Coventry and North Warwickshire Hockey Club News Articles

JRPC Tournament Selections

David Kettley — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:48:32 +0100

Congratulations to the following club juniors who have been selected to represent their respective JRPC age groups in the Tier 1 Tournaments, we wish them every success over the next few weeks.

Jack Duerden Under 17

Matthew Kettley Under 16

Adam Merrel Under 15

Tier Two JRPC Selections

David Kettley — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:13:01 +0100

C&NW HC are proud to announce that all three of the clubs tier 1 JRPC representatives have been selected for tier two training squads:

Adam Merrel U15 HiPAC

Matt Kettley U16 Futures Cup

Jach Duerden U17 HiPAC

We will also be represented in a coaching capacity as Greg Wade will be leading the Mercia Lynx coaching team at the U17 HiPAC.

Good Luck to all of them

Club Curry Night 19th November

David Kettley — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:55:25 +0000

Club Social Night confirmed for the 19th November at the Westwood Club

Price £10 per head

7pm arrival food served at 7.30

Please pay your captain or a club officer by next Saturday

U18 HA Cup Victory

David Kettley — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:39:41 +0000

C&NW Under 18's secured their place in the 3rd round of the HA cup with a comprehensive victory against Streetly.

Rennie & Bell both bagged a brace along with a goal a piece from Wise and Merrel.

Coventry led 4-0 at half time,despite having Hugh Kenney Herbert sent of for retaliation, the result was never in doubt.

Streetly finaly breached the Coventry defence to earn the scant consolation of a solitary goal with just 1 minute left of normal time.

The next round takes place on the 27th November.

Double success for Under 16's

David Kettley — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:51:32 +0000

C&NW Under 16's hosted both Olton and Worcester on Sunday in the England Hockey U16 Championship.

Olton won convincingly against Worcester in the first match scoring 6 without reply.

The second game between Olton & Coventry proved to be the match of the day.

C&NW had the early pressure manufacturing two good goal scoring chances without converting either, Olton then pressed forward forcing the Coventry defence back into their own half. The game was fiercely fought by both sides with neither giving any quarter.

Olton keeper Leadbetter saved well from a penalty corner drag flick and Merrel in the Coventry goal was tidy throughout, dealing with the few chances Olton created , on the one occasion he was beaten Bhavan Thiara was on hand to clear the Coventry line. Although Coventry generate most opportunities the game remained deadlocked with neither able to work the opening.

Coventry lost skipper Matt Kettley to a yellow card but the remaining ten men held strong until his suspension was over. Then in the final minute of this fierce contest a long ariel ball from Kettley found Chris Sewell just outside the Olton area and he in turn pushed the ball on to Robbie Astin who's initial shot was well saved but he made no mistake with the rebound. Olton appealed loudly claiming that Sewell had used his body to control the ball but neither of the two umpires were moved and the goal stood, leaving C&NW victors by the slightest of margins.

Coventry’s second game against Worcester turned out to be a more convincing victory, Worcester fought hard throughout and created some good scoring opportunities but the absence of a large squad saw them tire in the second game as Coventry made frequent substitutions. Early goals from Robbie Astin and Tom Morgan helped the home side take control and Kettley made it 3-0 before half time. Second half goals from Chris Sewell and a second from Tom Morgan made the final score 5-0 to Coventry.

The side play Shrewsbury and Edgbaston on the 27th November and are hoping to book their place in the next round.

U16's top the table

David Kettley — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:05:38 +0000

C&NW U16’s HA Championship

The final two matches of this round against Shrewsbury and Edgbaston saw Coventry needing two wins to be sure of qualification to the next round.

Seven goals from Chris Sewell along with 4 from Robbie Astin and one a piece from Josh O’Brien and Tom Morgan made sure that C&NW topped the group by the end of the day progressing to the next stage of the nationals.

Despite starting a tough game against Edgbaston without a goal keeper the Coventry youngsters fought hard to defend the empty net, Matt Payne racing back to make a last ditch goal line clearance epitomised the spirit of the side. With Adam Merrel fully kitted and between the posts Coventry slowly took control of the match winning 5-1.

The second game against a very young Shrewsbury side was never in doubt, the Coventry Midfield quartet of Phillipson, Weber, Jenkinson and Thiara dominated the opposition, giving them little ball to work with and were constantly driving forward to support the forwards.

The youngsters now take a well earned break awaiting the draw for the next round to be played some time next year.

