S Wales Regional Academy
All attendees should note that due to the Test match taking place at the SWALEC stadium very little, if any, parking is available at Sport Wales National Centre. Athletes should therefore make alternative travelling arrangements to attend the session.
25th May 2011
Rhys Joyce retires
Rhys Joyce has announced his retirement from International hockey. Rhys gained 103 caps for Wales, having captained the team over 40 times.
24th May 2011
Stix Skills Session a big hit in Abergavenny!
Last week saw Abergavenny HC hold their 3rd HSBC Stix Skills session.
24th May 2011
Welsh Ladies Veterans Championship
This last weekend all roads led to Swansea for the women’s vets for the much awaited annual get-together under the guise of the Championships.
20th May 2011
Cardiff schools benefit from community sport scheme
Schools in Cardiff are set to benefit from a new sports initiative led by Whitchurch Hockey Club, in association with Sport Wales, Sport.Cardiff and the Welsh Hockey Union.
19th May 2011
Welsh Hockey Awards – What a success!!!
The extremely successful first Awards night was held on Saturday 14th May and what a night it was. Over 120 attendees enjoyed a thoroughly entertaining and exciting evening with 12 awards being made plus the first ever Anne Ellis award presented to a very deserving Roger Harris.
17th May 2011
Celtic Cup comes to town
Wales will again be hosting the Men's Celtic Cup over the weekend of 17th to 19th June at the National Hockey Centre, Cardiff.
17th May 2011
Pupils take to the pitch
One hundred and seventy youngsters took to the pitch last week to take part in the National primary schools hockey competition.
17th May 2011
Rhondda Cynon Taf Sports Coaching Conference
Sunday 12th June 2011, will see Rhondda Cynon Taf host their annual Sports Coaching Conference.
Full details and leaflet download
16th May 2011
Tactic Boards now available
Welsh Hockey Union Coaching Unit is pleased to announce that we now have available for sale Hockey Tactics Boards. Ideal for interactive team strategies, understanding the movement off the ball and for umpire coaching.
GB in Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament
GB men won Bronze at the Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament in Malaysia after defeating New Zealand 4-2
Full details, scores and reports (greatbritainhockey.co.uk)
13th May 2011
Sport.Cardiff's Inclusive Hockey gets Inspired
The newly formed Inclusive Hockey Club launched in conjunction with the Cardiff Hockey Forum has received the 2012 Inspire Mark.
11th May 2011
Welsh U-11, U-13, U-15 & U-17 Clubs Championship Finals
After a long and eventful season, the best teams in North and South Wales met at Welshpool for the 2011 Welsh Youth Finals organised by John Taylor. In addition to the U11 and U13 mini-hockey tournaments the U15 and U17 Boys were also in action with Colwyn Bay representing North Wales and Swansea Bay representing South Wales at both age groups.
10th May 2011
UKCC Level 3 and 4 opens for Applications
Dates and full details have now been released for the UKCC Level 3 and 4 courses to commence this summer.
10th May 2011
Penarth take Women's Clubs U-15 and Swansea Bay the U-18 titles
In what proved to be two close competitions, Penarth narrowly beat Gwent to take home the U-15 title with Swansea Bay overcoming close neighbours Swansea on goal difference to win the U-18 title.
5th May 2011
Welsh Hockey Union Limited AGM
This season's AGM will be held on Sunday 24th July at 14:00 at Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens with a video link to a North Wales venue (yet to be confirmed).
Welsh Hockey Union Awards evening
Tickets are going fast for what promises to be the highlight of the hockey year! If you have not booked your ticket yet do so as soon as possible on 02920780730 as you don't want to miss out!
South Wales Regional Academy restart dates
The South Wales Regional Academies are restarting after the Easter break. The South West Academy in Swansea restarts this week on Thursday 4th May with the South East Academy in Cardiff restarting next week on Friday 13th May.
