November 2014 - The Wimbledon Club

Wimbledon Hockey Club
Newsletter November 2014
TEAM PHOTOS
We have been able to arrange for a photographer to
come along to some matches and training in order to
take team photos during November. A list of Home
fixtures has been given to him and we aim to send an
email to team captains to let you know when he will be
there to take your photo. The photos will be available to
purchase on line. Details of this to follow.
UPCOMING MAJOR EVENTS:
• Champions Trophy
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BEN REA AWARDED THE DIPLOMA OF
MERIT FROM THE FEDERATION
INTERNATIONAL DE HOCKEY
The International Hockey Federation’s Congress held in
Morocco recently was attended by National
Representatives of all 136 affiliated Nations. At this
event a Diploma of Merit was awarded to our Chairman
and past President, Ben Rea, for long service to
International Hockey. Something that has not gone to an
English person for at least 15 years or so!
Ben has been involved in Hockey for many years but a
couple of particular achievements have won him this
award.
Back in 2002 he was Sec. General of England and in
2006 organised a massive International Congress at
Lords for the FIH.
But it was his organisation of International Masters
Hockey that has been particularly noted with this award.
Over the past 12 years Ben has worked, virtually from
scratch, to set up international masters hockey events
which has led to World Cups for Men at ages Over 40,
45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 and 75 and for Women at ages
Over 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60. The latest of these World
Cups were held in Holland in June when some 110
national teams from all 5 continents contested World
Cups at all these ages. Even better the England team for
which he was responsible won gold medals!
Next year England will be hosting European Cups at all
these age groups as well as the European Cups that our
younger 1st Xl members will be competing for.
Congratulations Ben!
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o Women's: Argentina, 29 Nov–7 Dec 2014
o Men's: India, 13-21 Dec 2014
Hockey 5s indoor finals 25 January 2015, Wembley
Arena, London
NOW: Pensions Men's Finals Weekend 11-12 April
2015, Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
Investec Women's Finals Weekend 18-19 April. Lee
Valley Hockey and 2015 Tennis Centre, London
Investec London Cup May 2015, Lee Valley Hockey
and Tennis Centre, London
EuroHockey Championships 2015 London, 21-30
August 2015. Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre,
London
KEY DATES FOR THE SEASON
29th Nov: Pub Golf
6th Dec: First Saturday of the month social & Festive
Fun Weekend at the Cub
THIS WEEKEND:
Mens 1s v Surbiton Sat 4.30pm
Ladies 1s v East Grinstead Sat 1pm
Matches vs Surbiton are always a fierce battle as the
rivalry between the Clubs goes way back!
Our ladies need our support too with the season so far
standing as W3 D1 L4.
So please come along to support our teams at East
Grinstead or Surbiton!
Did you know?
In 1890 Stanley Christopherson was captain of
the first team and was also appointed the first
Captain of an England team. He also played
cricket for England and played in the first ever
Test at Lords. In later life when an umpire, he
was largely responsible for allowing umpires to
make decisions without an appeal as in cricket!
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LADIES
WHC’s hockey pathway taking its girls to
new heights
Others have worked hard through other teams in the
Club earning their place in the squad, including some of
our youthful talent after 2 of our number were promoted
to the ladies 1st team this season.
All teams need their core of club stalwarts who give
everything year after year and finally every team needs
their leaders and this year the team is ably led by Kerry
Bean and Lolly Glossop.
Navigating the South Div 3b is as challenging as always
and with 4W 2L 1D we are still biting at the ankles of the
three teams ahead of us currently.
Libby Sheriff currently heads our top goal scorer board
with 10 goals, one of the best in the league. We want top
3 by Christmas and our trip to Eastbourne next week will
help toward that with a win.
So we have the team, we have the attitude and our
resolve is determined and spirited.
Tina Dullaghan
The pathway from junior girls’ hockey into the senior
ladies teams continues to develop at Wimbledon for girls
of all standards.
The Ladies 4s is dominated by U18 girls who play
Saturday and train on a Wednesday evening. This set
up has provided hockey and training for those girls who
want to play with their friends and continue playing and
developing hockey in a relaxed atmosphere. The team
has been a huge success both on and off the field and a
big thank you must go to Claire Burrell who manages
this team and has been seen once or twice on the pitch
helping out.
