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Minis U6-U12 - End of Season & Summer Hockey 27/03/2008

REST OF THIS SEASON

Yazoo National Minis

Many congratulations to the U11 boys and girls who both won the Berkshire round and go forward to play in the South regional tournaments on 26 April (girls) and 27 April (boys).

Neil Boddington (boys) and Don Williams (girls) will be running the two teams and they will be communicating with the squads direct about training preparations and the tournament itself.

End of Season Fun Morning - Sunday 20 April

Once again we end the season with a fun morning. There will be parents v players matches from 9.30-11.00 followed by a BBQ. All parents are encouraged to play.

As always help with running the BBQ on the day would be greatly appreciated. Proceeds will be used to fund the five new goalkeeping sets we have just bought.

SUMMER HOCKEY

Following on from last summer’s successful fortnightly Sunday fun sessions we are extremely lucky to have secured the services of Jo Ellis, a professional coach and a member the GB ladies team preparing for the Beijing Olympics. Jo was at our training session on Sunday 6 April to meet people and take bookings for the summer coaching programme.

Saturday Coaching Clinics

Jo will run half day coaching clinics at the club on Saturdays mornings from 9.00am-12.00pm and Saturday afternoons from 2.00pm-5.00pm. Dates are 24 May, 31 May, 7 June and 21 June.

The clinics are open to this year’s U12 and U10. Cost is £15 per clinic (ie morning or afternoon session) or £50 for four clinics. Cheques payable to RCHC are required to secure booking.

Places are limited and are available on first come first served basis. Contact Jo Ellis direct on 07825 700960 or by e mail at joey711@hotmail.co.uk

Private Lessons

Jo Ellis will also be offering private lessons for groups of one to three players to help them develop core individual skills. Jo is available on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons and evenings, and occasionally at weekends. She is happy to coach players from U8 up to U18. Coaching will be in the training area next to the pitch at the club.

Please contact Jo direct on 07825 700960 or by e mail at joey711@hotmail.co.uk

Jo is also available to run training clinics in schools. Again please contact her direct.

Berkshire County Academies

We understand that Berkshire will not be running academies this summer.

Pre-Season Coaching Camp

Terry Walden is planning this year’s pre-season coaching camp from Tuesday 26 August to Friday 29 August. Steve Hardy will again be the lead coach. Booking arrangements will be published in due course.

Terry is looking for someone to manage the booking arrangements and run the administration during the week of the course. If you can help please contact Terry on 01189 833892 (H) or 07831 584165 (M) or via e mail terry.walden@hp.com

GB Ladies v Argentina

GB are playing two matches against world number 2 Argentina at the club on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 May. For details about tickets visit the England Hockey website.

Jo Newman is looking for adult volunteers to help with car parking and other duties on both nights. Please contact Jo on 01491 628036 (H) or 07768 831020 (M) or via e mail thenewmans@tiscali.co.uk

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