Grand Slam Saturday.

With the club still buzzing from the Ladies’ 2nd XI’s stunning victory over East Grinstead last weekend, there is hardly time to come back down to earth as this weekend sees a series of massive games for a number of our sides:

The Ladies’ 2s look to draw level on points at the top of the league with the afore mentioned EG by beating Horsham at Falmer, 1015 start.

With that game done, the big games move to the hallowed turf of the Southdown Club with the Men’s 6s looking to get back on track against the might of EG 5s.

The big games are coming thick and fast, like Girls Aloud on concorde, as the 130 slot sees the Ladies 1s take on Brighton and Hove. More than local bragging rights on offer here, as both teams are pushing for promotion from South Ladies 3b.

Once that game is finished there is hardly time to draw breath as the Men’s 1s welcome Worthing 1s for a 3pm start. Again, this is a crucial game at the top of the league. The winner will go into the Christmas break knowing they have struck a huge blow to their rival’s promotion campaign.

If you are able to get back for any of these games, please do. I know the men and women involved would love a partisan crowd to roar them on at Fortress Southdown.

 

See you saturday!

LEWES!

 

Ross.

 

 

 

Crowborough HC.

I am sorry to have to report some sad news this morning regarding Crowborough Hockey club. 

At the weekend, 4 of their players were involved in a car accident on their way to a 2nd XI game.  Tragically, 2 of them passed away. The other 2 are still in hospital.

I would like, on behalf of Lewes Hockey Club to send our sincere condolences to the friends, families and team mates of those 2 who lost their lives. We also wish the other two young men a speedy and full recovery.

Sussex Hockey and the South League have requested that all Sussex Clubs observe a one minute silence this Saturday before their games as a mark of respect.

Southdown Super Saturday.

And so it came to pass; the Sussex Open Premier Division decreed that Lewes Men’s 5s should meet Lewes Men’s 4s  on the hallowed turf of the SouthdownSports Club.  A battle that will rival the great games of the past. Forget Britain vs Germany in Seoul ‘88, forget England vs Germany in this year’s European Hockey Championship Final, this is a true clash of the titans. If you would like to witness first hand the feast of hockey that his game promises to be, come to the club on Saturday for a 3pm start. Just like people know where they were when Kennedy was shot in ‘63, so people will ask you “Where were you when Lewes 4s played Lewes 5s?” Be there.

2 players who won’t be there to witness this game are Alex Tapping and Sam Brooks.  Both will be playing in the EH Futures cup this weekend for the Saxon Tigers. Both Sam and Alex have shown tremendous commitment, flair and skill to even get selected for this squad, so we as a club are very proud of both of them and their achievements.

You can keep up to date with Sam’s numerous clean sheets and Alex’s goals and assists over the weekend by clicking here: http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=7330&itemTitle=Futures+Cup+Online+and+on+Twitter&section=22&sectionTitle=News

There will also be regular updates on Twitter for the technologically advanced among you. Just click here: 

http://twitter.com/EnglandHockey.

We wish both Sam and Alex the best of luck. 

Season 2009-2010.

Welcome to an exciting new season one and all.

There is a lot to be positive about this season, the men have a new coach, most of the ladies’ teams got promoted last year and are relishing the prospect of playing a better standard this year and of course we have a new chairman.

Men’s 1st and 2nd XI training has already started, as has Lion’s training. The 1st and 2nd XI session is at 8pm whilst Lions is at 6pm. The men’s club session will commence Thursday 24th of September at the usual time of 7pm.

Ladies 1st and 2nd XI Training has also started on Tuesday nights, 8pm start. More details of ladies’ club/Lionesses training will follow shortly.

New season means new kit, so if you are unsure where to get that all important piece of equipment from, pop down and see the guys at Intersport, 7 Cliffe High Street in Lewes.  They have a wide range of sticks, gloves, tape, anything your heart desires. Of course, they also stock the official Lewes Hockey Club kit. Give them a look for all your sporting needs.

Finally, thank you to everyone who attended the club day last weekend. It was a hugely successful day where a unique blend of fast-flowing, highly skilled hockey and good natured friendly rivalry was on display. A huge thank you to Sarah Hall and Matt Bevan for their time and effort organising the day. Keep your eyes peeled for the next LHC Social coming soon.

  

Help wanted with website

If anyone fancies throwing the odd bit of help in here andthere withthe running of the website please get in touch with Tom Hulbert.  You don’t need to be a nerd but if you know how to use a computer without setting it alight then you’ll be alright.

Help would involve improving the media section, managing the information for various sections and updating the site with match reports etc.