On 15th February Slazengers 5ths Mens Development team travelled to Keighley to play Airedale. A lot of pressure had to be soaked up in the first 10 minutes of the match but the defence and midfield kept any shots on goal to a minimum. Applying our own pressure and keeping a good formation Slazengers spent a good deal of time in the opponent’s half ending with a short corner. Unlike some recent matches we were able to take advantage of this with Harry Gunning slotting home the ball in the … [Read more...] about Report: 15-02-2014 – Mens 5th’s (3) vs. (1) Airdale 3rd’s
Mens Development
Report: 28-09-2013 – Mens 5th’s (3) vs. (6) Harrogate 6th’s
Dan Does the Double On another bright sunny September Saturday Slazenger’s development team travelled to Harrogate, with a warning that the week pervious the same team had destroyed Airedale 13 - 0. With young Harry Buttery back in net, his back four lined up with Matthew and Paul Chilton, Nick Calderly and Mayank Gupta. Harrogate gave an early warning putting together six passes and scoring within the first minute of the game. Slazengers hardly had time to reset their positions when … [Read more...] about Report: 28-09-2013 – Mens 5th’s (3) vs. (6) Harrogate 6th’s
Report: 23-02-2013 – Mens 5th’s (2) vs. (5) Kingston Upon Hull 5th’s
Slazenger Men's 5's faced a tough task in their latest development fixture against Kingston Upon Hull when the opposition turned up with only 11 players but 6 of them were adults. That said, the first half saw an encouraging display from the youngsters against a physically stronger team. Matthew Chilton and Elliot Golding were particularly energetic, with Harry Gunning authoritative in midfield. It was good to see the home team go into the half time break 2-1 up after strikes from centre … [Read more...] about Report: 23-02-2013 – Mens 5th’s (2) vs. (5) Kingston Upon Hull 5th’s
Report: 16-02-2013 – Mens 5th’s (1) v (1) Rotherham 5th’s
When Slazenger Development team took to the pitch this week they were looking forward to a third win against their Yorkshire rivals, Rotherham. However, hockey is never that simple. A very even start to the match saw Tony Walker, Danny Croxall, Dave Smyth and Steve Wood soak up early pressure from Rotherham. Some raiding down the left wing ran Danny into a bit of a lather but Slaz were equal to the challenge. Steve Wood notably hitting the ball with confidence at the sixteen. In midfield Tom … [Read more...] about Report: 16-02-2013 – Mens 5th’s (1) v (1) Rotherham 5th’s
Report: 15-12-2012 – Mens 5th’s (3) vs. (4) Worksop 3rd’s
Slazenger 5's faced a tough encounter against a physical and quick Worksop team. Despite this it was Slazengers that started the brighter with neat passing interplay and people making themselves available for passes. Harry Gunning and Tom Pitchforth worked well linking up with veteran Geoff Birkett in midfield and wingers Chris Gascoigne and Elliott Golding were always available on the wings. It was no surprise when striker Peter Gunning put the home side in front half way through the … [Read more...] about Report: 15-12-2012 – Mens 5th’s (3) vs. (4) Worksop 3rd’s
