Well, that just about wraps up 2021 with a month to rest those muscle, heal up on those injuries, and enjoy the festive period before we restart mid-January. It has been so good to see this first-half of the season be almost interruption-free with only a couple of matches postponed or rearranged - hopefully we can continue throughout the rest of the season without issue.

So far this season we have seen some impressive results and performances from all over our club ranging the whole way down to our junior players in their Mixed-tournaments where our most recent results include a 3-0 win for our U12 Boys, and our U10s winning all of their games in Sunday's tournament!

Speaking of our juniors: this season has seen a lot of our juniors transition up to our adult leagues. Over a third of our goals have come from our talented youth with Dev and Jai Mohan making up a very impressive 15 of these. Dev also currently shares the spot for most goals scored this season with myself, and I personally see him taking the crown at the end of the season. Who fancies challenging Dev for the golden stick?
The link for our P&R Top Goalscorers can be found here.

Our Mens and Ladies leagues are listed below:

Mens 1s are on 19 points (W6-D1-L4)
https://gms.englandhockey.co.uk/fixtures-and-results/competitions.php?comp=4145208

Mens 2s are on 11 points (W3-D2-L4)
https://gms.englandhockey.co.uk/fixtures-and-results/competitions.php?comp=4142607

Mens 3s are on 19 points (W6-D1-L3)
https://gms.englandhockey.co.uk/fixtures-and-results/competitions.php?comp=4142107

Ladies 1s are on 9 points (W3-D0-L8)
https://gms.englandhockey.co.uk/fixtures-and-results/competitions.php?comp=4143606

Ladies 2s are on 11 points (W3-D2-W6)
https://gms.englandhockey.co.uk/fixtures-and-results/competitions.php?comp=4143502

Ladies 3s are on 6 points (W1-D3-L7)
https://gms.englandhockey.co.uk/fixtures-and-results/competitions.php?comp=4143908
*table does not show the result of the game vs Harlow High Wycombe 0-0 draw

If you can't get enough of hockey and want to know where you can get your fix, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and NAGRA have teamed up to give us access to the international competitions via the App Store and Google Play Store.
Currently it is live-streaming the Men's Asian Champions Trophy through until 22nd December. Previous recently streamed games included a 17-0 win for Spain against USA (which is still accessible to watch at present)
Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1502181056
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nagra.ion.fih

Have a wonderful Christmas, and I look forward to seeing you all in the new year.

George Jones