IES Club Bulletin – Christmas-y Edition!

As we’re almost in December, we are finding our Santa hats, and letting you all know about some festive things coming up

1 – Curry and Crackers – Saturday 11 December – 7pm

This is our traditional end-of-the-year social event, at ISSC Rushmere. Curries are provided by the teams, you just need your £5 entrance and an appetite!

To give us an idea of numbers, please fill in the form linked here: https://forms.gle/A9qyB5k5rChVes2X8

All are welcome!

2 – Christmas Trees to support IES Juniors

With Christmas just round the corner, please get your Xmas trees from Zoë and Colin Lees to help support our Junior section.

Zoë and Colin Lees are accidental Christmas tree farmers having inherited a field of trees when we moved into our house.  Each year we sell them with all profits going to good causes.  This year our chosen causes are -> UNICEF & IES Juniors.

If you are interested in a tree then please email zoe.c.lees@gmail.com for the address.  Costs and opening hours are in the attached advert

3 – Follow us on social media

With the increased likelihood of frosty pitches affecting matches and training for both sections, please follow our social media accounts on facebook, instagram and twitter for updates – @ieshockeyclub

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IESHC Club Bulletin 27 Sept 21

1 – Senior section Saturday results

  • Men’s 1’s lost 0 – 2 home to Old Southendians 1s
  • Men’s 2s won 1 – 0 away at Newmarket 1s
  • Men’s 3s lost 0 – 5 away at North Norfolk 1s
  • Men’s 4  won 3 – 2 home to Pelicans 3s.
  • Women’s 1s lost 1 – 5 home to Harleston Magpies
  • Women’s 2s  won 7 – 1  IESHC 3s.
  • Women’s 3s lost 1 – 7 IESHC 2s.
  • Women’s 4s failed to raise a team.

2 – Junior section Sunday results (new Area League)

  • U16G beat both Felixstowe and Harleston Magpies 1-0 in their triangular tournament at home
  • U14B lost to Norwich Dragons 0-1 and to Ipswich 7 0-2 in their triangular tournament at home
  • U14G drew 0-0 against Norwich Dragons and beat Harleston Magpies 1-0 in their triangular tournament away at Harleston.

There were many positives, as well as learning points, for all the junior teams, but mainly it was just great to see them back in competitive matches. For many in the U14s this was their first competition in over a year, and the first time playing 11 a side full pitch hockey. Thanks to the senior club for supporting with umpires and to all the coaches and parents for shouting from the sidelines!

Two teams of U12s will be taking part in a mixed hockey tournament at Ipswich High School this Sunday – good luck to the teams.

3 – Club clothing

Don’t forget that the Club Shop is now open for you to order the new IES branded clothing. We have had positive feedback from people on receiving their orders from the first sale. Please place your order before end of day on Sunday 10 October: https://ieshc.tsunami-sport.com/

4 – Club games on Saturday 2 October

Team  Opposition H/A Start
M1  Saffron Walden A 14.00
M2  UEA 2s H 12.00
M3  UEA 3s H 12.00
M4  Newmarket 2s A 15.00
M5  Felixstowe 4s H 10.30
W1  Upminster 1s A 14.30
W2  Christchurch 1s A 10.00
W3  Felixstowe 1s H 10.30
W4  Colchester 4s H 11.00

IES Club Bulletin 20 September 2021

1. Club Clothing

We are delighted to confirm that the first batch of the new range of club clothing ordered via the online shop arrived today. Anyone who has ordered shorts, skorts, socks, jackets etc can collect these from the bar at the club before training tomorrow and/or on Wednesday this week. Please arrive between 7pm and 7.30pm tomorrow and from 6.30pm to 7pm on Wednesday.

The club shop has reopened. https://ieshc.tsunami-sport.com/  Please place the order before end of day on Sunday 10 October. Deliveries should be made week commencing 22 November to the club.

Please note that the items in the online shop are mainly for adults and older juniors. The juniors are planning to hold a sale of our junior training tops and jackets at half term.

2. League Hockey

The adult league season kicked off on Saturday with eight club teams in action. Pride of place in week one goes to the Men’s 1s, who secured an outstanding win away to City of Peterborough 1 – 0. A new look Men’s 3s secured a great draw at home to Norwich Dragons but there were defeats for Men’s 2s at home to Magpies and Men’s 4s away at Sudbury. The men’s 5s will have to wait for their first taste of league action after Newmarket conceded.

A below strength Women’s 1s were well beaten at Bishops Stortford, one of the fancied teams in East Prem whilst the 2s lost a tight derby game at home to Ipswich. The 3s lost at Castaways whilst sadly we couldn’t field a Women’s 4s team this week.

3. League Results

The new England Hockey Game Management System is unfortunately having teething problems but the East Area league results can be found here:  https://gms.englandhockey.co.uk/

4. Come and support our teams on Saturday. 

Please try to pop up to the club this coming Saturday and support our teams. There are games throughout the day, with the Women’s 1s at home at 12.30 v Harleston Magpies in East Prem, and the Men’s 1s are also in Prem action taking on Old Southendians who include Ex Olympian Jonty Clarke – push back is at 14.30.  Full list of fixtures below.

Team  Opposition L/F H/A Start
M1  Old Southendians L H 14.30
M2  Newmarket 1s L A 15.00
M3  N Norfolk 1s L A 15.00
M4  Pelicans 3s L H 13.00
M5  Sudbury 4s L A 12.00
W1  Harleston 2s L H 12.30
W2  IES 3s L A 11.00
W3  IES 2s L H 11.00
W4  Harleston 6s L A 10.00

 

5. Junior Hockey

We started the new season with a bang! Two weeks with over 100 young people training each week, including a number of new members – a big IES Juniors welcome to you.

Our first competitive matches start this Sunday, with the U14 girls away at Harleston, triangular fixture v Harleston and Norwich Dragons, the U16 girls at home for a triangular fixture v Felixstowe and Harleston Magpies and the U14 boys at home, for a triangular fixture v Norwich Dragons and Ipswich 7.

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