News.

TV Star

Former Abergavenny Hockey Club supremo John Meredith recently appeared on BBC 1 show '101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow'.  Catch the action on the BBC iPlayer (http://bbc.co.uk/i/t8wds/) until 02/08/10 or if you miss it, I'm sure John has the DVD.

Brecon Festival Mixed 7's

An Abergavenny squad made up of juniors and seniors secured 2nd place in the inaugral Brecon Festival Mixed 7's held on 24th July 2010.  Abergavenny lost just one game, unfortunately it was the final!  Anthony Clements picked up the award for top scorer of the competition, weighing in with 6 strikes.

Mens and Ladies 2010/2011 Fixtures Confirmed

Mens and Ladies fixtures, including pushback times for home matches, for the forthcoming season have been confirmed and the website updated.  As and when away pushback times are known these will be added.

WHU Coaching

Coaches from the WHU will be present at the Tuesday sessions on 15th and 22nd June 2010. They will be taking both a junior session at 7pm and then a senior session at 8pm. Let's ensure these are well attended by highly motivated individuals!

Budding umpires

Congratulations to our junior members Rikki, Tom, Alex, Kayleigh, Richard, Sian and Lara, who all attended the umpiring course and passed their assessment. Well done all!

Friendly v Tamworth (22nd May 2010)

An Abergavenny mixed side lost 4-1 to a touring Tamworth side on 22nd May 2010.  Despite pulling the score back to 1-1 and missing several good opportunities Abergavenny were unable to capitalise and eventually wilted in the heat, shipping 3 late goals and going down 4-1.  Michael Potts got the goal for Abergavenny.

Senior training

Senior training continues through the summer for friendly social hockey on Tuesday evenings at 8pm.
Please look at the Training section to check if there are any special events occurring that might affect the training session

Equipment

Anyone wishing to invest in new kit might want to look at Gilmour sports. If you quote CLBS420 when you order then the club will receive 5% of your spend as "commission"

Member/Player Directory

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Calendar

24th July Mixed tournament in Brecon
14th Aug Riverside 7s tour

Abergavenny Hockey

(B) John Meredith, Geraint Davies, Greg Dunning, Kevin Phillips, Pete Bartlett, Richard Lloyd, Anthony Clements, Jeremy Bosanquet (F) Chris Ashton, Tim Pritchard, Louis Kirkham (captain), Andy Banks, Tom Harris
Men's First XI before the 2-1 win against Whitchurch, 10th March 2007

Welcome to the Abergavenny Hockey website. The club has a strong and proud history going back over 100 years and was one of the first clubs to be formed in Wales.

Presently Abergavenny Hockey Club runs 2 Men's teams, a Ladies team and Junior teams for various ages. All teams compete in leagues and cup competitions so there is plenty opportunity to release the stress of the working week. There is also the mixed team that enjoys hockey tours all over Britain.


The Ladies, 2007-8 season.
Backrow (left to right):- Jess Morgan, Becky Bushrod, Alix Dickinson, Helen Sevenoaks, Sam Adams, Becky Pass, Bryony Passmore, Pat Harrison.
Front row:- E Dickinson, Kim Cashmore, Bria Dickinson, Fiona Jones, Andrea Carter, K Pass, Kirstie Cashmore, Laura Harrington, Helen Williams

Abergavenny is proud of its social side and regularly organise events to show that hockey really is a team event that can never be taken too seriously. With a membership list of over 100 players and non-players, not to mention a huge number of juniors, Abergavenny can guarantee new members will find people of similar age, ability and sense of humour.

The season 2009-10 sees Abergavenny receive further Community Chest funding in order to invest in the provision of coaches, initially for the Junior section, but moving into the Senior sections over the coming seasons. Read about it here

If you are a newcomer to Hockey you are more than welcome to come along to a training session or match and see if you like it. Have a read of the FIH Guide to outdoor hockey to understand the fundamentals of the game.

If you have any questions please contact us.

March 2008 Abergavenny HC become Gwent’s first Accredited Club

The WHU wishes to congratulate Abergavenny HC on becoming the first Accredited club in Gwent and the fourth to date in Wales. Abergavenny HC have achieved the Level 1 or '1 Stick' standard.  One of Wales’s oldest clubs, Abergavenny currently field one ladies and two men’s teams, and operate a junior section for boys and girls aged nine and above. 

 

Matt James, WHU National Development Manager (Clubs and Young People), said of Abergavenny’s award:     

“The WHU are delighted to award Abergavenny the ‘1 Stick’ Club Accreditation.  They have responded very positively to all of the WHU’s advice and guidance during the last year and the club as a whole has bought into the Club Accreditation scheme.  They are investing considerable time and effort into strengthening their junior section and are putting several members through the UKCC Level 1 coaching qualification this Summer. This effort is reflected in their membership numbers, which are now rising at youth and junior levels.  We hope they continue to go from strength to strength and fulfill all of the ‘2 Stick’ criteria next season”.                                

 


 

Top goal scorers for this season to date

Name Total Goals