Wimbledon Hockey Club Newsletter July 2014

WIMBLEDON PLAYERS VOTED INTO ENGLAND HOCKEY’S PLAYERS TEAMS OF THE SEASON England Hockey recently asked players in the Investec Women’s hockey league & the NOW: Pensions Men’s hockey league to vote for their players of the season. Wimbledon is represented in two of the Teams of the Season – by Amy Tippen in the Ladies Conference East and Mike Hoare in the Men’s Premier League. Congratulations to both of them!

NEW PLAYERS FOR THE 2015 SEASON We are delighted that the following players will be joining us this season:

James Bailey - Starting at Old Loughtonians HC, James has long been part of a hockey team holding up the last line of defense as goalkeeper. He recently competed at the 2014 World Cup and will shortly be travelling to the Commonwealth Games. After completing an MSci in Mathematics at Bristol University in 2013, James did an internship at Citigroup, but now he's a full-time part of England's centralised squad. Outside hockey, James is a musical maestro, holding a Grade 8 in the violin and tuba.

Ian Sloan - Ian grew up playing his hockey for Cookstown in Northern Ireland and soon progressed to play Internationally for Ireland. Now playing hockey in England Ian has recently opted to declare for England and in turn GB but will not be eligible to play for either until 2015. In that time we look forward to seeing Ian represent Wimbledon HC and contributing to the season ahead.

George Farrant - In a bid to further his hockey, George is currently playing in Melbourne, Australia but prior to this he represented Bath Buccaneers in the Conference East. George began playing hockey at age seven with Old Loughtonians until going to board at Millfield School. He has played for England U16, U18, U21 and England A. In 2011 George played for England U21 men and competed in the Great Britain Super League. He has captained several games for England U21 men including wins over Scotland and Malaysia. George hopes to continue improving his game at Wimbledon and has aspirations of playing international hockey representing England and GB.

Shaun Mcintyre Originally from Cape Town and has played hockey in the UK for 3 years. His previous clubs are Holcombe and Hampstead & Westminster HC. We are delighted Shaun will be joining us.

 

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CHANGING ROOMS UPDATE: MEN’S SHOWERS CLOSED

Dafydd Charles Dafydd’s previous clubs include Lewes and Oxted. He plays forward and is currently part of the Welsh men’s squad training towards the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Welcome Daf!

 

Work on the men’s changing rooms has begun and will take approximately 5 weeks to complete. For the first 3 weeks the showers will be unavailable whilst they are refurbished after which they will be re-opened. Work then starts on the toilets, which will be unavailable for approximately 2 weeks – the disabled toilet, and those upstairs are of course available for use.

COACHING SEMINAR Tuesday 22nd July 7.30-9.00pm

WHEN: Mondays: 7.30pm - 9pm from 14th July

In the Sports Hall

This session is open to current Ladies 1As & 2s and any other players who wish to attend.

Ben Marsden, David Bunyan and Sarah Kelleher will be running a coaching seminar covering: • •

PRE SEASON TRAINING FOR SENIORS

Expectations of our coaching team Personal responsibilities in defence • Attacking principles • Overview of press.

 

Cost: FREE for club coaches and members £5 for non-members ALL COACHES AND PLAYERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. To book your place: please email [email protected]  

Tuesdays: 7.30pm - 9pm from 8th July This Session is open to current Ladies 2As, 3's, 4's and any other players who wish to attend.

Wednesdays: 7.30pm - 9pm from 9th July This session is open to current Ladies 1's and 1a's and any other players who wish to attend..

Wednesdays: 7.30pm - 9pm from 16th July - 6th Sept. This session is open to all Men's players.

WHERE: At The Wimbledon Club, Church Road

PLEASE REMEMBER INSECT REPELLANT!

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INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY – UPDATE Hockey World Cup -

England finish 4th after a

controversial match vs Argentina England men’s bronze medal play-off defeat ended in controversy after a complaint was lodged when Argentina fielded 12 players for more than two minutes during their 2-0 victory. Apparently Danny Kerry, England Hockey’s performance director, was made aware of Argentina’s extra outfield player when the match remained scoreless. With world ranking points at stake – England are the world No 4 side – England Hockey decided to lodge a protest. The International Hockey Federation reviewed the terms and interviewed both teams after viewing relevant video footage. Under FIH rules, it was decided that the result would stand after the incident was deemed “unintentional”, though Argentina’s captain will be banned for one match.

