Slazenger Hockey Club

Boys U12's

Report: 15-11-2015 – Boys U12’s

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Slazengers’ under-12 boys A team missed out on qualifying from the In2Hockey West Yorkshire tournament despite scoring eight goals in their last two games.

A slow start to the five-team round-robin competition ultimately proved their downfall as the Slaz youngsters lost to both Ben Rhydding sides who were taking part.

Slazengers dominated their opening match against Ben Rhydding B but found their opponents’ keeper in top form with a string of fine saves, before a breakaway goal led to a 1-0 final scoreline.

There were more early chances against Ben Rhydding A but again it was the opposition who opened the scoring.

Aaron Hunter did equalise, showing good composure when one on one with the keeper, but there was a sting in the tail as Ben Rhydding hit a late winner.

Those two defeats meant Slazengers would be unable to progress to the Yorkshire stage of the competition but they picked themselves up to finish on a high.

They beat Wakefield 3-0 as Hunter doubled his tally of goals before Lucas Smith and Tommy Randle also found the net.

Then Slazengers concluded by defeating their B team stablemates 5-0 with two goals by Alex Stacey, backed up by others from Smith, Will Gascoigne and Hunter’s third of the day.

Report: 04-10-2015 – Boys U12’s Tournament

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The U12 boys took part in their first tournament of the season on Sunday with a new look team playing together for the first time. I’m the first match, they came up against a strong Doncaster side and failed to convert their chances, but Aidan Coughtrey played well in goal to keep a clean sheet.

After a good team talk, the boys went on to play Wakefield and showed that they could play some good hockey. Alex Stacey opened the scoring and continued to score a hat trick, as did Will Gascoigne. Tommy Randle and Aaron Hunter also scored to earn the team 8-0 victory.

The final match against Brigg was crucial if Slazengers were to secure promotion. The boys went out determined to play well and Gascoigne, Hunter and Stacey all found the back of the net to secure a 3-0 win and promotion in 2nd place on goal difference. Thanks to Matthew Stacey for umpiring and providing inspirational pre-match talks.

Report: 30-03-2014 – Boys U12’s

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Slazengers u12 boys ended the season on a high by winning league C gaining promotion ready for next season.

They started the day with a convincing win over York there was some great build up play with Owen Bland controlling the middle and this was finished of with two great goals coming from Joshua Swallow and Joshua Dunstan, to end the game 2-0

The next game against Sheffield saw the Horbury side pile on the pressure with several of the team coming close to scoring but they were unable to capitalise the pressure and ended 0-0

The third game against a strong Ben Rhydding team, again saw Slazengers apply the pressure and again they were unable to turn the pressure into a goal but came close several times. Ben Rhydding hardly entered the oppositions half but the game ended 0-0

Doncaster were the next opposition and looked another and again ended in a draw 0-0. Dunstan came close and a reverse strike from bland hit the back board but was deemed to be outside the D and disallowed.

The final game against Kingston upon Hull gave the team the perfect end to the season with a 2-0 win. All the pressure went Slazengers way and the determination of Tom Richardson payed off with a great goal. Swallow’s second of the day was a fantastic reverse stick strike to end the season on a high.

Report: 09-02-2014 – Boys U12’s Tournament

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Slazenger u12 boys had mixed results this weekend.

There first game on Sunday saw Slazenger’s dominate the first half but then 2 quick goals from Halifax put them on the back foot. The team showed great determination to come back and draw level with goals from Owen Bland and Joshua Swallow.

The second game against Leeds B team was a closely fought game, but Slazengers came out on top winning 1-0 through another goal from Swallow.
The next game didn’t go as planned as they lost to Thirsk the winners of the league in the last minute.

Kingston upon Hull was the next game and Slazenger lost 2-0 when some of the decisions didn’t go their way their heads went down allowed the opposition to attack  on the break.

On a positive note they finished the day on a better note as they drew 1-1 with Airedale after a great solo run and goal from Bland.

Report: 04-11-2012 – Boys U12’s Tournament

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Slazenger U12 boys continued their good start to the season this weekend with some confident performances,

Slazengers A (1) Leeds A (1)
Slazengers once again seemed to dominate the game and took the lead through a well taken goal from Matthew Chilton, they continued to press and just got caught off guard within the final few minutes to concede a goal against the run off play, this turned out to be a respectable result as the Leeds team went on to win all their other games.

Slazengers A (0) Driffield A (0)
The team played with good movement and ball speed, they were unlucky not to score but the Driffield keeper managed to keep a clean sheet and the Slazenger forwards at bay. Another good performance from the team and everyone worked well as a team.

Slazengers A (0) Bingley A (0)
Much like the previous game Slazenger’s controlled the game an outstanding performance from the Bingley keeper kept Bingley in the game. Again and again the Slazenger attached the Bingley goal but
came away frustrated.

Slazengers A (2) Thirsk B (0)
Slazengers went into the game more relaxed, and it paid off, another goal from Matthew Chilton and one from Joshua Cole put the game out of reach of a good Thirsk side, the Slazenger defence was not pressured and cleared up the loose ball, seeing a comfortable win.

Slazengers A (0) Bradford A (0)
The boys finished with a draw and again unlucky to come away with another win, they pressured the Bradford defence and there was some scrambling defence in the last minute to ensure they came away with a point.

Slazengers u12 B team
The new development team played their first games this weekend, and started off their season in great style,

They lost their first game to Ben Rhydding 2 – 0 but the signs were good as they still tried to push forward and not give in to the pressure of a strong Ben Rhydding side.

They then followed this with a 1-0 win over Chapletown, a 2-1 win over Wakefield D team and a 3-0 win against Wakefield C team, the team got better and better,they all played for each other with some good defensive work and great passing, to say that 4 members of the team made their debuts it was an outstanding result.

The goals came from Daniel Singleton (3) Mollie Gilbert (2) and Katie Minchella.

A very big well done to both teams.