Last Monday night fitness session for this season tonight – 7.30 @ Old Loughtonians Hockey Club!!

GK Coaching has now finished for the season.  Arrangements are being put in place ready to start in September!

The bar will be closed Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday this week but reopens on Saturday in time for all the home fixtures and will stay open for the quiz!

Willows have Fun

With no league game scheduled, we travelled to Southgate for a friendly against their Tankards Z team and, despite the M25 doing its best to prevent the game going ahead, plus sickness and injury reducing us to ten men, the warm welcome extended by our hosts made for one of our most enjoyable outings.  The game was played in a relaxed friendly spirit and we continued to bask in the same convivial atmosphere at the bar where our hosts bought the beers.   It also helped that we won 4-0, of course!

On pitch, the standard of the two teams was very similar but they attacked up the centre and crashed on our solid midfield and defence.   By contrast, we attacked up the wings and asked too many questions of them.   They had very good youngsters but ours were a year older and a foot taller.  And, ultimately, perhaps their best skills were concentrated in the back half of their team, while ours were mobile enough to attack more.

We are planning a return match, probably in April at home, and I expect them to bring more of their Tankards Y and A teams next time.  Let’s welcome them as warmly as they did us.  Game on!

U12 Girls County Success (See photo gallery)

National clubs In2Hockey Championships Essex Round 2017-2018 Under 12 Girls

A fantastic performance from the U12 girls playing 5 back to back games winning 3, drawing 2, finishing joint top on points and losing out on the top spot only on goal difference.

An excellent all round team performance with each individual giving 100% effort in each game.

The girls progress to the Regional finals in April as runners up. Great hockey girls and good luck in the Regionals!

 

A Family Affair  (See photo gallery)

Chris, Ryan & Nathan Gladman all played together for the first time for the Academy 9-0 win which gained the team promotion.  Nathan also got a hat-trick!!

 

Another Family Double (See photo gallery)

Old Loughts’ U12s Leo & Guy Garner helped Handsworth Primary School (as player & coach) win through to represent Waltham Forest at London Youth Games. Gold medals presented by former Old Loughtonian, current England & GB player Emily Defroand.

 

This week’s fixtures:

Home

Pitch 1                                                                                   Pitch 2                                  

11:15      No Game                                                             11:15      No Game

13:00      Loppers v Old Loughtonians’ Academy              13:00      Ladies 3s v Brentwood 2  

14:30      Ladies 2s v Broxbourne 1                                   14:30      Willows v Saffron Walden 8

16:00      No Game                                                             16:00      No Game             

 

Away

Men’s 1s v Southgate                                     17:30

Men’s 2s v Hampstead & Westminster           15:00     

Supervets v Surbiton                                       12:30     

Ladies 1s v City of Peterborough                    13:00

Ladies 4s v Chelmsford 5                               11:00

Ladies 5s v Redbridge & Ilford                        16:00

 

Sunday

Pitch 1                                                                                  

14:30      Men’s 1s v Oxted                            EH Cup

 

Club fundraiser

Saturday 3rd March - “The Brain Drain” 

It’s not too late to enter your team in “The Brain Drain” quiz night to be held this Saturday.  Tickets can be purchased over the phone if you call the office on 0208 5044010.  The bar will be open so you can either celebrate in style or drown your sorrows!

 

First Aiders for Free Lunch

If anyone fancies volunteering to be available as a first aider for part, or all, of the ladies over 55s inter-regional tournament on 19th & 20th May at the club, in return for a free lunch/drinks, and the chance to watch some great hockey, please contact Jane Blake on janelesley.blake@tiscali.co.uk. Games will run from 11:15 until 5pm on the Saturday and 9:30 until 3:30 on the Sunday. Help during any of those times would be much appreciated.

 

Summer Activities

My name is Phil and I play for the Old Timers Baseball Club in Enfield and whilst we’re always seeking experienced players we also welcome complete novices too.

Given the outdoor, stick and ball nature of both our sports we thought that field hockey teams might be a good place to look for potential new players?

The Old Timers play in the lowest division of The British Baseball Federation but we still aim for a healthy balance of fun and competition. If you’d like more info, please visit:-

 http://www.oldtimersbaseballclub.co.uk and/or https://www.facebook.com/oldtimersbc

We play on Sunday afternoons from the end of April to the beginning of August and if you’d like to have fun whilst keeping fit you’d also be helping to secure the future of a club that’s been in existence since 1988.

Can anybody who might be interested, please contact me at:- phil.oldtimersbc@gmail.com

 

Coming up…………………….

OLHC Summer League

This year the club will be running summer leagues for men, ladies and boys youth starting week commencing 14th May.  It will run for a period of 8 weeks so will be finished before the school holidays begin.  If you know of any club/team that would like to enter please ask them to contact the office on 0208 5044010 for further details.  Numbers are restricted so entries will be treated on a first come first served basis.

Fun in the Forest 25th – 27th May

If you would like to enter a team in this annual festival of fun please email funintheforest@hotmail.co.uk for further details.

This event is run by Club volunteers so if you are able to offer help with any of the following jobs your services would be more than welcome:- catering, cleaning, meet and greet, first aid, umpiring, camp marshal, pot collector.  To register your interest contact the office.

 

 

Items for HH to office by Monday 10am please