TIER 2 SUCCESS - England Hockey

November 2008
TIER 2 SUCCESS
JUNIOR REGIONAL PERFORMANCE CENTRE
The Futures cup was held
at Cannock Hockey Club
selected to compete at the EH
Futures Cup. In late September
between Thursday the 30th
the centres played intra-cluster
of October and Sunday 2nd
of November. The four day
matches (Tier 1) with the best
players from each cluster se-
tournament aided the se-
lected to represent their team
lection of players for the
national U16 and U18
at the EH Futures Cup.
MIDLANDS
REGION HOCKEY
ASSOCIATION
training squads.
castle/Leeds/North Manchester
Futures Cup forms part of the
Single System strategy for
cluster play as the Pennine Pumas. The Nottingham/
hockey which provides a player
Loughborough/North Birming-
pathway for talented young
athletes in the country. During
ham/North Oxford cluster became Mercia Lynx; Bury St Ed-
the tournament there was a
munds/St Albans/Oxted played
range of information sheets,
leaflets and presentations avail-
as the Saxon Tigers while the
cluster containing Bristol, Exe-
able from the England Hockey
ter and Winchester were the
stand providing more information about the changes which
Wessex Leopards.
will come into place in 2009.
The National Performance
Centres, with staff and coaches
were also there to provide
athletes with information on
England Hockey's higher educaIN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
At the tournament the New-
tion scheme; combining high
level coaching for higher education students in conjunction
with education or employment.
From the twelve Junior
Regional Performance Centres
(JRPCs)
four
teams
were
The
squads
England
were
Hockey
lead
by
Centrally
regionally appointed coaches.
Cannock, as well as being a
centrally located venue, has
facilities
after securing CCDP funding to
build a second WETT waterbased pitch making the venue a
perfect performance environment for the athletes of the
future.
U18s having an extra day to
play classification matches for
their final positions.
The EH Futures Cup provided
Contracted Coaches (CCCs)
who will work alongside
developed excellent
The U16s competition followed
a round robin format, with the
a great opportunity for England‟s young athletes to measure themselves against their
peers as well as providing a
performance environment from
which training squads were
selected for the 2009 international U16 and U18 squads.
The tournament also provided
a great opportunity for the
country's young umpires and
match officials to progress and
learn from their senior mentors.
ENGLAND HOCKEY PERFORMANCE
DAY 1 RESULTS:
Thursday 30 October
1500
1700
P1
Mercia Lynx
6
(2)
-
0
(0)
Wessex Leopards
G U18
P2
Pennine Pumas
2
(2)
-
0
(0)
Saxon Tigers
B U18
P1
Pennine Pumas
2
(1)
-
0
(0)
Saxon Tigers
G U18
P2
Wessex Leopards 2
(0)
-
0
(0)
Mercia Lynx
B U18
PENNINE PUMAS (U18B)
2
(2) - 0
(0) SAXON TIGERS (U18B)
Ben Stoney 16 (F)
Andy Bull 24 (PC)
PENNINE PUMAS (U18G)
2
(1) -
0
(0)
SAXON TIGERS (U18G)
Suzy Petty 14 (F)
Anne Thompson 47 (PC)
DAY 2 RESULTS:
Friday 31 October
1100
1300
1500
1700
P1
Mercia Lynx
4
(2)
-
0
(0)
Wessex Leopards
G U16
P2
Pennine Pumas
0
(0)
-
5
(1)
Saxon Tigers
B U16
P1
Pennine Pumas
2
(1)
-
7
(4)
Saxon Tigers
G U16
P2
Wessex Leopards
2
(0)
-
6
(1)
Mercia Lynx
B U16
P1
Mercia Lynx
7
(4)
-
0
(0)
Pennine Pumas
G U18
P2
Saxon Tigers
4
(3)
-
1
(0)
Wessex Leopards
B U18
P1
Wessex Leopards
2
(2)
-
0
(0)
Saxon Tigers
G U18
P2
Mercia Lynx
0
(0)
-
0
(0)
Pennine Pumas
B U18
PENNINE PUMAS (U16B) 0
(0) -
5
(1)
SAXON TIGERS (U16B)
Gibbs and Bernard worked well in the 55th
and 56th minutes, to create two further
opportunities for the team.
Ben Bernard 26 (F)
Tom Batchelor 39,46 (F,F)
The first penalty corner of the game was won
in the 57th minute, but the shot was well
saved by Crowther only to see another corner awarded shortly after. The tricky routine
Tom Moore 63 (F)
Greg Nolan 69 (PC)
Tom Batchelor netted a brace as the
Saxon Tigers scored four second half goals
to comprehensively beat the Pennine
Pumas 5-0 in the opening U16 boys
match of the 2008 Futures Cup.
The Saxon Tigers took a 1-0 lead into the
break in what was a physical first half where
they created the majority of attacking play.
The early action did not set the tone for the
rest of the half and whilst the Tigers pushed
forward, the Pumas defense did well to clear
up any danger.
