Due to the Snow in Janary we have had to rearange some fixtures
| Paying subs online | 23/09/2009 | | You can now pay subs online. If you haven't paid yet and would like to pay eletronically, please e-mail Emily to get your website log in and password. read more... |
| Hard Work Pays Off for the Badgers! | 23/11/2009 | | Sunday 22nd November saw the first ever win for our newest team, 'The Old Bristolians' Badgers'. This junior team supported by a few 'wise heads' are enjoying their first year in the 'Badgers League' and after a tough start to the season... read more... |
| The need for speed! | 03/12/2009 | | We all know that hockey involves a lot of running, particularly short bursts up the pitch to go and score a goal, but do you actually train for that type of running outside of the game and training?
Unfortunately, a common belief is that if we go... read more... |
| Cookies Heroes lose Quiz Title | 17/01/2010 | The Annual Old Bristolians Hockey quiz took place on Friday night, fiercely contested by 6 teams. Cookies Heroes were back to defend their title, but newly formed 'Rugby Players' Fingers' stormed the evening winning by 6 points. ... read more... |
| Rearanged fixtures | 27/01/2010 | | Due to the Snow in Janary we have had to rearange some fixtures
| Day |
Date |
Time |
Number |
Home |
Away |
Pitch |
| Sunday |
31-Jan-2010 |
12:30 |
975 |
Old Bristolians 2XI |
Wootton Basset |
The Stirratt Pitch |
| Sunday |
07-Feb-2010 |
11:00 |
2057 |
Old Bristolians 4XI |
Bristol & West E |
The Stirratt Pitch |
| Sunday |
07-Feb-2010 |
12:30 |
2188 |
Old Bristolians 5XI |
Yate C |
The Stirratt Pitch |
| Sunday |
07-Feb-2010 |
|
1000 |
Swindon A |
Old Bristolians 2XI |
Isambard Community School |
| Saturday |
13-Feb-2010 |
14:00 |
|
Old Bristolians Ladies 2XI |
Clevedon |
The Stirratt Pitch |
| Saturday |
13-Feb-2010 |
10:30 |
|
Old Bristolians Ladies 1XI |
Wimborne Wayfs |
The Stirratt Pitch |
| Saturday |
13-Feb-2010 |
|
|
Lydney 2 |
Old Bristolians Ladies 3XI |
Whitecross Leisure Centre |
| Sunday |
14-Feb-2010 |
13:30 |
1922 |
Bristol UWE B |
Old Bristolians 3XI |
UWE Frenchay Campus |
| Saturday |
20-Feb-2010 |
16:30 |
|
Old Bristolians Ladies 5XI |
Lydney 3 |
The Stirratt Pitch |
Good Luck
Nick | <back |
| Paying subs online | 23/09/2009 | | You can now pay subs online. If you haven't paid yet and would like to pay eletronically, please e-mail Emily to get your website log in and password. | <back |
| Hard Work Pays Off for the Badgers! | 23/11/2009 | Sunday 22nd November saw the first ever win for our newest team, 'The Old Bristolians' Badgers'. This junior team supported by a few 'wise heads' are enjoying their first year in the 'Badgers League' and after a tough start to the season played brilliantly on Sunday to secure all 3 points.
Mathew Evans was like a rock in defence, foiling attack after attack! Our midfield powerhouse of Alfie, Harry and Jack H played out of their skins, literally in the case of Alfie Allen who was my man of the match, playing through a nasty injury and refusing to give up! Harry Jorden showed great determination and tracked his man mercilessly for 70 minutes, whilst Jack H found his niche and ran the game from central midfield.
In a new role up front, Will Lamble made a strong debut at RW. Brendan T bamboozled opposition defenders with his silky skills and Henry Sheldon's pace and power had the goalkeeper cowering. Our winning goal came from a great passing move ending when Henry Sheldon 'shelled one' past the helpless defenders.
Many thanks to Dan, Chris and Brian, the seniors who braved the elements to play and the parents who provided all the cheering a team could ask for!
A great result and I'm sure a sign of things to come.
David McGinty
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| The need for speed! | 03/12/2009 | | We all know that hockey involves a lot of running, particularly short bursts up the pitch to go and score a goal, but do you actually train for that type of running outside of the game and training?
Unfortunately, a common belief is that if we go for a nice 30-minute run at a steady pace every now and then, then that will do. Well it’s good for your overall fitness but not really preparing you for a match that is full of short bursts of running and recovery. In fact, when we train slow, we run slow. Ideally the best way to train for a match is to play a match, however, we don’t really have the time or resources to do that all the time!
So what we can do instead is called Interval Training. Here we get to train fast, so we run fast. Interval training is fantastic to work on your speed for a variety of sports such as hockey, rugby, football, running and it’s a great way to burn lots of fat (more so than long slow cardio training)! Your training becomes functional – mimicking some of the movements and types of running you need for a game. And another added bonus is that interval training doesn’t have to take up much of your time. You can reap benefits from just doing a 20-minute session once a week on top of hockey training. Ideal for those who have busy lives – there’s no excuse now.
You’re probably wondering now how interval training works and I will give you a couple of examples. Make sure you warm up before the intervals and cool down after. Once you’re ready to start, you can do 1 minute fast followed by 1 minute slow (walking or jogging, it has to be slower than the fast pace you did the minute before). Repeat this 5 times. Finish with a cool down. Make sure the minute you do fast is at a consistent pace (remember it’s not a sprint because technically you can only sustain a sprint up to 10 seconds or so) – for example, on a treadmill you might do 1 minute on 11.0 speed and then 1 minute on 6.0. You can also do a really quick burst of 15 seconds at 14.0 speed and then rest 45 seconds (feet on either side of treadmill, not running at all). Or go for 2 minutes running at 10.0 and 1 minute jog at 8.0. Everyone is different so play with what works for you and who knows...you might find you’re running even faster up and down that pitch...
Carrie Sanderson is a qualified Sports Massage Therapist and owner of Health & Healing in Bristol specialising in the prevention and treatment of sports injuries. | <back |
| Cookies Heroes lose Quiz Title | 17/01/2010 | | The Annual Old Bristolians Hockey quiz took place on Friday night, fiercely contested by 6 teams. Cookies Heroes were back to defend their title, but newly formed 'Rugby Players' Fingers' stormed the evening winning by 6 points.
Thanks to Zoe and Nick who arranged the evening. | <back |
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