Leicester Hockey Club are now looking at buying new training/team wear for the club members and will be taking orders for the items listed below. If you are interested in the items contact Dave Standish. His email address will be listed in the forums (must be logged in to view.)

The training top (pictured below) will cost about £23 for an adult and £20 for a junior each and is a full zip front with two zip pockets. It would have the club logo on the front left, it would also have the players initials printed on the front right to avoid confusion. (Samples are available to view from Dave Standish.

The second item is for anyone wishing to replace their waterproof/all weather jacket. It’s made from high quality polyester with a 600mm PU milky coating, half mesh-lining, short zipper with wind stopper, wind and water-resistant and two pockets with zips.

It comes complete with club the logo printed on the front left, up to 3 initials on the right side chest and Leicester Hockey Club on the rear. Cost again would be £20 for junior sizes and £23 for seniors.

We shall be taking photos of each group for the notice board and the School Open Day.

Parents of Primary school children are advised to stay during training (or nominate a fellow parent as guardian) in case of accident\injury.

u8 Head Coach Mahesh, Coaches James, Paul L, Aneesh (14 players)
u10 Head Coach David Hill, Coaches Raj, Emily J, Will H (20 players)
We have now the capacity to support those who stay for 2 hours but 1.5 hours may be more appropriate for a child of this age once the weather changes.
u13 Head Coaches Binder and Dave S, Coaches Anna, Paul M, Rinoo, Harbanse (20 players)
u14 upwards Coaches NM, Mike, Scott (22 players yesterday)

I have planned the following U14 League fixtures, 5.15 meet in the Pavilion, 5.30 start, 6.45 finish:

Sept 8 LGS u14 v LHC
Sept 15 LGS u13 v South L
Sept 22 LGS u14 v South L (THIS MATCH HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY reARRANGED FOR OCT 20)
Sept 29 LGS u13 v LHC
Oct 6 LHC v South L
Oct 13 LGS u14 v LGS u13

The LHC squad for the match on Oct 6: Joe Gu (gk), Charlie, Hardev, Francis, Joe AO, Ben J, Aaron, Sarah T, Imran, Thomas J, Rohan, Sam M, Amar, James Hunt. Overall, I have included a number of older boys to match the age profile and size of the South L team. I am currently preparing more inclusive Thurs provision for ‘under 14s’ after halfterm involving indoor and outdoor (coaches who can help, 5.30-7.00 let me know please).

The LGS u13 squad for the match on Oct 13: Jeevan K (gk), Harry B, Arin P, Thomas J, Harry R, Haaris A, Shailan K, Sameer T, Sachin V, Brendan C, Shiv P. Hardev, James + Rohan from LHC to join this squad.

The LGS u14 squad for the match on Oct 13: Joseph Gu (gk), James W, Nadir, Ash, Alistair, Joseph AO, Joseph Gl, Robbie, Charlie, Kimon, Imran, Niam, Francis, James H, Tom J.
Unavailable: Michael, Bilal?

Bev M manages South L.

I have invited Charlie, James Mason and Hardev to all matches to help ‘balance’ squads while we learn how to play 11-a-side hockey. A number of older boys from the Club will be assisting with team management.

I have planned the following u16, u18, Vets and Mixed League fixtures, 6.45 meet in the Pavilion, 7.00 start, 8.30 finish:

Sept 8 Vets v u16
Sept 15 Mixed v u18
Sept 22 u16 v Mixed
Sept 29 Vets v u16
Oct 6 u16 v u18
Oct 13 Vets v Mixed

I am currently preparing Thurs provision for ‘over 14s’ after halfterm.

The LHC u16 squad for the match on Sept 22: Daniel B (gk), Jeetpal, John, Ryan, Jack B, Jack A, Elliott, Matt W, Kuljit, Dom, Tim
Unavailable: Jagpal (injured), Millan, Jack D
Reserves\umpires: Tom C, Jack M, Steven, Scott. For Thurs: Black socks, black shorts, always bring a black and a white top.

Martyn manages the Vets (the modern term is Masters).

Simon H\Mark S manage the mixed Saturday squads and the midweek teams.

