Hertfordshire Hockey Association
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Competition Schedule (A and B Squads)U17 BoysMarch 11th Herts - Queenswood School1.30pm Norfolk 2 v Herts 5 (Marsh (4), McAlister) March 18th Essex - Redbridge & Ilford Sports Centre10.30am Essex 2 v Herts 3 (Marsh
(2),Lockwood) April 22nd Essex - Redbridge & Ilford Sports CentrePitch 1 Pitch 2 10.30am Essex v Norfolk
Cambs 4 v Herts 6 (Marsh (3),Bull,
Price & Green) P4 W3 L1 D0 GF17 GA13 GD 4 JAC CHAMPIONS U16 BoysMarch 11th Essex - Redbridge & Ilford Sports Centre10.30am Essex v Cambs April 22nd Finals day Norfolk - UEA Pitch 110.30am Norfolk v Suffolk P2 W0 D0 L2 GF1 GA3 GD -1 JAC 5th U15 BoysMarch 11th Norfolk - Dereham HC11.00am Norfolk v Lincs Lincs won 11 - 0 - Herts played with pace and close control and they scored as early as the 2nd minute. This was followed up with 2 more goals in quick succession. Lincs were 0:5 down at half time. Herts scored 6 more in the half to run out 11:0 winners (edited from Lincs web site) April 22nd Herts - Letchworth HC11.00am Herts 2 v Essex 4 April 29th 2010 Finals day Suffolk - Harleston Magpies HC
Pitch 1 Pitch 2 12.30pm Essex v Lincs Norfolk v Cambs The under 15s produced two superb displays to secure the Runners up position
. Essex winning for the third year but Herts are rapidly narrowing the gap. High
work rate allowed a very effective press . The team played to a high tempo and
passed the ball with precision and intelligence. P4 W3 L1 D0 GF25 GA6 GD19 JAC RUNNERS-UP U14 BoysMarch 25th A Squad -Norfolk - TCH Dragons DenMeet at ground at 10.30 as per Neil's email (change to Teamer time - SH) 10.30am Norfolk v Suffolk April 29th B Squad - Surrey Friendly - Woking HC10.00 to 15.00 (mini tournament with Middlesex and Surrey)
April 29th A Squad -Essex - Redbridge & Ilford Sports Centre Pitch 110.30am Essex 4 v Herts 2 P4 W1 D0 L31 GF12 GA14 GD-2 JAC 4th U13 BoysMarch 4th A and B Squads - Herts - Queenswood SchoolHerts, Cambs and Essex.
Kites: P4 W2 L2 D0 GF 3 GA3 GD 0 Stags: P4 W1 L3 D0 GF3 GA20 GD -17 Fledglings: P4 W0 L3 D1 GF0 GA11 GD -11 March 25th A and B Squads - Framlingham College
Kites P4, W2, L2 GF4 GA5 GD-1 Stags, P4, D1, L3, GF1 GA15 GD -14 April 29th B Squad - Surrey Friendly - Woking HC
Our scorers: George Hammond, George Hudson, Andrew Jennings Although we lost both games, the boys seemed to enjoy themselves. They had a good second game against Middlesex. P2 W0 L2 D0 April 29th A Squad - Festival Norfolk - Dereham HC Pitch A Pitch B U12 BoysMarch 4th team to go to U13 JAC Festivals March 25th Middlesex Development -Merchant Taylors School Herts 2 v Middlesex 2
It was a really good game. the boys played really well. we should have
been beaten them by 7-8 goals margin but unfortunately, our players were
hitting straight on keepers pads.
We were winning 2-1, but they manage to score at the end of last half.
The boys took the pressure and conceded the goal in the last few minutes
of the game and the final score was 2-2.
Overall, all the boys played well together and played like a
team and support each other. I would like to thanks all the
parents for being supportive.(Khurram Mahmood).
