March 29th is an exciting time for us all, heralding the return to grass-root sports and hockey! Whilst we are still waiting on the official guidance from England Hockey, who in turn are waiting on the government, here is a rough guide of what to expect. At Adel we are putting the emphasis on getting our members back to hockey QUICKLY and SAFELY, with people having FUN. Physical and Mental Health You may be feeling Read more
Hi everyone Several people have been asking about the plans for our return to hockey activity, following the Government announcement a couple of weeks ago about the return to grassroots sport from 29th March. We have had a couple of previous situations like this to address, back in June when we came out of the first lockdown and then again in December when we came out of lockdown 2 for a short period of time Read more
Wishing everyone a happy New Year after last nights update from Boris, seems a little hollow but I hope everyone was able to enjoy the festive season as well as could be expected and that Santa was kind to you and showered you with hockey related gear. Sadly, all hockey activity has been suspended by our governing body, England Hockey (England Hockey – Home | Facebook ) and AWMA will be following their previous approach Read more
We have received some clarity from England Hockey, summed up as follows, and the graphic above available as a PDF here. Leeds Adel HC is firmly in tier 3 so we cannot travel outside of our tier 3 region (West Yorkshire) to train or play. We can play against other clubs who are in our same tier 3 region. Leeds, Bradford, Ben Rhydding, Slaz, Wakey, Halifax, Huddersfield etc so plenty of options If we travel Read more
And finally…. after announcing the ladies and mens section award winners for on field activity, we conclude the “on-line” awards recognising those who have made a wider contribution to the success of the club, gone the extra mile and whose actions have allowed others to benefit and enjoy their games. Some of these trophies are named in memory of former past Adel greats (even before Dave Margerison and David Hall’s times in some cases….) and Read more
After announcing the ladies section award winners for the 2019-20 season last week, this week its the turn of the men’s section. With 6 senior teams, competition for places and several teams finishing the curtailed season well up their respective league tables, choosing award winners proved to be a difficult task for the committee. We all know that presenting the awards has proved to be problematical this season, but I did manage to get out Read more
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