hockey stuff

As if a wedding on Friday, Play off Game on Saturday (I really couldn't be arsed to write about that!) and Almelo D1 Championship game on Sunday wasn't enough to squeeze into 72 hours, there was also the final game of Oldest Baby Clogs Hockey Team to...

Our hockey competition finished last weekend so today we went to support Almelo D1 in their final game of the season. Ás a minimum Almelo had to achieve a draw to become champions and gain promotion to the National 2nd Class. They didn''t disappoint and...

Last Sunday we played the final game of the season. We had little chance of winning as our opponents were the # 2 in our pool. In fact we expected a heavy defeat. We had achieved the assignment given to us by the Haackey Bestuur of maintaining a 3rd Klaase...

Look at this idiot .... He thinks that if he gives a strong speech followed by a thumbs up everything will fall into place and be good. Politicians are stupid this way. Leadership and respect is earned and not a pre given or even a bought fact. If Gordon...

The Hockey season has kicked off again after the very Loooooooooooong winterstop. Snow on the hockey fields has put paid to pre-season training, winter competition and egg and spoon races. In short the snow has been pretty but frustrating. Friday evening...

Another Saturday and Another Winter Competition Hockey Game. Middle Baby Clog and his squad of pre-pubesent retro-bates (collectively known as Haackey Jongens C1) managed to haul their carcases out of bed in time for a 12.30 start, except Steijn who got...

Well its not been a winning season so far but the girls are getting better every game ...... On Sunday they played well against one of the leading teams in the division and held onto a 1 - 0 deficit until the last 3 minutes of the game. End result 2 -...

Typical American Football Terminology Now Being Used For Dutch Hockey ..... Yes we in Swampland are in full Pre-Season Hockey Warm Up Games ..... And It is Brutal! Training began 3 weeks ago after a 2 week stop for vacation. Now there is a heavy schedule...

30°C heat is not perfect conditions for playing the 1st games of the season ....... Today was a tough day for my girls. There are a few older members of the squad still on vacation so I was forced to field a very young team against experienced opponants...