Northern Counties Roller Hockey Association

NCRHA Cup Finals Day Pictures

A big thank you to all clubs for getting back to me regarding the publication of pictures that were taken on NCRHA cup finals day.

Consent has now been given from all of the required clubs and you can therefore now find all of the pictures by clicking this link.

A big thank you must go out to Darren Whiteley of Daz3210 photography for taking the pictures. Darren's web site can be viewed by clicking here.

NCRHA Cup Finals Day

Congratulations to all of the teams who took part during the day. It was a fantastic day of roller hockey with some brilliant roller hockey played by the best teams in the North.

A big thank you to the Spen Valley Flyers club for hosting the event.

The score lines from the day can be found here.

The final standings on the day were:

Seniors - Winners: Middlesbrough

  Runners-up: Manchester

Under 17 - Winners: Middlesbrough

  Runners-up: Grimsby

Under 15 - Winners: Middlesbrough

  Runners-up: Manchester

Under 13 - Winners: Spen Valley Flyers

  Runners-up: Manchester

Under 11 - Winners: Spen Valley Flyers

  Runners-up: Plymouth

NCRHA Cup Finals Day

NCRHA Cup Finals day will be held at Whitcliffe Mount, 10am start on Sunday the 4th July.

The order of play for the day can be found here.

NCRHA AGM

The NCRHA AGM date and location has changed. Due to prior commitments from several of the NCRHA Executive the AGM has been brought forward to the 27th June. It will be held at the Northbridge Leisure Centre, Halifax at 2.30pm.

Please email secretary@ncrha.co.uk to add your points to the Agenda.

Results and Tables Updated

After the final Under 11 tournament and the penultimate Under 15 tournament the results and league tables have now been updated.

The updated Under 11 results and league table can be found here.

The updated Under 15 results and league tables can be found here. 

Woodkirk School gets Roller Hockey

The photo to the right shows a group of students enjoying a Roller Hockey training session at an after-school club. The school enquired whether it was possible to run a taster session in June 2009 and this was run by the NRHA's National Coach, Carlos Amaral. From that the school decided to purchase some equipment to allow students to learn to play this fantastic game.

At the beginning of March the Northern Counties President Chris Freeman, started to run training sessions at the school to coach for 8 weeks. It is hoped that a nucleous of students can then help to form a school team. The school is already planning a second taster session for this June.

Other schools in the area are beginning to show interest in the sport of Roller Hockey and anyone wishing to enquire about participating in the School Partneship should contact president@ncrha.co.uk 

Under 11 and Under 15 Tables Updated !

With the season reaching its final stages, the Under 11s and Under 15s league tables and results have been updated after Manshester's home tournament on the 9th May.

The updated table and results for the Under 11s can be found here.

The updated table and results for the Under 15s can be found here.

Alf Scott - NCRHA Salutes You

Alf Scott, 80 years young and still serving as an active referee in the Northern Counties - what an achievement. The Roller Hockey World salutes you Alf.

Alf has both played and refereed for a very long number of years and has not only been an active referee, but mentored many others along the way. A job which he is still doing to this day and encouraging new referees with his wealth of wisdom.

At the tournament at Arcadia, Manchester, on 28th March, Alf was honoured with presentations from the Manchester Club, Chris Freeman, NCRHA President and Keith Allen, NRHA President. The Manchester Club presented him with two fine cut glass whiskey tumblers and the Club's youngest player presented him with a bottle of something nice! Chris, who was mentored as a referee by both Alf and George Martin, presented Alf with a very special Cock O' the North Trophy bearing Alf's name, so that future generations will always know about this wonderful chap. Keith, on behalf of the NRHA, honoured Alf with a silver platter in recognition of his contribution to English Roller Hockey.

NCRHA U13 and U15 Results In

The results from Sundays under 13s and under 15s tournamant are now in. After a thrilling days action at Whitcliffe mount the results and league tables have been updated.

The under 13s updated results and league table can be found here.

The under 15s updated results and league table can be found here.

NCRHA Inter-Regional Squads Announced

NCRHA Regional coaches Dan Messenger and Peter Atherton have now announced the players selected to participate in the NRHA Inter-Regional competition. Well done to all of the players selected and the best of luck on the 1st and 2nd May. A link to the order of play for the weekend can be found in the top right hand corner of this page.

The squads are shown below:

Under 11’s - Saturday 1st May 2010

Charlie Oakes GK (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Elliott Cosgrove (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Harry Pickering (Middlesbrough RHC)

Keiran Constable (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Bradley Gerrard (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Tom Wright (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Christie Barrett (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Conar Colbert - outfield and reserve GK (Manchester RHC)

Under 13’s - Sunday 2nd May 2010 

Charlie Oakes GK (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Isaac Darwent-Black (Manchester RHC)

Jack O’Neill (Manchester RHC)

Daniel Bouabida (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Brandon Wales (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Louis Tasker (Grimsby RHC)

Luke Pickering (Middlesborough RHC)

Jenny O’Sullivan GK (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)  

 

Under 15’s – Saturday 1st May 2010

Jenny O’Sullivan GK (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

James Walker (Manchester RHC)

Ryan Davis (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Will Herbert (Manchester RHC)

Jacob Taylor (Manchester RHC)

Zack Holt Dunning (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Adam Bouabida (Halifax RHC)

Isaac Darwent Black (Manchester RHC)

Alex Barrett (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Zak Cunningham GK (Manchester RHC)  

 

Under 17’s - Sunday 2nd May 2010 

Zak Cunningham GK (Manchester RHC)

Will Smith (Middlesbrough RHC)

Seif Nassir-Ali (Manchester RHC)

Louise Holland (Middlesborough RHC)

Cloe Stevenson (Middlesborough RHC)

Aiden Lawler (Manchester RHC)

Jacob Taylor (Manchester RHC)

Adam Bouabida (Halifax RHC)

Shaun Holland (Middlesbrough RHC)

Daniel Hughh (Middlesbrough RHC) 

Under 20's - Sunday 2nd May 2010 

1. Gary Todd (GK) (Middlesbrough RHC)

2. Aaron Scott (Manchester RHC)

3. Owen Stewart (Middlesbrough RHC)

4. Sam Kay (Middlesbrough RHC)

5. Beth Cook (Middlesbrough RHC)

6. Rupert Charles (Halifax RHC)

7. Will Smith (Middlesbrough RHC)

8. Aiden Lawler (Manchester RHC)

 

Senior Ladies - Saturday 1st May 2010

Jenny O’Sullivan GK (Halifax RHC)

Chloe Stevenson (Middlesbrough RHC)

Louise Holland (Middlesbrough RHC)

Jodi Patton (Middlesbrough RHC)

Yasmin Magaby (Manchester RHC)

Georgia Colerton (Manchester RHC)

Beth Cook (Middlesbrough RHC)

Lorraine Jones (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Alf Scott Praises Attitude of Youngsters

Last Sunday, 11th April, Whitcliffe Mount hosted an Under 13 and Under 15 NCRHA league event. With only one experienced referee in attendance, Alf Scott, the players and team managers could have made it a very difficult day for him.

In Alf's words "The teams in attendance were a pleasure to referee. They all got on with the game and accepted every decision, right or wrong with out a moan or a grumble. I would just like to congratulate all of the teams and managers for their cooperation and excellent team spirit."

Well done Alf and all of the teams involved!

Inter Regional Order of Play Announced

On the 1st and 2nd of May, Peterborough host the Inter-Regional championships. NCRHA regional managers Dan Messenger and Pete Atherton will be announcing the teams imminently.

The order of play can be found here. 

Northern Teams go for Broke in Premier League

After a weekend of action in the National League, the Northern teams faired well as they claimed a number of vital wins against their National rivals.