The development team continues this season with a
selected pool of 16 U16 and U15 girls who are making a
step into adult league hockey. These girls also have
school commitments on Saturdays so they play when
they can, often rushing from one sports field to another.
The girls are supported by more mature (!) adults in this
team with the aim of developing their tactical
understanding of the game by playing alongside them.
The Development team provides a stepping-stone into
the ladies section. This year we have 9 junior girls
playing in the 1s,1as, 2s and 2as. As more girls play in
the adult teams, the coaches can see the quality of the
juniors we have coming through and this season invited
a further 6 of our promising juniors to train alongside the
different ladies teams in the evening sessions. This
provides the girls with a more intense session and an
insight into what they can achieve if they are prepared to
put the time and effort in.
In all we have approx 40 junior girls involved in senior
hockey this year, from Surrey Div 10 to National League
East Conference, from GKs to Centre Forward, we have
a system in place that can provide hockey development
across the board for our U18 girls.
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The ladies 1as start of the season can be described in
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I would challenge anyone in the club to ask a member of
this team about their team goals and they could all tell
you and they would all be the same. They want success
and they all want to do it together.
The level of commitment for a team that is in the south
league and has many new players has been fantastic.
We have a balance of new players with triads from
Cambridge Uni and Durham Uni as well as players who
have joined us for the first time after arriving newly to
London.
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Follow us on Facebook and at http://www.thewimbledonclub.co.uk/hockey 1s TEAM HOME GAMES MATCH DATES:
Men:
Ladies:
23 Nov vs E. Grinstead KCS2 2pm
29 Nov vs Harleston Magpies KCS2 2pm
29 Nov vs Southgate
KCS2 6pm
To see fixtures for all Club teams go to ‘This Weekend’ on the website, select Men, Ladies,
Boys or Girls and then the team you are interested in – this will take you to the team’s fixtures
live page which lists the season’s games.
ENGLAND HOCKEY
INTERVIEW HENRY WEIR
With six games gone in the NOW: Pensions
Men's Premier Division the leagues are starting
to take shape. Both Reading and
Wimbledon have endured tough starts to the
season but are still firmly in contention at the
top of the league. Henry Weir tells us what he
thinks of the campaign so far.
On the win over
Brooklands MU:
"We knew it’d be a
tough game. When
you play them it’s
always hard
and physical. They
scrap for everything
and they don’t let up. We weren’t ready for that in the
first half, which is why we were 2-0 behind. It took guts
and determination to pull it back. I think we were the
better side towards the end of the game but it took a bit
of digging deep to get there."
On facing his brother, Brooklands MU's Louis Weir:
"It’s in your mind and it adds something to the game,
definitely. I was walking off at half time thinking I’d never
hear the end of it. Maybe that gave me some
determination to do better in the second half! My brother
played well, but I’m glad to get the win over him and his
team!"
On Wimbledon's start to the season:
"It’s been an inconsistent start and with that comes quite
a bit of frustration. We’ve got some quality players and a
quality team but making it stick and doing it for 70
minutes has been a bit tricky.
The good thing is we have played patches of really good
hockey, we just need to do it for longer periods."
On the challenges ahead:
"We’ve got three big games coming up. East Grinstead
is a huge game. The way we’re playing at the moment I
feel like we could beat any team but also lose to any
team. They’re conceding goals but also scoring plenty;
we’ll have to see what we can do on the day. We then
play Canterbury, who beat us twice last season, then
Surbiton who are just above us so the next month is
massive."
On Wimbledon's aims for the season:
"We’re very ambitious. We have the team to be
ambitious. We want to make the top four and make the
playoffs. Our aim for the first season was to consolidate
but now in our second season in the Premier Division we
have the personnel to really kick on. It's an aim we
believe we can achieve."
BALL PATROL
STAR OF THE MONTH
Eloise Page-Cowman
Please contact Ruth if you are interested
in being part of the Ball Patrol team.
Spaces are limited and work on a first
come, first served basis.
A training session will be held during the
next month so register your interest in
order to take part!
[email protected]
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JUNIORS
Team Photos
Northwood, one of 3 East England centres, where we
trained six days this summer. Following this, we were
selected to play in the Tier 1 competition which was held
over two September Sundays at Old Loughts.
