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Confidence built at Pan Am Youths
Confidence built at Pan Am Youths
May 10, 2010
By Cecilia Carter-Smith
“Teach them well and they will lead the way…” – Whitney Houston
Canada’s U-17 field hockey team found a silver lining at the Pan Am Youth Championship in Montevideo, Uruguay earlier this year (March 13-21). A sterling performance by the young nationals ranked fourth entering the eight team tournament.
Emma Plasteras, a grade 11 student at Carson Graham Secondary School in North Vancouver exemplified the trust and confidence that coach Robin D’Abreo had in his young charges…
Thank you to Superleague Supporters
Thank you to Superleague Supporters
May 10, 2010
This past weekend, the Superleague finished after several weeks of exciting competitions. These events would not be possible without the leadership and contribution of many people who are passionate about developing field hockey at all levels. We would like to acknowledge and say a BIG thank you to the following people who made this event possible:
Roxanne Perry for organizing the entire event and Diane Gillis for being the league manager…
Red defeats Pink for Superleague Bronze
Red defeats Pink for Superleague Bronze
May 7, 2010
The final weekend of the 2010 AK Pro Superleague kicked off on Friday with the Red team taking a 2-0 lead over team Pink for third place. From the opening whistle the Red team looked to take charge and generate a lot of attack. Most of the attack was credited to some good midfield possession by Erin Mason who was able to thread the ball to forwards Megan Scraper and Emily Neill on numerous occasions. Lucy Shaw and Laura Dowling were strong on defence for Red, with Dowling tossing some brilliant aerials up the field…
U18 women's camp to be held in August
U18 Women’s identification camp to be held in August
May 7, 2010
Field Hockey Canada has announced an identification camp will be held in Vancouver from August 10 – 15 for under-18 female athletes.
Athletes will be invited to attend based on performance at the 2010 Senior National Championships (June 30th – July 4th Victoria, British Columbia), 2010 U18 Canada Cup (July 15th – 18th Calgary, Alberta) and 2010 U16 National Championships (July 21st – 25th Mississauga, Ontario),
Field Hockey Canada is committed to supporting the Women’s program to consistently qualify for major competitions such as the Olympic Games and the World Cup…
FHC announces 2010 Women's Carding
FHC announces 2010 Women’s Carding
May 5, 2010
Field Hockey Canada and head coach Louis Mendonca are pleased to announce the 2010 women’s national squad athletes who will receive financial support under the Athlete Assistance Program. These carded athletes were nominated by FHC to receive support to offset some of their training and competition expenses. The 2010 carding cycle runs from May 1st, 2010 to December 31, 2010. The shorter duration is meant to re-align the cycle with the calendar year as was the case prior to its deviation in 2008…
Saskatchewan hiring Technical Director
Saskatchewan hiring Technical Director
May 3, 2010
The Saskatchewan Field Hockey Association is looking for a new Technical Director. Layton Clarke, current Technical Director, will be resigning from his position August 31 in order to return to school. SFHA is now accepting applications for this role.
Please click here to view the job posting.
National Newbie - Krissy Wishart
National Newbie – Krissy Wishart
May 3, 2010
By Cecilia-Carter Smith
She’s a national newbie living a childhood dream.
“I always had a childhood dream of playing for my country,” said Hamilton Ontario’s Krissy Wishart. “I started playing field hockey in grade nine (Hamilton Hill Park Secondary School), and since then the opportunities to play field hockey have been endless. I didn’t realize that playing nationally would be a possibility until I started playing university,” said the recent University of Guelph graduate…
Navy and Blue to play in final of Superleague
Team Navy advances to final with draw to Team Pink
May 1, 2010
Game 5 – PINK vs NAVY (2-2)
In the highly anticipated semi-final match up, the pink and navy teams came out strong right from the opening whistle. Team pink boasted a strong backfield line-up while the Navy team seemed to find ways to dominate coming down the outside channels. Solid defense in both ends was evident since both teams were only able to earn a single penalty corner each in the first half. Goal keepers Amanda Stone (Navy) and Kaitlyn Williams (Pink) were called upon to make some key saves…
Super League: Weekend 2 Results
Super League: Weekend 2 Results
April 26, 2010
Game 3: PINK vs BABY BLUE (2-1)
Mother nature was working against both teams Friday night in the rain as Nick Sandhu’s Pink team faced off with the Baby blue team, led by national team coach, Louis Mendonca. Good distribution out of the backfield by Christine De Pape and Amanda Bird allowed the baby blue team to own most of the possession in the first half. Throughout the half, blue continued to dominate the game though both goal keepers in opposite ends, Kaitlyn Williams and Bea Francisco, were hardly tested…