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Mens fixture with RNAS Heron on Sat 17th May
We have a friendly match with RNAS Heron, Yeovilton, on Saturday 17th May at 2.00 - you will need to be at Yeovilton astro for 1.30. If anyone is interested in playing please could you contact Mark Cox on 07979 708301. |
Vacant Roles within The Club
The following roles within the Hockey Club are vacant coming into the 2008 - 2009 season. If you would like to be more involved with the Club please let Jo McDermid know. It is important to the smooth running of the Club that all positions are filled before the start of next season.
Umpire Co-ordinator - Someone to keep a central list of all qualified umpires and volunteer umpires within the Club. Responsible for sourcing qualified umpires for home league games, and liaison with captains. All friendly games have the umpires resourced by captains.
Ladies 3rd XI Captain
Mens 4th XI Captain
Please do support the Club by volunteering as we rely on the goodwill of our members to help keep the Club running.
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U15 Boys Bow Out in Semi-Final of English Plate
Sunday 27th April 2008.
Cannock 5 Yeovil & Sherborne 2.
After a great run of victories our U15 boys finally ran out of steam but not before giving an excellent Cannock team a very good match, fully justifying our semi-final place. Cannock had the better of the early exchanges and soon took an early lead but Liz Herbert made some tactical changes and Yeovil and Sherborne found their feet, after a long journey, repelling the relentless Cannock attacks with determined, skillfull defending, led by Josh, and superb goalkeeping by Patrick. With Michael, Ashley and Alex defending resolutely, Rupert and Andrew were also called into defensive duties but as the half wore on they were able to push forward more. Inspired by Tom, everyone contributed well in a prolonged fightback, with Ed, Lewis and Alisdair challenging a very accomplished Cannock defense. We were now in the ascendency and nearly equalised shortly before half-time.
After the break, Cannock hit a purple patch and rattled in four goals inside 10 minutes with some flowing hockey and clinical finishing but our boys showed tremendous character to come back from this and finish as the stronger team, scoring a goal after a good move initiated by Ed, well finished by a determined Peter. Andy came on and defended well under pressure but Yeovil were not finished attacking - some good passing hockey leading to another short corner which was cleanly dispatched by Tom.
This was a very committed performance by everyone and a great achievement - well done to everyone who has played in any of the matches in our cup run. It was a pleasure to visit Cannock's Premier League set-up and we were well looked after by Jamie and his staff - thank you to them, the umpires, and to all the parents and supporters who travelled to the match. To see all Plate results to date please click here. For more photos click on Photo Gallery on the left menu or here. |
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West Hockey Association Honorary Treasurer
The current West Hockey Association Honorary Treasurer, Margaret Kempster, is unable to stand again as Treasurer and without a replacement the West HA will be unable to function.
The West HA urgently seeks a volunteer to stand for election as Hon. Treasurer at the Annual General Meeting to be held in Taunton on Thursday 5th June.
As an Officer of the West HA, the Treasurer attends quarterly meetings of the West Council and deals with all finance matters on behalf of the Association.
This role may be of interest to an ex player who is keen to retain an involvement in hockey at Regional level or a parent who is willing to support West Hockey. Therefore, please ensure that this plea is circulated widely.
If you are interested please contact Margaret Kempster for further information mkempster@tiscali.co.uk or 01242 575771 |
Somerset Finals Day - Sat 19th April at Millfield
A veritable feast of hockey took place at Millfield on Saturday with our Ladies Vets and Mens 1s featuring. The Ladies pushed Taunton Vale hard and the game was close at half-time but the opposition pulled ahead to win 6 - 2 in the end.
The Men, however, were successful, putting the game out of sight at half-time (5-0) with a superb display of attacking hockey, and eventually ran out 8-2 winners (Luke Hawker was named Man of The Match with his 6 (yes six) goals).
Click on the Photo Gallery link on the main menu to see pictures from these games. |
U15 Boys Good Win Puts Them Through to Semi-Final of EHA Plate
Sunday 6th April 2008
Yeovil & Sherborne 2 Eastbourne 0
Teamwork was the foundation for this excellent result. A fantastic rearguard action with committed defending and some flowing breakaway hockey from our boys gave them a well deserved win against classy opposition from Eastbourne. After weathering the early pressure we got into our stride and Tom netted from our first short corner move. Our boys put in a huge amount of effort off the ball, always providing options, but also worked well together in defence, everyone tackling well and disrupting Eastbourne's flow. We played plenty of flowing hockey ourselves and it was after another good breakout that Ed determinedly shot and followed up to score our second. Thanks to Eastbourne for travelling through the snow to play their full part in an entertaining match enjoyed by a crowd of about 40. We now play Cannock away in the Semi-Final on Sunday 27th April. For a full report please click here. To see all Plate results to date please click here. For more photos click on Photo Gallery on the left menu or here. |
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Veterans Cup Competition.
Played on Sunday 16th March 2008 at a wet and windy Millfield School saw great success for the ladies with the men not doing quite so well.
The men played 3 and a half games thanks to super vet Rich Mcdermid getting upturned by a land mine that was deemed suitable to call a halt to the final game. Rich is fine and the men recorded 3 losses and a draw with Roy 'The Boy' Bartlett scoring a fine goal before retiring injured himself.
The ladies however put on a stunning performance winning all games and drawing one. Goals came from Mel Coles and Sadie Watson, 4 each. Di Darch and Karen Robinson grabbed one each. The ladies played some super hockey and should easily have secured a place in the final against Taunton Vale on the 19th April 2008.