The LGS u18 squad is managed by Jonathan B, Adam (gk), Ash, Harry, Cameron, Chris, James, Will, Stuart, Sahil, Sailen, Jacob, Angus, George.

LHC Committee: NM (Secretary), Adam (Treasurer), Ed T (Fixtures), Luds (Associations), Matt E (1s), Chris P (1s Manager), Ed B (2s), Callum (3s), Dan B (4s), Martyn (Vets), Mike (Equipment), Binder (Juniors), Graham (Mixed), Chas (Deposit Account), Steve T (Umpires), Ray (Membership), Dave T (Media), Rich (Social). I intend to enter the Committee as a Fantasy Hockey Team in the Club League.

The Midlands Hockey Association have sent their usual reminder to all clubs that players are not covered for Personal Accident under the normal England Hockey Policy to which we subscribe. Thankyou for the vast majority of subsciptions already paid. We invest everything we collect in your hockey provision and we operate based on volunteers – no individuals are in a paid role.

I am investigating Level 1 and Level 2 Coaching courses with England Hockey.

u8 Head Coach Mahesh, Coaches James, Paul L, Aneesh (14 players)
u10 Head Coach David Hill, Coaches Raj, Emily J (20 players)
u13 Head Coaches Binder and Dave S, Coaches Anna, Paul M, Rinoo, Harbanse (20 players)
u14 upwards Coaches NM, Mike, Ollie (27 players this morning)

I have planned the following U14 League fixtures, 5.15 meet in the Pavilion, 5.30 start, 6.45 finish:

Sept 8 LGS u14 v LHC
Sept 15 LGS u13 v South L
Sept 22 LGS u14 v South L (THIS MATCH HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY ARRANGED FOR OCT 20)
Sept 29 LGS u13 v LHC
Oct 6 LHC v South L
Oct 13 LGS u14 v LGS u13

The LGS u13 squad for the match on Sept 29: Jeevan K (gk), Harry B, Arin P, Thomas J, Harry R, Haaris A, Shailan K, Sameer T, Sachin V, Brendan C, Shiv P. I am inviting Amar, Sam M, Charlie M + Rohan from LHC to join this squad.

The LHC squad for the match on Sept 29: Ketan (gk), Aneesh, Ben J, Sophie J, Ben N, Aaron, Catherine T, Sam Collins, Sam Brown, Sarah T, Luke, Daniel, Hardev, James Mason.

The LGS u14 squad for the match Oct 14: Joseph Gu (gk), James W, Bilal, Nadir, Ash, Alistair, Joseph AO, Joseph Gl, Robbie, Charlie, Kimon, Imran, Niam, Francis, James H, Tom J.

Bev M manages South L.

I have invited Charlie, James Mason and Hardev to all matches to help ‘balance’ squads while we learn how to play 11-a-side hockey. A number of older boys from the Club will be assisting with team management.

I have planned the following u16, u18, Vets and Mixed League fixtures, 6.45 meet in the Pavilion, 7.00 start, 8.30 finish:

Sept 8 Vets v u16
Sept 15 Mixed v u18
Sept 22 u16 v Mixed
Sept 29 Vets v u16
Oct 6 u16 v u18
Oct 13 Vets v Mixed

The LHC u16 squad for the match on Sept 22: tba(gk), Jagpal, Jeetpal, John, Ryan, Millan, Jack B, Jack A, Elliott, Matt W, Kuljit.
Reserves\umpires: Tom C, Jack M, Steven, Scott. For Thurs: Black socks, black shorts, always bring a black and a white top.

Martyn manages the vets (the modern term is masters).

Simon H\Mark S manage the mixed.

The LGS u18 squad is managed by Jonathan B, Adam (gk), Ash, Harry, Cameron, Chris, James, Will, Stuart, Sahil, Sailen, Jacob. Jonathan i need an email address for each of the u18s.

LHC Committee: NM (Secretary), Adam (Treasurer), Ed T (Fixtures), Luds (Associations), Matt E (1s), Chris P (1s Manager), Ed B (2s), Callum (3s), Dan B (4s), Martyn (Vets), Mike (Equipment), Binder (Juniors), Graham (Mixed), Chas (Deposit Account), Steve T (Umpires), Ray (Membership), Dave T (Media), Rich (Social).