The Tigers found their opening on the 26th
minute when Ben Bernard‟s shot was fired
into the roof of the net to give his side the
lead.
The Pumas set themselves up with a couple
of opportunities to cancel out the goal
shortly after, the first of which fell in the 29th
minute when Joe Dawley put a powerful pass
across the face of the goal, which was not
converted. Stephen Hart then put another
good ball into a crowded circle but no-one
was on hand to deflect home.
broke down at the top of the circle, but the
Tigers persisted and did attempt a shot on
goal, but it was saved again.
With 30 seconds left before the break, the
Tigers looked to increase their advantage and
a good run from Tom Batchelor saw him link
with the prowling Bernard, but this time his
Another defensive error from the Pumas
provided a further opportunity for the Tigers,
but Crowther quash any danger.
shot was wide of the mark leaving it 1-0 at
the break.
The Pumas won their only corner of the
game in the 61st minute, but the Tigers were
out of the blocks quickly to prevent any shot.
However, they didn‟t have to wait long into
the second half before they did make it 2-0
The Tigers made it 4-0 in the 64th minute
when a good run down the right was finished
off by Tom Moore. There was still time for
when Batchelor netted the first of his brace
with an excellent diving flick finish over the
advancing Daniel Crowther in the Pumas
goal.
another to be added when a 69th minute
penalty corner was deflected in from a
straight strike from Greg Nolan.
In the 45th minute, Batchelor was on the end
of a lovely ball and his run down the pitch
saw him supply Tom Gibbs, but the approaching Crowther did well to deny any
Saxon Tigers coach Royce Waters was understandably pleased with his team‟s performance, but was also quick to praise the
Pennine Pumas. “I thought the game went
shot.
really well but the Pumas look like they‟ve
been training really well together and look
like they‟re posting up which is what we‟re
after. We played some good hockey going
Two minutes later though it was 3-0 after a
defensive error allowed Batchelor to penetrate the circle and slot the ball into the far
post from a narrow angle for his second of
the match.
PENNINE PUMAS
(U16G)
2
(1) -
7
Katie Saunders 3 (F)
Lizzie Totten 63 (F)
down the flanks which I‟m pleased with.”
(4)
SAXON TIGERS (U16G)
Minnie James 6, 6, 49, 61 (F, PC,
PC, F)
Elisa Filarmonica 10 (PC)
Lauren Allymohammed 20 (PC)
Sophie Crosley 40 (PC)
After the game, Saxon Tigers coach
Kevin Johnson said,
“I thought we were very clinical
when it mattered, certainly around
the 25. It‟s the benefit of training
“Make sure we have a decent preparation again. We prepared very well
Pennine Pumas Assistant Coach
Lewis Butcher felt that the differ-
for this game and again, the players
ence between the sides lay with the
responded very well so we‟ll be
looking for more of the same.”
determination shown by the Tigers:
really hard and the girls have been
Speaking about Minnie James‟ four
fantastic in the way they have
adapted themselves to the training
goals he said, “She‟s a good target
player who knows where the goal is
principles.”
and has a natural striker‟s instinct.”
“They hunted in packs and really showed
what the tournament is about. They
were that bit quicker. We started well
and scored the first goal but we weren‟t
quick enough in our decision making and
we weren‟t pre-scanning.”
There were goals galore in the second U16 girls
match today as the Pennine Pumas and Saxon
From the restart the Pumas lost possession and
as Pippa Meakin broke into the Pumas circle a
Two more Saxon Tigers penalty corners came
again in quick succession; the first looked to
Tigers shared nine goals between them with
Saxon Tiger Minnie James netting four in the
stick challenge resulted in the game‟s first penalty corner. A straight strike from the corner
have broken down before Tiger‟s captain Maddie Tait drew a stick tackle and earned the
course
victory.
by Minnie James found its intended target, the
bottom left corner, and suddenly the game had
second corner, which Minnie James struck low
to Tennant‟s left but the goalkeeper was equal
After two raucous and enthusiastic huddles the
game began with an early goal for the Pennine
turned as the Saxon Tigers took a 2-1 lead.
t
Pumas. Captain Lizzie Totten received the ball
in space in the middle of pitch before dribbling
By now the Tigers were turning the screw and
with the Pumas failing to clear another penalty
Even a yellow card for Lottie Willis of the
Saxon Tigers failed to lessen the Tigers‟ domi-
forward and laying the ball off to Katie Saunders
on her right, whose low shot back across the
corner Elisa Filarmonica on the left side of the
25 and dribbled past three Pumas defenders
nance and just two minutes later penalty corner
number nine was slipped right by James at the
goalkeeper found the backboard in the bottom
l e f t
c o r n e r .
before slotting her shot low to the goalkeeper‟s
right. 3-1 Saxon Tigers with just ten minutes
top who received the ball back from Crosley
on the penalty spot and she made no mistake
g
from there to slot home her hat-trick, low into
the bottom left corner. 6-1 Tigers.
of
the
Tigers‟
7-2
o
n
e
.