Early October, we heard that both Bella and I were
selected to represent East England Saxon Tigers U16s
and U18s respectively at Futures Cup (trials for NAGS).
In preparation we had two "full on" training days at
Tonbridge (11:00-18:30), an opportunity to get to know
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the team and develop tactics. On Wednesday 29
October we travelled to Walsall where we met our
squads in our respective hotels.
After this we headed down for the first of many trips to
Cannock Hockey Club to get our team photos taken in
bright yellow kit and for a short and intense final training
session.
Across Thursday, Friday and Saturday we played three
matches in total against the other regions. In the U18s,
similar to the format of an international tournament, we
played cross-finals on Sunday. When we were not
running around an astro-turf, we were bonding with our
team, working on tactics and studying video analysis of
our games.
Wimbledon players at Futures were all playing for the
Saxon Tigers, Meg Dowthwaite, Jack Waller and I for
the U18 girls and boys, Bella and Julia Schofield for
GU16s. Both the U18 boys and girls were victorious in
the tournament and were awarded with gold medals in
the final ceremony.
Meanwhile earlier on in the week, Lynn and Josh were
selected to attend HiPac for a three day England Hockey
intense training camp for U15s and U17s.
Futures Cup was such exciting experience, playing with
and against highly motivated hockey athletes in a
competitive and super fun environment! Thank you
England Hockey.’
As with the senior teams we are aiming to get photos of
all junior teams/squads during November. We hope to
inform the team administrators when he will be there so
time can be made for the photos to be taken weather
permitting. Photos will then be available for purchase
online. Details of which to follow.
W inter w eather
If there is snow on the ground then it generally means
no play. This is particularly so with the 9am sessions.
Once the sun is up it has usually got the pitches
playable by 10.15am. If in doubt please check the
website or your age group administrator.
Coaches
We are always looking for new coaches so if you are
interested or know someone who might like to join the
team please email [email protected].
Futures Cup
WHC’s Sophia and Bella Padt, Meg Dowthwaite,
Jack Waller, Josh Coniglio, Julia Schofield and Lynn
Vanderstichele take
part.
The England
Hockey Futures Cup is
a competition that forms
part of the Junior
Regional Performance
Centre (JRPC) Tier 2
activity.
The EHFC is for players
in the U16 and U18 age groups, who are selected for
squads from JRPC Tier 1 activity. These squads are
called the Saxon Tigers, Pennine Pumas, Wessex
Leopards and Mercia Lynx.
The EHFC aims to give players in the U16 and U18 age
groups first-hand experience of an international
tournament environment, in preparation for potential
future involvement in a National Age Group Squad
(NAGS).
They play a round robin competition over three days
followed by classification matches on the fourth day for
the U18s. Squads are also involved in training days
leading up to the tournaments. Selected players from the
Futures Cup are then invited to attend National Age
Group Squads (NAGS) (U16 & U18) training.
As Sophia mentioned, Lynn and Josh were selected to
attend HiPAC. This is a 3 day, residential camp held
annually for the U15 and U17 age groups. It aims to
give players first hand experience of an international
training camp environment in preparation for potential
future involvement in the National Age Group Squad.
High praise indeed to be selected for this –
congratulations Lynn and Josh!
KCS PAVILLION CAFÉ
The café is open providing shelter on cold wet
days as well as coffee, tea and snacks.
Sophia Padt tell us all about it …
‘After having played last season Surrey County JAC,
Bella and I, along with another 10+ players, were
nominated for JRPC. Our JRPC training was at
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Follow us on Facebook and at http://www.thewimbledonclub.co.uk/hockey CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2014
Wimbledon quartet Alister Brogdon, Mike
Hoare, Phil Roper and Henry Weir join
England squad going to the Champions
Trophy.
The tournament, which is taking place in Bhubaneswar,
India, will run from Saturday 6 December to Sunday 14
December. England Hockey Oct 2014
England are in Pool A and will face Australia, Belgium
and Pakistan in the preliminary stages while Pool B sees
Argentina, the Netherlands and Germany battle it out
against hosts India.
The squad After a fourth place finish at the World Cup
and a Commonwealth bronze medal, Crutchley’s team
remains largely unchanged following a solid two month
training block and test matches [as Great Britain] against
France which saw two dominant 9-1 and 10-0 victories.
