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North Wales Men's Hockey - Annual General Meeting

Just a reminder that the region's AGM will be held on

THURSDAY, 15th MAY GAMEKEEPER PUB, ST ASAPH @ 8pm

The Agenda and reports are available for download on the AGM 2008 page. The financial statement will be tabled at the meeting.

NEWI North Wales Hockey Finals - Winners

Congratulations to all who played in an enthralling Finals' day at NEWI on Sunday. All the games were close with two ending in the drama and heartbreak of penalty flicks. The results are as follows:

For a full match report, go to the Cup Page for more details and pictures.

Update on Semi Final Results (26/4/08)

A great day's hockey at NEWI saw a number of close games and others that were not quite so close as the last 4 in all competitions were whittled down to the finalists who will all return tomorrow to compete in the NEWI North Wales League Cup, Shield and Premier Cup finals. The results were as follows:

Premier Cup

Shield

League Cup

This means that the two top teams in North Wales, Northop Hall and Wrexham will compete in the Premier Cup competition tomorrow at 3pm. While Wrexham eased past Bangor Uni, Hall were made to work for their victory with a storming second half performance from Rhyl seeing them come back from 3-0 down to level with 7 minutes to go. However, two quick goals, including one flick saw Northop Hall go through to face their arch rivals.

The Shield too will see a cracking game with Northop Hall 2s facing Bangor City. While Bangor City's league position is way below Hall's, the two sides have faced each other in the Shield competition in the past two seasons. Hall defeating City in the final two years ago and Bangor gaining revenge in the quarter finals last year. This should be a close game particularly after Hall edged past local rivals Wrexham in the last game at NEWI today.

The League Cup will also pit two free-scoring teams in Bangor University 2s and Colwyn Bay 3s in the first match of the Finals' day at 11am. Both comfortably disposed of their opponents in today's semis and another good match is in prospect.

Match Rules for NEWI North Wales Finals

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Semi Finals of all competitions

In the event of a draw after 70 minutes, games will proceed straight to penalty flicks with no extra time. This is so that games can keep to time.

Finals of all competitions

In the event of a draw after 70 minutes, there will be a period of 10 minutes extra time, after which the finals will be decided by penalty flicks.

Match Cards

Match cards can be downloaded from the Cup section of this site. Teams competing in the premier cup must submit on Saturday a list of 10 first team players who are not eligible to play in the Shield of League. Match cards must be completed, signed by both captains and umpires and given to a North Wales official on the day.

Order of Play for NEWI North Wales Finals on 27 April 08

The order of play is as follows for Sunday's Finals. All are on the water-based ATP at NEWI.

11am - NEWI North Wales League Cup

1pm - NEWI North Wales Shield

3pm - NEWI North Wales Premier Cup

Order of Play @ NEWI for the North Wales Semi Finals 26 April

11.30 - Newtown v Bangor City (Shield)

1.30 - Wrexham 1s v Bangor Uni 1s (Premier)

3.30 - Northop Hall 1s v Rhyl 1s (Premier)

5.30 - Northop Hall 2s v Wrexham 2s (Shield)

11.00 - Colwyn Bay 3s v Wrexham 4s (League Cup)

3.00 - Dysynni v Bangor University 2s (League Cup)

PLEASE NOTE: SLIGHT CHANGE TO START TIME FOR LEAGUE CUP.

RAF Careers Youth Tournament Results

At the recent RAF Careers' Youth Tournaments, the following teams were victorious and will represent the North in the national finals in Newtown on May 11th 2008.

• Under 11’s Winners Dysynni Runner’s Up Colwyn Bay A
• Under 13’s Winners Colwyn Bay Runner’s Up Northop Hall
• Under 15’s Winners Colwyn Bay
• Under 17’s Winners Colwyn Bay

Congratulations to Colwyn Bay who confirmed their status as the North's stand-out developer of junior teams. Congratulations too to Dysynni who continue to impress with their club's development and Northop Hall for making the national finals as well.

Semi Final Draw for Shield and League cups (13/04/08)

The draw was made at the recent Executive Committee meeting for the semi finals of the Shield and the League Cups. The draw is as follows:

The above games will take place on the water-based ATP at NEWI on 25 April 08.