The Tigers response was immediate, Minnie
o
i
t
.
James racing up the right hand channel before
cutting the ball back to Sophie Crosley but the
Despite the turnaround the game at the game
was still very open with both sides playing some
Tigers‟ could not take advantage as the ball
bobbled onto an attacke rs foot.
neat hockey in the middle of the field.
alty corner after good work from Kate Harris
but the straight strike from Joanna Leigh was
The Tigers weren‟t getting it all their own way
and when the ball was played into the circle
blocked
Their luck was to change just moments later
when an almost identical move saw Crosley
control the ball as it came back off a defender‟s
from the Pumas right it looked like the Pumas
might have the chance to pull a goal back, how-
The corner seemed to energise the Pumas and
they were showing no signs of letting their
stick and she made no mistake to score from
j u s t
s i x
y a r d s
o u t .
ever, the ball did not fall kindly for the forward
and the s coreline remain ed 3 -1.
heads go down as they looked to catch the
T i g e r s
o n
t h e
b r e a k .
At the other end, the Saxon Tigers were
With eight minutes remaining Minnie James
awarded another penalty corner – their fourth
of the game – and this time, with the ball
bagged her fourth after great individual skill had
taken her through the Pumas defence. She
slipped from top D to Lauren Allymohammed
on the left, her powerful pass across the circle
evaded a tackle from a defender and a challenge
from the goalkeeper to push the ball home for
to the back post crept in, possibly with the help
o f
a
P u m a s
d e f e n d e r .
Saxon
The Pennine Pumas did eventually earn a pen-
and
cleared
Tigers‟
goal
by
the
number
defence.
seven.
4-1 to the Saxon Tigers at half time.
Perhaps somewhat belatedly the Pennine Pumas
did earn a consolatory goal through their best
Like the five before it, the game‟s sixth corner
player Lizzie Totten. Her reverse stick strike
from the top of the D squirmed through the
fell to the Tigers. A switch left to Jessie Dean
was put back in to the penalty spot where
Tigers‟ goalkeeper Gaby Gavins, who had had
very little to do for the previous hour, and
Sophie Crosley deflected high into the goal to
extend the Tigers‟ lead to 5-1 with just five
agonisingly dropped over the line to make the
s
c
o
r
e
7
2
.
second half minutes gone.
SAXON TIGERS (U18B)
4
(3) -
1
(0) WESSEX LEOPARDS (U18B)
Harry Wilder 17 (F)
Tom Beaumont 55 (PC)
Tom Dunnett 22 (PC)
Josh Godfrey 23 (F)
George Torry 64 (F)
WESSEX LEOPARDS (U18G)
Georgia Rawlinson 6 (PC)
Katrina Rye 14 (F)
2
(2) -
0
(0)
SAXON TIGERS (U18G)
DAY 3 RESULTS:
Saturday 1 November
1000
1200
1400
1600
SAXON TIGERS (U16B)
P1
Mercia Lynx
7
(2)
-
2
(2)
Pennine Pumas
G U16
P2
Saxon Tigers
1
(1)
-
2
(2)
Wessex Leopards
B U16
P1
Wessex Leopards 0
(0)
-
4
(3)
Saxon Tigers
G U16
P2
Mercia Lynx
1
(1)
-
2
(1)
Pennine Pumas
B U16
P1
Wessex Leopards 3
(0)
-
1
(0)
Pennine Pumas
G U18
P2
Saxon Tigers
3
(1)
-
3
(2)
Mercia Lynx
B U18
P1
Saxon Tigers
0
(0)
-
4
(3)
Mercia Lynx
G U18
P2
Pennine Pumas
1
(0)
-
1
(1)
Wessex Leopards
B U18
1
Tom Batchelor 35 (F)
(1) -
2
(2)
WESSEX LEOPARDS (U16B)
Adam Clarke 17 (PC)
Luke Emmet 27 (F)
The Wessex Leopards bounced back
from yesterday’s 6-2 defeat in style in
corner which saw the original drag flick
saved by keeper Jamie Bowden but cleared
However, it was soon a lead of two for the
Leopards when a defensive error led to a
a high paced game against the Saxon
Tigers. They were rewarded for some
up by captain Adam Clarke making it 1-0.
nice one-two which was slotted in by Luke
Emmett.
excellent goalkeeping by Harry Gibson
and some clinical finishing to overcome
The Tigers continued to pressure and in the
the Tigers, who will be disappointed to
have lost a game in which they piled on
24th minute, Rob Bloss intercepted the ball
and quickly passed to Tom Batchelor who
The Tigers worked hard to reduce the deficit and were again denied by Gibson when he
the pressure.
drove into the circle and unleashed a shot
which was kept out by Gibson. He was on
saved a shot from the top of the D, but they
were finally rewarded for their efforts on the
In the 10th minute, the Tigers were quick on
hand again to stop a 25th minute Saxon
Tigers penalty corner which was trapped at
stroke of half time when Batchelor was
excellent in keeping the ball despite pressure
the break but Gibson and his defence were
on hand to deny three successive shots. The
the top of the circle by Batchelor for Jon
Gall to drag flick, but the Wessex Leopards
from three defenders and drilled his shot
into the far corner to finally beat Gibson.