October has been a good month for the East Grinstead
duo of Chris Griffiths and Patrick Smith; after
impressing Crutchley during their Great Britain debuts
against France two weeks ago and showing strong form
in training and for their club, both have earned a call-up
for England duty. Griffiths will make his England debut at
the tournament.
Beeston’s Tim Whiteman, who was forced to miss the
Commonwealth Games following a broken thumb,
comes back into the line-up.
The other addition to the squad is Reading’s Tom
Carson, who comes back into the fold after missing out
on selection for the Commonwealth Games. Carson will
be no stranger to England fans after making 49
appearances and scoring 14 times since making his
debut in June last year.
England Head Coach Bobby Crutchley: “The
Champions Trophy will provide us with the first real
opportunity to assess where we are at as a squad
following a significant block of training [SeptemberNovember]. We are looking forward to going to
Bhubaneswar for the first time and it will be interesting to
see the new system of four quarters over 60 minutes in
place for the first time at a major tournament.”
On England debutant Chris Griffiths: “The tournament
sets us against the best teams in the world and allows
us to give new players an opportunity to play at the very
top. Chris [Griffiths] has impressed since he joined the
programme and I’ve watched him improve through the
junior age groups and through his club hockey at
Loughborough Students and now East Grinstead. He’s
an exciting young forward and I’m looking forward to
seeing him step up to senior international hockey.”
Pool A opponents England face a tough opening game
as they play world number one side Australia. Not only
are the Kookaburras the current World Cup and
Commonwealth Games Champions, but they will also be
defending their Champions Trophy title after Kieran
Govers’ golden goal winner handed them a 2-1 victory
against the Netherlands in the 2012 final.
Belgium, who England beat 3-2 at the World Cup in The
Hague to qualify for the semi-finals are ranked fourth in
the world, one place above England. It’s always a feisty
affair between these two sides with Belgium winning
three out of their last five encounters.
Pakistan are the lowest ranked side in the competition,
with a current world placing of 11th. They come into the
competition off the back of a silver medal at the Asian
games, where they lost the final in dramatic fashion via a
shootout with India. Three of the last five meetings
between England and Pakistan have finished in a draw,
so expect it to go down to the wire.
2014 Men’s Hero Champions Trophy Squad by Name
- Club - Hometown - Region
Alastair Brogdon – Wimbledon – Hale, Manchester
Tom Carson – Reading – Wellington, Somerset
Nick Catlin – Holcombe – Marlow, Bucks
David Condon – East Grinstead – Leicester, Leics
Adam Dixon – Beeston – Nottingham, Notts
Dan Fox – Holcombe – Godalming, Surrey
Mark Gleghorne – East Grinstead – Antrim, Nth Ire
Chris Griffiths – East Grinstead – Birmingham, West Midlands
Michael Hoare – Wimbledon – Liverpool, Merseyside
Ashley Jackson – East Grinstead – Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Iain Lewers – Holcombe – Belfast, Northern Ireland
Harry Martin – Beeston – Ipswich, Suffolk
Barry Middleton – Holcombe – Doncaster, Sth Yorkshire
George Pinner (GK) – Holcombe – Ipswich - Suffolk
Phil Roper – Wimbledon – Chester, Cheshire
Patrick Smith (GK) – East Grinstead – Harlow, Essex
Henry Weir – Wimbledon – Nantwich, Cheshire
Tim Whiteman – Beeston – Bungay, Suffolk
Champions Trophy: the tournament - Source: FIH The front runners.
Australia are the most successful men's team with 13
titles to their name. The Kookaburras have dominated
the competition for the past decade, not only are they
the defending champions, having won the event in 2012
on home turf at Melbourne, they also won the previous
four tournaments. Four titles behind them are Germany
who have won the tournament nine times, with the Dutch
winning eight times. Along with Pakistan three times,
and Spain once in 2004, these are the only teams to
have been crowned Champions Trophy winners.
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Bhubaneswar, India – the hosts. The opening day of
the tournament (Saturday 6 December) will feature all
eight teams taking to the field on India's first newly built
Olympic standard pink and blue hockey pitch in the
Kalinga Stadium. The 5,000 seater stadium also serves
as the home ground for Hero Hockey India League
franchise, Kalinga Lancers.