The League Cup games will take place on the sand-based ATP at NEWI on 25 April 08.

Executive Committee meeting (05/04/08)

The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be held at the Plough, St Asaph on 10th April 2008 starting at 7.30 p.m. The agenda and documentation can be downloaded below:

• Agenda
• Action Points
• Notes of last meeting

Please note that the action points are the original ones agreed last year. This is to help review our progress this year.

North Wales Shield Results (29/03/08)

Congratulations to Newtown, Wrexham, Bangor City and Northop Hall who made it through to the final of the NEWI North Wales Shield.

The draw for the semi finals will be made at the next meeting of the Executive Committee on 10/04/08.

Executive Committee meeting (11/02/08)

The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be held at the Plough, St Asaph on 21st February 2008 starting at 7.30 p.m. The agenda is as follows:

1. Apologies
2. Notes of the last meeting (Jan)
3. Matters Arising
4. Progress Update on RAF Youth & Schools Tournaments
5. Progress Update on NEWI North Wales Cup Competitions
6. Discipline Issues
7. Umpires Report
8. WHU News Update
9. Other Business

The notes of the last meeting are available on the DOWNLOADS section of the site. In future, all notes of meetings will be available to download from this site.

**UPDATE**Change to Semi & Final dates for N.Wales Competitions (11/02/08)

Owing to a GB Superleague training weekend (which was not in the WHU calendar) taking place on 12th & 13th April, the Finals' weekend will now take place on SATURDAY, 26th APRIL and SUNDAY 27th APRIL. The semis will take place on the Saturday and the finals on the Sunday; all at NEWI. Both sand and water ATPs will be used.

The schedule can be found here. For all cup information, check out the CUP page.

RDO leaves post (20/1/08)

North Wales Men's Hockey would like to wish Dave Bickley, the RDO for NE Wales, all the best in his new position with Glasgow City Council. Dave will be playing for the Western Wildcats in Scotland and promoting sport and healthy living to Scottish people from February. Watch this space for news on who takes up Dave's development baton.

North Wales teams performing well in the English Leagues (20/1/08)

It is pleasing to see so many of our teams doing well in the English league system. As of 17/01/08, 5 North Wales teams were either leading their divisions or challenging for promotion.

Leading the way are Wrexham who are top of North League, division 2 (West). However, they suffered a set back on Saturday with a defeat to their local rivals, Northop Hall who are currently towards the bottom of the table. Colwyn Bay, Rhyl 2s and Bangor City are all challenging for honours.

North Wales Men's Hockey would like to wish all its teams well for the business end of the season.

RAF Careers Youth Tournaments (20/1/08)

The RAF Careers Youth Tournaments will be held on the following dates:

RAF Careers Schools Tournaments (20/1/08)

The RAF Careers Schools Tournaments will be held as follows:

Updated North Wales League Cup schedule (3/12/07)

Sadly, Oswestry have decided not to enter a side in the North Wales League Cup this year so the rearranged draw is as follows:

Wrexham v Rhyl

Colwyn Bay v Northop Hall

Bangor City v Bangor University

Dysynni v Llandudno

North Wales U18 and U16 Results (3/12/07)

Good news! Both the U18 and U16 teams won their respective fixtures Sunday, 2nd December at NEWI. The U18s won 3-0 while the U16 won 3-2. Congratulations to all that took part. There is a possibility that the North Wales U14 squad will have two tournaments in the New Year against Wirral Schools, Cheshire & Lancashire. Watch this space for details.

North Wales U18 Trial - Sunday, 2nd December, 2pm to 4pm @ NEWI (27/11/07)

In order to prepare for the U18 fixture against Wirral Schools on 9th December, an open session trial will be held on Sunday, 2nd December 07 between 2pm and 4pm on the water-based ATP at NEWI.

Any eligible player not able to make it owing to work commitments and so on, but wanting to be considered for the game, should contact Sion Evans, U18 Coach as soon as possible.

North Wales Fixtures at U16 and U18 v Wirral Schools (23/11/07)

North Wales Men's Hockey is delighted to confirm that it will play a fixture against Wirral Schools on Sunday, 9th December at NEWI. The U18 will take place on the water-based pitch starting at 10.30am and the U16 will take place on the sand-based pitch starting at 12.00pm. All potential players are being contacted by the respective coaches, Steve Edwards for U16 and Sion Evans, U18. North Wales Umpires Association are providing umpires.

