Ladies through to Investec Trophy Quarter Finals this Sunday

Published by in Fixtures, Ladies on February 21st, 2012

The Ladies 1s have made their way through to the Quarter Finals of the Investec Trophy with a 5-1 won over Norwich, match report below: After 2 weeks of cancellations because of the cold weather. Broxbourne played Norwich city 1st team, who are in the equivalent league north division in the ladies trophy match. Broxbourne feeling a bit rusty found it a struggle to put passes together but 15 mins in Emily Wilkins still managed to put 2 goals away in quick sucession against the run of play. Both goals great shots from the edge of the circle. Norwich had a

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East Region courses for 2012

Published by in Courses, England Hockey on February 18th, 2012

Details of coaching courses available in the East Region, there are currently spaces on all courses, contact details for booking etc are at the bottom of the page. Level 1 Courses – minimum age 16.  Cost of course £160 22nd April, 6th and 20th May, Letchworth Hockey Club  Herts 2nd May, 6th May and 13th May, Bedford Sports and Hockey Centre   Beds 3rd, 10th and 17th June, Spalding Hockey Club  Lincs 3rd, 10th and 17th June, Harleston Magpies Hockey Club   Norfolk 14th, 16th and 30th September, Chelmsford Hockey Club   Essex –will be online registration, details available shortly Level 2 Courses

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Replacement Astro & Lighting Upgrade

Published by in News on February 8th, 2012

Thanks to England Hockeys’  Capital Investment Programme (CIP) we have been successful in securing a £50,000 grant  and along with a loan from Greene King which has now been signed off  – we are ready to start the pitch replacement and upgrade of the lights. A meeting between the pitch contractor, McArdle, the lighting contractor, CU Phosco, representatives from the Sports Club and the Project Management Company – MUGA UK has been arranged on 17th February. The project is due to start on 19th March 2012 and completion is scheduled for Friday 27th April – 6 weeks. The Astro will therefore be

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GB v Argentina Champions Trophy Final coverage

Published by in England Hockey, International Hockey on February 5th, 2012

Great Britain have made it through to their first ever Champions Trophy Final tonight where they will face hosts, and World Number 2′s, Argentina. GB beat Germany 2-0 to claim their place, Argentina had to go the distance in their rather feisty semi final and the match against the Netherlands went to penalty shuttles, after golden goal extra time failed to break the 2-2 deadlock. Live coverage of the final will be shown on both BBC Red Button (Freeview & Satellite)  & Eurosport 2 from 11:00pm. There are also a couple of websites streaming the matches live and for free

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GB v Germany LIVE on the BBC Red Button – Saturday 20:30

Published by in England Hockey, International Hockey, London 2012 on February 3rd, 2012

Great Britain women’s hockey team sets up semi final clash with Germany Read full version on England Hockey website Great Britain’s women’s hockey team will face long-standing rivals Germany in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy in Rosario, Argentina, on Saturday evening with the match set to be shown live on the BBC. The final four clash takes place at 20:30 GMT (17:30 local) on Saturday and will be shown live on the BBC red button platform on satellite, cable and freeview.  The second semi final features Olympic Champions and world number one, The Netherlands, against World Champions and

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2012 England Hockey Board AGM

Published by in England Hockey, News on January 30th, 2012

The Annual General Meeting of England Hockey will be held on Tuesday 20 March 2012 at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre, Bisham, Marlow, Bucks at 7:30 pm. The Accounts of the company, the Annual Report, the report of the Auditors and the formal Notice of the AGM will be circulated with the ballot papers for the election of Officers & Non-Executive Directors, on or about 23 February 2012. The following positions are due for election this year: 1) Three Non-Executive Directors  Katie Dodd, elected in 2009 has completed her 3 year term and is eligible for re-election. Katie has indicated her

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Watch top class hockey on tv this weekend

Published by in International Hockey, News on January 23rd, 2012

Good news, this weekend sees a double dose of hockey on your tellybox. First up, starting on Saturday, the BBC will be showing the Women’s Champions Trophy from Rosario on the red button. Great Britain will be taking part in their last major tournament before London 2012 and have been drawn in the same pool as defending champions The Netherlands, who they play on Sunday.  Schedule for the pool games confirmed so far as follows: 28th January - 1800-2100 Live Hockey: GB v Japan, Champions Trophy 29th January – 1800-2100 Live Hockey: GB v Netherlands, Champions Trophy(finishes at 2000 on freeview)

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Fantasy Badgers: still time to enter

Published by in Fantasy Badgers, Ladies, Mens, News on January 19th, 2012

Fantasy Badgers kicked off last week, but due to cancellations, a full program of games didn’t take place, meaning less points were available. So if you enter now, there’s still time to climb up that leaderboard and be in with a shout of claiming the Fantasy Badgers crown. With 31 teams entered so far, the prize fund (after fantastars fee to host the league) stands at £120. Prizes are 40% of fund for 1st (£48), 25%  for 2nd (£30) & 10% for 3rd(£12),  with the remaing 25% going to the club. The more teams entered, the higher the stakes. Full entry

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Ladies New Year’s Fitness Training

Published by in Ladies, Training on January 4th, 2012

The guys at Prism Fitness will be running some fitness sessions for the ladies section over the next five weeks. At the moment the plan would be for the session to start on Wednesday (11th) at 8:15pm in the gym at the Sports Club. Sessions will include circuits, x fit and boxing but all with a hockey specific fitness focus.  Minimum of 5, the gym  can take a maximim of 10 and price will be dependant on numbers but no more than £7 at the most.  If you’re feeling brave you can have a fitness test at the beginning and end

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Merry Christmas Badgers

Published by in News on December 23rd, 2011

A Christmas treat for you, all together now ‘Santa Santa Santa Santa, Presents Presents’. Have a fantastic Christmas & a Happy New Year,  see you all back on the pitch in 2012  

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