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
This year’s first round draw and for the third year in a row would be an away trip. Luckily for Adel the short trip to York was better than crossing The Pennines. Adel’s squad of 13 contained 9 girls, and whilst many would think this would be a potential weakness, anyone from Adel knows this was a blessing in disguise. The team arrived and changed and were then met by an opposition, or maybe army Read more