Tigers missed out again two minutes later
after Nat Crawley, with an outstretched
keeper made an excellent save high to his
right to preserve his team‟s 1-0 lead.
David Overton replaced Jamie Bowden in
goal for the Tigers in the second half and
stick, deflected the ball just past the post
after a dangerous cross.
Despite the fact it was the Tigers who had
pressured the most, it was the Wessex
Leopards who took the lead from a penalty
A minute later, it was a penalty corner at the
other end, but Jamie Bowden in the Saxon
made a number of saves as did his formidable
counterpart in the Leopards goal to prevent
Tigers goal was equal to Nat Crawley‟s shot.
any balls finding the back of the net, for the
Leopards to record their first victory of the
tournament.
WESSEX LEOPARDS
(U16G)
Minnie James scored her fifth goal in two
games as her side the Saxon Tigers
cruised to a 4-0 victory over the Wessex
Leopards.
showed how it should be done by controlling the pass into the D with one touch
Sophie Crosley 46 (F)
and coolly slotting home to double the
advantage.
heading for the top left corner was well
stopped by Channon.
Just before half time, some nice passing
play which concluded with Crosley supply-
They netted their fourth in the 48th minute after Minnie James weaved through
ing Pippa Meakin after they had left the
defence standing, made it 3-0 and an uphill
struggle for the Leopards in the second
half.
the Leopards defence and neatly lifted the
ball over a defender‟s stick for Sophie
Crosley to tap in leaving the Tigers level
at the top of the table in every way with
their opposition for tomorrow, the Mer-
The Tigers pushed for a fourth after the
break, but a high ball which looked to be
(1) -
3
(2) MERCIA LYNX (U18B)
Tom Dunnett 10 (PC)
Kit Cutter 16 (PC)
George Torry 50 (F)
Shiv Kapoor 32,68 (F,F)
Harry Wilder 67 (F)
The Saxon Tigers and Mercia Lynx shared the
points in what was a fast paced, physical game
with a pulsating end to end finish.
The Saxon Tigers opened the scoring early on
with a cleanly struck straight strike from a
penalty corner, but the Mercia Lynx levelled
the playing field converting a corner of their
own which was deflected in by Kit Cutler at
close range.
The Lynx then took the lead for the first time
in this tournament when a persistent Cutler
went on a mazy run and crossed to Shiv Kapoor who stroked the ball past approaching
keeper Casey Ferguson to make it 2-1 at the
break.
The Saxon Tigers came out with a vengeance
after the restart and were on the prowl for the
0
(0) -
4
(3) SAXON TIGERS (U16G)
Pippa Meakin 33 (F)
Captain Maddie Tait made it 2-0 after she
SAXON TIGERS
(U18G)
4
Maddie Tait 29 (F)
minute, Sophie Crosley‟s shot from open
play went wide of the mark after Emma
Channon in the Wessex Leopards goal did
well to narrow the angle.
3
(0) -
Minnie James 5 (F)
She was first on the scoresheet when she
netted within five minutes to get the Tigers off to the best possible start. Penalty
corners then came and went for both
sides without success and in the 29th
SAXON TIGERS (U18B)
0
(3)
equaliser, but they were frustrated by the
Lynx‟s defence and goalkeeper Ferguson on a
number of occasions. First, Ferguson saved a
45th minute penalty corner before a tap in
opportunity was then missed in the 47th minute and then a 48th minute straight strike from
another penalty corner was again kicked out of
danger by Ferguson. They were finally rewarded in the 51st minute when George Torry
finished off a good passing move which had
spanned the length of the pitch.
Buoyed by the equaliser and an enthusiastic
Saxon Tigers crowd, they continued to push
forward, but could only find the side netting
from a 53rd minute penalty corner. An excellent reverse stick hit was kept out by Ferguson
in the 55th minute and then he was on hand to
save a shot from Ross Gilham-Jones from
MERCIA LYNX (U18G)
Lucy Horn 20 (PC)
Hayley Turner 22 (F)
Holly Brown 28 (F)
Rachel Mack 53 (F)
cia Lynx.
a penalty corner. In the 60th minute, Andy
Sutherland and Gilham-Jones linked well to
leave the latter in a one on one situation with
Ferguson, but it was the acrobatic keeper who
came out on top making a diving save to keep
the scores level.
The Mercia Lynx pushed forward when they
could and earned a 64th minute opportunity
when Richard Cassidy picked up the ball outside the D and put a nice pass through to Cutter, but Freddie Whitfield kept it out.