Grimsby 14 - Bury 6

Middlesbrough 9 - 1 Project 2010

HBU 2 - Manchester 9

Middlesbrough 8 - Bury 1

HBU 8 - Manchester 6

NCRHA League Updates

After Sundays fantastic tournament at Manchester the under 15s and under 17s league tables and results have been updated.

You can find the updated results and league table here.

NRHA Referees Meeting

The meeting started at 10.00am and was attended by 43 people. The first part of the meeting was the presentation of the revised structure of the CRHR and the plan for the Recruitment and Progression of Referees in England.

The minutes from the meeting can be downloaded here.

Northern Girls make England Grade

Girls from all over the country have attended the NRHA’s National Training weekends in Peterborough and Carlos Amaral NRHA’s National Performance Director has named the Ladies Under 20’s “reduced squad” from which the final team will be selected later in the year.

Four girls from Middlesbrough have made the squad, they are:

Beth Cook

Jodi Patton

Chloe Stevenson

Louise Holland

Well done girls!

Elite League belongs to Boro

The final Elite league tournament of the season came to Halifax this weekend. With Boro mathematically guaranteed to be crowned champions they were hoping to seal a perfect season by not dropping a point in their final two games.

The race for second place was still on though and with home advantage Halifax were gunning to secure 2nd place.

All of the results from the day including the updated table can be found here.

The final game of the day was a rescheduled NCRHA Elite cup semi-final, the results of which can be found here.

Halifax RHC Launch the Apprentice Cup

Halifax RHC are pleased to announce the 'Apprentice Cup'.

The tournament is designed for players aged 12 and under or beginners that are not registered with the NRHA or the NCRHA. You are welcome to enter as many teams a you wish; we are hoping to have at least 6 teams competing.

Matches will be 10 minutes each way with a 2 minute half time and a 5 minute gap between matches.

We will be holding a raffle throughout the day and there will be a presentation of trophies at the end of the day.

If your club would be interested in taking part, or you have any questions, please contact me.

 

e-mail: twallis@calderhigh.calderdale.sch.uk

phone: 07908975288

We look forward to hearing from you!

Best regards,

Tom Wallis

Halifax R.H.C Training Coordinator

www.halifaxrhc.co.uk

NCRHA Cup Play-offs Results In!

After a weekend of fantastic Roller Hockey the finalists for all but the Elite league cup are now in. Well done to all who took part.

All of the results can be found here.

A special thank you to Paul Colton of Manchester RHC for hosting the event and to Bruno Sosa and Alf Scott who refereed the weekends games brilliantly.

NCRHA Cup Play-offs

NCRHA Cup play-offs comes to Manchester for a weekend of exciting Roller Hockey. There has been one minor change to the order of play which effects the Elite cup on Saturday.

The full and revised schedule can be found here.

The best of luck to all of the teams!

Registration Cards at Tournaments

NCRHA Committee have been made aware of several incidents where clubs at all age groups have arrived at tournaments and have not had their NRHA registration cards available.

Please note, registration cards must be shown to the home club officials and referees prior to the start of any games.

If any further incidents of this type are reported to NCRHA then appropriate action will be taken.

Halifax take on Premier Giants

National Division 1 high flyers Halifax RHC get their National Cup campaign going on Sunday the 28th February.

Halifax have been drawn against former Premier League champions Bury St Edmunds from Eastern Counties. If you are able to make it please get down to the Northbridge Leisure Centre on Sunday the 28th February at 1pm to cheer Halifax to victory.

All of the details regarding the game can be found on Halifax's website here.

Elite League Table Updated !

After a weekend of exciting roller hockey Middlesbrough look odds on favourite to take the league title but the remaining places are still all to play for.

The updated league table can be found here.

The updated results can be found here.

Tables and Results Updated !

All of the results and fixtures from Sundays games have now been uploaded. Manchester are the early pace setters in the Under 15s but there is plenty of time for the chasing pack to over take them.

The Under 13 results and league table can be viewed here.

The Under 15 results and league table can be viewed here.

Weekends Action Update

This Sunday NCRHA went to Middlesbrough for the Under 13s and Under 15s. After a day of fantastic Roller Hockey it was Manchester who continue to set the pace in both of these leagues.

The results and league tables will be updated shortly.

NCRHA Cup Play-offs Announced

NCRHA has announced the 2009 and 2010 cup play-offs. They will be held over the weekend of the 27/28th February at the Arcadia.

Full details of the draw including start dates and times of all the games can be found here.

NCRHA U11 & U17 Tournament

The results are now in from this Sundays U11 and U17 tournament at Grimsby. The results and tables have been updated.

The U11 updated table and results can be found here.

The U17 updated table and results can be found here.

Dates and Venue for 2010 Schoolboys Announced

CERH, the European governing body for Roller Hockey have officially announced the dates and venue for the eagerly anticipated 2010 European schoolboys tournament.

The competition is going to be held in Northampton from the 30th August to 4th September.

U11 & U17 Tournament

NCRHA U11 and U17 went to Grimsby today for a full day of Roller Hockey . With both leagues being closely contested all of the teams were eager to get points on the board. The results and tables will be updated shortly.

Graham Woodhead

It is with great sadness that the Manchester Roller Hockey Club has to announce the death of their beloved President, Graham Woodhead, who passed away on the 29th of December 2009 peacefully in hospital, with his two daughters Heather and Sharon at his side. He leaves behind his wife Jenny and grandchildren, Aiden, Megan, Estefania, Ruben & Joel.

Graham will long be remembered for his willingness to always be available to assist in anyway or form he could with the new generation and future hockey players of England. He took the role of Club President about 5 years ago, but has been involved in Roller Hockey for much, much longer.

His funeral will take place on the 08/01/2010 in Saint Peters Church in Levenshulme, Stockport Road, Manchester M19 3BS at 14.00 hrs.

Church doors will be open to the public and friends wishing to say goodbye and pay their respects will be most welcome.

As a mark of respect, it would be a very nice gesture to have a moment of silence at any forthcoming games in January.

Kind regards

Chris Freeman

President NCRHA

NCRHA Elite League - Ammendment

A mistake regarding the recording of the Sheffield Vs Manchester game at Sundays Elite league tournament has now been ammended and the league table updated to reflect this change.

NCRHA Elite League - Updated

NCHRA Elite league came to Manchester this weekend and the Arcadia played host to a day of great hockey. The updated league table and results can be found on the competitions page here.

NCRHA Cup Qualifiers

The NCHRA Cup qualifiers have moved from the 5/6th December to the 27/28th February. It is hopedd that all age groups qualifying matches including seniors will be played over this weekend. More details to follow.

The full NCRHA calendar can be found here.

NCRHA U11 & U17 Tables Updated

After a thrilling weekends action at the Arcadia the U11 and U17 league tables and results have been updated.

The U11 league table and results can be found here.

The U17 league table and results can be found here.

** Competitions Section Updated **

Updated fixtures have been added to the U11 / U13 / U15 and U17 pages in the Competitions section.

New 'Roll of Honour' information has been added - thanks to Peter Lonsdale for passing this on.

Elite League Table Updated

Middlesbrough are top the table after winning all three of their games, but hot on their heels are Sheffield and Halifax.

Most notable was all the young talent on show. Middlesbrough fielded two U17 players, Spen Valley fielded five under U17 and Manchester fielded seven U17. Regional coaches Dan Messenger and Pete Atherton both commented that the progress already made this season in this age group has been fantastic.