Investec London Cup 2014 England wins for our Men’s and Ladies’ teams. Reports from England Hockey:

For the Men’s team this was the latest of several recent encounters between the two sides, and the first major final being held at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It was also a replay of the final pool game where England ran out convincing 4-1 victors. England put on an impressive start, as early on Adam Dixon attacked the Ireland baseline before pushing the ball across goal for Alastair Brogdon to tuck away and give England an early lead. This was the cue for the home team to start playing with some verve. In particular, Ashley Jackson and Captain Barry Middleton were showing some magical skills that drew cheers from the enthusiastic crowd. With the midfield duo pulling the strings, England were able to fashion chances through Brogdon, Simon Mantell and Mark Gleghorne. For all England's possession though, Ireland kept their opponents at bay, thanks in no small part to fine defensive performances from Conor Harte and John Jackson. The 1-0 halftime score was a slender lead, and Ireland punished the home side early in the second half, when a blocked cross fell perfectly for Eugene Magee to smash past George Pinner and bring Ireland level. In the 49th minute England took their advantage back when a wide attack found David Condon in space and he was able to fire a shot through a crowded circle past David Harte in the Ireland goal. However, the game was far from over and, as England's defence failed to clear an awkward ball, Michael Darling capitalised and scored the equaliser to draw the scores level on 2-2 at full time. It would take a shoot-out to settle the result. England's experience came to the fore as George Pinner kept out Michael Watt then Magee, as opposed to Jackson, Middleton, Harry Martin and Mantell who were all on target, giving a relieved England crowd the result they came to see. George Pinner said of playing in goal in a shootout: “It’s fun being in goal in a shootout, you can't lose really because the pressure’s on the other players to score, so I enjoy it.” Investec London Cup Player of the Tournament and top goal-scorer Ashley Jackson said after the win: “It’s great to be on a new home ground, which hopefully we’ll be able to make into a fortress in the coming years. Thanks to all the spectators too, the support was fantastic and we hope to see everyone many more times here. It’s important to play games ahead of big tournaments and as the week went we couldn’t have asked for anything better.”

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Investec London Cup 2014 continued England Ladies took on South Africa in the women’s Investec London Cup Final and repeated their earlier result against the southern hemisphere side winning 2-1 in both the pool stages and the final. England started strongly winning the first penalty corner of the game within 2 minutes of push back, which lead to Nicola White opening the scoring – deflecting home a low drag flick from Sam Quek. England continued to create chances with the majority coming through Alex Danson, but these chances were on the break as South Africa applied a lot of attacking pressure on the English defence. Their pressure paid off as Jade Mayne capitalised on another South Africa attack, striking the ball into the back of England’s net past goalkeeper Maddie Hinch. England were able to create a few more chances through Danson and Wood, but strong South Africa defence prevented another breakthrough. Kate Richardson-Walsh produced some strong defending of her own to keep the score line at 1-1 going into half time. Going into the second half, England again won the first penalty corner and came close through Susannah Townsend after she hit the post with a deflection of the captain’s sweep into the circle. However, South Africa continued to press and won their first penalty corner of the game in the 42nd minute that produced a superb save from Kirsty Mackay, who replaced Maddie Hinch in England’s goal at half time. Spurred on by the crowd, England created several more chances, but were unable to breakthrough South Africa’s solid defence. University of Birmingham’s Lily Owsley found a way through with six minutes left on the clock, winning a penalty corner that was slipped left to Sam Quek who slotted it home to take the lead. In the last five minutes both teams had chances, with the most notable being England’s Sophie Bray hitting the cross bar in the 64th minute. Despite one last South Africa chance, England held on to win the women’s competition 2-1, a repeat of the score line earlier in the tournament. The result means England will go into the Commonwealth Games with renewed confidence following their under-performance at the recent World Cup in Holland, and it was fantastic to see the players taking so much time after the game to sign autographs for their young fans, who left delighted that they’d been able to meet their heroes. Alex Danson, who also won the Player of the Tournament and Top Goal scorer awards, said after the game: “We have built a huge amount of confidence in this tournament to take into the Commonwealth Games, which of course is less than two weeks away.” Lucy Wood, who was playing in her debut tournament added: “It’s been an incredible week. And it’s been a whirlwind for me in the last two weeks, going through the junior age groups and then suddenly getting called up for this really has been amazing.” England Captain Kate Richardson-Walsh talked about the England's new legacy venue on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: "I think the new stadium is fantastic. It's nice that the public can walk through the park and see where the hockey was played during the Olympics, and then they come here and the venue and seating are brilliant, it has a fan park, the changing rooms are amazing, the warm up pitch - I'm really proud that we've got this venue."

