U10 Hockey Tournament at Ardingly
1st Team Hockey
The 1st XII began their season with a huge challenge, travelling away to play a Sevenoaks side with their eyes on national success this season. The girls started slowly and were caught by some clinical Sevenoaks passing, conceding a number of early goals before they even got into their stride. There were some spirited moments where Holmewood were able to create promising chances in the opposition half, but every mistake was punished by the excellent opposition, with one or two players confidently running the show.
In the end, Holmewood were well beaten, but they fought hard, with Rosie, Betsy and Francesca leading from the front. Sevenoaks’ girl of the game was Saoirse.
A tough defeat to take, but the girls will learn a lot from the game and use it to spur them on for the rest of the season. DB
2nd Team Hockey
In their season opener, the 2nd Team girls faced a tough challenge against a well-drilled Sevenoaks side. Despite a strong defensive display, Sevenoaks scored some well-worked goals. Our team showed resilience, making some promising attacking runs, but couldn’t break through the opposition’s defence. We will build on the positives of the match for the rest of the season.
Good effort girls! DG
3rd Team Hockey
In a well-matched contest, the 3rd Team girls battled hard but fell short to Sevenoaks. Both sides had good spells of possession, with strong defensive work and key saves keeping us in the game. Despite creating a few chances, the team couldn’t convert. I was really pleased with the girls’ effort and organization. There were plenty of positives to build on for future matches.
Well done girls! DG
4th Team Hockey
Although the girls lost the score was not a true reflection of the game. It was a very even contest with the ball moving well through the pitch and both teams making the other work hard in possession. The Sevenoaks GK was exceptional making save after save hence the score line. A great effort from all the girls who never gave up. TB
5th Team Hockey
This was a lovely game with every girl on the pitch running around with smiles on their faces. Although the girls were rusty in terms of the rules of the game, their effort was amazing and they improved hugely as the game went on. They listened and tried really hard to implement the advice they were being given during the quarter breaks. To come away with a win. A great start girls, well done! TB
Under 9 Hockey
We had a lovely afternoon of hockey with all of the girls playing (in their words) the “longest ever” game of hockey! I think this was a good thing though. The majority of the time the ball was travelling up and down the middle of the pitch but on occasion they did move it out wide and it was good for them to see how much this opens up the space. Lots to work on but huge amounts of effort from the girls, a great afternoon.