Regional Training Announcement

Due to a lack of attendance, all future regional training sessions will be as follows:

 

Under 11’s and Under 13’s will run from 5pm till 630pm – not 5pm till 7pm

Under 15’s and Under 17’s will run from 630pm till 8pm – not 7pm till 9pm

Should the lack of attendance continue for the Under 15’s and Under 17’s session, I will cancel this session completely. It is up to all club secretaries to circulate the regional training times and dates.

Additionally, the cost for attending will return to £5 from today – not £8 as previous charged.

Please support the WMRHA and the Regional Development Programme.

Weekends NCRHA Results

This weekends U11 and U13 results are just in:

Under 11s

Manchester 1 Vs 5 Plymouth

Spen Valley Flyers 3 Vs 6 Grimsby

Plymouth 8 Vs 3 Grimsby

Spen Valley Flyers 2 Vs 1 Manchester

Under 13s

Manchester 6 Vs 1 Spen Valley Flyers

Manchester 13 Vs 0 Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 3 Vs Spen Valley Flyers 6

The relevant competitions page will be updated shortly

Congratulations to Darren

Congratulations to Darren Whitley of Manchester Roller Hockey Club on the birth of his baby boy. Elliot Ben arrived on 24th October, 3 weeks early and weighing in at 7lbs and 3oz. Mother Amy and baby Elliot are both doing well.

Congratulations!

** NEW ** Fixtures Amendment

The has been an amendment to the Elite league fixture schedule. The Sheffield home tournament was scheduled for the 22nd November. This has now changed to the 8th November, Metrodome with a 10am start. Full details on the Elite page here.

There has been an amendment to this weekends (1st November) fixture schedule. The U11 and U13 were scheduled to be at Moss Side. This has now been changed to the Arcadia with a start time of 8am.

Elite League Results On-line

All of the results and the updated league table can now be found on line here.

Spen Valley Flyers Offer Free Sessions

Spen Valley Flyers Roller Hockey Club launches recruitment drive for new member of all ages!!!

People of Kirklees will soon be able to try roller hockey for free - and play for their local club - thanks to a new National Lottery-funded project.

Spen Valley Flyers Roller Hockey Club will be holding 10 'come and try' sessions at Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre starting on Saturday 7th November 2009.

The sessions will be held on the following dates:

Session 1 - Saturday 7th November 2009 - 5pm till 630pm

Session 2 - Saturday 14th November 2009 - 5pm till 630pm

Session 3 - Saturday 21st November 2009 - 5pm till 630pm

Session 4 - Saturday 28th November 2009 - 5pm till 630pm

Session 5 - Saturday 12th December 2009 - 5pm till 630pm

Session 6 - Saturday 19th December 2009 - 5pm till 630pm

Session 7 - Saturday 9th January 2010 - 5pm till 630pm

Session 8 - Saturday 16th January 2010 - 5pm till 630pm

Session 9 - Saturday 23rd January 2010 - 5pm till 630pm

Session 10 - Saturday 30th January 2010 - 5pm till 630pm

Spaces for the Free Sessions are limited, contact Dan Messenger on 07706 839 547 to reserve your place.

CRHR Referee Appointer

The opportunity has arisen for a member or interested person to take on the role within the crhr and i invite you to read on and apply if interested

The election of 1 person will be carried out by email vote (if more than one name is received) of course should only 1 person be “nominated” and it can be by them self then they will be elected to office without voting

Below is the brief of the “election”

Post: referee appointer, to work with those in the positions of, chairman, secretary, discipline, treasurer and details collator

Who can apply: any interested person, not necessarily an active referee or even referee at all

Dates for name submission: end of October 2009

Date election will run: November 1st to November 14th

Announcement of “winner”: November 15th

Post begins in “job share”: January 1st with myself

Date of sole “employment”: envisaged march 2010

Fee payable for job: sorry its voluntary

This is your chance or that of an interested person within the sport to play an active part in the crhr

Please send names to crhr@sky.com by October 30th please

regards

--

Mike Richardson

Premier League Referee Appointer for the CRHR

Manchester RHC Cock o' North Champions

Congratulations to Manchester RHC who won the 2009/10 Cock o' North. In an enthralling and exciting final they beat Middlesbrough 10-9. The final standings are as follows:

1. Manchester RHC

2. Middlesbrough RHC

3. Halifax RHC

4. North of England U17

5. Spen Vallye Flyers RHC

6. Sheffield RHC

All of the details including videos, photos and final standings can be found here.

A big thanks must also go to Paul Colton for hosting the event and all of the referees and time keepers who helped make the event a success.

Cock o' North - Group A and B Results In

The Cock o' North Cup got under way today with Group A teams, Middlesbrough, Spen Valley and the Regional U17 meeting getting things started. Middlesbrough with a nearly full strength Premier team dominated the mornings games. The Regional U17 once more proved they could mix it with the best by beating the Spen Valley Flyers to second spot in the group securing their semi final place.

In the afternoon games Manchester came out on top after beating Halifax 11 - 4. Unfortunately Sheffield had to with draw from the tournament. During the Manchester Vs Sheffield game, NCRHA Referee officer Karl Wilson suffered a suspected broken wrist. Dave Beard also of Sheffield suffered a minor head injury but was unable to play on. Therefore Manchester top the group with Halifax hot on their heels in 2nd Place.

The final phase starts tomorrow at 9am at the Arcadia. The timetable is:

9-00am Regional U17 v Manchester (semi- final 1)

10-15am Middlesbrough v Halifax (semi-final 2)

11-30am Spen Valley Flyers v Sheffield (5/6th Play-off)

A video, photos and all of the results including top goal scorers can be found here!

Cock o' North U17 Regional Team Announced

The U17’s regional team for this weekend’s Cock of the North cup being held at the Arcadia, Manchester is:

1. Jenny O’Sullivan (GK) (Spen Valley)

2. Adam Bouabida (Halifax)

3. Chloe Stevenson (Middlesboro)

4. Louise Holland (Middlesboro)

5. Sean Holland (Middlesboro)

6. Jodie Patton (Middlesboro)

7. Jacob Taylor (Manchester)

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10. Will Laycock-Smith (GK) (Halifax)

Places 8 & 9 will be made up from 4 players that attended regional training on Saturday 19th September, these players being:

Alex Bennett

Ryan Davies

Sam Crossley

Zack Holt-Dunning

Please be ready to play at 9am. I have a regional kit for you to wear; all you need to bring is a pair of plain white socks.

Best regards,

Dan Messenger & Pete Atherton

Regional Coaches

NCRHA - Regional Training

The format for this Saturday, 3rd October is as follows:

5pm till 7pm – under 11’s and under 13’s

7pm till 9pm – under 15’s and under 17’s

Please note that all players should attend wearing plain white shirts, plain black shorts and plain white socks.

 

The cost will be £8 per person per session.

 

Hope to see you all on Saturday,

 

Best regards,

Dan Messenger & Pete Atherton

NCRHA - Referees Exam

NCRHA Referee officer Karl Wilson has produced our regional referee exam. This can be downloaded from here. Once completed it can be sent electronically to referees@ncrha.co.uk or posted to:

Karl Wilson

17 George Street

WORSBROUGH DALE

Barnsley

S70 4SP

Cock o' North - 3/4th October

The Cock o' North Cup returns this weekend with entries from Manchester, Middlesbrough, Sheffield, Regional U17, Spen Valley and Halifax. The tournament is being ran over two days at the Arcadia with all teams determined to take home the trophy.

The weekends games are also being used as time keeper and refereeing training for NCRHA officials to ensure a smooth transition to the new rules. All are welcome to come along and watch.

The order of play can be found here.

England Juniors off to Italy

Rupert Charles of Halifax RHC and Owen Stewart of Middlesbrough RHC meet up with the England junior squad today.