5 minutes with …
Qualification for this year's edition was as follows:
India qualified as host nation and their fourth place in the
2012 Champions Trophy; Australia are the defending
champions; the Netherlands were runners-up in the
2012 Champions Trophy; Pakistan and Belgium qualify
by virtue of their third and fifth respective placings in the
2012 Champions Trophy; Argentina were winners of the
2012 Champions Challenge 1, while England and
Germany were given invitational places.
Jack Waller
When did you start playing hockey? When I was 7
years old
Do you play at school? Yes at KGS and now with
Whitgift - indoor and outdoor national champions.
And you are also a County player? Yes, I’ve played
for Surrey since I was 11 and played for England U16s
in the Germany Test Series and the 4 Nations in
Valencia. I’m hoping to be selected for England U18s
this year.
The future of the Champions Trophy. From 2016, the
qualification criteria as set out by FIH will be slightly
modified to accommodate the Hockey World League
results. Qualifying teams will comprise: the host, the
2012 Olympic Champions, the 2014 World Cup winners,
2015 World League champions, the winners of the 2014
Champions Challenge and a team nominated by FIH
Executive Board. If any team qualifies twice under the
criteria, then FIH Executive Board will invite a further
team. The format of the competition will also revert to a
six team round robin followed by classification matches.
In addition to this you are also a member of the
Men’s 1s squad. I’ve played a number of matches for
them – against Beeston and Reading for instance last
year and this year scored the opening goal against
East Grinstead.
So why hockey, Jack? That’s dad’s influence! I
really enjoy hockey, the social aspects, fitness,
balance and of course the kit!
For all the details of the Champions Trophy,
including the full schedule visit the tournament
website.
Who are your greatest influences? My KGS coach,
Jon Royce and Lionel Messi with a hockey stick!
Who do you look up to/admire? Dad – 50 years of
hockey …
How does hockey fit in around your other
commitments like exams? It’s really tricky balancing
my time with exams, a social life, a university
application and the hockey but I get by.
NB: Jack’s dad is John Waller, a Club member for
over 30 years who has played at all levels for the
st
Club, from 1 XI to the Masters where he still plays
today. He has also coached the juniors for over 10
years.
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Follow us on Facebook and at http://www.thewimbledonclub.co.uk/hockey MATCH REPORTS
Shortly there will be an area on the website especially
for match reports so please send in your reports so that
they can be included on the website for all to keep in
touch with how all the Club teams are doing. Please
send your reports to [email protected]
Mens 1s: East Grinstead 1 Wimbledon 4
Wimbledon unleash potential
This Wimbledon side have always had potential. How
good to see it realised in a match controlled by two very
good umpires. Against top of the table, unbeaten East
Grinstead, it was always going to be a challenge.
However this Wimbledon side came out with “attitude”.
They could have been two up after five minutes and
East Grinstead were on the back foot and lost their
shape. There were chances at both ends but it was no
surprise when on 19 minutes Jack Waller, on his debut
appearance this year, followed up to clip a partly saved
shot over the keeper to open the scoring.
East Grinstead were stung into action and threatened to
level the scoring. Following a smart cross from Ashley
Jackson, Wilson scored from close range on 22 minutes.
1-1 at the interval and the game was poised ... but in the
second half it was Wimbledon who won the only short
corner of the game on 42 minutes. A powerful cross into
the D was diverted by an East Grinstead defender onto
his own player and Phil Roper launched the short into
the top corner.
East Grinstead again looked rattled and the pace of
Wimbledon told when two minutes later the ball was
swept across the goal for Ali Brogdon to ram home from
close range.
East Grinstead are still a class act and the Wimbledon
defence successfully repulsed attack after attack with
keeper Bailey in the thick of it, but increasingly East
Grinstead were open at the back. On 65 minutes, a
lovely aerial ball from Ben Hawes found Ben Marsden
who swept into the D and teed up Henry Weir for the
killer fourth goal. All over.
The Wimbledon coaches should be commended. They
have had the job of integrating good new players and on
this performance; it certainly looks like it is working. The
work rate and covering from the team was exemplary
and no better illustration was the display of Captain Ben
Hawes who at centre back was “awesome”. The team
were without Hoare, Kinder and Woods but the players
who came in produced first class performances in a
great team effort.
