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Men's Jr. Team Victorious At USA Test Series
Men’s Jr. Team Win’s In First Match At USA Test Series
November 13, 2010
Canada – 2 USA – 0
The Canadian athletes settled right into the game plan with confidences and a high work rate. Canada introduced quick continuous rotation up front due to the 1:30 pm start and hot dry condition. This paid dividends with a field goal at the 9 th minute by # 3 – Josh Brown. Most of the first half the USA sustained ball possession outside the Canadian half court zone earning 3 penalty corners…
Men's Jr. Team USA Test Series Blog: 2
Men’s Jr. Team USA Test Series – 2
November 13, 2010
The day started off bright and early with breakfast at 7am and then practice at 8. After reflecting on our first breakfast, several of us agreed that the 5 hours of sleep was probably the only reason the omelets tasted all right, they could have been much better that’s for sure. Everyone was pretty tired from travelling the day before and it didn’t help that we got to the hotel at 1am. Practice was interesting to say the least, because as you can imagine, we were all very tired and it made for a very tough practice…
Men's Jr. Team USA Test Series Blog: 1
2010 Jr. Team USA Test Series Blog – 1
November 13, 2010
Most of us are coming off an intense 5 day Senior National Carding Camp. Our first day on the 2010 California Tour was also the last day of the camp. Those of us at the camp left Wright Field at UBC and headed straight to Vancouver International Airport where we had to meet at 4:00 pm sharp. We got a quick meal and checked through customs for our flight to Los Angeles which departed around 6:40 pm.
The flight was nice, short and uneventful…
Netherlands to host 2014 FIH World Cups
Netherlands to host 2014 FIH Men’s & Women’s World Cups
November 12, 2010
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is pleased to announce The Netherlands will be the host nation for the Men’s and Women’s FIH World Cups in 2014. The decision was confirmed by the Executive Board and announced on November 11, 2010 at a special ceremony at the FIH Congress and Forum in Montreux, Switzerland.
“It was an incredibly difficult decision to make”, said FIH President Leandro Negre shortly after revealing the winner…
Junior women's camps this November
Information on November Junior Womens’ Camps
November 9, 2010
Field hockey Canada is holding two open junior women camps, one in Vancouver and the other in Toronto. The dates for these camps are November 18-21 and November 26-28 respectively. One camp was held earlier in the year in August in Vancouver where nationally identified players took part. These players were identified from three different competitions, such as Senior National Championships, U-18 National Championships and U-16 National Championships…
Carding camp begins for women’s squad
Carding camp begins for women’s national squad
November 9, 2010
VANCOUVER – The camp to determine the 2011 carding selections for the women’s national team begins today in Vancouver. Successful athletes will receive financial assistance under Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program during the January 1 – December 31, 2011 carding cycle.
The camp will run until Sunday, November 14th and include practices, fitness testing, meetings, and inter-quad matches…
Women’s National Team release '11 Calendar
Women’s National Team release 2011 Calendar
November 9, 2010
OTTAWA – The Canadian women’s national field hockey team look to have a busy 2011 according to a preliminary event calendar released today by Field Hockey Canada.
The Canadians will kick off the new year with a 4-Match Test Series versus the United States mid January in California.
In May 8 – 14 the team will be in Vienna, Austria to compete in the Champions Challenge II. The CCII tour will be preceded by a selection camp in British Columbia…
Field Hockey Manitoba Hires Roxanne Perry
Roxanne Perry to Manitoba as the new Executive Director and Head Coach
November 8, 2010
Please join us in welcoming Roxanne Perry to Manitoba as the new Executive Director and Head Coach. Roxanne has played and coached at various levels from club, high school, Provincial to University levels and is currently assisting with the Junior National Team. Her combination of field hockey experience and community programming will help grow the sport of Field Hockey in Manitoba. Roxanne will be overseeing all aspects of field hockey with the assistance of the Board of Directors, including grassroots and provincial programs, and will be leading club/school, coaching development throughout the province…
Varsity Blues capture McCrae Cup in Guelph
Varsity Blues capture McCrae Cup in Guelph
November 7, 2010
GUELPH, Ont. (CIS) – Katherine McNeill scored with four minutes left in regulation to lead the third-seeded University of Toronto Varsity Blues to the 11th CIS women’s field hockey title in team history thanks to a 2-1 win over the defending champion UBC Thunderbirds, Sunday afternoon.
The OUA finalist Blues return home from the tournament hosted by the University of Guelph with an unblemished record (5-0), a first for Toronto since 1996…