Saturday saw an early morning fixture as Adel met with bleary eyes, a missing player (who turned up at Adel – no points for guessing who!), and a missing pair of shoes at their former stomping ground the Leeds “Beckett” University Hockey pitch. However the side met with confidence in Read more…
4 games in, 4 victories can’t get better than that! This week we got up early and made our way to skipton. Looking sharp in the new black kit, we nearly made fools of ourselves by running straight of the pitch with the confusion of the many sidelines. The first Read more…
The dark clouds over Adel were punctured by a sparkling display of possession hockey by Adel 3s, lead from the front by Cpt David Mattinson. With new transfers in, again from LUUMDHC, the game started at a frantic pace with several short corners won by the team mainly made up Read more…
Words by Paul Lewis Adel Men’s 1st XI: An Ode (Aka. Adel 5 v 3 Hallam) The leaves in the trees may be on the turn; Rich Partner’s deep heat, is on full burn. As winter draws near, There seems to be no opponent to fear. Goals galore and Read more…
Saturday afternoon in Adel. The day had warmed up nicely. Eleven players on the team and no one wants to be goal keeper. “Fine I’ll do it but I’m afraid of the ball so make sure it comes nowhere near me!” The captain’s famous last words before being wrapped up Read more…
Words by Paul Lewis “Et augebitur scientia.” [“And knowledge will be increased”] University of Leeds motto Learning comes in many different forms, often from unexpected sources. Building upon the lessons of the previous week, Leeds Adel Men’s 1st XI were able to dish out some schooling of their own, this Read more…