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Contents
Brian Le Bun | Summer Success | CHC 100 Club | Fixtures | Summer Training | News on Next Season |
Summer Junior Hockey Camp | Coaching the Junior Section | Congratulations | Web Updates | Quotes |
Fundraising | News from the HA |
BRIAN LE BRUN
The players at Cheltenham hockey club were very saddened to learn about the sudden death of Brian Le Brun, on Sunday 20th July. Brian umpired for Cheltenham on many occasions and was well thought of by all. Our thoughts are with his family at this sad time.
SUMMER SUCCESSES
Congratulations to CHC Ladies (with a few guests appearances) who played at the annual Gloucester 6s tournament on Sunday 22nd July. The team won two rounds of pooled games and met Bretforton in the final. The girls then brought home the beer (literally) by winning 3-0. Players included: Lorna Bowman, Vanessa Burton, Corrie Farrell, Georgina Jefferies, Fiona Maffey, Daisy Noble, Harriet Pearce and Michelle Walker.
More success for the Ladies 1s on Tuesday 29th July, comprehensively beating Lansdown Ladies 4-2, in the Summer League. This bodes very well for the coming season!
The Ladies 3s are also enjoying a positive run of form in the Bretforton Summer League. In a recent clash against Droitwich, the ladies came away with a one-all draw. The captain, Becci Brown was delighted to see a lot of new players involved in this game. Despite the extreme heat, the ladies fought hard for everything. Good game ladies!
CHC 100 CLUB
Join the Cheltenham 100 Club - It's a chance for everyone that enters to win money, whilst raising funds for the hockey club.
For those that don't know how the 100 Club works, you have the opportunity to "buy" a number ranging from 1 - 100, for the coming season. Numbers are drawn each month, and the first numbers ones out win cash prizes. Simple as that!
If all 100 are taken and people still want to enter, then numbers over 100 will then be used as well. If more people enter, then there will be extra money for prizes!
There are 7 draws per season, the first one taking place in October. Every month, the first ball drawn wins £25, with smaller cash prizes for the second and third balls drawn. There is also a larger jackpot draw once per season.
The cost to purchase your number for the season is just £10. Email Peter Duffy on apprenticeduffy@hotmail.com or call him on 07841 523 559 to reserve your number. As soon as we sell the first 100 numbers, we will add more so the prize fund will continue to rise. You can buy as many numbers as you want, so get your friends and family involved.
The first draw for this coming season is October 2008!
FIXTURES
All upcoming fixtures can be found on the fixtures page on the website, including details on next season's Men's Fixtures.
Tuesday 12 August 2008
Painswick v Ladies 1sts, 7:00pm Plock Court
Blockley v Ladies 3rds, 8:30pm Evesham High School
Wednesday 13 August 2008
Shipston v Ladies 3rds, 7:00pm Evesham High School
Monday 18 August 2008
Hereford v Mens 1sts, 8.20pm Newent Community College
Tuesday 19 August 2008
Newent v Ladies 1sts, 6:30pm University of Gloucestershire
Bretforton v Ladies 3rds, 7:00pm Evesham High School
Saturday 30 August 2008
Ladies 1sts v TBD, Friendly, TBD
Saturday 6th September 2008
We have entered a ladies team into the Taunton Vale tournament on 6th September. Please contact Gayle Ashby on chelthockladies1@hotmail.co.uk if you are interested in playing.
Sunday 07 September 2008
Men's 1sts v TBD, EH Cup Preliminary Round, TBD
SUMMER TRAINING
Summer training is a mixed session and takes place every Tuesday evening at the University of Gloucester pitch, 8pm - 9.30pm. The session incorporates a mixture of fitness and stick/ball skills. Please come along. £2 per session.
NEWS ON NEXT SEASON
MATCH FEES
At the AGM it was announced that match fees will stay the same for the third season running (£10 adults / £5 students)
CLUB SUBS
This coming season, players will enjoy a reduction in their subs:
- Adults £60
- Juniors £30
SUMMER JUNIOR HOCKEY CAMP
This summer CHC is offering junior hockey camps for the following three different age groups: 5-7 years, 8-11 years and 12-16 years between 26th and 28th August 2008.
