Surbiton HC Magazine - February 2019

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Welcome to the February 2019 edition of the Surbiton Hockey Club Magazine. We are excited to bring this issue to life in both digital and print formats for the first time. Having our own magazine is a pretty unique thing for a hockey club, and launching a digital version should allow us to connect with a greater number of our amazing members, volunteers, supporters and sponsors.

Colts and Parents

I'm delighted to be involved moving forward, but would like to extend my thanks to Tim Reder for all his previous work on the magazine and for sharing content and advice during the handover. All hockey action photography in this issue is provided by Tim unless stated otherwise.

Thank you to Crayford Media and Smifsports Photography and to all those who have contributed editorial, with a special mention to Colin Pike.

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Colts Indoor Report (p39) Aspire USA Q&A with Scotland player Heather Howie (p37) Introducing... Iona Stephen (p60-61) Jehan Yehia - JY Physiotherapy (p63) Our Club Meet the Team: Ladies 7s (p31) Meet the Team: Men's 5s (p33) "Oh we do love to play away"... Ladies Over 35s in Jersey (p35) Flyerz Launch (p47-51) First Teams M1s & L1s Reviews (p14-15, p18-19)

Things are certainly back in full swing on the pitch after the Christmas break. Plenty of Colts action is taking place with a number of our junior players also involved in National Championships with the club and their school teams over recent weeks. The first teams are both currently in line for end of season Playoff spots having enjoyed successful indoor campaigns over the winter and it's a big couple of months ahead for several of our senior sides who are vying for league titles and promotions.

Meanwhile our Community and Flyerz programmes continue to grow, connecting us with more local people through hockey.

M1s & L1s Indoor Reports (p41, p43)

A number of social events and fundraising activities are planned over the next couple of months - check these out on page 5. For Colts and their parents, several brilliant "Inspire" talks are in the pipeline, details of which will be circulated in the weekly Colts newsletter.

A List Education (p25)

I know Surbiton HC is full of amazing people and is about so much more than the success of our first teams over the last few seasons. I want to make sure this magazine is reflective of our whole club and over the coming editions I hope we can put together more and more content to showcase what it means to be part of a thriving hockey community both on and off the pitch.

Bathroom Eleven (p59)

I hope you all enjoy a fantastic second half of the 2018/19 season!

Race Night - Event Details (p56)

Beckie Middleton SHC Magazine Editor

EHL & EHCC Information (p17) Meet Our Sponsors lets go 2 (p9) DeCyber (p11) Top Guards (p27) Prontaprint (p29)

Events and Socials Dates, Events & Socials - Overview (p7) SHC May Ball - Save the Date (p67)

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DATES, EVENTS & SOCIALS CLUB SOCIALS 2019 Sunday 24th February – Old Members Day Saturday 9th March – Double Header Event* Saturday 13th - Sunday 14th April – Playoff Championships Wednesday 17th - Monday 22nd April – Club Europeans (M1s and L1s) Saturday 27th April – AGM and Clubs 6s Saturday 11th May – End of Season Party

COLTS’ AND PARENTS’ EVENTS 2019 Friday 1st March – Talk by Holly from Aspire USA about US college scholarships and applications, 7-8pm Friday 3rd May – for more details, see inside back cover Friday 8th March – Race Night Fundraiser – including curry and dessert: book your tickets online – for more details, see page 52

LADIES 1s HOME FIXTURES Saturday 16th February vs East Grinstead, 4pm Saturday 23rd February vs Holcombe, 1pm Saturday 9th March vs Canterbury, 4pm* Saturday 23rd March vs Slough, 1pm

MENS 1s HOME FIXTURES Saturday 16th February vs East Grinstead, 4pm Sunday 24th February vs Holcombe, 2pm Saturday 9th March vs Brooklands, 6pm* Sunday 24th March vs Sevenoaks, 2pm

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FEATURE: Surbiton Player Harris Runs to Save Local Lives Meet Phil Harris…

Team: Surbiton Men’s 4X1 SHC Member since: 2013 Other family members at SHC: No (although he has a two year old who is "starting to show potential”!)

Day job: Pricing and Channel Finance Manager for Targus What were you raising money for and why?