NEWI North Wales Indoor League (20/11/07)

The schedule for the NEWI North Wales Indoor League is out and available here. Watch out for a new page of the website dedicated to all the latest indoor action and news of the upcoming National Indoor Final to be held at NEWI.

Coaching Course Date: Level 1 UKCC (15/11/07)

All aspiring coaches please note the following Level 1 coaching courses to be held within our region:

Bangor - Maes Glas 28th & 30th March and 6th April 2008

NEWI 9th,11th & 18th May 2008

An application form can be downloaded here.

For more information on coaching go to the national Welsh Hockey website for more details.

NEWI North Wales Junior League U11 (8/11/07)

Following on the success of both the first tournaments for the U11 and U13 age groups at Llandudno and Rhyl, North Wales Men's Hockey is pleased to announce that the next junior league event will be held on 18th November 2007 at Ysgol John Bright, Llandudno.

New teams that are competing at this event include Wrexham and Llangollen meaning that nearly all North Wales clubs are represented in this vital development for boys' hockey in the region.

So far, the events have been judged an unqualified success. Watch this space for further information including pictures of the successful events.

For those organising events the Youth page now includes some incredibly useful resources to assist in the planning and delivery of events.

NEWI North Wales Cup Draw announced (8/11/07)

At the Executive Committee meeting, the draw for the NEWI North Wales League Cup was made. Wrexham will host Northop Hall in the preliminary round while it will be "town versus gown" in Bangor as Bangor City host their University rivals in the main QF draw. For the full draw go the Cup page.

NEWI North Wales Shield and Premier Cups (8/11/07)

Because of the early finish to the league season this year and because national finals are in May, it has been decided to hold the Shield and Premier Cups in March/April. The semi finals and finals for both are likely to be held over a weekend in April as part of a North Wales Festival of Hockey. Watch this space for more details.

Cancellation of the annual North V South age group fixture on 18/11/07 in Cardiff (8/11/07)

It is with regret that North Wales Men's Hockey announce that they will be unable to fulfil the long standing annual fixture against their southern counterparts on 18 November 07 at WIS, Cardiff. It knows that this will be a disappointment to many but a number of key individuals stood down in the summer, including a number of the coaches. Getting coaches and managers in place has taken longer than anticipated and owing to other commitments, it has not been possible to hold trials at the various age groups. Therefore, the decision was taken on purely practical grounds. The Executive wish to assure all involved that this is a temporary measure and normal service will be resumed next year. However, there is a possibility that the region will have fixtures against Wirral Schools on 9th December 07 at U16 and U18 level.

Indoor News (8/11/07)

The second season of the NEWI Indoor League will get under way on Sunday, 25th November 07. From this season it has been renamed the NEWI North Wales Indoor League and all clubs are encouraged to participate in what is a fast moving and fun version of the game. The teams that are participating are: Northop Hall, Rhyl, Oxton, Chester, Whitchurch and Oswestry.

The Region is also pleased that, for once, the national indoor final will be held in the North in January 08. Our region’s representatives will be Northop Hall, Wrexham and Rhyl in a 6 team tournament. The North has been successful nationally and internationally in the past with Northop Hall representing Wales in Europe on a number of occasions.

Regional Academies up and running (8/11/07)

The regional academies (click link for more) are now up and running at their Colwyn Bay and Wrexham bases. The Wrexham academy is at NEWI on Mondays starting at 7.00pm and ending at 9.00 pm. The Colwyn Bay academy is on Fridays between 6.30 and 8.30 at Rydal School. Both centres are now coached by Steve Edwards.

Talented players already known to the region have already been targeted but any club who thinks a player is potentially a candidate should contact Dave Bickley, Regional Development Officer at NEWI in the first instance. Dave's contact details are d.bickley@newi.ac.uk or 01978 293590. Check out the Sports DEvelopment website at NEWI for additional details of his role.