Then came the pacy finish. With three minutes
left on the clock, Saxon Tigers got their just
desserts when they finally regained their lead
after an excellent run down the left set up a
diving Harry Wilder for a tap in. The Tigers
must have thought that it was all over, but the
Lynx had the last say when Richard Cordon set
up Kapoor for his second of the match which
he finished with a deft reverse stick deflection
in the 68th minute. They think it‟s all over? It
is now.
The Mercia Lynx maintained their excellent defensive record
with another victory in which no goals were conceded
against the Saxon Tigers.
Dulcie Davies in the Tigers goal made a good save to deny
Jenna Woolven in the 13th minute and in the 17th minute,
the Lynx missed another opportunity after a good run from
Alice Sharp found Jo Hunter who put a dangerous ball across
the face of goal, but no-one was there to slot home.
Almost inevitably, the Mercia Lynx took the
lead, but it took until the 20th minute when
a powerful strike from Hayley Turner was
The third goal came seven mintes later after
a free hit taken just outside the circle was
lifted over the diving Dulcie Davies by Holly
Almost immediately, the Saxon Tigers had a
chance to pull a goal back, but the ball was
smothered by Lynx goalkeeper Caitlin
deflected in off the goalkeeper's stick from a
penalty corner to put the lively Lynx 1-0 up.
Brown to make it 3-0 at the break.
Jeffries.
It was 2-0 within two minutes after Sharp
was involved yet again as she began a passing
The fourth and final goal was scored in the
53rd minute. Emmie Le Marchand beat four
players and delivered the ball into the circle
In the 65th minute, Sarah Glanvill made a
breakaway run, but Jeffries and a Lynx defender got back well to narrow her options
move through the D which ended with
Hayley Turner getting the final touch.
to Rachel who picked it up on the run and
with one touch fired it into the net.
and her eventual shot went wide.
A disappointing end for the Tigers.
DAY 4 RESULTS:
Sunday 2 November
900
1100
1300
1515
P1
Wessex Leopards 2
(1)
-
2
(1)
Pennine Pumas
G U16
P2
Saxon Tigers
2
(1)
-
2
(1)
Mercia Lynx
B U16
P1
Saxon Tigers
1
(1)
-
2
(1)
Mercia Lynx
G U16
P2
Pennine Pumas
1
(1)
-
1
(0)
Wessex Leopards
B U16
P1
Mercia Lynx
2
(2)
-
2
(1)
Wessex Leopards
G U18
FINAL
P2
Mercia Lynx
2
(1)
-
3
(1)
Wessex Leopards
B U18
3v4
P1
Pennine Pumas
1
(0)
-
3
(0)
Saxon Tigers
B U18
FINAL
P2
Pennine Pumas
0
(0)
-
2
(2)
Saxon Tigers
G U18
3v4
SAXON TIGERS (U16B)
2
(1) -
Nat Crawley 2 (PC)
2
(1) MERCIA LYNX (U16B)
Jack Hardy 11,41 (F,PC)
Jon Gall 59 (PC)
In a closely fought game which saw plenty of
chances at both ends, the Saxon Tigers and
Mercia Lynx played out a 2-2 draw in their
effort go just over the bar and then the
Lynx‟s Josh Mardell was also quick in his
thinking, but this time in defense when he
final match of the U16 boys Futures Cup
leaving both sides on four points.
was on hand to clear the ball off the line
from a Saxon Tigers penalty corner in a
congested circle.
The Saxon Tigers set out their stall early
with a deflected short corner courtesy of
Some lovely passing play from the Tigers in
with a powerful straight strike from the top
of the circle at a penalty corner. There was
almost an exact replica in the 56th minute,
but this time, Hardy‟s shot could only find
Bowden‟s pads.
The Tigers were back on level terms in the
59th minute from a penalty corner courtesy
of Jon Gall with a low shot to the right and
despite further chances for both sides – the
Saxon Tigers with a diving reverse stick shot
from Gall in the 68th minute and a for the
Mercia Lynx a 69th minute free hit opportunity from just outside the circle which saw
the shot deflected over the bar by Lynx‟s
keeper Jason Ward – the score remained
vice-captain Nat Crawley inside the opening
two minutes. It wasn‟t too long before the
Lynx were level through their own vicecaptain, Jack Hardy after a good run from a
the 31st minute involving Chris Linney, Tom
Batchelor, Jon Gall, Rob Bloss, George Lilley
and Ben Wright ended with a shot from
Batchelor which went just wide. Two min-
team-mate which saw the original shot saved
by Jamie Bowden in the Tigers goal, but the
loose ball was cleared up by Hardy.
utes later, it was the Lynx who had the
chance to take the lead but the shot in a
crowded circle was also wide of the mark.
level with both sides tied on points at the
top of the table and looking towards the
showdown between the Pennine Pumas and
the Wessex Leopards in the final U16 match
Some quick thinking from Tigers‟ Ben Ber-
They did however take the lead in the sec-
nard in the 15th minute saw a speculative
ond half when Hardy completed his brace
of the day to see who the inaugural title
would be going to.
