There is a volcano erupting in Hawaii at the moment, but apart from that, the hottest place on earth last Sunday was the Grammar School at Leeds. Our u14 boys were in the end of season playoffs for the second tier of the Yorkshire Youth Hockey League, and after months of frozen pitches and snow-covered Astro, the final tournament was played out in the baking heat of a blazing sun. Welcome to Yorkshire! Simon’s Read more
Judging by the state of some people on Saturday, there is a strong chance you may have forgotten who the winners were at the end of season awards on Friday evening, and some of you who were successful appear to have lost touch with the trophy you were awarded on the evening! So as a reminder and to formally congratulate all the evening’s winners the table below should help you piece the evening together again. Read more
The Boys u16s finished their season, and their youth hockey careers, with a fantastic performance in the end of season playoffs, reaching the final only to be denied by the crossbar in a nail biting p-flick shoot out. The day began with two pools of teams playing in parallel, with the winners and runners-up progressing to the semis. In the first match, Adel settled some old scores with a well managed 1-0 victory over Leeds. Read more
Hot off the press, last night the Yorkshire Hockey Umpires Association held their AGM and awards evening. One of the awards is based on the feedback from their neutral umpires and goes to the club who have been the most hospitable over the course of the season. I am delighted to say that this year we have won this award, named after a former long standing friend of Adel and ex-neutral umpire, John Herbert. Whilst Read more
…..to be announced in Leicester on Saturday 19th May at the annual England Hockey Awards night. The good news is that this year, Leeds Adel HC have been shortlisted in two categories. You may recall that last season the all conquering Mens Phwoars were shortlisted for Mens Team of the year but sadly came away without the trophy. The year before, the Ladies 1st team were victorious in the Ladies Team of the year category Read more
If you’re an Adel member, or looking to join and want to take part in our mixed summer league the please get in touch! Email Gabby: mixedsummerhockey@gmail.com who will be able to find you a team. The leagues will run in July and August on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Teams and leagues available for all abilities, so get in touch!
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