Report to
Another satisfactory year for Cheshire Youth
Hockey.
It was always going to be difficult to follow on from
the most successful year in our history but to finish runners up in the North
at Under 14, Under 16 and Under 17 levels and to win back-to-back national
success with the Under 15 squad was more than we could have hoped for.
All this could not have been achieved without the
support of all the volunteers involved with the County teams and that includes
the parents of the boys. The cost to
them steadily becomes more each year, as we, as a County get stronger and more
successful.
Our Mini Hockey Tournament this year attracted
no less than 26 teams; evidence of the tremendous work being done within clubs
at grass roots level. This work will
continue despite the financial cuts made by Sport England to hockey.
Under 11 Winners Deeside Ramblers Runners up Bowdon
Under 13 Winners Bowdon Runners up Deeside
Ramblers
The Schools Cup Competition also had an
increase in entries this year and it is pleasing to report that the Cheshire
Champions at all three age groups went on to win the North West Regional titles
and so competed in the Final National rounds of the event.
Under 14 Altrincham
Grammar School
Under 16 King’s
School, Macclesfield
Under 18 King’s
School,
King’s, Macclesfield are to be congratulated on
reaching the final of the Under 16 competition, a first in their history.
In the Clubs Under 15 and Under 18 National
Competition, we are pleased to report that South Cheshire HC reached the
semi-finals of the Plate event and that Bowdon HC became National Under 18
Champions on 15th May on their own ground. Our congratulations to them all.
As always a large number of our boys represented the
Colin Mumme-Young
Chairman