Both Northern lads are heading to Ely where they will meet up with the rest of the team. The team flys out to Bassano, Italy for the World Junior Championships on Saturday. Head coach Carlos Aramaral will be tweaking the team during two training sessions and an ideal warm-up game against Bury RHC seniors before they leave.

England have been drawn in Group 'D' where they will face Chile, Italy and South Africa. You can follow the teams progress at:

http://www.mondialebassano2009.gare.it/

Good luck to Rupert, Owen and the rest of the team.

New Style Match Sheets - Now Available!

Along with the new rules which are coming in to force this season there is also a new style match sheet to accompany these new rules. You can order triplicate versions of this new match sheet from the NRHA General Secretary, Aileen Barker by emailing her at GenSecNRHA@aol.com.

Alternatively, NCRHA have scanned in a copy of this sheet and made it available on the 'Documents' page here to download. The 'Documents' page can be found under the 'Executive' menu shown above.

Please note that if you choose to use this version you must either photocopy or scan in the completed sheet after the game and send these to the NCRHA competitions secretary, Paul Colton at hpcolto@yahoo.co.uk or via the post at: 154 Turves Road, Cheadle, Hulme, Manhester, SK8 6AW.

NCRHA Regional Training - Saturday 19th September

Northern Counties regional training starts this Saturday, 19th September 2009.

The format for this Saturday is:

5pm till 7pm - All players aged under 13 years of age on 1st September 2009.

7pm till 9pm – All players aged over 13 years of age and under the age of 17 on 1st September 2009.

Please note, all players MUST attend wearing plain white socks, plain black shorts and a plain white T-Shirt

The cost to attend the training session is still to be confirmed by the NCRHA executive; as soon as I receive clarification I will let you know. It is predicted that the cost will be £8 to £10 per person per session.

I look forward to seeing you all,

 

Best regards,

Dan Messenger

NCRHA Regional Coach

Euro Schoolboys - Dinan, France

Middlesbrough's Will Smith is currently playing for England Schoolboys in the European Championships in Dinan, France. If you would like to watch him and England competing, you can go to the official web site where a live stream of all of the games are available as they happen.

http://www.euro-dinan-2009.fr/

2nd Claim Registration

You can now download a '2nd claim registration form' from the 'Documents' page, located under the 'Executive' tab above, or by clicking here. All forms must be sent to the Competitions Secretary Paul Colton.

Cock 'O' North

The Northern Counties association will be staging the COCK 'O' NORTH CUP competition on sunday the 4th October at the ARCADIA SPORTS CENTRE.

 

The event will be used as a training day for time keepers and referees, it will be played under the new competion rules. Hopefully the referees association will be present to give guidence to the referees and will have a classroom session when time keepers can discuss any queries and problems that are arising.

 

The event is open to all referees and club time keepers it is important that each club has one person in attendance as the clubs timekeeping representative.

 

Invitations have been sent to the following senior clubs inviting them to enter; Grimsby, Halifax, Manchester, Middlesboro, Sheffield and Spen Valley.

 

There is an entry fee of £50 payable on the day and trophy and medals will be presented on the day!

 

Please confirm your team will be entering by emailing hpcolto@yahoo.co.uk

 

Paul Colton.

Northern Players step-up for England

The strength of the clubs and quality of the players in the North of England has been reiterated as National Coaching Director Carlos Amaral has named FIVE players in his latest England elite selections.

Will Smith will meet up with England to compete in the European Schoolboys in Dinan, France. The team are first jetting off to Portugal for a week’s intensive training in order to prepare for the tournament where Carlos is hoping he can create a few upsets amongst the ‘big-boys’.

On the ladies front; Beth Cook, Jodi Patton, Chloe Stevenson and Louise Holland have been selected for the European U19 team. Beth Cook has been named as captain, Chloe Stevenson will be hoping to build on last year’s experience gained from France and debutants Louise and Jodi are both raring to go. Carlos is taking the team to Portugal a week early to help them prepare with some intensive training prior to the tournament in Mealhada, Portugal.

Well done to all of the players!

Manchester Fired up for Conference Play-Offs

Manchester are getting ready to fight for National honours this weeked (4th / 5th July) at the National Conference play-offs, held at Soham and Burwell. As the only remaining northern team Paul Colton is getting his U11, U13, U15 and U17 teams ready to do battle with the best teams from the rest of country.

Good luck Manchester!

Northern Players Selected for World A Senior Championships

Five players from Northern clubs are jetting off to Vigo, Spain this Friday to compete in the World Group ‘A’ Senior Championships. Since gaining promotion to the Elite World Group A, England has managed to sustain their position and they will be looking to build on this next week.

Well done to

Dan Palmer - Middlesbrough

Michael Ableson - Middlesbrough

Grant Zaccaria - Middlesbrough

John Jones - Middlesbrough

Mark Waddingham - Grimsby

To follow the lads and the teams progress please visit the official Championship website at: http://www.mundialvigo2009.com/

England have been drawn against Italy, France and Germany in there qualifying group and they will be looking to cause some upsets against their professional opposition.

NCHRA AGM Minutes

Thanks to the NCRHA Secretary, the AGM minutes are now available by clicking this link!

NCRHA Does Egg Heads?!

Our very own NCRHA president has been asked to Captain a NRHA Quiz Team to enter the Egg Heads TV quiz Show. It will be publicised on the NRHA web site http://www.nrha.co.uk but I thought you lot might like to hear about this first hand.

Anyone who wants to be in 'The Team' please reply to my email address: twowisebirds@hotmail.co.uk 

When we have a Select Team we'll have a look at our team name. Anyone entering has to give me the following information as well: Full name, address, date of birth and age, home mobile and works tel. nos, special subject, weakest subject, are you physically fit?? and current occupation. All in the strictest confidence of course.

If you are up for the challenge, GO FOR IT!

Northern Clubs Ready for Inter-regionals

The first round of the NRHA Inter-regional competition takes place this weekend, as league winners Manchester progress to the finals to be hosted on the 4/5th July.

As runners up Middlesbrough start their campaign this Saturday in the following age groups:

U13 - 7th June, Burwell Sports Centre, Burwell

U15 - 6th June, Soham Sports Centre, Soham

U17 - 7th June, Soham Sports Centre, Soham

A full fixture program for both venues over both weekends can be downloaded here!

NCRHA Cup Finals - Winners Announced

Congratulations to all of the teams who competed in the 2008/09 NCRHA Cup Finals. The following teams collected the silverware on the day.

The AGM minutes will be posted on the site as soon as they are typed up.

U11

Winners - Manchester

Runners up - Plymouth

U13

Winners - Manchester

Runners up - Halifax

U15

Winners - Middlesbrough

Runners up - Halifax

U17

Winners - Moss Side

Runners up - Manchester

Elite

Winners - Manchester

Runners up - Middlesbrough

NCHRA Cup Finals - Schedule Announced

NCHRA are pleased to announce the schedule for the NCRHA Cup Finals day on the 31st May at Whitcliffe Mount sports center.

AGM starts at 3pm.

TimeTeam 1 Team 2 Referees Time Keepers

U1110.15Manchester VsPlymouth Dave Fothergill, Chris FreemanHalifax

U1511 Halifax Vs Middlesbro' John Jones, Paul Williams Plymouth

U1712 Moss Side VsManchesterDave Fothergill, Chris FreemanMiddlesbrough

U131 Halifax VsManchesterAlf Scott, Karl Wilson Manchester

Sen2 Middlesboro VsManchesterDerek Bell, Karl Wilson Halifax

Conference Play-offs Schedule Announced

The conference play-offs this year will see our regions teams play off against the best teams in the UK in the hope of being crowned National champions.

See the attached schedule for the 6/7th June here and the rules that have been agreed here!