U17 GirlsMarch 4th Friendly - Old Cranleighans HC2.00pm - Surrey March 11th Bedford Sports Centre11.00am Beds 1 v Herts 1 (Godfrey G) March 18th Herts - Queenswood School10.30am Herts 0 v Essex 3 Essex - Lost 3 - 0: The game was far closer than the 3-0 score line
reflects. Herts started strongly with some fine pressure being put onto Essex.
The press worked well and Hannah, Gee and Frankie chased the ball down whilst
Essex tried to switch the ball to get it out of their defence. Norfolk - Lost 4 - 0: After playing so well against Essex, Herts were hopeful of carrying on the good play against Norfolk. Once again Herts was up against a team who had yet to play, so fatigue was always going to be a factor. As it turned out, the whole team worked hard to stop Norfolk and we were unfortunate to concede goals in the first half. They were a strong team, but the game was actually quite well balanced despite the score-line. Early in the second half, Norfolk scored an excellent goal from a short corner which was unstoppable. Herts were rightly disappointed to be 4 down but never gave up. Although very tired, Herts raised their game and dominated for the last 15 minutes, hitting the post and drawing some great saves from the opposition’s keeper. The team displayed immense character and everyone gave their very best. April 22nd Bedford Sports Centre
Pitch 1
Pitch 2 P4 W0 L3 D2 GF3 GA14 GD -11 U16 GirlsMarch 4th Friendly - Ashford HC2.00pm - Middlesex Won 2 - 1 March 11th Cambs - Cambridge University10.30am Cambs 3 v Herts 2 April 22nd Squad A - Norfolk - UEA10.30am Norfolk v Suffolk April 22nd Squad B -Kent - Sevenoaks HC – Hollybush Lane Astro
12.30 push
back – (25 mins each way) CANCELLED April
16th
May 6th Friendly v Bedfordshire - Dame Alice Owen School10.30 report for 11.00 push back P4 W1 L3 D1 GF8 GA14 GD -6 JAC 5th U15 GirlsMarch 11th Lincs- Long Sutton Peele School pitchLincolnshire U15 Girls coach: Peter Rushmere- 07759 473786 11.00am Lincs 4 v Herts 1 (Horn C)
Lincolnshire - lost 1-4 Chrissie Horn (1) despite having
probably 70% of the play, at least, and 10 or more clear-cut chances to
score. The ball would not go into the net for us and we got caught out by
three very fast breakaways, all of which ended in goals for Lincs. They
held our pressure but we continually failed to find the bit of luck that
would put the ball into the net apart from one clean short-corner strike
from Chrisse.
Bedfordshire - Won 3-0 Victoria Farrant (1), Francesca
Pettengel (2) We played much more effectively in this match with a change
of formation back to our more usual 4:3:3 which strengthened our midfield
and gave us more control in defence. Our distribution improved by being
harder and faster and the ball began to flow from defence to attack as we
piled pressure onto the Beds defence. They had chances and a number of
short corners, but resolute defending paid off and we finished on a high.
April 22nd Squad A - Essex - Redbridge & Ilford Sports Centre
Pitch 1
Pitch 2
Essex - lost 0-4 We failed to get our game flowing against Essex and found
ourselves up against a team who wanted to win the ball and drive through our
defence. We did not win the 50:50 balls and that was our downfall.
Overall, probably a match best put down to experience.
Norfolk - Won 4-2 We turned up for this match, playing hard and driving
forward in wave after wave of attacking play. By half-time when we should
have been at least 6-2 up, we found ourselves 0-2 behind, falling to two
breakaways and have had relentless pressure on their goal. A few words of
encouragement at half-time and we continued to lay strongly, but started
picking out attackers in better positions to score, and turning the pressure
into goals Chrissie Horn played superbly, passing and running alternately,
and deservedly scored 3 of the 4 with Francesca Pettengel picking up the
fourth. Well played girls - a great game, and a real lesson in not getting
frustrated and sticking to the game-plan which worked.
