Coach of the Year – Roger Wall, Lead coach of GU16 taking his premier team to the Nationals where they finished 4th. His contribution to coaching colts has been immerse over the years and this season he has also indirectly contributed to the success of the BU18s through his schools coaching.

Young Leader of the Year – Olie Brown. Olie is one of many YL that the colts section can’t do without on a Sunday morning. They assist in coaching U6 to U12s, umpiring matches and the organisation of the monthly Thames Valley Mini tournament for U8 to U12. All are great ambassadors for RHC. Olie is the Lead YL and organiser of them all.

Team of the Year – BU18. Both BU18 As and Bs have won through to the Mercian League Finals weekend and were winners of the EH Plate

The Colts BIG THANK YOU awards for their contribution to the Colts section- Ian Ashby and Bev Thompson:

Ian Ashby has been at the club for 14 years coaching colts for nearly all of them and captaining the men’s team where the boys have been coached playing men’s hockey. He has been a colts county coach. Ian has been a coach with the RHC BU18 for the past 3 years winning the EH Plate for 2 of those years. He has also been the Colts Welfare Officer for several years, a vital role for the colts. Throughout his time at the club he has courageously been wearing a Magnum PI moustache.

Bev Thompson has been at the club for 13 years coaching for nearly all of them. Bev has coached for the county and is a JRPC coach. She was Colts Chairman for 5 years pulling the many coaching and admin volunteers together as a unit, orchestrating the YL courses and fostering greater links with the Ladies section to channel colts into playing at the higher levels in the Ladies Section. Under her chairmanship the Colts Section has grown substantially as has the RHC Girls NAGS grown in number.