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…
Our annual awards are usually presented at the End of Season Dinner in May each year, where we celebrate success and award winners then wake up the next day and discover they have lost their deserved trophy. Sadly lockdown 1 put paid to the dinner, and plans to hold a September Start of Season dinner instead were also scuppered. Therefore, following on from the Oscars, BAFTAs and various other awards evenings of 2020, we have Read more…
Following the latest Government lockdown the pitch and facilities are now shut, and are not available for any type of hockey or fitness related activities until after December 2nd. As the committee did previously we will look to reopen the pitch as soon as possible when it is safe and legal to do so. The latest EH guidance can be seen here. It makes this point for absolute clarity: Q: Since the Government is allowing Read more…
The disappointing but not unsurprising news regarding hockey activity being suspended throughout November was confirmed by England Hockey last night. I know from reading various social media outlets that there are concerns being expressed about the impact on people’s health, mental and physical as a result of organised team sports at grassroots levels being suspended once again, especially after clubs have put in so much effort to ensure compliant facilities for the last few months Read more…
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