Words by Been Lemming. Before the night out, the brave, brave men and boy of the Leeds 2s Adel Hockey Club Men’s Second Team First Eleven faced a depleted Sheffield Hallam side. Freshly lidded captain Holford showed them no quarter and the game was played against 8. The match, such as it was, was difficult to get into for both teams. Sheffield struggled to get into the game, aside from a single lapse in concentration Read more
Ladies 1s match report by skipper April Fowden Now 7 games into the season for the ladies 1s, and so far there has been a mixed bag of results, with tough losses in the first two games against Lindum and Boston Spa (who are sitting in first and second position in the league), a well deserved draw against Halifax and a further 2 losses against Doncaster and Kingston-Upon-Hull. After some disappointing results and the run Read more
At the last committee meeting we agreed to provide more information on each of the key committee members to raise awareness of their role at Adel and to help new club members try and understand how our club works and fits in with the wider Adel War Memorial Association. Each week I will introduce you to one of the committee and they have provided answers to a set of questions to help you understand their Read more
On Saturday 24th November sees the first in a series of Saturday night social hockey fixtures – Saturday Night Lights. Our debut fixture is against our close rivals Leeds Hockey Club. This will involve an 11-a-side mixed hockey match with a couple of twists…. Each squad will be made up of 20 players, and due to the high class nature of the hockey there will be 4 x 15 minute quarters. Included will be some Read more
Another busy weekend of hockey for Adel, although with 2 teams unable to fulfil their fixtures, the ladies 3s and mens 5s were left twiddling their thumbs for the weekend. The ladies 5s got the ball rolling, mainly into the opposition goal with a resounding 7-0 win v Chapeltown in the first fixture of the day and there was some silky hockey on display under the watchful eye of coach Jackson. The result leaves the Read more
This week the boozy 2s took on another local league rival in the form of Leeds uni 1s. The opposition, comprising of a bunch of hungover students and a stand in OAP keeper, were sitting at the bottom end of the table but a strong performance would still be required in order to claim 3 points. Last weeks fixture against Leeds 5s resulted in Sham being broken for the rest of the season (#prayforsham) which Read more