Regional Coaches appointed (23/10/07)

Coaches have now been appointed for the respective age groups. They are:

Under 14 – Wyn Pritchard, Colin Boyle
Under 16 – Tom Carter, Stuart Langstone
Under 18 – Sion Evans, Tony Evans

The regional coaches will be attending the regional academies to select players for fixtures against other regions in both England and Wales.

League Results 23 October 07

Please find attached the league results for 23 October 07.

NEWI North Wales League Results (7/10/07)

The first weekend of the NEWI North Wales League saw reigning champions Dysynni ease to a 5-1 win against Llandudno while Wrexham pipped Bangor City by 3-2. Other results are still awaited.

Llandudno 1 Dysynni 5

Bangor City 2 Wrexham 3

Colwyn Bay v Northop Hall (result awaiting confirmation)

UW Bangor vs Oswestry (postponed)

WHU hierarchy visit our region!(24/9/07)

The WHU held a popular "roadshow" event at the Daniel Owen Centre, Mold on Monday 24th September. This followed a similar event at Caernarfon on 3rd September.

The event was extremely successful as the WHU outlined its plans to support club and youth hockey as well as help talented hockey players to rise through the levels.

On behalf of the Executive Committee, I would like to thank Mike Leatt, Chris Brewer, Chris Marriott and Beth Fisher for their efforts. It is a long way up from the wastelands of south Wales, particularly Cardiff, and the future is looking positive for Welsh hockey.

NEWI North Wales Junior Leagues hit a positive note (23/9/07)

The new junior league, sponsored by NEWI, started with an excellent U11 tournament held at Ysgol John Bright, Llandudno on Sunday. Dysynni, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno, Rhyl and Northop Hall took part in an enjoyable event. The children enjoyed themselves and the standard was good. Many thanks to all who took part.

The next tournament is on Sunday, 21st October 2007 at NEWI, Wrexham. The tournament will be organised by Wrexham HC.

For details of the league schedule, go to the Youth page. Alternatively, contact Dave Bickley, NE Wales Regional Development Officer on 07809 523886 or email him at d.bickley@newi.ac.uk.

New Junior Leagues to start in North Wales (1/8/07)

Following the exciting news that NEWI has sponsored the region's hockey activities, the WHU(NR) is pleased to announce that new junior boys' hockey leagues will be established from this coming season.

The leagues will be run on a monthly tournament basis. The first tournament will be staged by Colwyn Bay on Sunday 16th September. Each club who participates will take it in turns to organise the tournament which will normally take place on the third sunday in every month. Pitch hire and refreshments will be covered centrally.

A letter will be sent out to all north Wales clubs shortly with further details. In the meantime, contact David Bickley at NEWI if you want an informal chat.

Northop Hall fall short in Premiership play off (13/5/07)

North Wales Cup winners, Northop Hall, lost 4-0 to Cardiff HC at NEWI on Sunday in the north/south play-off to determine who represented Wales in Europe next season. The major difference between the two sides was fitness and the level that Cardiff regularly play at but the match again proved that the north continues to produce some first class hockey players as Pete Smith, Gareth Davies, Paul Cochran, Ian Randells and James Hawker all had fine games.

Financial Boost for region (11/5/07)

NEWI agree to sponsor North Wales Men's competitions for three seasons from 2007/8 to 2009/10. It is hoped that this will allow the region to plan future developments such as junior leagues to consolidate on the work being done by its representative clubs.

North Wales Seniors draw with Shropshire (8/5/07)

A representative side drawn from the major clubs in the region drew with a strong Shropshire side 2-2 at NEWI on 8/5/07.

Northop Hall win North Wales Premier Cup (21/04/07)

The re-arranged North Wales Premier Cup Final between Northop Hall and Rhyl at NEWI ended in a comfortable 5-1 victory for Hall. Rhyl took the lead from a deflected short corner strike and led at half time. However, three goals in five second half minutes saw Hall seal the game and saw them through to the Premiership final against the winners of the south Wales cup on Sunday, 13 May 07 at NEWI.

North Wales League and Shield Winners (18/03/07)

Congratulations to Bangor University 2nd XI and Wrexham 2nd XI who won the League Cup and Shield respectively at NEWI on Sunday, 18 March 07. The Premier Cup between Northop Hall and Rhyl was abandoned due to inclement weather 20 minutes into the first stanza. This will be rescheduled for a later date in April