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Commonwealth Games 2014

          th rd   24 July – 3 August     England Men are looking to improve on their previous two fourth place finishes in Delhi [2010] and Melbourne [2006]. The team will be captained by Doncaster born Barry Middleton, the most capped Great Britain and   England men’s player of all time.     4 players represent Wimbledon in the squad: Henry Weir, Alastair Brogdon, Michael Hoare and Phil Roper.   England Ladies, who finished 11th in the Hockey World Cup, has a number of changes to their line up.   Captain Kate Richardson-Walsh will be competing in her 4th Commonwealth Games, has 321 international   caps and has captained the side for over a decade.   For more info: www.glasgow2014.com/games/sports/hockey   Ticket prices start at £15 for adults, and all ticket and pricing information can be found on the   ticketing section of the Commonwealth Games website or for information on every sport and venue click   here Glasgow 2014        

GET INVOLVED WITH WIMBLEDON HC Wimbledon Hockey Club is looking for volunteers to become involved in the Club as follows:

FINANCE

PRESS OFFICER

UMPIRES

Wimbledon Hockey Club is searching for an individual to act as Men’s Treasurer for the committee.

Wimbledon Hockey Club is searching for an individual to act as their main point of contact for the media. This person will act as the official representative of the club and handle all matters relating to the press.

Wimbledon Hockey Club is looking for umpires to officiate senior matches every Saturday throughout the season.

The role will deliver accurate and robust financial information to support the hockey club's objectives and enable consistent and strong financial decision-making. This will include managing the collection of the men's subscription payments. The right individual will become a part of the hockey committee.

The role will include collating key photographs and match reports from the weekend. Writing and distributing press releases, handling media queries and liaising with journalists and other media contacts. Furthermore, you’ll be tracking media coverage relating to the hockey family, keeping an eye on club developments and organising press conferences.

Having umpires at the club throughout the day has worked well in the past. An hourly rate of £25 per hour is available to qualified umpires who are happy to do multiple games throughout the day. We are also looking for qualified umpires to volunteer their services during the weekend and be added to an umpiring rotation at the club.

Please contact Ben Marsden for further details of the above positions. [email protected]

 

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125 years of hockey WIMBLEDON LHC

The Oldest LHC in the World

Wimbledon Ladies Hockey Club will be celebrating this momentous event on September 27th/ 28th 2014. We invite you to view the exhibition o v e r t h e w e e k e n d , j o i n u s f o r t h e c l u b c e l e b r a t i o n s o n S a t u r d a y n i g h t and to watch the matches on Sunday.

Wimbledon Ladies’ Hockey Club, 1889–90 Season Standing: Ellen Bloxam, Bessie (?), Kitty Mcfarlane, Ethel Carver, Emily Carver, Madeline Agar. Sitting: Lilian Clapham, Margaret Bloxam, Margaret Clapham, Hilda L’estrange, Madge Bloore

Events include: • An exhibition on the history and key Club members • Saturday home league matches followed by Traditional Teas  Saturday night celebrations for current and past members • Sunday lunchtime 1880s costume match and invitation match consisting of a team from Wimbledon v a team of regular opponents from local clubs. For further information please contact Julie Quester [email protected]

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JUNIOR SUMMER HOCKEY

Did you know?

HOLIDAY COURSE

The Men’s hockey club was founded in 1883, with players turning up and picking either a pink or maroon cap and playing on the common using a cricket ball and shaped stick.

Tuesdays: 15 July – 12 August 5.30-6.30pm 6 – 11 year olds 6.30-7.30pm 12-16 year olds

Edward Agar, a solicitor and businessman was the first Captain. Agar was largely responsible for the first rules of hockey.  

HOCKEY CAMPS Tues 5 & Wed 6 August 4-7 year olds Thursday 7 & Friday 8 August 8-14 year olds

Full details and Registration forms for both are available from [email protected]

The Windmill Clinic Open all year round don’t hesitate to contact one of the team. Appointments can be made direct and take place in the Therapies Room at the Club. Sports Massage:

Robbie: 07768 741318 [email protected]

Travers: 07884 331378 [email protected]

Osteopathy:

Richard: 07931 542317 [email protected]

Physio:

Irene: 020 8870 8462 www.southfieldsphysio.co.uk

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