland. A 5-0 win was a great result keeping confidence high for the following game against Selby/Pocklington.

A superb defensive display by Selby/Pocklington denied numerous Slazenger attacks, strikes on goal from Daisy Burrows & Elle Spruce all saved off of the line . Despite their best efforts, Selby/Pocklington were unable to deny all efforts & Slazengers scored two great goals, both great strikes from Rebecca Jessop. Final score a 2-0 win.

Slazenger (1) vs. (0) Halifax
Despite the hail & rain, the girls persevered into thei final game against the strong home side of Halifax. Halifax put up stiff opposition but the attacking play from Slazengers was relentless. Daisy Burrows playing outstanding as centre forward,Slazengers had many attacks on goal but again, a ball played around the goal to the in form Georgia Housten saw Slazengers break the deadlock . This proved to be the only goal of the match but another win to Slazengers saw a perfect end to the day. A great all round team display resulted in clean sheets across the board & five well deserved wins.

JAC/ JDC Dates

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The following JDC/JAC dates are now confirmed

Age Range Date Location Time
JDC Boys U13/14 11th December 2011 Leeds Uni – Weetwood 2pm – 4pm
JDC Girls U13/14 4th December 2011 Leeds Grammar School 1pm – 3pm TBC
JAC Boys U15/16 4th December 2011 Leeds Uni – Weetwood 2pm – 4pm
JAC Boys U17 4th December 2011 Bradford Girls Grammar School
Squire Lane BD9 6RB		 2pm – 4pm
JAC Girls U15/16 11th December 2011 Leeds Grammar School 1pm – 3pm

JAC Information

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Information on JAC Girls U15/16/17.

JAC activity is set to begin for these age groups on:

Sunday 20th Nov and Sun 11th Dec 2011

Both sessions will be at Leeds Grammar School with U15s  being at 11.00 – 1pm  and u16/17 being at 1-3pm.

All girls except any who were selected for NAGs (they go direct to JRPC) are required to attend these sessions pre-Xmas and any further sessions post Christmas as selected by the relevant age group coaches if they wish to continue on in the Single System.

If any club or school have a new player or developing player who was unsuccessful in making the competition squads last year but they attended some JAC activity last year and have continued to develop and progress(ie not on my attached lists) and they wish to send this year for JAC training and development then they are warmly invited to do so but please send me their details and contact info separately so I can inform the coaches

Attached is a JAC Player Regsitration form for each player to bring to the first sessions along with their money of £10 for the 2 sessions in cheque form made payable to WYHDG. In order to ensure we cover our costs as best we can players are requested to pay for ALL sessions indicated whether or not they can attend both. Further money will be required after Xmas for those sessions once they are established and notified Notification of any cancellation of a JAC session due to bad weather will be posted on YHA website by 10.00am.

 

Junior Indoor Hockey

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FIRST GIRLS SESSION IS CANCELLED – BOYS SESSION LOOKS LIKELY TO BE CANCELLED

The first sessions of the Yorkshire Youth Indoor Programme is fast approaching. The aim is to develop indoor hockey skills across Yorkshire. The North Boys & Girls U18/16 Indoor Competition takes place each year in December, leading to the National Finals.

U16 Girls first date Sunday 18th September
U16 Boys first date Sunday 2nd October

The venue will be the indoor facilities at Nab Wood, Bradford 1:00pm-4:00pm for both dates.

Teams or individuals who want to gain indoor hockey experience are invited to turn up and play.

There will also be some indoor coaching development opportunities and competition on the first dates, with a view to run greater competition after the numbers are established

There are two indoor courts at Nab Wood that can be used so for the first sessions. These will have an open age policy up to U16. Activities and competition will be structured to reflect the age range and abilities of the players attending.

Anyone interested in taking part should contact Stuart Harrison who is organising the sessions on his email at dsharrison@sky.com

Report: 07-11-2010 – Girls U16’s Brigshaw High School

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Slazenger travelled to Brigshaw High School for their next tournament round. They faced off against two strong Wakefield U16 girls teams along with one from Leeds. Slazenger played some great hockey, with standout performances from many of the team. Unfortunately, as is often the case however, the hardwork and presistance was not shown in the final scorelines. However, the team can take encouragement from their performances which continue to improve from match to match.

Slaz 0 Wakefield (B) 3
Slaz started the match with a very good attacking streak with Elle Poskitt and Katie Browne running very well up front, with Katie Firth strong in the middle feeding the ball to the attackers. Sophie Willliams stayed strong up front making some good opportunities. Wakefield capitalised on a lucky break and went 1.0 up after the first 5 minutes, then had most of the possession for the duration on the match. Heather Bates was very strong in defence stopping many of the oncoming attacks and Emma Hunter and Nayesha Tejura worked very hard tracking back on a very good right Mid-frield Wakefield player. Kate Browne then moved to left defence and played excellent stopping her player on most occasions. New player Megan Smith put some good tackles in and marked well. Score finished 3 -0 to Wakefield but all in all a good effort from the girls against a strong Wakefield side.

Slaz 0 Wakefield (A) 4
Slaz started this game a lot stronger with Heather Bates feeding some good through and again we had some good possession in the first part of the game. Lauren McQueen playing centre back worked very hard, tracked her player well and we kept Wakefield out for the first 10 minutes. Emma Hunter again played well, putting in some very good tackles from right half and Lisa Gibbons at right back was much improved from the previous tournament. Wakefield scored a couple of goals from open play and took control of the game, Amy Toon did well in goal having many shots to save. The score finished 4.0 but the last goal was very dubious and a blatant Wakefield foul in the D before a shot on goal which was not seen by the umpires (one who was stood talking to the side line spectators all match whilst umpiring, very frustrating!) Slaz were much improved from the first game and stood up a lot stronger against the better of the two Wakefield sides.

Slaz 1 Leeds 0
Slaz showed excellent team spirit and were the better team against Leeds. Slaz had the majority of the play though out the whole match and looked very strong on the attack. Katie Firth and Nayesha Tejura were unlucky not to score on the first 5 minutes after two short corner attempts. Katie Browne, Nayesha Tejura and Sophie williams looked very strong down the left hand side and played very together. Alex stead tried very hard upfront and did well at a position she was not used to. Katie Firth stood strong in the mid showing excellent distribution. Slaz had the ball for long periods of the game showing excellent passing and team work. They were unlucky not to score from a number of short corners on the second period and many chances in the D. Slaz still battled on an earned themselves a short corner in the last few seconds and the umpires blew time. Heather Bates from the short corner fed the ball to Sophie Williams who took an excellent strike from the top of the D beating the keeper to score. Overall an excellent performance the girls should be pround of.Overall
Overall the team played much better than their previous performance, showing Slazenger’s true team spirit both on an off the pitch. The team is unluckly to go away from the tournament with such scorelines, as they rarely give a full account of the matches. Katie Browne was awarded the most improved and player of the tournament.

Team:Katie Firth (C ), Amy Toon, Heather Bates, Lauren McQueen, Megan Smith, Lisa Gibbons, Nayesha Tejura, Emma Hunter, Katie Browne, Elle Poskitt, Sophie Williams, Zoe Bacon, Alex Stead

By Sarah Hobbs; at Brigshaw High School on 7th November 2010