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27th
April 2006
Coaching
Course.
The
deadline to apply for the Level 1 coaching Course is fasts approaching!
There are still places on the course which starts on Sunday
June 4th
The
full dates are
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Level
1 - Suffolk
(Harleston) 4,18 and 25 June
If you
wish to attend please fill in the application form, which
should be returned with payment to the appropriate course
organiser by next Friday.
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27th
April 2006
AGM
15th May 7.30pm
Please
attend this important event in your clubs calendar. Not only
is it a chance to find out about the success of the club both
on and off the pitch but this year we will be making an important
announcement that will effect us all.
Make
sure you attend.
Food
will be available on the night
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27th
April 2006
Ellis
and England looking good in Rome
England
Women beat China 2-1 to put themselves in a great position to
qualify for the World Cup. Chine are ranked 5th in the
World and this was a great win for England. They now
face France on Friday.
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25th
April 2006
Dinner
tickets selling fast.....last day for sale weds 26th April.
With
over 90 tickets sold the dinner is heading for a sell out but
if you have not got you ticket yet it is not too late.
You
have until 8pm on weds to
buy your tickets from either your captain or from Henley Rd
reception.
Come along
and join the party as we celebrate one of our most successful
years at Ipswich Hockey Club.
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25th
April 2006
Suffolk
Indoor news.
Suffolk
Indoor finals night saw the Men retained the Borrett Cup
beating Felixstowe 11-2. The Women made harder work of their final
but eventually beat Lowestoft 7-6, despite being 6-3 down in
the second half!
It
was the Women's 6th title in as many years.
A
Massive thanks you to Chris Hatch for organising the league
and to the umpires. Also thanks to our captains for sorting out
the teams .
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25th
April 2006
Ellis
looks to inspire England to World Cup
Ipswich's
star player Jo Ellis is in Rome for the next 2 weeks aiming to
help England Qualify for the World Cup.
Jo
in action against the Ukraine in Aug 05
England
open their account today against the Ukraine at 11.15am (CET)
You
can read all the news and read live commentary at the official
site.
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20th
April 2006
Men's
1's GK takes next step up.
George
Pinner has been selected for the U21 Training squad, following
an assessment camp in Gibraltar and selection days at Bisham
and Loughbrough.
George
Pinner
The
squad are playing Scotland at Belle Vue Manchester from 18th
April to the 22nd.
George
will be aiming to make the final squad for the European
Nations in July.
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20th
April 2006
Junior
star Will Hearne suffers disappointment with U16 England team
The
Four Nations tournament is an annual invitational tournament
and always features England, The Netherlands, Germany and
Spain. This year it took place in Germany over Easter weekend
and England will have been disappointed to have finish last in
4th place.
Congratulations
to Will though for making the team and we look forward to his
future success.
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18th
April 2006
Suffolk
Cup
The
Men's 1's will be looking to retain their title in the Suffolk
Cup that will be played at Henley Road and Tuddenham Road on Saturday
22nd April.
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18th
April 2006
Men
Vet's enjoy Easter game
The vets
were the only side in action over the Easter weekend and they
beat Bury St Edmunds 8-3 .
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11th
April 2006
Ellis
heads to Rome with England Squad
Following
the match against Ireland on Sunday 9 April, Danny Kerry,
England Women’s Head Coach, has now confirmed the squad to
participate in the forthcoming World
Cup Qualifier in Rome from 25 April – 6 May.
The
squad is almost identical to the one that recently returned
from the Melbourne Commonwealth Games with a Bronze medal but
due to the fact that teams in the World Cup Qualifiers are
allowed to take a squad of 18, as opposed to only 16 at the
Commonwealth Games, there are 2 additional inclusions: Rachel
Walker and Sally Walton; while Alex Scott replaces Charlotte
Hartley.
Said
Kerry “The ability to take 18 players to a major event, as
opposed to only 16 for the Commonwealth Games, changes some of
the selection issues and gives us increased flexibility in
choice. Melbourne was a useful tournament and formed part of
the preparation for the World Cup Qualifiers. However,
the Commonwealth Games is not a world ranking or Olympic
qualification event and the World Cup Qualifiers are much more
important for England as we are the nominated country on
behalf of Great Britain in the qualification process to
the Olympics.
