It was good to see everyone back out on the hockey pitch (using it for the purpose it is intended for and not as a local playground for the Adel bored teenagers of lockdown), catching up with friends and team mates and trying to remember which end of a hockey stick to hold. The weekend’s games were all about having fun, participation along with a bit of healthy exercise to blow away the cobwebs built Read more
Some of you who still buy a Sunday newspaper, might have spotted a feature on our very own, David Margerison, with accompanying photo of him resplendent in his Adel kit! This year is the 75th anniversary of the formation of Adel Hockey Club and whilst David cannot claim to have played in our first season, he did celebrate his 50th season of playing with Adel in 2020, having joined the club in 1970. He is Read more
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
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