The
PHDG held the second of its Primary Hockey Festivals in the beginning of
December, with 8 teams competing from the Tamarside family of school. Each
school had a boys and a girl’s team which consisted of 6 to 7 players in each,
with good weather and the total number of players heading toward the 60 mark this
day looked to be a great success, which it was.
The
festival was set up as a result to five weeks of coaching which has been
happening in schools since the beginning of November, set up by the PHDG to
raise the awareness of hockey and provide high quality coaching in each of the
schools P.E lessons, creating opportunities for young people play hockey in
city of
Held
at Brickfields, the festival started off at 1.30 with all the young hockey
hopefuls rearing to show off their skills and score some goals, the tournament
was one of the best seen so far with the level of hockey improving year after
year and more teams attending.
After
a mammoth 12 game tournament the schools waited anxiously to here the results, for
the girls event the winning team were Weston Mill Girls with North Prospect girls in a close second
and third place went to Barne Barton Girls.
The
boy’s event was a very closely fought competition; in third place were North
Prospect. After being level on goal difference and points it went down to the
amount of goals scored between the first and second placed teams, the overall
wining school was Weston Mill boys, with Barne Barton boys in a very close
second and St Budeaux in joint third
place with
After
a hugely successful festival the PHDG would like to congratulate all schools
and players for their efforts which could only be described as outstanding all
games were played in great spirits and had high levels of sportsmanship within
them.
The
next festival will be for the primary schools linked with Parkside family of
primary schools, in the next school term these schools will have access to the
coaching the PHDG provide and then be able to compete in the next Primary
Hockey Festival in February.
Boys table
|
|
wins |
Loses |
draws |
points |
Goals scored |
|
Weston Mill |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
|
Barne Barton |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
|
North prospect |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
St budeaux |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Girls table
|
|
wins |
Loses |
draws |
points |
Goals scored |
|
Weston Mill |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
|
Barne Barton |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
|
North prospect |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
St budeaux |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Each
school that attends a festival has had five weeks of coaching from our highly
trained coaches in the build up to the festivals.
Each
participant coached in their schools, even if of the lower ability, were offered
to join a local hockey club in the area of that school. At these clubs they can
learn the laws of the game and build on their skills whilst continuing to play
the game and compete in local leagues for their age groups.
The
coaching and participation has been excellent and the level of the hockey ever
improving. Our focus is going to
continue to develop all that we have achieved so far, both in schools and at
the festivals, whilst also introducing zone hockey into a number of schools
around
On
behalf of the PHDG I would like to thank the volunteers, teachers and coaches
who have help us to achieve our aims and objectives so far and look forward to
working with you all again soon.
Many
thanks
Ben
Blundy
Assistant
Hockey development officer