NCRHA Cup Finals Day - Timetable Announced

SUNDAY 31ST MAY - Start time 10-00am

Order of play for the cup finals at Whitcliffe Mount

NCRHA AGM Start time - 3pm

 

under 11 final

10-15am Manchester v Plymouth

 

under15's final

11-00am Halifax v Middlesboro

 

under 17's final

12-00 Moss side v Manchester

 

under 13's final

1-00pm Halifax v Manchester

 

senior final

2-00pm Middlesboro v Manchester

NCRHA Cup Finals

Congratulations to all of the teams who competed in the NCRHA Cup play-offs on Saturday. The cup finals on the 31st May will see the following teams playing against each other to be crowned champions.

U11 - Plymouth Vs Manchester

U13 - Halifax Vs Manchester

U15 - Halifax Vs Middlesbrough

U17 - Moss Side Vs Manchester

Seniors - Middlesbrough Vs Manchester

Regional Teams Announced

Dan Messenger has selected his regional teams this week for the forthcoming Inter-Regional championships. Good luck to Dan this weekend and well done to all of the players selected. Support for your regions teams would be much appreciated, you can download the weekends fixture program here.

The teams are as follows:

U11

Charlie Oakes GK (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Isaac Darwent-Black (Manchester RHC)

Daniel Bouabida (Halifax RHC)

Harry Pickering (Middlesbrough RHC)

Jack O’Neill (Manchester RHC)

Keiran Constable (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

U13

Zak Cunningham GK (Manchester RHC)

Luke Pickering (Middlesbrough RHC)

William Herbert (Manchester RHC)

Sam Crossley (Manchester RHC)

Isaac Darwent-Black (Manchester RHC)

Ryan Davis (Halifax RHC)

Zak Holt-Dunning (Halifax RHC)

Jamie Campbell (Middlesbrough RHC)

Jack O’Neill (Manchester RHC)

Jenny O’Sullivan GK (Halifax RHC)

U15

Will Laycock-Smith GK (Halifax RHC)

Will Smith (Middlesbrough RHC)

Seif Nassir-Ali (Manchester RHC)

Aiden Lawler (Manchester RHC)

James Walker (Manchester RHC)

Shaun Holland (Middlesbrough RHC)

Ryan Davis (Halifax RHC)

Adam Bouabida (Halifax RHC)

Jacob Taylor (Manchester RHC)

Zak Cunningham GK (Manchester RHC)

U17

Jonathan Moores GK (Mosside RHC)

Will Smith (Middlesbrough RHC)

Seif Nassir-Ali (Manchester RHC)

Aiden Lawler (Manchester RHC)

Rupert Charles (Halifax RHC)

Jacob Taylor (Manchester RHC)

Adam Bouabida (Halifax RHC)

Billy Stephenson (Middlesbrough RHC)

Shaun Holland (Middlesbrough RHC)

Will Laycock-Smith GK (Halifax RHC)

U20

Jonathan Moores GK (Mosside RHC)

Will Smith (Middlesbrough RHC)

Aaron Scott (Manchester RHC)

Aiden Lawler (Manchester RHC)

Rupert Charles (Halifax RHC)

Jacob Taylor (Manchester RHC)

Beth Cook (Middlesbrough RHC)

Karl Wilson (Sheffield RHC)

Owen Stewart (Middlesbrough RHC)

Garry Todd (Middlesbrough RHC)

Senior Ladies

Jenny O’Sullivan GK (Halifax RHC)

Chloe Stevenson (Middlesbrough RHC)

Louise Holland (Middlesbrough RHC)

Jodi Patton (Middlesbrough RHC)

Yasmin Magaby (Manchester RHC)

Georgia Colerton (Manchester RHC)

Beth Cook (Middlesbrough RHC)

Lorraine Jones (Spen Valley Flyers RHC)

Julie Finch (Sheffield RHC) – To be confirmed

Alex Robinson GK (Middlesbrough RHC)

Cup and League Action this Weekend

On Saturday the 25th April U11, U13, U15 and U17 cup action is at the Arcadia with a place at the cup finals on the 31st May at stake. On Sunday, the final U11 and U13 tournament is at the Arcadia and all the places are still to play for.

There has been some adjustments to both days. Please check the cup play-offs order of play here and the U11 and U13 tournament on the Sunday order of play here.

Spen Valley Flyers Sponsored Skate

The Spen Valley Flyers Roller Hockey Club are holding a sponsored skate on Saturday 6th June 2009 to raise money for further promotion of the sport within Kirklees, purchasing kit and training equipment and to help pay for the hire of the sports hall for training and home tournaments next season.

If you would like to get involved a sponsor form and schedule for the event can be obtained from the news and events page of the Spen Valley Flyers website: http://spenvalleyflyers.wmrha.co.uk/ 

If you don’t want to take part in the sponsored skate, please come along and support the kids.

Any help you can provide on the night would be appreciated.

Best regards,

Dan Messenger

New Match Reports Section!

A new match reports section has been added to the site. If you would like to see your teams report on this web site, send it to johnbjones@hotmail.com, preferably with a picture.

The link to this new page is on the navigation bar at the top of page, titled 'Match Reports', or you can click here!

Inter-Regional Calendar now Available

With Dan Messenger and Pete Atherton preparing our regions teams for the inter-regional tournament held over the 2/3/4th May, the tournament is getting closer as the order of play and fixture list was released by the NRHA.

Click here to view and download the full program!

Regions Premier League Teams in Action

Grimsby, Middlesbrough and Sheffield were in Premier League action this weekend with mixed fortunes. See the results below:

Sheffield 2 Vs 21 Middlesbrough

HBU 9 Vs 5 Grimsby

HBU 22 Vs 3 Sheffield

Big thank you to Paul Colton for letting Sheffield use the Arcadia at the last minute after Sheffields' venue let there club down.

Spen Valley Flyers New Website

The newest club to the NCRHA, the 'Spen Valley Flyers Roller Hockey Club' has launched its new website.

Check it out here: http://spenvalleyflyers.wmrha.co.uk/

WMRHA and Spen Valley Training Dates

The training schedule for Saturday 4th April at Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre is as follows:

5pm till 630pm – Combined U11’s Regional Training and Spen Valley Flyers Roller Hockey Club Training - (white T-shirt, black shorts, white socks please)

630pm till 8pm – Open Training session (all welcome)

Open training sessions can be attended by anyone who would like additional regional training prior to the Inter-regional tournament taking place on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th May and by anyone who is interested in joining the Spen Valley Flyers Roller Hockey Club next season.

The cost for attending either session is £5.

Please note, the final team selections for all regional teams will be made before the 12th April.

Best regards,

 

Dan Messenger

WMRHA / SVFRHC

Regional Training Dates

Just as a reminder, regional training sessions are not on this weekend. They will resume on Saturday the 28th March with the following itinerary.

5pm till 6.00pm - Ladies nession

5pm till 6.30pm - Beginners session

6.30pm till 8pm - U15 / U17 Regional Session

Kind Regards,

Danny Messenger and Pete Atherton.

Litter

Can all teams please ensure they dispose of their own rubbish at NCRHA tournaments.

Tournament Update!

Congratulations to Halifax who hosted a fantastic tournament on Sunday. The tournament was well ran, kept to schedule and for the first time all season every single game was officiated by properly attired referees. Big thank you to Mike Richardson who also did some refereeing assessing on the day.

The U15 league table and results from the weekend can be found here. There is also a league review available to download on this page which has the full league table and all of the results from this season.

The Senior Cup play-offs were also played, the final on the 31st May will see national rivals Middlesbrough go up against table topping Manchester. Details of the cup games on Sunday can be found here.