SAXON TIGERS
(U16G)
1
(1) - 2
Natasha Nichols 16 (F)
Due to the pool phase nature of the
U16 tournaments there was not supposed to be a final but with both
teams going into the game locked
together on six points and with identical goal differences this was the final
that wasn‟t. With so much at stake a
tight game was always likely and so it
was as a set piece goal from Mercia
Lynx‟ Jess Horn sealed three points
for the Lynx and ensured that they
topped the U16 girls table after three
days of pulsating hockey at Cannock
Emily Court 22 (F)
Jess Horn 58 (PC)
ter of an hour and Stuchfield again
The game was flowing by now and
stood strong in the face of Gemma
with both sides enjoying spells of
Foulkes‟
effort.
possession a pair of identical penalty
The Tigers took the lead against the
corner moves from Mercia Lynx
run of play a minute later as Nata-
eventually provided them with the
sha Nichols fired home from close
winning goal. In the 55th minute a
range.
penalty corner was awarded to Mer-
drag
flick
cia Lynx after a heavy challenge that
The Mercia Lynx equaliser was welldeserved when it came after another sustained spell of Lynx pressure.
Good battling work from
Emily Court earned her side a corner and from it captain Anna Toman‟s reverse stick shot-come-pass
landed back with Court who de-
resulted in the Tigers‟ defender seeing yellow for her efforts. The corner to the top of the circle was
switched left twice, first from Latasha Webb to Anna Toman, and then
on to Jess Horn but her shot was
deflected wide by her own teammate on the post.
flected into the goal for the equalJust two minutes later an identical
HC.
iser.
The game began with Mercia Lynx‟
Just before half time Minnie James
move again found Horn in a position
Jessica Hickman sending the ball wide
after she had received the ball with
her back to goal inside the first two
had a chance from a penalty corner
for the Saxon Tigers but her
this time as the Lynx girls took the
lead for the first time in the game.
In the dying minutes of the game the
Davies.
Five minutes later, Issy Davies dived
The Saxon Tigers began the second
Tigers‟ Pippa Meakin just failed to
head first to the top of her circle to
sweep clear a through ball as the
Tigers tried to catch the Lynx girls
on the break.
Tigers
to shoot and she made no mistake
straight shot was kept out by Issy
minutes.
Her
(1) MERCIA LYNX (U16G)
counterpart
Lucy
Stuchfield was called into action soon
half with a spell of sustained pressure but by the 45th minute the
reach Natasha Nichols‟ through ball
along the right baseline and the
chance was gone.
Mercia Lynx girls had resumed control and earned themselves a corner
The final hooter brought exuberant
just a few minutes later although
celebrations from the winning Mer-
Stuchfield was again equal to the
cia Lynx girls.
challenge.
afterwards but she was equal to Lucy
U18 GIRLS 3rd/4th PLAYOFF
Sheffield‟s shot on the angle.
The game‟s first penalty corner was
awarded to Mercia Lynx after quar-
PENNINE PUMAS
0 (0) (U18G)
-
2 (2)
SAXON TIGERS (U18G)
Kate Maxey 24, 29 (F, PC)
U18 FINALS RESULTS:
U18 BOYS FINAL
PENNINE PUMAS
1
(U18B)
David Flanagan 69 (F)
(0) -
3
(0) SAXON TIGERS (U18B)
George Torry 51 (F)
Josh Godfrey 62 (F)
Ross Gilham-Jones 68
(PC)
The boys U18 final of the EH Futures Cup at
Cannock HC featured the Pennine Pumas and
the Saxon Tigers in a re-match of the tourna-
Torry had the presence of mind to hit the ball
with an upright stick and his back to goal,
knocking the ball into the bottom right corner
the move a ball into the Pumas circle from the
left hand side was mis-controlled by the Pumas
defender and Josh Godfrey gave Marshall no
ment‟s first game four days ago.
to open the scoring in the 51st minute.
chance from close range.
The game started with even possession of the
ball.
The game started to stretch and the Tiger
broke again just a couple of minutes later as
Ross Gilham-Jones‟ snap pass across the D was
The game wasn‟t over yet though and with the
Pumas committing men forward in search of a
goal the Tigers looked to hit them on the
just missed by the sliding Josh Godfrey.
counter-attack. First, Tom Dunnett broke from
the halfway line but ultimately fluffed his shot at
the top of the D, and then Ed Stanhope‟s ball
across the Pumas circle was just behind his
By midway through the half both sides were
venturing towards each others‟ circles without
any real penetrative threat.
Half-time: 0-0.
The second half was a different story. Just two
minutes in, the Tigers had their second corner
of the game but the effort floated wide of the
post.