April 22nd Squad B - Kent - Sevenoaks HC – Hollybush Lane Astro
1400 push back – (25 mins each way)
Kent - drew 1-1
A closely fought contest in which Nina Vinther saved a Penalty Flick and the whole team worked for each other. A tremendous second half saw Herts running and harrying the opposition never wishing to give up resulting in a well worked goal and nearly a second. April 29th Beds - Bedford Sports CentrePitch 1 Pitch 2 11.00am Beds v Cambs A squad -P4 W2 L4 D0 GF10 GA17 GD-7 JAC 5th B squad P1 W0 L0 D1 GF1 GA1 GD0 U14 GirlsMarch 18th - B Squad - Bedford Girls School11am. Bedfordshire 0 Herts 5 (Hall - 3,Hutchings, Twynning) March 25th Herts - A squad - Queenswood School10.30 am Herts 5 (Wray -2,
Hutchings,) v Cambs 2 Cambs won 5 - 2: I n a cagey start Herts gradually worked the way into their pass and move plus surging counter-attacking. Scoring first, they then relaxed a little and allowed Cambs to equalise. With the start of the second half, Herts went into overdrive and scored 4 more before Cambs pulled 1 back. Norfolk drew 1 - 1: This was a real humdinger of a game end to end stuff - with first one team in the ascendency and the the other. Norfolk scored first with a very good open play goal from their captain. Herts pulled one back through a Wray short corner. The second saw neither team sdd to their scorers as both teams went of the win. April 29th B Squad - Surrey Friendly - Surbiton HCIn pouring rain, the girls met a very strong Surrey B side and learnt the lessons of being first to the ball and using the width. With 4 players out ill and 2 U13 B players stepping up to help the squad out, the girls played well but were outplayed and out-gunned losing 8 - 0 April 29th Essex - A squad - Redbridge & Ilford Sports Centre Pitch 210.30am Essex 3 v Herts 2 Herts battled well against the Old Enemy (Essex) and but for a bad umpiring decision the result would have been a draw, Then played Suffolk and won. All depended then on the result between Essex and Norfolk. May 6th Herts - B Squad Friendly - Dame Alice Owen SchoolHerts 1 (Wray) Bedfordshire 0 We had a large squad for our final game of the season so the team had to adjust to a high volume of substitutions. The first half started well with a trade mark Wray goal taken into the D and a powerful hit on target which beat the goalie. However the team flagged and at the half time team talk there was plenty to focus on. They needed to move quick ball, make more leading runs and use the left and right channels better. They also needed to be more competitive as individuals and believe in their own ability. The second half saw much better player to player possession and there were moments of really smart intelligent hockey. Still the goal didn’t come and they had to withstand wave after wave of Bedfordshire attack who were beginning to put the heat on. Beds were unlucky not to score at least once caused by Herts defending errors but we managed to hold out and at the final whistle we had retained our lead. Bedfordshire were gracious in defeat and we had cake and drink to celebrate our end of season successes. On behalf of Jules and Simon, thank you all for your efforts this season. Keep stick and ball in hand and we hope to see you back next season - Edward Mackaness A's - P4 W2 D1 L1 GF13 GA7 GD6 JAC RUNNERS-UP B's - P2 W1 D0 L1 GF5 GA8 GD-3 U13 GirlsMarch 4th A and B Squads - Lincs - Long Sutton Peele School pitchGames are 15minutes 1 way with 5 minutes change over time.
