Banbury Hockey Club’s Coach Jenny Nunneley last night (Saturday 16 May) picked up the inaugural Club Coach of the Year Award at hockey’s...  read more...

Banbury Hockey Club’s Coach Jenny Nunneley last night (Saturday 16 May) picked up the inaugural Club Coach of the Year Award at hockey’s first ever ‘Big Night Out’.

Jenny has spent the last eight years building Banbury’s highly successful youth section - from fewer than 50 participating children to almost 200. Having developed the club’s youth development sides, Jenny drove Banbury’s ClubsFirst accreditation and now coaches voluntarily for three hours every Tuesday, as well as coaching the Oxfordshire U15s. 

 As part of Banbury’s ClubsFirst status, Jenny set up club partnerships with five schools in the area and runs taster sessions with them, helping 30 of Banbury’s junior players progress to the county squads this year. Additionally, she has helped gain Sportsmark sponsorship for the club for three years, enabling investment in equipment, coaches and kit, and building the junior coaching team from two coaches to over 25 coaches and assistant coaches with a structured development plan.

 Jenny was unable to collect her award on the night, but on being advised of her victory prior to the evening, said that it was "a huge honour to have been nominated for this award and I am very grateul to Banbury Hockey Club for the continued support they provide for the junior section of the club. We have a valued team of coaches and very supportive parents who give up their previous time.

 "My thanks go to everyone at the club who make my role so enjoyable and particularly to all of the juniors who make it so rewarding.

 "I am sorry that I can't be with you to share England Hockey's Big Night Out and I hope everything goes smoothly and that it is a very enjoyable evening for you all."

England Hockey’s Chief Executive said “To have the grassroots of the sport mixing with the elite as they have tonight shows the true spirit of the Hockey Family. The look on the faces of the award winners said it all. These people give their time week in, week out, and they do it for the love of the game. They don’t expect to win awards, so being able to give something back to these selfless individuals has been an absolute pleasure.”

 Andy Hunt, Chief Executive of the British Olympic Association commented “British sport wouldn’t exist and couldn’t run without the commitment from volunteers. It is always incredibly inspirational to see these individuals that have given up so much of their lives for the success of each of their sports. Some of the stories tonight almost brought you to tears really in terms of what the individuals said about what it meant for them but frankly what they have given to the sport is truly awesome.”

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Having retained their place in the elite A Division of England Hockey's County Championships at home last season, Oxfordshire's men faced a tough...  read more...  Download: Full report and photo here...

17th ROVER OXFORD JUNIOR HOCKEY FESTIVAL - 18th/19th APRIL

Over 700 children took part in one of the UK's largest junior hockey

festivals on...  read more...

Taking place from Monday 17^th August – Friday 21^st August (5 days) 2009, the camp will be led by Greg Wade – level 3 coach, Oxford Brookes University’s head coach & England Hockey centrally contracted coach.

Greg will be assisted by a number of fully qualified coaches.

Times:            10am until 4pm

Dates:             Monday 17^th August – Friday 21^st August (5 days) 2009

Cost:              £75. 00 per week or £15 per day

(2^nd child from same family £60.00 per week or £12 per day)

Price includes free t-shirt!!

Sessions will include skill and tactical development, games, matches, competitions and challenges. All abilities will be catered for from beginner to advanced, due to coaching staff available and a sufficient number of similar ability players.

Having retained their place in the elite A Division of England Hockey's County Championships at home last season, Oxfordshire's men faced a tough preliminary group with Yorkshire hosting the event at Wakefield. Of the four other teams, Cheshire and Yorkshire were winners and runners up last year and Nottinghamshire were winners in 2007.

Oxfordshire  0 – 4  Yorkshire

Oxfordshire  1 -  3  Cheshire               Scorer: Richard Foreman

Oxfordshire  3 – 2  Nottinghamshire    Scorers: Tom Sobey, Richard Foreman, Tyson Nunneley

Oxfordshire   w/o   Lancashire

17th ROVER OXFORD JUNIOR HOCKEY FESTIVAL - 18th/19th APRIL

Over 700 children took part in one of the UK's largest junior hockey

festivals on 18th/19th April at Cokethorpe School and Witney ATP over the

weekend.

On Saturday morning, the youngest age groups competed for the winners and

runners-up medals with City of Oxford beating Oxford Hawks 2-0 in the Under

8's final whilst hosts Rover Oxford overcame local rivals Hawks 1-0 in the

Under 10's competition with some great passing hockey. In the afternoon the

local clubs earlier dominance was broken by Banbridge Academy who's long

trip from Northern Ireland was rewarded with a fine win in the Under 12 boys

competition beating Wallingford 3-2 in a pulsating final.

On Sunday morning at Cokethorpe School, City of Oxford drew with Oxford

Hawks 2-2 in the Under 14 boys final but City held their nerve coming

through to win in 2-1 the penalty competition. The Under 16 girls

competition saw Cheltenham beating West Witney 1-0 whilst in a high standard

Under 16 boys final, Eastcote overcame Teddington 1-0. Meanwhile, over at

Witney ATP the Under 12 and Under 14 girls competitions were played out with

Aylesbury squeezing past West Witney 3-2 on penalties after a goalless U12's

final whilst Hawks picked up their fourth runners-up set of medals losing

out 2-0 to a strong Aylesbury U14 girls team.

Fair play trophies were presented by the umpires on the Sunday to

Wallingford U14 boys, West Witney U14 and U16 girls, Rover Oxford U16 boys

and Oxford Hawks U12 girls.

Head of Cokethorpe, Damien Ettinger presented the trophies and said "The

Rover Oxford Junior Festival continues to show off high quality hockey for a

large number of children in a well organised event which we are delighted to

host".

Summary of Finals

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Under 8's - City of Oxford 2, Oxford Hawks 0

Under 10's - Rover Oxford 1, Oxford Hawks 0

Under 12 boys - Banbridge Academy 3, Wallingford 2

Under 12 girls - Aylesbury 0, West Witney 0 (Aylesbury win 3-2 on penalties)

Under 14 boys - City of Oxford 2, Oxford Hawks 2 (City win 2-1 on penalties)

Under 14 girls - Aylesbury 2, Oxford Hawks 0

Under 16 boys - Eastcote 1, Teddington 0

Under 16 girls - Cheltenham 1, West Witney 0