The longest away game of the season and playing a team the 2’s often struggle against was the treat bestowed upon the Men’s 2’s on the opening day of the season by the Yorkshire Hockey Association. I suppose we provided payment to the hockey gods for every other team to have a home game. Brigg (or rather Scunthorpe) was the location of the clash and the opposition was familiar in colour. However, it was filled with Read more
Adel hit the road and travelled across the top for the first of several trips to Manchester this season, Didsbury Greys providing the opposition. The usual suspects were joined by a few notable new additions who made their league debut. Anna Shields, one of Adel’s home grown talents was joined in her debut by Abbie Taylor, formally of Kendal and our league winning 3rd XI and finally Izzi Pugh, who joins us from Leeds Uni. The team have been looking forward to Read more
The first weekend of the league season saw all ten Adel teams in action and the new goals at the Adel astro continued to be well and truly tested. 39 goals for Adel (30 at home!) in total and 25 conceded with the star performers of the day the new kids on the block. After a few seasons with only 4 ladies teams, the Ladies 5s have been resurrected for the 2016-17 season due to Read more
First day of the season, every team in the league starts on the same terms with everything to play for. Big Ben and his men were as pumped as Will P around the ladies sections what’s app. New/similar faces in the squad this past Saturday saw Chris and Gareth/Rich Maver strengthen the strong Adel back line and midfield. Adels opponents, Ben Rhydding were fresh faced, quick, skilful and sporting a lot of woeful barnets. It Read more
This is an invite for anyone to join the Leeds Adel Men’s fantasy hockey league. Sam has built the system to include every mens member of every squad, where points will be awarded to each player based on their performance, goals, clean sheets, cards etc – just like fantasy football. It’s £5 to enter (payable on the site as you register your team) with monies raised going toward the Christmas/ End of Season dinner(s). Captain’s Read more
It gets harder and harder every year to establish when one season ends and another begins. Does the last season end when you play the last league game, the end of season dinner, the AGM or some other hockey related milestone? With summer league starting in early May and running through to August when pre-season training is already well under way, plus the Olympics to keep us all glued to the exploits of Team GB Read more
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