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Yesterday saw two of our ladies teams compete in play off finals as they sought promotion to higher leagues after excellent seasons. The ladies 4s were cruelly denied promotion by the league a few days after being led to believe they had secured automatic promotion with a 2nd place finish in their division.  However due to other promotions, relegations and miscommunications, the 4s were informed 5 days after their celebrations that they had to have Read more

Fancy yourself as an actor with an opportunity to use your hockey talents to help you pick up global recognition for your hockey skills? Please see attached link about a film being shot in the Yorkshire area this summer and they are looking for hockey players to help.  I know some of our members are old enough to recall the 1948 Olympics in London whilst several of us will have attended the 2012 event more Read more

Following on from the Ladies 1s winning last year, can the mighty Phwoars get some tips on how to win after being the only 4th XI team nominated? On Saturday the 20th of May hockey lovers from across the country will gather to celebrate the achievements of volunteers, umpires, coaches and players over the past year at the England Hockey Awards Dinner 2017.    This year’s event has moved location to the Athena in Leicester and Read more

The mighty Phwoars made the long pilgrimage to Scarbados for a 10:30 push back the day after Paddy’s Day. The game began with when a heavily intoxicated Beale must have breathed on the Scarbrough keeper who decided to volley a scuffed Damian Greig top spin dribble into the top corner. 1 became 4 quickly with Ellis (the better and more liked one) dribbling through the defence and slotting in from a ridiculous angle (still gets Read more

The AWMA are holding the 2nd section quiz night on the 13th May see attached poster for further details.  We’re looking for at least one team per section, ideally up to 10 per team, as we are hoping to build  on the quiz from last year with a spirit of cross section integration. Teams can also include family or friends. This is a fun evening with various games and quiz to suit all abilities and Read more

I am sure everyone is fully aware that the club secured their 3rd promotion of the season at the weekend, with another team in the fortunate position of finding they had been promoted before setting foot on the pitch.  A surprise win for Horsforth over Bradford meant the Leeds Adel Ladies 4s could go into their final match of the season against table-toppers Pickering safe in the knowledge that they had guaranteed at least 2nd Read more