“The best I’ve seen a Wimbledon team play in 60 years”
said one mature Wimbledon supporter. That says it all.
Team: Bailey (GK), Weir, Osborn, Marsden, Hawes
(Capt), Cerulus, Ball, Brogdon, Roper, Sloan, Hanspal,
Ebbers, Farrant, Sloan, Spencer, Waller
Ladies 1s: Wimbledon 2 Horsham 1
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Saturday 18 October 2014
Wimbledon travelled away to Horsham this weekend for
a mid-table battle. We all knew this was going to be a
big match for both teams. Wimbledon started there
preparation before entering the changing rooms and
carried this straight onto the pitch with a high intensity
warm up. Everyone’s mind was on one outcome –
winning!
Wimbledon played some fantastic hockey in the first
half, connecting nicely through the midfield with the
forwards making space up front. The hard work paid off
and we were awarded a penalty corner, which was
slipped to the post and knocked in by Sophia, 1-0! With
Wimbledon in hold of the momentum we were soon
awarded another penalty corner before half time, struck
from the top by Liv with Sophia getting the final touch.
We were 2-0 up at half time – great!
The second half was definitely what we expected from a
mid-table battle. Horsham came out hard and put the
pressure on us. This pressure played off and Horsham
were awarded with a penalty corner, which they
converted to take the score to 2-1. The battle continued
right up to the final whistle with the score remaining 2-1.
A victory to Wimbledon taking us 5th in the league.
MOM – ‘Hazza’ Harriet Naismith
DOD – Sophie
GU10s Tournament: Wimbledon 4 wins, 3 draws
and 1 loss - vs Barnes, Old Cranleighans and THD
The girls played out of their socks with the Pink team
playing very well indeed. The parents were all fantastic
cheering them on too.
Results
Wimbledon Purples vs Barnes Robins
0-3 (L)
Wimbledon Purple vs Old Cranleighans 1 0-0 (D)
Wimbledon Purple vs Wimbledon Blue
Wimbledon Blues vs Barnes Robins
Wimbledon Blues vs Old Cranleighans 1
0-0 (D)
1-0 (W)
0-0 (D)
Wimbledon Pinks vs Barnes Sparrows
Wimbledon Pink vs THD
Wimbledon Pink vs Old Cranleighans 2
4-0 (W)
4-0 (W)
3-0 (W)
Teams:
Purple – Sophie Hunt, Claudia Beckett, Elin Tousaint,
Georgina Burnett, Isadora Kennedy, Annabelle Le Roux,
Eliza Farrar, Amber Billet, Katarina Oestmann
Blue – Natasha Felt, Hiba Jelassi, Isabel Acratopulo,
Sophie Kelly, Bianca Sallusti, Lucy Simpson, Millie
Levine, Elsie Callen, Isla Simpson
Pink – Isobel Smith, Alice Griffin, Ailish Donovan, Isabel
Boley, Henrietta Hunt, Grace Taylor, Jess Bryden, Millie
Roibinson, Anais de Unger
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taken up great positions in the D. We had half a dozen
excellent chances to score but our finishing was at times
hurried, meaning the game finished 2-2 but we deserved
to win.
The second match against Surbiton Bs was always
likely to be a tougher test for the boys. Surbiton retained
possession and carried the ball well and despite some
great saves from our new goal keeper Oliver, pressure
told and we conceded two quick goals. We responded
well though with some good attacking play through
Viktor and Oscar with several chances of our own to
score. We battled hard and counter-attacked well, were
denied scoring chances several times by the opposition
keeper but in the end Surbiton were too strong for us
and finished in a 4-1 defeat.
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On Sunday 9 Nov
the GU16 Premier
squad travelled to
Old Loughts in
Chigwell for our 4th
EH Cup match.
After a shaky
opening 10 minutes
when our goalie, the
GU13 Kiera Mason
(Man of the Match)
saved our bacon with some super saves, we slowly
started controlling the game. The opening goal by Issy
came as great relief. Further goals came from good
passing in D. Before HT Mia scored 2-0 followed by
Georgie and Lynn in the 2nd Half.
Especially in 2nd Half, our distribution was much
improved and we connected well between defence, midfield and strikers, creating some super opportunities for
more goals. Well done to all for high work rate and team
spirit.