In the 42nd minute the ball broke to Mark Galloway on the edge of the Tigers circle and with
a good first touch he created the space to flash
a powerful reverse stick strike, which flew
narrowly over the top. The effort began five
minutes of Pumas pressure as the Tigers repeatedly failed to clear their lines and the intensity
of the game crept up.
It was perhaps slightly surprising in that case
that the first goal, when it came, went to the
Saxon Tigers as a bouncing ball into the circle
took several small deflections before George
At this time the call from the Tigers‟ bench was
“push, push, push” and they did exactly that –
winning a corner from a free hit around the
circle. The effort from Gilham-Jones was well
saved in the middle of the circle by Pumas‟
„keeper Tom Marshall.
A Pumas equaliser nearly came in the 57th
minute when Will Byas‟ volley four yards out
flew over the bar with incredible pace but failing
to trouble Diccon Stubbings who had replaced
Whitfield in goal at half time.
The Tigers missed another penalty corner effort
moments later and the Pumas‟ Paul Warwick
just could not find the vital final touch in a melee around the Tigers front post.
A second goal for the Saxon Tigers sealed the
trophy in the 62nd minute. Tom Marshall, the
Pumas goalkeeper, had already made a good
save from Harry Wilder but in a continuation of
targeted teammate.
Saxon Tigers‟ Gilham-Jones got his reward for
an excellent individual performance when, in the
68th minute, he received the ball on the left
switch at a penalty corner and his flick squirmed
through the „keeper and in for the Tigers‟ third.
In the last minute the Pumas earned a consolation goal, David Flanagan netting well after a
cross-come-shot from Phil Dutoy.
After the match a delighted Tigers manager
Julian Hawkins praised his team‟s second half
performance: “We stuck to the game plan and
played fast, attacking hockey. The attackers
worked fantastically, the midfield supported well
and the defence was a rock.”
FINAL RESULTS:
“
U16 Boys
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Saxon Tigers
3
1
1
1
8
4
4
4
Mercia Lynx
3
1
1
1
9
6
3
4
Wessex Leopards
3
1
1
1
5
8
-3
4
Pennine Pumas
3
1
1
1
3
7
-4
4
U16 Girls
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Mercia Lynx
3
3
0
0
13
3
10
9
Saxon Tigers
3
2
0
1
12
4
8
6
Wessex Leopards
3
0
1
2
2
10
-8
1
Pennine Pumas
3
0
1
2
6
16
-10
1
Speaking about the Futures Cup
Hawkins said, “One game a day
has worked very well and the
intensity has been very high. It
has been a really good tournament. Great Stuff!”
Boys U16
”
Girls U16
Boys U18
Girls U18
1
Saxon Tigers
Mercia Lynx
Saxon Tigers
Wessex Leopards
2
Mercia Lynx
Saxon Tigers
Pennine Pumas
Mercia Lynx
3
Wessex Leopards
Wessex Leopards
Wessex Leopards
Saxon Tigers
4
Pennine Pumas
Pennine Pumas
Mercia Lynx
Pennine Pumas
Excellent Hosts!
Many thanks to Cannock HC; fantastic hosts for the
event, providing two pitches and support facilities,
excellent hands on support and a delicious
menu for all who attended! The Club
made everyone feel very welcome.
Thank You!
SAXON TIGERS GOAL SCORERS:
F
PC
PS
TOT
Tom Batchelor
Ben Bernard
Saxon Tigers
Saxon Tigers
U16 Boys
U16 Boys
3
1
3
1
Tom Moore
Saxon Tigers
U16 Boys
1
Greg Nolan
Saxon Tigers
U16 Boys
Minnie James
Saxon Tigers
U16 Girls
3
2
5
Sophie Crosley
Saxon Tigers
U16 Girls
1
1
2
Elisa Filarmonica
Saxon Tigers
U16 Girls
1
1
Lauren Allymohammed
Saxon Tigers
U16 Girls
1
1
Harry Wilder
Saxon Tigers
U18 Boys
Tom Dunnett
Saxon Tigers
U18 Boys
George Torry
Saxon Tigers
U18 Boys
2
2
Josh Godfrey
Saxon Tigers
U18 Boys
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Young Umpires Impress!
Jane Nockolds, England Hockeys National
Officiating Manager was at the tournament
and later commented on the officials work:
“The NYUPL umpires performed to a very
high standard at the England Hockey Futures
Cup last week. We are genuinely thrilled
with the progress that each and every one
of them is making.”
Two Umpires, Ben Mills and Tim Whale,
who are part of the South Region Young
Umpire Action Group attended both the
Saxon Tiger Tier 1 JRPC competition and
Futures Cup as Umpire Officials . The two
were selected to be on the young umpire
promise list over the summer which is a fantastic achievement for any young umpire, so
well done to you both.
