Hockey

Convenor: Subhas Nathan | Article by: Julian Michael

The Club received some great news recently with the Padang field getting the green light having applied to conduct activities in groups of 30. Finally, we have full games after a nearly two-year sabbatical.

For those who’ve been missing out, you can now play 11-a-side games on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5.45pm to 7pm, and round it off with dinner at the Club. Perfect way to end the work day, if you ask me.

Another thing we’ve missed with the enforced sabbatical was the Members’ Cup which is slated to return in a new format. Traditionally, Section Members are divided into teams based on the last digit of their membership numbers. We’ll have ten teams and each Member scores points based on the result of their games on Mondays or Wednesdays. Obviously, the teams will have their points tracked in a table, but I’m sure you’re wondering why Members score points? Well, there’ll be a Players’ league table too. So there’ll be two tables to keep tabs on, the team and the individual. We’ll give you updates on both in the next episode so you can support your favourite team and players, with the coveted Members’ Cup Challenge Trophy up for grabs, with medals and F&B vouchers for those who triumph.

In other news, the National Junior League (NJL) has resumed, and we’ve entered a team each for the boys’ and girl’ competitions. One drawback is that the NJL will be played in a 4 v 4 format, despite the easing of restrictions. Even with the odd format, Coach Kanan is quietly confident of both teams getting medals. Read all about their exploits in the next edition. Till next time.