The Midlands Hockey Association have sent their usual reminder to all clubs that players are not covered for Personal Accident under the normal England Hockey Policy to which we subscribe. Volunteers (Committee, Coaches and Managers please read the Volunteer Agreement attached to update on procedures. For your information Saturday MRHA league matches begin Oct 1.

Note to all players – paying subsciptions promptly helps me! We invest everything we collect in your hockey provision. We operate based on volunteers – no individuals are in a paid role.

The 2010/11 junior coaching season ended last Sunday 3^rd July with a fun day for more than 40 of the club’s children aged 12 and under. The youngsters were divided into six teams which competed in several skills contests. All present enjoyed the day which was rounded off with a presentation of medals to all the participating players. Special awards were presented to selected individuals by Mr Pukhraj Singh Babra of Leicester Motor Company (our sponsor).

Goalkeeping Awards

• Catherine Toolan (U12 Girls)
• Ketan Deogan (U12 Boys)
• Yuvraj Singh Bhuhi (U9 & U10 Boys)
• Amar Chudasama (U12 Boys)
• Isaac Garner (U12 Boys)
• Ethan Smith (U11 & U12 Boys)
• Sam Standish (U10 & U11 Boys)

Special Achievement for dedication to the junior coaching programme

• Kathryn York

Most Improved Player of the Year

• U8 Girls: Hephzibah Smalley-Kaspruk
• U8 Boys: Tom Moorhouse
• U10 Girls: Rosalind Rashid
• U10 Boys: Robbie Spencer
• U12 Girls: Amalia Gane
• U12 Boys: Ben Newcombe

The Under 12 boys team travelled to Lutterworth for a fun day of hockey. Having a large squad meant a lot of rotation of players with the emphasis on pitch time rather than results. They boys finished third on goal difference in the seven team tournament.

Although the team started slowly and got stronger as the day went on, the results exaggerated this as the stronger opposition was in the earlier games. Starting with a flat 0-1 defeat in the opening match against eventual winners Belper, the boys won the second match with goals from captain Ben Newcombe and Ben Jefferson.

The best match of the day was the next one against Burton I. An even contest was won by Burton as they took their chances whereas Leicester missed theirs. The Burton goalkeeper was in good form making three excellent saves. Two further missed golden opportunities to score meant another loss for the team. There were also a couple of good saves from Leicester’s goalkeeper Ketan Deogan when it looked likely that Burton would score.

Comfortable leads over weaker opposition in the following matches allowed rare outfield cameo performances for 7-year-old Yuvraj Bhuhi who, on three occasions, came close to scoring to cap his big day. There were improved performances from all the players as Joel Holzer found form with four goals and Rohan Bhuhi also chipped in with the same tally.

Once again, Senna Patel was typically hard-working in defence and Ethan Smith, Aneesh Deogan and late addition, Sam Moorhouse got opportunities to try out new positions on the pitch. Aaron Patel linked up well in several sweeping one-touch moves and capped his improving performance by finishing off an excellent sequence of passes.

Squad: Ketan Deogan (GK), Aneesh Deogan, Senna Patel, Ethan Smith, Ben Newcombe (C), Joel Holzer, Ben Jefferson, Aaron Patel, Yuvraj Bhuhi, Rohan Bhuhi, Sam Moorhouse.

The U12 boys travelled to Milton Keynes to take part in a 7 team round robin mini-hockey tournament. The club fielded one full side and provided 4 players, including 9-year-old Sam Standish, to a scratch team, playing as the ‘Midlands Marauders’, which combined players from Northampton and Milton Keynes.

Under glorious sunny conditions the Leicester boys played some exceptional hockey to top the league table and win the tournament.

A hat-trick apiece from Aaron Patel and Rohan Bhuhi got the day started and this was followed by a 3-0 win in which the goals were shared between Ruben Smalley-Kaspruk, Sam Moorhouse and Rohan Bhuhi.

In their final match, the Marauders drew 1-1 with Tring whilst Leicester were engaged in a top-of-the-table clash against a strong Aylesbury I team to decide the tournament winner. Leicester fell a goal behind to a penalty corner strike early in the game. However, the boys dug deep and produced their best hockey of the day to claim a 3-1 comeback victory with Rohan Bhuhi scoring all the Leicester goals.

