WHC Newsletter October 2016 Junior Hockey The Club currently has over 200 junior members, junior meaning under-18 at the beginning of September. Many play on Saturdays but 76 are under 12. This is a far cry from the earliest coaching sessions with a handful of children on the grass of the cricket ground. In those days it was difficult to arrange matches as few other clubs had any provision for juniors but now there Read more…
There will be no girls training on 26th October but there will be ladies training for anyone aged 13 or over who wishes to attend. 8-00pm until 9.30pm
Many Congratulations to Lisa Bennett who has been shortlisted for the Wycombe District Council awards for Community Coach of the Year. The awards evening will take place on 3rd November at Adams Park. Good luck to Lisa and well done for all the time and effort you have dedicated to the boys over numerous years. I am sure many boys past and present members will all have their fingers crossed.
The Futures Cup is part of the development pathway for junior players. It is a tournament from which National Age group Squads are selected. This year we have two players in the U-18 event, Callum Addison and Cameron Ryall, while Sam Welsh has been selected for the U-16 squad. This all takes place at St Albans at the end of October. Another part of the pathway are the High Perfomance Assessment Camps at Lilleshall National Read more…
WHC Newsletter September 2016 The best places for up to date Club news are Facebook and the website but we will provide this newsletter at intervals during the season. Ladies leagues have already started and while the men’s leagues have yet to begin victory in the Croxson Trophy was a good way to get off the mark. Committee news At the AGM David Paul was confirmed as Club Chairman. Tanya Fyffe has switched to be Read more…
The Croxson Trophy competition between Wycombe and Marlow was created in memory of the two Croxson brothers who played hockey for both Wycombe and Marlow but who both died while still young. The format, aggregate goals over all matches, was designed to ensure that lower eleven games, where higher scores were more likely, would play an important part. So it proved this year when Wycombe’s aggregate margin of three goals could be attributed to a hat trick from Darren Read more…
Wycombe won the Trophy in 2016 after a hard fought competition. 5 teams played on 24th September 2016 ith the aggregate scores 9-6 , Men’s results in the Croxson Cup against Marlow: 1st XI won 2-1 Cameron Ryall, Stephen Sloan 2nd XI won 2-0 Chris Goodchild, Nick Carter 3rd XI lost 2-0 4th XI won 4-0 Darren Monteiro 3, Harry Wetherell 5th XI lost 3-1 Kevin O’Linn
Level One Umpires Course Sunday 6th November 2016 0900 – 1700 Cressex Astroturf Pitch Holmer Farm Way, High Wycombe, HP12 4QA umpire course poster £50 To book this course please log onto England Hockey website www.englandhockey.co.uk and search Umpires Courses. Details of scheduled Level 1 Umpire courses can be found there where you can register and pay online. You will be required to complete the online rules test before attending – https://hockeyhub.englandhockey.co.uk/rules
Many congratulations to the following girls who have secured their places at JRPC Tier 1 competition days. If you are not aware of the process please see the attached document through the link below which explains the progression through the tiers. Well done to all the girls U15 Girls Bea Knight U16 Girls Izzie Keeley U17 Girls Daisy Hacking U17 Girls Caroline Spence U17 Girls Lucy Young U18 Girls Georgie Davis Read more…
A Big Thank you to all the parents who helped manage the stalls and BBQ today at club Fest . Also thanks for all the lovely cakes. A massive thank you goes out to Amie MCarthy who has spent all week collecting BBQs, Gazebos, EH Banners, buns, tea, coffee- the list goes on. She was at Cressex from 7.45am and left at 6.00pm. She will be returning tomorrow to dry off gazebos and clean BBQ’s. Read more…