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Ben Arnold Nominated For Sports Award
BEN
ARNOLD of Beeston
HC was nominated as Young Sportsman of the Year at the Northamptonshire
Sports Awards in November 2010. Ben
started as a seven-year-old at Quinton House School and on Saturday mornings
at Northampton Lions HC. He was a member of the Northamptonshire
county side at U-12, U-13, U-14 and U-15 and represented the Midlands
region in three U-13 tournaments at ages 10, 11 and 12.
Hockey
UmpiresNorthants Hockey has formed a sub-committee called the Hockey Umpires Group (HUG) which is open to anyone interested in umpiring to join. Membership for this group is currently free and members will be kept informed of all major rules changes, local and regional seminars as well as forthcoming courses.
To join just complete the on-line HUG registration form.
Umpires are always in short supply and with leagues requiring a minimum Level 1 qualification the pressure is on clubs to get personnel qualified.
The next Level 1 Umpire Award course is:
| Date | Venue | Time |
| 15th & 22nd June 2011 | Moulton Sports Complex | 7.00-10.00pm |
If you would like
to register please complete the Umpiring Level
1 Application Form.
The Northamptonshire Womens Hockey Association Hockey League results can now be viewed on-line via Fixtures Live. The results are updated weekly and league tables can be easily viewed on this site - just click Competitions from the left hand menu.
Clubs are encouraged to enter the scorers details and the times and venues of future matches. Entries updates can be made by your clubs' designated Fixtures Live Administrator. If you are not sure who that is log on to Fixtures Live and put your full club name into the search box. Then click "People with access to FixturesLive" from the top menu and a list will show who can log-in to update the club profile.
Check out how our Regional Ladies Teams are doing - just click Competitions from the left hand menu.
Level 1 VRQ Coaching Assistant Award
The Level 1 Award is intended to provide the essential skills and knowledge necessary to run a safe and enjoyable session for players to be introduced to the game.
Candidates must be a minimum of 16 years old to attend the course but should understand that they will not be permitted to coach independently.
Level 1 coaches aged 18 and over can obtain insurance and practice in the role of Coaching Assistant alongside a fully qualified adult holding a Level 2 coach award or above.
There are two Level 1 courses scheduled for summer 2011 in Northamptonshire - visit the Futures Sports website for more information.
England Hockey has adopted the Three Lions logo made famous by their football counterparts.
England Hockey say "We have ambitious goals regarding the growth of our sport which, among other things require the attraction and retention of more players, volunteers, fans and officials. In looking for this growth we are competing in a very competitive market place and, as with any product (and sport is no different here), the way we present ourselves in terms of brand, style and image is an important part of any marketing strategy.
For most people, England, when related to sport, is represented by either 3 lions or a single rose. We want to make sure that when the broader audience sees our elite players and information from our governing body they automatically connect these with the highest level of the sport and that means connecting with the national emblem. Hence the move to three lions."
England Hockey go on to say "We are not trying to look like football and cricket. We are ensuring we are seen as comparable to other elite international sports and we are doing that by aligning ourselves with the emblem of England not the image of those sports".
Northampton Lions & Saints Merge
Two
of the top Northamptonshire Hockey Clubs have now successfully completed
their merger.
Northampton Saints, who have recently won promotion to the Womens National League, have struggled to develop a consistant flow of young players. In turn Lions, who recently moved to the Moulton College campus have not been able to retain significant adult player numbers.
Both concluded that a fully merged club will provide the platform for potentially two National League sides under the banner "Northampton Hockey Club".
The newly merged club has recently reported a record increase in membership which will mean that more teams will be created in the coming months.
More information: Northampton Saints
National League for Northampton Saints Ladies
Northampton
Saints Ladies have topped a fantastic season winning outright promotion
to the National Womens Conference League.
They amassed a total of 37 points from 18 matches putting them a staggering 9 points clear of their second place rivals Loughborough Students.
The Club soon hope to announce their coaching staff to take them on their National League journey.
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