Ipswich’s
Jo Ellis is obviously delighted to have been selected and
is looking forward to helping her Country Qualify for the
World Cup that is due to take place in Madrid at the end of
September.
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10th
April 2006
Men's
Veterans miss out.
The vets lost 2-1 to Khasla Hockey Club in the semi-finals of the Veteran
Cup on Sunday. While disappointed that they did not perform up
to their high standards the Vet's have had the best run in the
Cup in club history and can be proud of getting so far.
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10th
April 2006
Mixed
make 3rd round of Plate
The mixed team have only played 1 game so far
in this years competition but are already in the 3rd round of
the National plate. Sunday's opponents Market Deeping were the
latest team to withdraw as they could not field a team.
The next round is Sunday 7th May.
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7th
April 2006
Men's
Veterans aim for final.
The vets face on of the biggest games in their
long proud history as the travel to Lemington Spa to take on
Khasla Hockey Club in the semi-finals of the Veteran Cup.
The winners will face either Indian Gymkhana
or Spencer on the 22nd may.
Good luck to the team.
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7th
April 2006
Women's
1's keeping busy
The 1's continue to build up to the
final 5 games of their season and after Bowdon demolishing
Chelmsford 5-0 in the Cup final the Suffolk team now know they
will need to clinch a top 3 spot to make the end of season
Super Cup Play-offs.
Ipswich play Chelmsford and Slough on sat 6th
May in a warm up fixture and then start the league again at
home v Old Loughtonians on sat 13th May 14.00.
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3rd
April 2006
Quiz
of the century?
Over 60 people attended the annual Quiz
& Curry night held at Henley Road on Saturday. Thanks to
James Wrinch for organising the night, the Men's 3's for
running the Quiz and to Graham for the very tasty Curry.
I would congratulate the winners but seeing as
that was the men's 3's I am sure you will agree it smells of a
fix!
The gloating winning team
sent in the report below.
Ipswich 3rd XI knew they were going to be
facing an uphill battle when they arrived at the venue to find
that they had to play the game on a wet garden table and
bench.
After struggling in the first round the team
transfer listed James Bouteill and were astonished when the
ladies first XI took him on without even a compensatory
payment.
As round followed round the team got well into
their stride with double points being picked up in various
rounds including the one written for all borough council staff
about Ipswich past and present.
Young ben and david surprised their team mates
and astonished mrs gladding by getting an english literature
question right between them and then after that ben went back
to texting one of the ladies fourth team and david also lost
concentration.
Having outplayed the mens first team, largely
as Alex couldn't stomach the thought of losing to Bealsey, the
team got nervous with two rounds to go.
Thankfully gary is a whizz at all things IT
and knew his https from his waps and dvds and alex as befits a
man of his stature excelled on food and drink.
So despite the combined brain power of the
lever family coming up on the rails the mens third XI held on
to win the game by a point and collect the magnificent trophy.
As ben would have said if he had managed to
string two words together in his acceptance speech .........
'it was great night and the best team won in the end thanks to
our illustrious captain actually completing the whole of a
third eleven game for the first time all season."
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3rd
April 2006
1's finish
6th but slice of history goes to the 2's
The Men's
1's lost 4-2 to Oxford Hawks at home and will be disappointed
to have finished a good first season back in National League
with a loss. However the team can be proud of some great
display's of hockey and the future looks bright for next year.
We
wave a fond farewell to our Australian star Sam Tyler who is
returning to his homeland this month. Unbelievably he has not
been tempted to stay by the promise of a superb English
summer!
The Men's 2's
destroyed West Herts 5-1 to claim their place in Premier A
next season. A superb display from the 2's and they thoroughly
deserve their chance to battle it out against the East's top
teams next season. The game v Harleston 1's is a fixture that
is already catching the eye!.
Promotion
winning 2's
The
Men's 4s drew 3-3 with Harleston 7's but will be
pleased to have grabbed a 3rd place finish in a great
season for them. . The Men's
Vets got revenge over Chelmsford away with a 2-0 victory.
The Women's
4's v Grasshopper
2'ssaw them end 06 with a 2-0 win. The Women's
Vet's won all 3 games beating Sevenoaks 2-0, St Albans,
6-0 and Colchester 6-0, to progress to the national finals
for the first time in 5 years. The final is on 21st May.
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