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More Rules Changes this time From England Hockey

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Local Boy gets Welsh Call Up

Daffyd Bury (or Daffy to his friends) received a long awaited call up to the his national team, Wales.

Following a tough weekend of being massaged and looked after in a hotel, Daffy was selected.

Speaking to a close friend who had a tear in his eye,said [Daffy] thought it was "Baaaailliant" that he had been selected..

Torbay Hockey Club congratulate our own Daffy Duck on his success, Well done Mate!

Dinner is served sir

Mark is happy to organise which is great news ! What was I thinking
So the important thing is if you are interested in having one ? Cuz I don't want to be all alone
Can you discuss amongst your teams this week and get an idea if there is sufficient interest for a dinner. Captains can you get the comments please.
Any ideas of a venue would be welcomed. Doesn't have to Torquay if people want to venture out.

 
In it to win it
The latest round of umm.... pound-aires are below - speak to Woody, if you wanna join in, tis only a fiver each quarter.
£75: Number 32: Gordon Baker
£50: Number 48:  Paul Vause
£25: Number 17: Mrs Grace Ripley.

England Needs You!

The programme of Level One Coaching Assistant Award Courses for the remainder of this season is as follows:
 
Bournemouth, Dorset - 7, 9, 16 March
Tiverton, Devon - 28, 30 March & 6 April
Gloucester - 23, 26, 27 April
Chippenham, Wiltshire - 11, 14, 15 June
Redruth, Cornwall - 12, 14, 15 June
 
There will possibly be a course in the Bristol area in July and a course in Guernsey in the late spring.
 
If you require an application form for any of the above courses please email me.  Places are likely to be filled very quickly on all the courses - closing date for applications is 5 weeks prior to the course start date.
 
Additionally, there are still a few places available on the two Level Two Coach Award Courses:
 
10/11 May and 7/8 June in Exeter
17/18 May and 21/22 June in Bristol
 
Again, application forms are available from me via email.

 

The England Hockey ban 3G!!!!!!

Don't panic you can still use video calling while playing hockey.... They mean the long pile astro pitches that have cropped up... and now are banned!!! The only shame is that the shout BOBBLE has finnally been laid to rest.

read further and rejoice and here

 

League Circular

Look! The League Circular in the same month it was sent - download here

League Circular

Well better late then never, here is the October circular

Website News:

Match Reports updated - thanks Nick Avery!

Please all teams start getting creative a write me some reports.

Picture of the first team is updated, other teams if you have your squad picture please send it in (go to contact on this site to find my email)

News.... is updated

Mark

 

England Hockey Veterans trophy

Round 1 v East Devon Vets. Away at Lympstone.
Sunday 14th October

John Rowe your vets captain will be checking on availability and investigating birth certificates.
Make the date free in your calendar, start between 1200 and 1300

Possible availabilities, these could all be contenders for first round glory ?
Rowe, Twose, Woodward, Farleigh, Tuck, Owen, Walker (N), Grove,  Avery (J), Bell, Connabeer, Hodge, Jackson, Knapman (M), Smee, Walker ( C) (pacy winger apparently !), Clark (I).

Do you qualify and can you play, don’t lie about your age any more, come out of the closet if you have hit the big 40 : contact John Rowe soon and stake your claim

Here is a useful link for training drills, short corners etc etc . All found on the BBC website. Worth looking at particularly for training and coaching ideas, but also for hockey news in general

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/hockey/default.stm

South Devon College is proud to announce Guests of Honour -
John Motson & Ray Stubbs
At our first Annual Sports Fundraising Dinner:
18th February 2008,
at the Grand Hotel, Torquay

A dinner in February in aid of a good cause, as Matt Burrows has said it helps his students and can also help us with physiotherapy treatment.
A table of 12 will be £400, about £33.50 each.
Is anyone interested in going to this please let me know and we may be able to make up a Torbay HC table.
get in touch soonest so as we can see if it is possible and reserve a table,
cheers, Woody

Traning Starting on Tuesday August 7th at 8pm to 9.30pm.
All new and old members welcome

The programme of courses for the remainder of 2007 has now been finalised.  If you wish to get on the first rung of the coaching ladder now is your chance.  Club Contacts please forward this email to all your Club members or post to your Club website.
 
LEVEL ONE ASSISTANT COACH AWARD COURSES (17 hours duration) WILL BE HELD AS FOLLOWS:
Maximum number for all courses is 24 and applications close 6 weeks before course start date.  All courses cost £135.

Please be advised that the West of England & South Wales Hockey League fixtures for the forthcoming 2007/08 season, can now be found at www.woeswhockey.com

i) Devon Hockey Association - URGENT, Disciplinary Code - Click Here

i) Devon Cup - The Devon Cup and Trophy draw are as follows:
1st XI Home to North Devon
2nd XI Home to Marjons 'A'
Both games to be played by the end of January.

i) The DCHUA Umpiring Policy for the forth coming season Click Here

ii) Gerard League Circular 1 for 2006 Season: Click Here
iii) Gerard League Circular 2 for 2006/7 Season: Click Here
iiii) Gerard League Circular 3 for 2007 Season: Click Here
iv) Gerard League Circular 4 for 2007 Season: Click Here

BOOK YOUR WEEKEND OFF NOW, ARRANGE WITH YOUR BETTER HALF FOR A 3 DAY PASS.
NEWQUAY 2 – THE 3-WAY STAG !

Mr Hales, Mr Guppy and Mr Knapman are arranging a celebration of their impending weddings over the days of May 3rd (Thursday), 4th (Friday), 5th (Saturday) and returning

o home on the Sunday the 6th!
EVERYONE IS WELCOME, Contact Darren if you are interested in going along so as numbers can be booked up and reserved.
It will be a camping weekend at an accommodating site that is used to these sorts of thing.Come along for all or just part of the extravaganza, it promises to be memorable !!!!

Important News for Captains & Vice Captains

Its important for captains and vice captains to read and update their league handbooks.
Also note details about the phoning in please. Premier leagues by 4.30 and the rest by 7pm at the very latest or we get fined !!

Welcome to new members

Anthony Nickolls, Josh Turner, Alex Weal, Chris Ball and Giles Rabbit.

SUBS….


I have received 4 members’ subs so far. Please can I have your subs as soon as possible. We have given the opportunity of members paying on a monthly basis in order to spread the cost (total £60 for full members, £16 for students & school boys).
October and November are particularly expensive times when subs to HA, Devon league, Gerrard league and others have to be paid by the end of October. In addition we have to pay for the use of the pitch for both training and Saturday use.
The amounts that have to be found up to the middle of November is approx £3K !!

  • Can we have reports from all team please.
  • Please note that the hockey club is insured for public liability only. Members are responsible for any personal insurance. The club is not responsible for any accidents or injuries taken place on the field of play.