14th January Badgers Game Cancelled

David Kettley — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:11:10 +0000

Game Cancelled

January 15th Sunday Morning Training Cancelled

David Kettley — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:57:15 +0000

Sorry pitch frozen, see you all next week

Training Tuesday 17th

David Kettley — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:44:35 +0000

Pitches are playable at the moment but please check when you drop off this evening

Sat 4th Feb

David Kettley — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:17:32 +0000

All games cancelled

2's and 4's both re-arranged for Sunday 12th Feb

Training Cancelled Tonight 7th Feb

David Kettley — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:59:03 +0000

Pitches closed and snow covered

Sat 11th Feb Cancellations

David Kettley — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:35:29 +0000

Warwick Uni pitches closed Saturday

Sat 11th 4th Team away at Boots

David Kettley — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:53:05 +0000

4th team game cancelled

11th Feb Badgers Game

David Kettley — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:47:38 +0000

Frozen Pitch

Sunday 2nd XI v Coalville

David Kettley — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:05:19 +0000

Warwick Uni Pitches Closed

Under 16 HA Championship

David Kettley — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:26:36 +0000

Despite remaining unbeaten the Under 16’s just missed out on a place in the National finals.

Having won their group they progressed to the regional play offs at Repton on Sunday.

The late withdrawal of Oxford Hawks saw them pitted against Cannock and Norwich.

A hard fought draw against Cannock coming from behind showed real character and determination and could so easily have ended in a win.

C&NW needed to beat Norwich by 4 clear goals to guarantee their place in the final but despite total domination and creating chance after chance they could only manage a single score.

The boys have been a credit to the club and gave everything they had and all of them have gained valuable experience from the competition.

Thanks to all the parents for their support and to Rory who travelled to umpire them at Henley and Repton in some fairly unpleasant conditions.

U10 Team Through to Midlands Finals

Greg Wade — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:21:09 +0000

The U10s played some great hockey last week with 5 backhand goals from Adam Wade, 2 from Marcus Tombs, a super strike from Jodie Hollingsworth and the youngest player on the team Jake Wade with a superb tip in from a cross. Nathaniel Brassington and Daniel Sullivan defended brilliantly and Oscar doyle and Malachy Fawcett worked hard in all 5 matches.

The Future of the club is certainly looking safe in these young players hands!

U12's Join U10's in Midlands Finals

Greg Wade — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:28:09 +0000

The team with only 7 player worked hard to beat Harborne, Sutton and Old Sills in their group to set up a Semi final with Olton. Oliver Mansell and Sam Lowe both scored goals in the group games on their Cov & NW debuts. The team kept improving and with Finlay Williams alomost unbeatable in goal and Andrew Delow carving teams open with some skillfull running it was Coventry who progressed 3-1 winners over Olton and set up a repaet of the U10's final.

The final wa s a high quality affair and Daniel Murray defended superbly to keep the game close. Jack Bennet was working tirelsessly and Ezra Lingarde hassled the Rugby defence. At full time the game was tied 1-1 so extra time loomed. Unfortunately Coventry were unable to keep out a good Rugby attack and could not reply in time and lost out 2-1.

The team will now begin prepparing for the Midlands Finals on Sunday 1st April at Rugby School.

Well done to all the boys who played so well and worked so hard.

AGM

David Kettley — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:21:00 +0100

C&NW HC AGM

Tuesday 3rd April

Reading Rooms

7.30pm

U10's make the Semi Final!!1

Greg Wade — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:07:42 +0100

The U10 team played extremely well to make it to the Semi Final stage of the Midlands 'In 2 Hockey' tournament at Trugby school on Saturday 31st April.

A draw with Belper followed by a 3-0 win over Telford with 2 goals from Adam Wade and calm finish from 6 year old Jake Wade started the team off in good form. Oscar Doyle playng in goal for the first time remained unbeaten in the group stages and with a goal in each game from goal machine Jake Wade, Coventry recorded 1-0 wins over Boots and North Stafford.

The Semi final was a very tight game and Marcus Tombs and Adam Wade both came close to scoring. Unfortunately Beeston were just too strong with a whole team of 10 year olds and Coventry's younger players featuring two 6 year olds and two 8 year olds were outclassed.

Beeston ended up winning the tournament against the other Warwickshire team Rugby.

Well done to evryone who played so well and we hope to be back again next year for another try at winning th trophy!

nPower Big Dribble in Coventry

Greg Wade — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:00:47 +0100

The npower Big Dribble is an amazing opportunity for the Great British public to get into the Olympic spirit as hockey comes to a town near you! Starting in Edinburgh on 15th April, our hockey roadshow will be touring the country over 18 days giving people of all ages and abilities the chance to pick up a stick and take part.

Join celebrities, Great Britain hockey stars, local communities and thousands of others in an attempt to set a record for dribbling hockey balls 2012km across Great Britain.

Wish Great Britain’s hockey teams ‘good luck’ ahead of the Olympic Games by writing a message on our giant hockey ball, which will journey around Britain before being presented to the GB teams at the end of the event.

If you want to get involved, simply click on Take Part where you can find out how to join in The npower Big Dribble, help volunteer or even do your own Little Dribble!

npower has a long and proud tradition supporting sport at all levels and is excited to back The Big Dribble. It's our way of getting behind Great Britain Hockey and wishing both teams all the best for 2012.

http://www.thebigdribble.com