Once again, all the boys were a credit to themselves and the club. They set the tournament alight with some brilliant hockey to win this seven team contest. They made many new friends and admirers today, and this includes the boys in both the teams. 

The teams

LHC Team: Amar Chudasama, Isaac Garner (C), Daniel Wolloff, Rohan Bhuhi, Aaron Patel, Sam Moorhouse, Ruben Smalley-Kaspruk, Saajan Patel

LHC Players in Marauders Team: Ketan Deogan (GK), Aneesh Deogan, Sam Standish, Ethan Smith.

Leicester HC Results

Midlands Marauders Results

Qualifying as winners of their respective Leicestershire age-group categories, Leicester’s youngsters flew the flag for the county at the Midlands round of the U10 and U12 mini-hockey tournament. In addition to the club’s own U10 boys, U12 girls and U12 boys teams, children from the club’s coaching programme represented South Leicester U12 boys.

All our teams fielded several players much younger than the age category they were playing in. The U12 girls came up with strong opposition and had to fight hard to remain competitive. However, both the U10 and U12 boys teams reached the semi-finals of their competitions. What makes their achievements even more encouraging for the future is that many of them have not just one but two more years at this level.

Boys U12

Lacking any real competitive hockey over the season, the U12 boys team went to Cannock not knowing what to expect. There were many big name clubs in the event but this was to be the first measure of the progress the boys have made at the club’s growing school of hockey.

The competition format was two pools of seven teams with the top two qualifying through to the semi-finals. With each game being of 12 minutes duration, this was a lot of hockey for such young legs.

The day got off to a solid start with a 2-0 victory over Worcester with goals from the ever-energetic Ben Jefferson and captain for the day Rohan Bhuhi. In the next game, Sutton Coldfield were swept aside by the same two goalscorers, Ben J going one better with a brace of goals on this occasion. There were exceptional performances all over the pitch with Isaac Garner growing solidly into an assured presence on the right side of the defence and Ben Newcombe showing game-intelligence well beyond his age. Whilst, as planned, most of the destructive force was down the right flank there were skilful options too along the left side through Sam Moorhouse and Aneesh Deogan in an attacking sense and left-back Daniel Wolloff patrolling the defensive zone. 

The third match was another fluent display against a strong West Bridford side in which the live-wire goalkeeping of Amar Chudasama was called into action. Once again, goals from Ben J and Rohan made it three wins out of three matches with a 2-0 scoreline.

The 100% start continued with a comfortable 5-0 win against South Leicester with goals from Sam Moorhouse, Rohan and a hat-trick from Aneesh.

Against Lichfield in the fifth game, Leicester went a goal down and, for the first time, had to play hard to get back into the game. The inevitable equaliser did eventually come  through Ben J and, in the end, the boys were unlucky not to have clinched a late winner when Rohan fired a high reverse stick shot wide after  beating a couple of defenders.

As the competition entered the later stages, the young legs began to tire and were punished by a strong Belper team who won comfortably by a 3-0 margin which could have been worse had it not been for a combination of some desperate last ditch defending and alert goalkeeping from Amar. Daniel produced his best performance of the day in this game as Belper attacked down their right wing.

Having lost the last match of the pool stage, it was the result of Belper’s match against West Bridgford which booked our passage into a semi-final meeting against the favourites Beeston.

The semi-final got off to a bright start but with the match still goalless Leicester lost the influential Rohan to an injury. This meant a reshuffle to the formation that had worked well up to this point. Ben J took over in right midfield and went on to have a great game in an unaccustomed position and Aneesh became a lone forward. Beeston’s physical superiority came more to the fore as they controlled the game against weary opposition for a 2-0 win.

Even having just missed out on qualification to the national round, the boys were beaming at the end with their overall performances. They were never out of their depth and their best hockey was a delight to watch. Surely, they will be strong candidates for further success next year when they return with another season of development under their belts.

They came to the tournament not knowing their level and left having proved that they can compete with the best in the Midlands. They were a credit to themselves and the club. With the exception of Isaac Garner all the remaining members of this squad will still be eligible as U12s next year, when the expectation will be to go at least one step better.