The date and venue of the Cup play-offs for all other age groups (U11/U13/U15/U17) has now been finalised and can be found here!

The final tournament in the U11/U13 league that was scheduled for Moss Side on the 8th February but was cancelled due to bad weather has now been organised for Saturday the 25th April at the Arcadia. All of the details can be found here!

Regional U15 and Senior Cup Qualifiers

Northern Counties U15 and Senior Cup Qualifiers goes to Halifax this weekend. This is the final tournament in the U15 league and there is still plenty of positions to play for. Amongst the games there will be the Senior Cup Qualifiers which will see the Senior teams competing for a place in the final on the 31st May. The tournament is at Northbridge Leisure Centre and starts at 1pm.

Directions to the sports center can be found here.

The order of play and referee allocation can be found here.

Good to luck to all of the teams competing!

Regional Trainging and Spen Valley Flyers

The training schedule for this Saturday, 14th March is as follows:

6pm till 730pm – Combined U11’s regional training and Spen Valley Flyers Roller Hockey Club Beginners Training – This week we aim to run a mini-tournament, so if you want to get involved come along.

730pm till 9pm – Open training session for anyone aged 13 and above.

As usual, the cost is £5 per session.

Best regards,

Dan Messenger

WMRHA

NCRHA Committee Meeting

1) NCHRA AGM will be on the 31st May 2009 at Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre. Details to follow!

2) NCRHA Cup FInals day will be on the 31st May 2009 at Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre. Details to follow!

3) NCRHA Cup draw for all age groups is now available on the Cup Competitions Page!

4) Middlesbrough RHC, Moss Side RHC, Plymouth RHC and Halifax RHC have been fined for non attendance at Northern Counties tournaments. Middlesbrough missed the Plymouth U11/U13 tournament on the 8th March and the Plymouth U15/17 tournament on the 8th December. Moss Side missed the Plymouth U11/U13 tournament on the 8th March. No action other than 10-0 losses to Moss Side's Elite league team has been taken due to accentuating cicumstances for missing the Middlebrough tournament on the 1st March. Halifax missed the Plymouth U15/U17 tournament on the 8th December and Plymouth missed the Manchester U15/17 tournament on the 9th November.

Mixed Results for Regions Teams

This weekend saw all of the regions Premier League teams in action with mixed fortunes.

Saturday 7th March Games

Sheffield 3 Vs 11 Grimsby

Bury 3 Vs 5 Middlesbrough

HBU CSL 5 Vs 7 Manchester

Sunday 8th March Games

HBU 5 Vs 3 Manchester

Well done to all of our regions teams, especially Manchester who stay top of the National Premier League!

NCRHA Cup Play-offs and Finals Day

The NCRHA Cup play-offs and Finals day has a new page on the site. Click here to view it or you can find it under the 'Competitions' tab! Only the seniors cup play-offs has so far been finalised but the cup play-offs for the other remaining age groups and the date and venue of the finals day will be announced on Tuesday the 10th March and will be added to the 'Cup Competitions' page so check back then.

Kind Regards,

NCRHA Committee

Open Age Group Regional Training this Saturday

This Saturday (7th March) there is an open age training session for anyone who would like additional regional training. The sessions are for players aged 13 and above and run from 730pm till 9pm. The cost is £5 per player.

Hope to see you all on Saturday.

Best regards,

Dan Messenger & Pete Atherton

WMRHA

Elite League this Sunday

Elite league action goes to Middlesbrough this Sunday. With all teams present and league places to play for there is sure to be some fantastic roller hockey. The tournament is on Sunday the 1st March, at the Rainbow Leisure Centre and starts at 9am.

Details of the fixture schedule can be found here.

Directions to the Rainbow Centre can be found here.

Good luck to all the teams competing!

Manchester Top of the Pack

Congratulations to Manchester. After two weekends of excellent hockey, seeing them beat northern rivals Sheffield and Middlesbrough they now top the National Premier League table.

Full league table can be found here.

Congratulations Manchester!

Regions Teams in Action this Weekend

Moss Side host the U11 and U13 Northern Counties tournament this Sunday (8th Feb) and with both leagues wide open the top spot is still to play for. The U11 tournament will see Manchester Levenshulme, Manchester Moss Side and Plymouth competing against each other. The U13's will see top of the table Manchester play against Moss Side, Halifax, Middlesbrough and Plymouth. The tournament starts at 9am at the Sports Development Centre, Denmark Road, Manchester, M15 6FG. Location information can be found here.

Saturday (7th Feb) also sees Manchester host Sheffield at the Arcadia at 12pm, whilst Middlesbrough play tital contenders Bury St Edmunds at the Rainbow Leisure Centre at 9pm both in the National Senior Premier League.

Good luck to all of our teams playing this weekend!

WMRHA Announces "Open to All" Training Dates

In addition to regional training sessions, Whitcliffe Mount Roller Hockey Academy now provides open training sessions for players aged over 13 to adult.

These sessions are for players who would like additional ‘regional training’ or would just like to improve their skills and fitness.

The open training sessions are on the following dates:

7th February - 730pm till 9pm

21st February - 730pm till 9pm

14th March – 730pm till 9pm

21st March – 730pm till 9pm

4th April – 730pm till 9pm

18th April – 730pm till 9pm

Cost per session is £5 per player

Best regards,

Dan Messenger

WMRHA

Manchester storm ahead in Elite League

The Elite league results and league table have been updated. Check it out here!

Manchester stormed ahead in the Elite league this Sunday. Already 6 points clear of their nearest rivals they extended their lead to 9 points with only one tournament remaining. The remaining places are still up for grabs however with any one of 3 teams capable of taking second place.

The efforts of Daniel Messenger and Pete Atherton this weekend must also be recognised. Entering the Regional U17 team in the Elite league was always going to be an uphill struggle but any one there this weekend could recognise the huge improvements the team has made over the course of the season and this stands the team in great stead for the regional play-offs. The team this weekend was Jonathan Moores, Aiden Lawler, Adam Bouabida, Seif Nassir-Ali, Zac Holt Dunning, Jacob Taylor, Will Smith (C) and Will Laycock Smith. Well Done Lads!

Elite League This Sunday

The Elite league goes to Barnsley this Sunday, starting at 12pm at the Metrodome. With Manchester riding high and unbeaten at the top of the table all the teams will be looking to keep pace to ensure the league rankings go down to the final tournament.

Details of the tournament can be found here.

National Knockout Cup Qualifying Rounds

This coming Saturday and Sunday is Knockout cup weekend for non senior groups with clubs entering from all over the country. Most age groups will be represented with Under 13, Under 15, Under 17 and Under 20’s. It all takes place at Bushfields Sports Centre Orton Peterborough on Saturday 24th January and Sunday 25th January 2009. The first match is the under 13’s age group, Bury v Ely starting on Satuarday at 10am.

Good luck to all our regions teams entering.

The full weekends schedule can be downloaded here.

Want to be on TV

CBBC are looking for kids to take part in a new show about roller skating and it would be great if some of the kids from your club apply to be on the show. The programme is a new series for CBBC about roller skating kids so we’re hoping some of the kids from your club might submit an entry form.

Here’s a brief synopsis of the show:

It is a 10-part reality TV show with teams of roller skating kids. The teams must be made up of 3 kids plus one adult who must be related to one of the team members. Teams will be mentored/trained over a number of weeks by experts in the field. Each week there will be a challenge as well as a performance of their improved skills.

