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The end of a busy working week for most of us, and fingers crossed a game of hockey at the weekend to look forward to. As you run out onto the pitch tomorrow, please take a moment to think of everyone who has helped get the game you are playing in to go ahead.  In normal times that might mean the groundsman, the fixture secretary, the umpires and their coordiantor and some opposition. This week Read more

Thanks to the small group (Greg, Gaby, Ellie, Ian, Luke and me) who zoomed in for another call last night to discuss action needed to keep us playing safe hockey at Adel. Sadly, the YYHL junior league have suspended activity until January 2021 due to challenges organising Sunday tournaments but we are looking into the prospects of trying to play some junior games against local clubs, but with fewer attendees. Elsewhere, some clubs have decided Read more

Thanks to the 25 or so club members who joined the Zoom call last night to discuss how we can keep the pitch “covid-compliant” following the localised lockdown for Leeds announced last Friday.  To date our focus has been on ensuring members can play and train on the pitch, but the new advice provides more focus on if and how we might cater for spectators at the pitch. I should stress that the current advice Read more

Each September, Greg natters me to write the Chairman’s welcome to the new season for the website and I am usually able to rattle off a quick update on our activity and the plans and outlook for the season ahead.  This time around, its not been quite so easy….. This season sees the Club celebrate its 75th anniversary in existence, although how we are able to celebrate this event is not without challenges in the current Read more