Kites -P5, W4, D1 L0, GF12 GA 1 Stags - P5 W1 D? L1 GF 4 GA 2 Fledglings - P5,W0, D2, L2, GF 0, GA12 March 18th - B Squad - Beds -Sharnbrook upper school11.30am. Bedfordshire 3 Herts 0 March 25th A and B Squads - Bedford Sports Centre
Kites P6 W5 D1 L0 GF8 GA0 GD8 Stags P6 W0 D3 L3 GF0 GA4 GD -4 Fledglings P6 W2 D2 L2 GF2 GA3 GD -1 Fledglings: Girls had a tough start of the competition but they played like a team. A few players caught my eye, they are good but they can be much better. Girls won 2, lost 2, draw 2. I think its a fair result against some strong sides. I would like to thanks all the parents for being supportive. (Khurram Mahmood) April 29th B Squad - Surrey Friendly - Surbiton HCJust as the B squad coaching team of Jules and Simon thought it couldn't get any wetter, the rains came down even harder as the U13s started their game. Surrey showed a better appetite for the ball than we did, winning most of the 50-50 balls and putting pressure on our receivers very quickly. The 6 U12 girls who had volunteered to play did very well but overall we just didn't have the game sense or power to get ourselves out of trouble. We took too long on free hits giving Surrey the chance to get organised and when we made a break we were too slow. There was a lot of hit the ball anywhere, thus giving back to our opposition. The girls lost 10 - 0 April 29th A Squad - Festival Norfolk - UEAOn a cold and wet day at UEA in Norwich, the Herts girls arrived full of enthusiasm (but not all on time!). The first match was against Beds and an early goalkeeping error by Nelson (her only mistake of the day), when instead of leaving the ball to go out, kicked with very little pace to their centre forward who rounded the keeper and scored. Herts dominated the rest of the game forcing many penalty corners but a well organised defensive routine prevented Herts from scoring until Albery smashed the final one inside the right post dipping just enough to cross the line at backboard height. The second match was against Suffolk and Herts struggled to get into the game. Much of the play was very even but Herts were struggling to find their rhythm and although there were chances and we dominated the possession and territory, Suffolk looked good on the break. We could not score so the result was 0-0. Next game was against Lincs. Slick passing and some good movement off the ball meant we turned round at half-time 3-0 up with two well taken goals by Albery and a back post finish from Radbourne. The manager saw this as an opportunity to rest some of the best players and even with possibly our weakest line up on the pitch we still managed to score two more with a neat finish from Sykes and a slipped short corner well finished by Fadrique. Essex were topping the table when we lined up against them for the fourth game but Herts played some excellent hockeyh. Sanders was great in midfield breaking up play, ghosting past people in midfield and distributing with vision. The back four of Davies, Davies, Calder and Ellis, tackled strongly, carried the ball out of the back well and marked assiduously. Albery looked dangerous on the ball and despite a strong performance we were shading it. The half-time score was 0-0 and with four minutes to go Sanders slipped an inch perfect through ball to Sykes who was stick tackled when through on goal and a penalty stroke was the result. Albery stepped up, gave the manager kittens as it looked like it might go wide but it went in off the inside of the post a perfect stroke. Essex mounted one more strong attack but Nelson was swiftly off her line and went down making a crucial save. 1-0 to Herts. Herts started the next game against Cambes with some slick passing down the right to craet an early chance for Cooper to slip the ball to the penalty spot for the unmarked Fadrique to finish coolly. Cambs never gave up and put Herts under a lot of pressure but the girls defended with great determination. Cambs replied with a scrambled goal in a goalmouth frenzy after Nelson had made a good save. The game was heading for a draw when with a couple of minutes to go we forced a penalty corner. Albery dribbled round the number one runner and coolly finished to make the final score 2-1 to Herts. The final game was against a robust Norfolk team who had already caused a stir amongst opposition coaches for their physical style of play. They bunched well in the middle of the pitch and broke up our neat passing hockey. When we attacked down the right, Sykes looked dangerous but was pushed, barged, elbowed and hacked by opposite number. Herts forced three penalty corners in the second half, or so the manager thought, but the umpire did not agree and the robust defending prevented any clear cut open play chances in the second half. We thought that a draw would not be enough but other results went in our favour and three wins and three draws secured 12 points and the trophy, edging Cambs (11 points) into second and Essex (10 points) into third. The players and the parents were magnificent displaying great team spirit and not giving up when the first two results did not go in our favour. Pitch A Pitch B JAC CHAMPIONS U12 GirlsMarch 4th and March 25th team to go to U13 JAC Festivals
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