Following on from last week’s fine opening league victory against Halifax, Adel Ladies 1s returned to AWMA for their first outing on the new surface. Missing a few key players, Adel had the advantage of the 12th player, a loud and unruly bunch of misfits and reprobates on the sideline. The game started nervously, Adel not firing on all cylinders, maybe it was the crowd, the lack of warmup time on the pitch, a change Read more…
The Men’s 2s kicked off their campaign a week later than most teams and the first test was an away trip to Doncaster 3s – a team who had been relegated from the division above last year. After a nightmare week of trying to scratch a team together, it was just a relief to get on the pitch, starting with 10 men and being joined by Sam and Andy after other commitments. A slow start Read more…
*Next GK Workshop is 24th Feb* The session will run from 7.15pm to 9pm and is available to all Goalkeepers throughout Yorkshire. Led by former GK and Head Coach Robin Walker this session will be tailored to develop the GK’s at the club focusing on a different area each month for the ‘keepers to then practice in their own time at club sessions. These sessions will also be accompanied by video feedback and ongoing support Read more…
A winning start for the men’s 3rd team away against Leeds 7s. A mixed team with a few new faces, and it was the debutant Ashi Benjamin that put Adel into an early lead with a reverse stick high into the net. Leeds equalised with a few quick passes leaving a tap in back post but Adel regained their structure and composure and continued to pressure Leeds and dominate the game. Adel took the lead again Read more…
Adel 4s got the season off to a flyer with a convincing victory over rivals Ben Rhydding on the newly laid Adel pitch. In recent times the pitch had become a fortress for both Men’s and Women’s teams and the trend continued on a classic yorkshire Saturday morning. The new Captain drafted in several of the offseason free transfers from Leeds Medics and Dentist’s Hockey Club and the gamble seemed to pay off with 2 Read more…
Words by Paul Lewis Amongst the sporting pantheon of great comebacks, some stick in the memory; Lasse Viren falling in the 10,000m 1972 Munich Olympics only to get back up and win gold, the Ashes contest and Sir Ian Botham at Headingley in 1981, Dennis Taylor from a re-spotted black the final frame in 1985 from 7-0 down, and Wolves storming back from 3-0 down at halftime to pip Leicester 4-3 in 2003. Devotees Read more…