On 15 Feb we will be playing Spencer for the EH Cup. A
win will guarantee qualifying for Regional Quarter finals!
Next week 16th November against Surbiton for the
League (push back at 12:30).
Mens 1s: Wimbledon 5 Canterbury 0 (Sun 9th Nov)
All the teams in the hockey premier league have quality
and Canterbury are no exception. However this
Wimbledon side also have quality in depth and it
showed. They should have taken the lead after 5
minutes as Kwan Browne lost the ball on the 25 and Phil
Roper was bundled to the ground as he was about to
shoot. However the penalty stroke awarded was saved
and the crowd had to wait until the 17th minute for the
superb opening goal.
Steven Ebbers has silky skills. To see them in action at
pace is a treat. Picking up the ball near the half way line
he glided past three tackles before beating the keeper
with a well placed reverse stick shot on 32 minutes Phil
Roper made up for the missed stroke by converting a
short corner.
2-0 at the interval and Wimbledon were comfortably on
top but Canterbury can be dangerous and they came out
fighting in the second half. Nevertheless, it was
effectively game over on 49 minutes when Wimbledon
were awarded a second penalty stroke, ably put away by
Ben Hawes. Canterbury responded and won a series of
short corners, all well defended until Wimbledon killed
them off with two sharp goals. Phil Roper raced into the
D and the keeper didn’t move as the ferocious reverse
stick shot went between his legs. A minute later a
delightful lob from George Farrant released James
Osborn who’s first touch sent the ball bobbing into the D
and his second placed it past the onrushing keeper.
Wimbledon were the better side and deserved the
victory. There wasn’t the fluency seen at East Grinstead
but there was plenty to admire including the energy and
closing down work rate of Weir, Sloan and Waller in
midfield. To keep a clean sheet against Canterbury is no
mean feat so well done all round. Next week the local
derby against Surbiton. More fun!
Team: Bailey (GK), Hoare, Weir, Osborn, Marsden,
Hawes (Capt), Sloan, Cerulus, Ball, Brogdon, Roper,
Ebbers, Farrant, Kinder, Spencer, Waller.
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Boys U12 As and Bs at Surbiton Sunday 9
November:
As promised, a wake-up call for Wimbledon As in their
first match against Surbiton As. Surbiton were
strong, committed and skillful and we were soon 4-1
down. However, to their credit the boys kept their heads
up, re-grouped and drew the second half 2-2 to end up
on the wrong side of a credible 6-3 result. Special
praise for the back three, Damien, Robert and Max, who
steadied the ship after the panic-stricken first half. As
ever, when the team does the basics well and the
passes flow, it is able to compete with any side. We
should look at this game as the standard by which we
should judge ourselves.
In complete contrast, the second game against Oxted
resulted in an 11-1 victory. The opposition was spirited
for 10 minutes or so, but then a rush of goals for Rafe
and Weiger killed their spirit and the floodgates
opened. Jon raided well down the right and produced a
number of telling crosses. Jake supported well and
Charles drove the team forward as ever. Goal of the
day goes to Robert for finishing off a flowing move with a
wonderful strike on the run from the edge of the circle.
Wimbledon Bs enjoyed mixed results today, despite
enjoying some good possession and showing at times a
good degree of flair. Against Surbiton C team, we were
caught cold and quickly went two goals down in the first
5 minutes before we imposed ourselves through solid
tackling, hard work in defence via Tom and Joseph
releasing Benjy and Allessio to attack down the wings.
We got to the by-line several times and delivered
dangerous crosses in for Oscar and Robert who had
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6th & 7th December 2014
SATURDAY:
8.45am - 11.45am Junior Squash
9am - 11.30am Junior Tennis
9.15am - 11am Quicksticks Fun Games
9am - 4pm Club Kit Sale
11.30am - 12.45pm Pantomime
Jack & the Beanstalk
12.45pm - 3.30pm Father Christmas
Midday - 2pm Christmas Carvery
3pm - 6pm Senior Cricket Match
6pm - 7.30pm Wine Tasting
7.30pm Christmas Jumper Party/Quiz
SUNDAY:
Midday - 3pm Christmas Lunch
1pm - 4pm Singalong a Scilla
We look forward to welcoming you to our Christmas festivities
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