CHESHIRE SCHOOLGIRLS’ HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

 

 

Cheshire Schoolgirls’ Hockey Association has had another successful season albeit a rather ‘transitional’ year in terms of volunteers; indeed this has been my first year as secretary. The association depends on a very few, dedicated enthusiasts who coach and manage our county teams. As a schools organisation we are duty bound to provide serving Cheshire teachers to run our tournaments and county squads. We are always in need of more volunteers.

Across the county friendly matches and tournaments are organised locally in each area and as well as these the Association runs the County Indoor and Outdoor Tournaments. The County representative teams play in the Northern Counties League and Finals Tournaments, hosting two of these fixtures at Upton County Offices Recreation Centre, Chester.

This year the weather has not been kind to our league fixtures and as yet the league is incomplete; however regular training sessions led by committed teaching staff have been carried out from U14 – U17 level since the start of the season.

The introduction and development of U13 Hockey in Cheshire started in March this year. With the appointment of a development officer U13 Hockey can develop earlier on than in previous years which eventually will see standards of hockey skills develop quicker and to a higher standard. This will bring us in line with what other counties are already doing. This process is still underway and very much at the early stages of development. We see it as only being a good thing for our future.

Next season we hope to run county squads (however I feel that we will not cover the whole age range) and the usual tournaments.  County trials will take place in September and we look forward to another successful season.

Claire Sumner - Hon. Secretary

 

REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS – Individual successes

Sam Quek (Birkenhead) U21 North

Catherine Forshaw (Queens) U21 North

Jemima Cope & Sally Meekins (Queens) U16 North

Sarah Underhill (Queens) U16 North Wales, U16 Wales

Emma Fearnley (Birkenhead) U15 North

Helen King & Sophie Clough & Alex Maling (Queens) U15 North

Ruth Willis (Grange) U17 North Trialist

Sophie Molley (Sandbach) U17 North Trialist

Lucy Woodside (Queens) U17 North Trialist

Lauren Spaven (Kings) U17 North Trialist

Olivia Ritchie (Kings) U17 North Trialist

Katy Wood (Kings) U17 North Trialist

Lucy Howard (Kings) U17 North Trialist

Alice Plews (Kings) U14 North Development Squad

 

 

NORTH COUNTY LEAGUE RESULTS

U14 – Inter County Tournament – A Team 1^st, B Team 2^nd, C Team 2^nd, U13 4^th

U15 – unfinished but won 2, drew 2

U16 – unfinished but lost 1 drew 1

U17 – unfinished lost all 4, but played friendly v Crewe Vagrants and won!

 

NATIONAL SCHOOLS COMPETITION

U19 – Lymm High School represented Cheshire and came fourth in the North West Round.

U16 – Queens School Chester represented Cheshire and won the North West Round. They  progressed through to the North and came 4^th in the North in December 2005.

U14 – Queens School, Chester represented Cheshire and came third in the North West round.

 

OUTDOOR COUNTY FINALS

                                    Winners                                    Runners-up

U19                              Sir John Deane’s                        West Kirby Grammar School

U16                              Queens School                          Knutsford High School

U14                              Queens School                          Kings School, Chester /

                                                                                                                Birkenhead High School

INDOOR COUNTY FINALS

Winners                                    Runners-up

U19                              Kings School, Chester                Upton Hall

U16                              Sutton High School                    Bishop Heber High School

U14                              Queens School                          Bishop Heber High School