ENGLAND HOCKEY IS HUGELY GRATEFUL FOR THE SPONSORSHIP PROVIDED BY THE
MAN GROUP PLC. THEIR SUPPORT HUGELY REDUCES THE COST OF THE TOURNAMENT TO ALL PARTICIPANTS AND IS AN INVALUABLE SUPPORT TO OUR ATHLETES
ENGLAND HOCKEY PERFORMANCE
ENGLAND JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL TRAINING SQUADS
SAXON TIGERS SELECTED FOR THE SQUADS
NOVEMBER ENGLAND HOCKEY
ASSESSMENT CAMPS :
ATTENDING THE
SURNAME
UNDER 1
6
BOYS
BISHAM A
CLUB
SCHOOL
EAST GRINSTEAD
CRANLEIGH
2
BATCHELOR
TOM
3
BERNARD
BEN
5
CALLINAN
CALLUM
DEREHAM
NEATHERD
8
CRAWLEY
NAT
REIGATE PRIORY
ST BEDES
GALL
JONNY
IPSWICH
IPSWICH
LILLEY
GEORGE
OLD LOUGHTONIANS
WILLIAM EDWARDS
25
LINNEY
CHRIS
OLD LOUGHTONIANS
ACS HILLINGDON
29
NOLAN
GREG
BEESTON
ROBERT PATTERSON
31
OVERTON (GK)
DAVID
BEESTON
ST GEORGES
34
TEMPLE-BAXTER
SAM
ALFORD
JSTC
BBEY,
21-23 N
14
BER 200
OVEM8
HEAD C
24
OACH:
CHARLIE
BANNIST
ER
FORENAME
SURNAME
FORENAME
1
ADDISON
STEPHANIE
SURBITON
KINGSTON GRAMMAR
2
ALLYMOHAMED
LAUREN
EASTBOURNE
ST BEDES
11
CROSLEY
SOPHIE
SEVENOAKS
BROMLEY HIGH
13
DEAN
JESSIE
HORSHAM
MILLAIS SCHOOL
14
FILARMONICA
ELISA
OLD LOUGHTONIANS
QUEENSWOOD
18
HYAMS
LUCY
CANTERBURY
KENT COLLEGE, CANTERBURY
19
JAMES
JASMINE
SURBITON
KINGSTON GRAMMAR
22
NICHOLS
NATASHA
SURBITON
EPSOM COLLEGE
27
STUCHFIELD (GK) LUCY
28
TAIT
MADDIE
CLUB
WHITGIFT
SCHOOL
FELSTED
SURBITON
ST GEORGES
UNDER
S
16 GIR, 2L1-23
ABBEY
BISHAM R 2008
E
B
M
E
V
NO
:
OACH
HEAD C ARK
L
NICK C
ER
UND YS
18S TBO 2, 1-
SURNAME
FORENAME
CLUB
SCHOOL
2
BARKER
CHRIS
SEVENOAKS
JUDD SCHOOL
3
BARKER
NICK
SEVENOAKS
JUDD SCHOOL
11
DUNNETT
TOM
IPSWICH
FRAMLINGHAM
15
FRANKLIN
MICHAEL
IPSWICH
THE PERSE SCHOOL
18
GILHAM-JONES
ROSS
CANTERBURY
HARVEY GRAMMAR
19
GODFREY
JOSH
IPSWICH
IPSWICH SCHOOL
23
MARTIN
HARRY
OLD LOUGHTONIANS
IPSWICH SCHOOL
27
TORRY
GEORGE
SEVENOAKS
BENNETT MEMORIAL
28
WILDER
HARRY
TEDDINGTON
HEATHSIDE
NON-TRAVELLING RESERVES
AIRE
EMER
HM MOUTH,
S
PORT VEMBER
O
WHITFIELD (GK) FREDDIE
IPSWICH
FRAMLINGHAM
23 N
CRAIG
2008 COACH:
D
A
E
H
SURNAME
FORENAME
6
DAVIES (GK)
DULCIE
17
CLUB
SCHOOL
TULSE HILL
ALLEYN’S
MASHFORD (GK) JENNIFER
TEDDINGTON
RICHMOND
18
MAXEY
KATE
CHELMSFORD
NEW HALL
23
SEABORN
CHERRY
HARLESTON MAGPIES
THOMAS MILLS HIGH
UNDER 18
GIRLS
HMS TEMERAI
RE, PORTSMOUTH, 21
-23 NOVEMBER 2008
HEAD COACH
: SUE
CHANDLER
England Hockey‟s National Age Group coaches and managers were present at the Futures Cup to
watch the players represent their JRPC clusters as the Pennine Pumas, Mercia Lynx, Saxon Tigers and
Wessex Leopards. Following on from the Tier 2 Junior Regional Performance Centre (JRPC) activity,
England‟s Under 16 and Under 18 international training squads have been named.
The U16 boys and girls squads will take part in further assessment camp activity at Bisham Abbey over
the weekend of 21-23 November 2008. The U18 boys and girls‟ assessment camps will be held at
HMS Temeraire in Portsmouth on the same dates.
The final National Age Group squads for 2009 will be selected from the November assessment