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Aug 18th - Congratulations Due ..........

   Congratulations to Jess Hickman on her gold medal performance with England at Inverclyde, Scotland in late July when England took the Home Internationals title beating Wales, Ireland and Scotland.
   Wales were first up and England won 5-3. The Irish were dispatched 1-0 before a comprehensive 4-0 win over Scotland. Jess started on the bench in the first two matches but was on from the start against the Scots. The international season has certainly provided Jess with plenty of learning opportunities and we can be sure that her extra confidence will show in her club performances in the coming season.


  Holly Payne's international season is not quite over yet. The England U18 international has been picked for the England side at the UK School Games in Wales for matches against Wales, Scotland and Ulster. The event starts on 2nd September and England will defend a title won last year by a side that included Lauren Turner and Lucy Dawkings from Leicester. Good luck to Hollly.

    Before that 5 of our girls will be in Amstelveen, Holland contesting the prestigious European Championship with a top four place a must for World Championship qualification. England's pool ought to see them reach the semis. They face Russia, the tough Dutch side and then Azerbaijan in what could be the decisive encounter. Leicester provides 5 of the England squad: Chloe Rogers, Beckie Herbert, Kerry Williams, Katie Long and a recalled Hannah MacLeod. Good luck to them all in the event which begins on 22nd August and commiserations to Gemma Darrington who just missed out.
Finally, special congratulations to Lauren Turner and Abi Harper who can both be very proud of their performances in finishing 4th in the Junior World Cup in Boston, USA. Unbeaten until the semis they lost to a last minute extra time goal to Argentina and then went down 2-1 to Korea, the defending champions, in the bronze medal match,  in a game in which they had more than enough chances to win. Fourth is England's best ever finish so well done to both of them.

 

 

19/11/08 - Leicestershire Trio named in England National Age Group Training

  Three talented Leicestershire hockey players were selected to attend the training squads for the National Age Group Squads.  

  Goal keeper Caitlin Jefferies who attends Vale of Catmose School and Holly Payne who attends school in Coventry were both selected for the Under 18s Squad and Jessica Hickman of Leicester Grammar School for the Under 16 Squad. All three, who play for Leicester Hockey Club will attend training between the 21st and 23rd of November, Jessica at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre and Caitlin and Holly at HMS Temeraine in Portsmouth.

 

  The prospective 2012 athletes were selected after their involvement in the Mercia Lynx squads at England Hockey’s Futures Cup at Cannock. The competition is a new format replacing the old regional tournaments and is part of Tier 2 Junior Regional Performance Centre (JRPC) activity of England Hockey’s Single System. 

  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. The Under 16 Mercia Lynx girl’s squad went on to win the cup with the Under 18 girls just losing out in the final. 

  The final National Age Group Squads for 2009 will be selected from the November training camps. For further information on National Age Group Squads and JRPCs please go to www.englandhockey.co.uk/singlesystem

 

12/5/08 - Post holders of the School & Youth Section

   The new officers for the newly formed Schools & Youth Section of the LRHA are: President-David Cawthorn, Administration-Jane Jelley, Finance-Wendy Allum,  Girls rep-Deidre Sanders and Boys rep-Mike Condon. Thanks to Jane Jelly for the information.

 

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