Attached is a flyer for the show that you can print out and distribute amongst the kids (and adults) at your club. Please urge them to visit the cbbc website for more details and to enter a team as soon as possible as the deadline for submissions is the 30th of January. Remember though, the sooner they get their application form in, the sooner they will hear if they have been given an audition giving them more time to prepare. Here’s a link to the site:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/cbbcshows/beonashow/skate_feature.shtml

FOR AN APPLICATION FORM & MORE INFO VISIT http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc and click BE ON A SHOW

If you have any questions please contact ben.blair@bbc.co.uk or on 0208 225 7204

Regional Coach Announces Squad Selection

Daniel Messenger, Northern Counties regional coach has announed the initial selection for this year’s inter-regional roller hockey championship being held on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th May 2009:

Under 11’s

1. Goalkeeper – TBC

2. Isaac Darwent-Black (Manchester RHC)

3. Daniel Bouabida (Halifax RHC)

4. Harry Pickering (Middlesbrough RHC)

5. Jack O’Neill (Manchester RHC)

6. TBC

7. TBC

8. TBC

9. TBC

10. TBC

Can all players named above please ensure that they attend the all remaining U11 regional training sessions, the first being 7th February 2009. There are still several places to be finalised, can all players wishing to be considered for the U11’s regional squad please attend the next U11’s regional training session. All U11 goalkeepers wishing to trial for a place in the U11 regional team should attend all remaining U11 regional training sessions.

Under 13’s

1. Zak Cunningham GK (Manchester RHC)

2. Luke Pickering (Middlesbrough RHC)

3. William (Manchester RHC)

4. Sam Crossley (Manchester RHC)

5. Isaac Darwent-Black (Manchester RHC)

6. Ryan Davis (Halifax RHC)

7. Callum Riley (Grimsby RHC)

8. Zak Holt-Dunning (Halifax RHC)

9. Jamie Campbell (Middlesbrough RHC)

10. Daniel Bouabida (Halifax RHC)

11. Jenny O’Sullivan GK (Halifax RHC)

Can all players named above please ensure that they attend the next U13’s regional training session taking place on Saturday 24th January 2009. The final selection will be announced in March.

Under 15’s

1. Will Laycock-Smith GK (Halifax RHC)

2. Will Smith (Middlesbrough RHC)

3. Seif Nassir-Ali (Manchester RHC)

4. Aiden Lawler (Manchester RHC)

5. James Walker (Manchester RHC)

6. Zak Holt-Dunning (Halifax RHC)

7. Ryan Davis (Halifax RHC)

8. Adam Bouabida (Halifax RHC)

9. Jacob Taylor (Manchester RHC)

10. Zak Cunningham GK (Manchester RHC)

Can all players named above please ensure that they attend the next U15’s regional training session taking place on Saturday 24th January 2009.

Under 17’s

1. Jonathan Moores GK (Mosside RHC)

2. Michael Crowther GK (Manchester RHC)

3. Will Laycock-Smith GK (Halifax RHC)

4. Will Smith (Middlesbrough RHC)

5. Seif Nassir-Ali (Manchester RHC)

6. Aiden Lawler (Manchester RHC)

7. Dean Revill (Grimsby RHC)

8. Rupert Charles (Halifax RHC)

9. Ryan Riley (Grimsby RHC)

10. Charlie Greenwood (Grimsby RHC)

11. James Walker (Manchester RHC)

12. Jacob Taylor (Manchester RHC)

13. Zac Holt Dunning (Halifax RHC)

14. Adam Bouabida (Halifax RHC)

15. Jack Laycock-Smith (Halifax RHC)

Can all players named above please ensure that they attend the next U17’s regional training session taking place on Saturday 31st January 2009. A team will be selected for the Elite tournament on Sunday 1st February 2008 being held at Barnsley Metrodome – 12noon start. The final selection will be announced in March.

Ladies

1. Jenny O’Sullivan GK (Halifax RHC)

2. Chloe Stevenson (Middlesbrough RHC)

3. Louise Holland (Middlesbrough RHC)

4. Jodi Patton (Middlesbrough RHC)

5. Yasmin Magaby (Manchester RHC)

6. TBC

7. TBC

8. TBC

9. TBC

10. TBC

Under 19’s

 

A training session to finalise the under 19’s team will be announced shortly.

Weekends Results

Well done to all of our regions teams this weekend!

Premier League

Middlesbrough 3 - 8 Herne Bay United

Grimsby 8 - 7 Manchester

Sheffield 8 - 7 Herne Bay

Grimsby 5 - 4 Herne Bay United

National Cup

Letchworth 4 - 3 Halifax

Northern Teams in Premier League Action

Middlesbrough play current league champions HBU at 5pm, Eston Sports Academy on Saturday 10th January. This is a change from the original 8pm fixture due to be held at the Rainbow Leisure Centre.

Sheffield Wildcats host Herne Bay at 2pm at the Metrodome in Barnsley.

Manchester face northern rivals Grimsby at 1pm at Grimsby Leisure Centre.

Halifax also face ND 1 rivals Letchworth in the first round of the National Cup this Sunday at Letchworth.

Good luck to all our regions teams in action this weekend!

WMRHA Training Resumes

Whitcliffe Mount resumes this Saturday (10th January)

The revised training schedule for January 2009 is:

10th January 2009

5:30pm till 7:00pm – Under 11 & U13 CLUB training session

730pm till 9:00pm – Combined Under 15 & Under 17 REGIONAL TRAINING – Players wishing to be considered for the U15 and U17 regional squads MUST attend this session – if unable please contact me ASAP

Please note: First selection for the Under 17’s regional team will be announced week commencing 11th January 2009. – 12 outfield players and 3 goalkeepers will be announced!

17th January 2009 

5:30pm till 7:00pm – Under 11 & U13 CLUB training session

7:30pm till 9:00pm – Open age CLUB training session – U13 to adult – all welcome

24th January 2009 

5:30pm till 7:00pm – Under 11 & U13 CLUB training session

730pm till 9:00pm – Combined Under 13 & Under 15 REGIONAL TRAINING - Players wishing to be considered for the U13 and U15 regional squads MUST attend this session – if unable please contact me ASAP

Regional selection for the Under 13’s and Under 15’s will be announced week commencing 25th January 2009

31st January 2009

5:30pm till 7:00pm – Under 11 & U13 CLUB training session

730pm till 9:00pm – Combined Under 15 & Under 17 REGIONAL TRAINING – All selected U15 and U17 players must attend this session – if unable to attend contact me ASAP

1st February 2009 – Senior Tournament for the Under 17’s REGIONAL TEAM – Venue Barnsley Metrodome, start time 12pm.

A full revised training session is now available by visiting www.wmrha.co.uk

New Team Page

Check out the new team page with the latest pictures of each of the leagues teams. New pictures will be added as they become available.

New CRHR chair announced

Congratulations to Derek Bell, elected as the new NRHA chair for the Committee of Roller Hockey Referees. Derek will begin his new role this month.

Well done Derek!

Summer school Monjus Spain 2009:26th-31stJuly

During the summer of 2008 and Eight I had the pleasure of taking some of the Manchester club players and parents to a summer school organised by Andrew Ashurst and the Monjus Club ( 45 mins from Barcelona by train.)

We stayed at a local hotel run by Paco and in thirty years of being involved with summer schools I have to say the facilities and services offer by the hotel are the best I have ever experienced.

Each room had full air conditioning, simple continental breakfast but lunch and evening meal was a three course meal with a choice of 3 or 4 dishes.

Very little food ever went back on a plate after the meals were served up. Which has to be taken as praise indeed from our fast food generation?

 The hotel can accommodate 90 people, and clients have free use of the municipal swimming pool which is next door to the hotel.

The summer school itself the school will start on Sunday 26th July

And finish on Friday 31st July.

The hotel is reserved from Saturday 25th July and we have rooms provisionally reserved till Sunday 2nd of August.

What are the costs?