Well done to all and thanks for turning out in appalling conditions. |
Great Britain Men Qualify for Olympics
With only one place remaining for the Olympics, Great Britain went into the final qualifying tournament in Chile needing to win the competition. After winning all their five group games they met India in the final on Sunday 9th March and took a controlled 2-0 victory. They will now join GB (England) Ladies in Beijing, who qualified from the EuroHockey Nations Championships in Manchester 2007. For match reports and results from the Men's qualifying tournament please click this link www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/qualifiers.
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U15 Boys win through to Quarter Finals of EHA Plate Competition
Plate Competition Round 3. Sunday 2nd March 2008.
Result: Plymouth Marjon 2 Y&S 3 - this was a game of high quality where our boys put together some superb flowing hockey combined with high class defending. Having travelled to Plymouth we were a little slow out of the blocks but soon picked up the pace of the game and were not deterred when going down to a well-taken goal, having the better of the play going into half-time. Combining skill with an unending determination we twice came back to level the game when good work by Michael and George resulted in short corners - Tom netted both, following succesful execution of our recently acquired 'Rob Hill Special' routines. Plymouth Marjon continued to play great hockey but with ten minutes remaining Lewis finished off a good team move to give us the lead which we tenaciously hung on to. The boys played an excellent team game with everyone playing well and supporting each other. The umpiring was very good and Plymouth Marjon were both accommodating hosts and a very good team, playing their full part in an exciting, open game of hockey. Well done boys, we now play Eastbourne in the Quarter Finals on Sunday 6th April at home. To see all Plate results to date please click here.
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County of Cornwall Hockey Mens Team vs YSHC
Rob Hill has been approached by the Cornwall County Team, with a view to playing a friendly game in late April (probably Sunday 27 April). We are still in the early stages of discussing this fixture, however we expect it to take place at Taunton Vale (it is hoped that they will also play against a Cornwall team on the same day.
Will players that want to be involved with this please let either Rob Hill or me know. My details are on the Club Contacts page.
Please note that this game is outside of the friendly fixtures arranged by YSHC, and is being organised by Rob himself.
Jon Stride, Mens Fixtures Secretary |
Post Match Refreshments
Please note that we are no longer using the Mermaid, and that teas are served for the visiting teams at The Half Moon Inn.
Please be prepared to help visiting teams to the Half Moon. Team captains have further details - esp re parking arrangements. |
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Mens Indoor Team Guarantee Place in Next Years National League
A really competitive effort from YSHC in the National Indoor League Division 2 saw them finish fifth and hence guarantee their place in next years National Indoor League Division 2 (North or South) in 2008/9 without the need to qualify from the Regional Competition.
YSHC were up against Bowdon (the eventual winners, whose outdoor team plays in the National Premier League), Bath Buccs (outdoor team National Division 1), Holcombe and University of Birmingham (both of whose outdoor teams also play in the National Leagues) - some very good company. Close games against Holcombe and Birmingham put our boys in a position where, once again, a great deal rested on the last game - against Southgate (outdoor National League 1). A stirring 7 -5 win meant that we took 5th place and thus assured a place in next years Indoor National League. Well done to all involved - a great achievement.
Click here for all the results from the weekend and here for the final league table. |
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Mens Indoor Team Through to National Division 2 Finals 2008
First there was the West Regional Indoor Championships at Exeter on 16th Dec 07 where Y&S men won their group and then won through to the final. Despite narrowly losing to Bath Buccs in the final, they were assured a place in the National Division Two (North) league competition which was played over the weekend of 5/6th January. The top three teams (out of six) in this league would meet the top three in the Division Two (South) league in the overall Division Two championships on 12/13th January.
Y&S were up against City of York, University of Birmingham, Leek, Bowdon and, lastly, City of Peterborough who they needed to beat in their last game to win through to the next round. After a 7 - 5 victory in this game they now qualify for the National Division Two League to be played in Birmingham next weekend (12/13 January) - really well done.
Click here for all the results from the weekend and here for the final table. The photographs show the guys practicing penalty corners at the Regionals in Exeter (click to enlarge).
Good luck for next weekend. |
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U16 BOYS - West Section of National Indoor Championships
Sunday 2nd December - our boys put up a very creditable performance against some strong, experienced teams. Our squad of 7 - Oscar Ouwski, Ben Casey, Josh Brooker, Alan Herbert, Tom Nitti, Jack Bartlett and Will Ireland - were up against teams which play in official indoor leagues and which had squads of 10 players. Although not making it through to the semi-finals they put up good performances against Taunton School, Kings Bruton, Canford and Exeter Cathedral School, the latter two going through to the semi-finals to meet Ashmoor and Millfield respectively with Exeter winning through to the final. The team's performance has led to them being invited to further indoor events. Thanks are due to Dave Cave for supplying indoor sticks at a good rate.
Well done boys and I know you are now looking forward to the U18s championships in the future! |
New website Live on 25th November
Please explore the new website. We have added major new features such as individual team pages where you can find details of fixtures, meeting arrangements, results, scorers and league tables. There is an improved junior section, a coaches corner an events diary and a club information section which contains club administration matters.
There is a separate, comprehensive, fixtures and results section for Mens and Ladies where there are links to league tables, results and forthcoming fixtures as well as information on other competitions such as cup games and summer league.
We hope you find the website useful and we will strive to keep it updated with your help - you can use the contact us page to relay information to us. If you click on any of the pictures they will enlarge.
For the latest news including fixture changes, events and club announcements please revisit this News Update page regularly. |
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