Team: Amar Chudasama (GK), Isaac Garner, Daniel Wolloff, Rohan Bhuhi (C), Ben Newcombe, Sam Moorhouse, Ben Jefferson, Aneesh Deogan

Absent injured: Saajan Patel

South Leicester Boys U12

The South Leicester team was drawn in the same pool as Leicester and found the going a little tougher. There was an excellent debut goalkeeping performance from Ketan Deogan and Harminder Babra chipped in with 3 goals in the group matches. A special mention is earned by Senna Patel who remained resolute in his defending against some heavy pressure from opposition teams.

There were many positives as the team achieved a win and a draw in the pool matches but never really challenged for a semi-final berth. The most positive aspect was the experience gained and the enjoyment of competitive hockey which will be useful in the future.

Team: Ketan Deogan (GK), Senna Patel, Ethan Smith, Ruben Smalley-Kaspruk (C), Krishnan Persaud, Aaron Patel, Harminder Babra

Absent ill: Joel Holzer

Boys U10

The U10 Boys team had a slow start losing their first game 0-1 against Burton but recovered to complete the remainder of the group matches undefeated.

There were some excellent performances from all the youngsters as they stormed to a comfortable 3-0 win against Wednesbury with goals from Ethan Pittham, Tom Moorhouse and Robbie Spencer.

Their growing confidence was further boosted with a 2-2 draw against favourites Beeston. Robbie and Tom were once again on target for Leicester.

A semi-final place was secured in the final pool match with a comfortable 2-0 win against Rugby and East Warwickshire.

Unfortunately, the boys couldn’t get over their semi-final hurdle going down 2-1 in a good match. Tom Moorhouse finding the target once more to cap a great day for the whole squad.

Team: Yuvraj Bhuhi (GK), Sam Standish, George Toolan, Tom Moorhouse, Robbie Spencer, Ethan Pittham, Jaimin Metcalf. Parmveer Ragi

Girls U12

The girls team fielded players as young as seven and struggled to compete against physically stronger teams. Goalkeeper and captain Catherine Toolan was kept busy throughout the tournament and performed brilliantly.

There was a full day’s hockey playing against teams from Cannock, Newark, Worcester, Rugby, Market Drayton and Burton.

The teamed showed good spirit and played with pride and the experience will hold them in good stead for future competitions.

Team: Catherine Toolan(GK, C), Hephzibah Smalley-Kaspruk, Praveen Ragi, Isabel Glover, Sumanpreet Babra, Jaskirat Aulakh, Liberty Ferguson, Rosalind Rashid, Amalia Gane

Leicester won the Leicestershire & Rutland Hockey Association tournament on Saturday 25th September 2010, beating Coalville in the final by 1-0.

The side featured young first team newcomers Stephen, Jack, Harminder, Mithul and Scott who all impressed. They won the tournament with a 100% record.

County tournament winning team

Results

Pool matches:  (v) Melton W 2-1
                        (v) Loughborough Students W 2-0
                        (v) Coalville W 1-0

Semi-Final:      (v) Westleigh W 2-0

Final:                (v) Coalville W 1-0

• Tuesdays 7.15-8.45 pm (Club training, starting August 10th) water+sand+indoor;
• Thursdays 6.00-8.00 pm (Secondary boys, starting August 12th) water+indoor;
• Sundays 10.00-12.00 am (Secondary and primary, starting August 8th) water+sand+indoor.

Membership fees for Aug-Dec are now due. New members are always welcome. If you require further information about joining the Club please contact Neil Murray (email: murrayn@leicestergrammar.org.uk).

Leicester Hockey Club has a formal long-term agreement with Leicester Grammar School. We have excellent access to some of the best hockey facilities in the UK including a water-based pitch, sand-based pitch, indoor sports-hall, changing rooms and hospitality facilities. Hockey activity takes place all year round with a particular focus on preparing young players for participation in the Club league teams.

Leicester Hockey Club have invested heavily in supporting members to complete coaching and umpiring courses to help create a suitable environment in which to develop young players to an elite standard. A ClubsFirst accredited structure includes five league teams, mixed, vets and extensive junior provision.