Hotel rooms are 45 euro per person per night full board.

Hockey school 6 days @ 180 euros (30 euros a day.)

A deposit of £50 is required per family before the 25th January

(This is based on £1 = 1-20 euros £50 = 60 euro and will be deducted from the summer school fee of 180 euros)

The summer school has to be paid for in cash deposit in £ and the balance in Euros.

The hotel can be paid for with a credit card when you arrive at the hotel if you choose.

Total costs 7 nights = 315 euro 8 nights 360 euros plus 180 euro if you are doing the summer school.

Additional costs. I your flight to Barcelona and train fare to Monjus under 10 euros.

Should you require any further information?

Email: hpcolto @yahoo.co.uk

Tel; 0161 486 0460

Mob; 07849430832

Paul Colton

International Success for Northern Counties U19 Ladies

Beth Cook (C), Chloe Stevenson and Yazmin Magaby have all gained International recognition this week by being selected in the England U19's team. The team is to compete in the European Championships later this month held in Cestas, France. This is a great achievement for all of the girls and shows the strength in depth the Northern Counties region has in developing top class ladies players.

 

Paul Colton, Yazmin's coach said "This is a great achievement for Yazmin, she works really hard in training and has rightly earned her place in the team".

 

Dave Fothergill, Middlesbrough and England U19's coach said, "Beth and Chloe have been working extremely hard. The have shown great commitment and ability to make it in to this team and they are both really looking forward to it".

 

The tournament starts on the 30th October and represents Chloe's and Yazmin's first taste of roller hockey at this level.

 

From every one in the northern region; good luck!

Middlesbrough Roller Hockey Club On Setanta

After a disappointing weekend away in Germany, Boro’s sprits were lifted on Monday afternoon when Setanta Sports contacted Daniel Palmer stating that they want to film the hockey club playing a little bit of roller hockey and interview players about the sport.

Setanta wanted to make a promotional news video about our sport and link it with the coverage of the Middlesbrough Vs Blackburn game this weekend live on Setanta Sport. The news video should be appearing on Setanta Sports News Channel through out Fraday and Saturday.

Due to the late notice the filming took place at Whitcliffmount Sports Centre on Tuesday as the reporter was in Leeds and would not be able to make it up to Middlesbrough.

Thank you to all the players that help out with the Video hope to see you on television.

Mikey Ablson

Owen Stewart

Greame Stewart

Matt Radcliff

John Jones

Daniel Palmer

Cock'o'North Returns!!

The COCK'O'NORTH roller hockey challenge cup competition comes home.The competition was originally devised by JERRY TROTT well remembered in the community as a local businessman and president of the roller hockey accociation.When Jerry sold up his business and retired abroad it lead to the gradual demise of the sport in the the area.Well thanks to the enthusiasum of Danny Messenger and the support and interest by the staff and pupils at whitcliffe mount school and sports centre roller hockey is once more thriving in the borough, so it is only fitting that we celebrate the fortieth aniverary of this competion which brings together the regions top two sides. MIDDLESBOROUGH and MANCHESTER. The two sides have already met once this season when they produced and icredibly exciting match with middlesboro equalising and ten winning the game by 12-11 in the last 30 seconds.should the teams be able to repeat this then we are in for a very exciting evening. after the game the teams players are going to provide some one on one training with local players MIDDLESBOROUGH currently have six players who are part the ENGLAND national senior and junior teams whilst MANCHESTER have players from France and Spain so were sure of some expert tution.They also have one local player Darrren Whitley who transfered from the Halifax club in the hope that he will become the first choice goalkeeper for them. Cock'o'north cup final Middlesborough v manchester Saturday 8th NOVEMBER

International Grade B Referee

Tony Czifra has become the only the 4th referee from the Northern Counties Roller Hockey Association to pass as an International Grade B referee this week in Germany at the under 20’s European Championships. The referees under went an written exam on the rules of the game and a practical exam where he refereed a game of hockey and was assess by a panel of judges.

Tony Believes his first competition at his new grade will be the under 19’s Ladies in France at the end of October.

Well-done Tony.

Middlesbrough Permier League Team Do The 10K RUN

Players from the Middlesbrough premier league team are taking part in the Middlesbrough 10K run to raise funds for their CERS Cup game in Germany.

So for the Boro Boys have raised around £650 from the run alone and £915 in the way of sponsorship from local companies. Good luck boys.

Chris Freeman President NCRHA Statement

Many of you will now be aware of the recently launched Whitcliffe Mount Roller Hockey Academy. It even has its own website running. www.wmrha.co.uk It’s certainly worth a look.

This week, and for one week only, Carlos Amaral, National Coach, is running Roller Hockey PE sessions at the Whitcliffe Mount School, Cleckheaton. This will introduce Roller Hockey to about 500 pupils at the school and could become the basis for a new club to be set up. Carlos is literally taking over all of the PE lessons and the first day went especially well. About 15 PE teachers, from the whole of the Kirklees area, attended a special 3 hours session during the evening to learn what Roller Hockey is all about. I think that this statement, from one of the PE teachers, just about sums up the whole evening session, “I’m absolutely hopeless, but I’m having fun!”

The Academy, which is the brainchild of Danny Messenger, will become the Centre for Excellence in the northern area. Regional Training sessions are already being held there and a great success they are too. We need you to support the work at Whitcliffe because we should be able to create not only a new club, but form a much, much stronger NCRHA Regional Squad as a result of the excellent training facilities.

Chris Freeman

President NCRHA

Season Up And Running Under 13's

Results, scores and league teable update and available for viewing under the competitions section of this website

Regional Training

This Saturday (13th September) Northern Counties regional training is being held at Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre for Under 15's and Under 17's.

The regional training sessions are open to all players of all abilities - both boys and girls:

Under 15's - 5pm till 7pm - (Under 13's are also welcome to attend)

Under 17's - 7pm till 9pm (Players from the previous session may be invited to attend this session)

It is important that all players wishing to be considered for the U17's regional team entered in the NCRHA senior league attends this Saturday.

All players to attend wearing plain white socks, plain black shorts and plain white T-Shirts. - cost per player £5.

The address is:

Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre,

Turnsteads Avenue,

Cleckheaton,

West Yorkshire.

BD19 3AQ

For more information about regional training visit www.wmrha.co.uk the calendar is being updated daily.

Best regards,

Dan Messenger

Development Officer - NCRHA

Regional Training Dates:

Saturday 6th September 2008 - Under 11's - 5:00pm until 7:00pm - £5 per player per session

Saturday 6th September 2008 - Under 13's - 7:00pm until 9:00pm - £5 per player per session

Saturday 13th Septenber 2008 - Under 15's - 5:00pm until 7:00pm - £5 per player per session

Saturday 13th September 2008 - Under 17's - 7:00pm until 9:00pm - £5 per player per session

Please note: All players attending regional training should attend wearing plain white socks, plain black shorts and a plain white T-Shirt

Whitcliffe Mount School Events:

Carlos Ameral - National Roller Hockey Coach, will be visiting Whitcliffe Mount School starting Monday 15th September until Friday 19th September 2008. Throughout the week Carlos will be running roller hockey sessions during school P.E. lessions. Dan Messenger - Assistant National Coach and Coaching Director for the Whitcliffe Mount Roller Hockey Academy (WMRHA) and Chris Freeman - President of the Northern Counties Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA) will also be attending the school.

After school roller hockey sessions are also being planned between Monday 15th and Friday 19th September.

Pupils interesting in the sport will be invited to attend the weekly roller hockey training sessions held at Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre, starting on Saturday 20th September at 5:30pm.

Please note: All pupils wishing to take part in these sessions are advised to wear football socks, shorts, T-Shirts and a protective cricket box