To learn more about the camps, please visit the junior hockey camp page.
COACHING THE JUNIOR SECTION
Angie Pearce is looking for extra coaches to get involved with helping out at Cheltenham Junior coaching sessions, next season on Friday evenings at Balcarras. She is especially keen to find a coach for the U13 boys (7.30pm - 8.30pm). We would like to keep CHC coaches involved rather than recruiting coaches from other clubs.
If there is anyone out there that may be interested, please contact Angie on: angiepearce@btopenworld.com.
Benefits of becoming a junior coach include:
- Payment of coaching insurance (£40)
- Payment of Child Protection/1st Aid courses
- Contribution towards L1/L2 coaching qualifications
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to CHC Treasurer Pete Millen and his wife on the birth of their baby girl, Naomi Elizabeth Millen, born on July 5th.
WEB UPDATES
- Don't forget to complete a Player Spotlight with the player spotlight submission form
- Check out new photos in the gallery
- Fitness fanatics can see the running routes we use at training
- Catch up on the funnies that have been posted to the home page on the new humour page
FROM THE HORSES MOUTH
Have you ever read the quotes on the CHC website? They all come from the mouths of our eloquent and well-informed team mates. So if you have heard an 'absolute classic' on or off the pitch, email it to us and we'll include it, not only in the next newsletter, but also on the 'Quotes' page of the website.
Don't let them get away with it!
FUNDRAISING IDEAS
The summer months are a great time to take stock and think about next season. With this in mind, we are keen to hear from you with any innovative fundraising ideas that you may have. Please email sophyj@hotmail.com with ideas for socials and fundraisers that you would like to see at the club next year.
NEWS FROM THE HA
The next Level One Coaching Assistant Award Courses to be held in the Region will be:
- Friday 5th, Sunday 7th & Sunday 14th September at Bryanston School, Blandford, Dorset. Contact Clive.nelson@englandhockey.org for an application form.
- Friday 26th & Sunday 28th September & Sunday 5th October at Wells Blue School, Somerset. Contact Barbara.reynolds@englandhockey.org for an application form.
All Level One courses now cost £140 per candidate. Courses are 17 hours contact time and candidates must attend all modules of the course.
Closing date for applications is 6 weeks prior to the course start date and places are allocated on a first come first served basis on receipt of application forms.
EHTV Launched Bringing Broadband Highlights to the Hockey Family
England Hockey is delighted to announce that EHTV, England Hockey's new Broadband Television Channel, is now on air at www.englandhockey.co.uk. This is an important step for the National Governing Body which sees them use the latest technology available to create more exposure for the sport and give the Hockey Family the opportunity to watch highlights 24/7 on their computers. To find out more about EHTV, click here.
Fancy getting involved in the Women's Champions Trophy, the next major hockey event to be staged in England?
- Looking to get experience for your volunteering CV prior to 2012?
- Feel that you have skills that can help to deliver an event of quality?
- Want to be part of a team that profiles women's hockey on the international stage?
England Hockey is looking for people to Chair six different Working Groups that will take charge of key areas of the event delivery as part of a two year build up programme to staging the FIH Women's Champions Trophy in Nottingham in July, 2010. Other members of the Working Groups are also being sought to work along side representatives of our delivery partners. Visit the England Hockey website later this month for full details and to download an application form. The deadline for the receipt of applications will be 31st August 2008.
Fundraising for Gloucestershire Hockey Association
If you are thinking of buying something online, why not buy it through the portal: www.buy.at/gha. Every booking will result in a donation for Gloucestershire Hockey Association.
Code of Conduct
During the recent England Hockey road shows, the subject of behavior within the game was one of the hot topics. Following ongoing work, England Hockey has now brought together all of the existing codes of conduct and created the new Code of Ethics and Behaviour which will provide a benchmark for acceptable behaviour within our sport. The Code simplifies and standardises previous procedures and will allow all of the Hockey Family to work to one set of common standards. The Code will come into effect on 1st September ready for the new season and will apply across the sport in England. Details can be found at the following link: www.englandhockey.co.uk/equityandethics
SPONSORS
Many thanks to SMP for their sponsorship last season and their continued support in the coming season, and to Bollin Legal for their sponsorship this season.
