Following last week’s victory over second placed Boston Spa, Adel looked to firmly edge closer to league victory with an away trip to Sheffield Bankers. Sheffield are the only other team in the league with a 100% home record and their own victory against Boston Spa, meant that this was a contest between the two in form teams in the league. With a minor RTA on route (not on the M1) and a succession of Read more
Plenty of league action on Saturday with the Ladies section unbeaten and the customary win (and clean sheet) for the 1s who maintain their 100% league record. The 2s won 3-1 against determined opponents from Dewsbury but three penalty corner routines were enough for the 2s to remain in 3rd place in their division but heavily reliant on one of the teams above them slipping up between now and the end of the season. We Read more
On a cold and chilly morning, Adel travelled the short distance to their nearest rivals in terms of distance and points, Boston Spa. Whilst other teams may have been put off by the windy travel conditions, Adel recognised that as grown adults, it wasn’t really an excuse to call off a match. The game started somewhat brightly for the girls in orange, early possession helping to settle the nerves. The back line of Byers, Gibson, Read more
The mens 1s were back to winning ways this week with an 11-1 thrashing of Sheffield Bankers 4s after a disappointing 3-1 loss to Rotherham the previous week. With most of the game played in a heavy blizzard, Adel stormed into a three goal lead in the first five minutes to put the game beyond Bankers. Free-flowing attacking hockey followed the remainder of the game as Adel improved their already superior goal difference Read more
A sunny Huddersfield Sunday greeted the Adel team for this rearranged fixture. After negotiating the peat bog that is Huddersfield’s car park, the action got underway in the picturesque surroundings of Lockwood park. A re-jigged formation, courtesy of tactical mastermind Tom I, led to Adel dominating early possession. Huddersfield’s half-court press gave Carl plenty of time on the ball, enabling him to spray the ball about with incision and Si able to perform as Adel’s Read more