OFFICIAL PROGRAMME
NOTTS SPORT NATIONAL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR GIRLS U14 TIER 2, U16 TIER 3, U18 TIER 3 FINALS
MONDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2025 • NOTTINGHAM HOCKEY CENTRE
WELCOME FROM NICK PINK, ENGLAND HOCKEY
We are delighted to be kicking off our outdoor hockey events programme for 2025 with the finals for our Schools Tiered Championships sponsored by Notts Sport. We are very grateful to them for their support.
We are now in the fourth season of the new schools’ championships framework and these Lower Tier competitions are designed to offer an opportunity for schools, who are not competing at the highest level, a chance to participate in a national final. Schools participating today have qualified from each of the eight Areas that now govern the sport across the country. We thank the local organisers of those competitions for their support.
We congratulate the teams who have reached the finals and hope that they enjoy the experience of playing in a tournament with their peers from around the country.
Our thanks go to all the team officials who have dedicated a lot of time to the development of each team. We know that their commitment is very much appreciated by the players and parents. Thanks also go to the umpires and officials who give their time freely to run the tournaments in a structured and fair manner. All of you are part of the thousands of people in our sport who continue to help hockey move forwards.
You will see our Pro League matches advertised elsewhere in the programme. With tickets from £8 for Under 18s, it would be great to see young players from this tournament looking to learn from the England men’s & women’s squads as they prepare for the European Championships in Germany later this summer and enjoying our excellent international event experience.
We are delighted to be back in the East Midlands just a week after our very successful Super 6s finals day at Derby Arena for our first visit of 2025 to the Nottingham Hockey Centre. Amongst the forthcoming events we are hosting here is the Premier Division finals over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Another opportunity to see top class hockey in the area.
Nottingham Hockey Centre has always been at the forefront of developing hockey facilities. Working with their partners to create a venue with five pitches is an amazing achievement and is coupled with excellent on-event support. This allows us to host days such as today, bringing almost 400 young people together to play our fantastic sport. We hope it is a memorable day for you all.
TourNameNT oFFICIaLS
TourNameNT DIreCTor
Bev Deakin, Mike Talbot (Asst)
eVeNT maNaGer
Vicki Sadler
FIeLD oF PLaY maNaGer
Allan Orient
maTCh oFFICIaLS
Lesley Bayne, Keith Boddy, Michele Daw, Luke Dawkin, Lesley Evans, Hilary Kay, Christine O’Donovan, Marilyn Walker
umPIre maNaGer
Gemma Jones
umPIre SuPPorT
Viv Carveth, Debbie Garner, Jackie Gibbs, Hannah Harrison umPIreS
Patrick Bland, Paul Bradley, Alex
Brandwood, Anthony Bridge, Amellie Clare, Willoughby Cooke, Eric Dickinson, Alan Dow, Harrison Dunlop, Kirsty Dymond, David Eastland, Ashley Gillum, Ben Hales, Will Holmes, Gary Joy, Terry Lees, Zak Longstaff, Geoff Riley, Kevin Ronson, David Straker, Kevin Twissell
aNNouNCer
Andy Day
REMEMBER THE TIME WE MADE THE NATIONAL FINALS?
HOW TO GET HOLD OF YOUR KEEPSAKE
Making a national final is a big deal. Out of all the teams in the country, you’re amongst the few who made it, so CONGRATULATIONS!
England Hockey remains committed to producing digital programmes to commemorate every national final. You can download a version of this for free from the England Hockey website to keep on your computer (or print if you can). www.englandhockey.co.uk/competitions-and-events/programmes
BUT, you can also order your commemorative copy from our programme partners who care passionately about giving you the chance to keep a properly printed copy for your memory box, because it’s more than just a programme. It’s a little bit of history.
ORDER YOUR HARD COPY PROGRAMME HERE (address is case sensitive):
Printed copies are £9.99 each + £2.95 P&P. Results can be added for £5. This process will be managed by our programme partners JMS Creative and invoices will come directly from them.
• free post & package • free inputting of results (optional)
• free photo page - send us your chosen photos and we’ll replace this page in your printed programme with a montage of memories from your Big Day! (Optional. Page will be placed next to the match schedule for your age group).
UNDER 14 MATCH SCHEDULE
TIER 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS
UNDER 14 POOL A
TIER 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS
UNDER 14 POOL B
celebrating 10 years as the only OFFICIAL FACILITIES PARTNER TO england HOCKEY.
UNDER 16 MATCH SCHEDULE POOL C
Cranford School South Central Qualifiers
Croydon High School London Qualifiers
Prior Park College West Qualifiers yarm School Yorkshire & North East Qualifiers Loreto Grammar School North West Qualifiers
School Midlands Qualifiers
Stephen Perse School East Qualifiers tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School South East Qualifiers
TIER 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS
UNDER 16 POOL C
TIER 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS
UNDER 16 POOL D
UNDER 18 MATCH SCHEDULE
POOL
Caterham School South East Qualifiers
Dame Allan’s School Yorkshire & North East Qualifiers
Hereford Cathedral School West Qualifiers
Latymer upper School London Qualifiers
Bishop’s Stortford College East Qualifiers
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School North West Qualifiers
reading Blue Coat School South Central Qualifiers
Shrewsbury School Midlands Qualifiers
TIER 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS
UNDER 18 POOL E
TIER 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS
UNDER 18 POOL F
ROLL OF HONOUR
GIrLS uNDer 14 TIer 2 ChamPIoNShIPS
2024 Nottingham Hockey Centre tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar 2 - 1 KE VI, Southampton
2023 Nottingham Hockey Centre St John’s, Leatherhead 1 - 0 KE VI, Southampton
2022 Nottingham Hockey Centre St John’s, Leatherhead 1 - 0 Bedford Girls
2020 Reading Hockey Club Bedford Girls 3 - 0 King Edwards, Bath
2019 Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre Plymouth^ 1 - 1 Sutton Valence
GIrLS uNDer 16 TIer 3 ChamPIoNShIPS
2024 Nottingham Hockey Centre yarm 4 - 1 Sevenoaks
2023 Nottingham Hockey Centre Kirkby Stephen Grammar 2 - 0 The Tiffin Girls’
2022 Nottingham Hockey Centre Lord Wandsworth 2 - 0 Sevenoaks
2020 Reading Hockey Club truro High 3 - 2 Cundall Manor
2019 Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre Sevenoaks 2 - 0 Wrekin
GIrLS uNDer 18 TIer 3 ChamPIoNShIPS
2024 Nottingham Hockey Centre Sheffield High 4 - 0 St Mary’s 2023 Nottingham Hockey Centre Mill Hill 3 - 1 Abbotsholme
2022 Nottingham Hockey Centre Hill House 1 - 0 Bromley High
2020 Reading Hockey Club Wells Cathedral 1 - 0 Bancrofts
2019 Nottingham Hockey Centre Canford 2 - 1 Norwich
^ After penalty strokes
There were no Girls’ Schools Finals in 2021
For the full Roll of Honour prior to the tiered championships beginning in 2018/19, visit www.englandhockey.co.uk/competitions-and-events/championships/roll-of-honour