After finding out they weren’t readily available, I wanted to get a defibrillator for the local community. When my dad suddenly found himself giving CPR to someone at a car boot sale in 2017, this motivated my wife and I to get CPR training. We consequently discovered that the only defibrillators available in Surbiton were in the big supermarkets, which means they are only available during opening hours. I’d recently got a place in the London Marathon Ballot, so decided to use the opportunity to do something about this.

Do you have more fundraising planned?

I’d love to raise enough money for a second defib, and also raise awareness in the local community as we need more in the area so that everyone is close enough to one if needed. I’m hoping to do the Ride London event this year, so watch this space!

Phil at the defib launch in the Victoria with a neighbour (Marion), who is a doctor at Kingston Hospital and has provided the training to all the Victoria staff

You don’t need special training to use a defibrillator! This is a major misconception – the machines are so smart & easy to use that there is no way that you can do any harm with them – they have diagrams and will actually talk you through what to do while you're using them.

90-95% of all cardiac arrests are fatal unless someone acts quickly. Every minute without defibrillation after suffering a cardiac arrest reduces chances of survival by 10% - so if you read nothing else – know where your local defibrillators are and get help as fast as you can.

Phil after completing the London Marathon

Who sponsored you and how long did it take to raise enough money?

As the defib was specifically for Surbiton I got in touch with the council who helped me figure out a location and rallied round some of the local businesses to donate. This is how we ended up meeting the Victoria Pub, who have been a huge help in making all this happen. Along with my generous friends, family and a work sweepstake I managed to successfully raise enough cash to make it happen. It took a couple of months in total to raise the money and I used www.aeddonate.org.uk to fundraise.

Where has the Surbiton defibrillator been installed?

Inside the Victoria Pub on the main high street. A further consequence is that we’ve managed to get all of the bar staff CPR training and fully confident using the defib too.

"In the UK fewer than 10% of all the people in whom a resuscitation attempt is made outside hospital survive.

Improving this figure is a major priority for the RC (UK), the Department of Health, ambulance services and voluntary aid organisations. When all the stages in the Chain of Survival take place promptly, the figures are very much better. This is possible where the arrest is recognised immediately, bystanders perform CPR, and an automated defibrillator is used before the ambulance service arrive. Survival rates in excess of 50% have been reported under these circumstances.” From www.resus.org.uk

How can we do more as a club community to raise awareness about this issue?

The most important thing to do is to know what to do in an emergency, or better yet go on a training course. It's worth checking out the British Heart Foundation website for more on how to do CPR. There's also a great seven minute video on BBC iPlayer about how to survive a cardiac arrest - on the iPlayer website, search 'How not to die, cardiac arrest'

Men's 1s Top on Goal Difference

By Colin Pike Surbiton Men ended 2018 locked together with London rivals Hampstead & Westminster at the top of the Men’s Hockey League Premier Division, Surbiton leading by only a thirteen superior goal difference.

There was no shortage of goals as Surbiton followed up their 7-2 demolition of Brooklands Manchester University with a 6-2 home win over Reading. Arjan Drayton Chana gave Surbiton the lead but Reading replied instantly through Lee Morton. Scott Evans made the half time score 2-1 to Surbiton, however after Charlie Ellison equalised for Reading in the second half, the reigning champions scored three quick goals to lead 5-2. Alan Forsyth, James Royce and Ben Boon all found the net with Boon adding a sixth goal a minute from the end.

Surbiton had to come from 2-0 down to beat Beeston 5-3 in an entertaining game in Nottingham. Robbie Gleeson and Elliot Hibell struck for Beeston, but after Royce and Forsyth had brought Surbiton back to parity, Hibell restored the hosts’ lead on the stroke of half time.

Forsyth made the score 3-3 early in the second half before giving Surbiton the lead for the first time with five minutes to play, Boon once more scoring near the end.

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Tim Atkins in action against Sevenoaks

The eagerly anticipated first meeting between Surbiton and Hampstead finished all square at 2-2 in front of a large crowd at Sugden Road. Forsyth just needed four minutes to break the deadlock but Paul Melkert levelled seven minutes later. Surbiton led 2-1 at the interval courtesy of Tim Atkins, but the only goal of the second half was scored by Hampstead’s Rupert Shipperley, a former Surbiton player.

The most stunning performance came at Holcombe Park where Surbiton came away with a 6-1 win. Nick Bandurak gave Holcombe the lead after just 34 seconds, but four goals from Alan Forsyth with Tom Sorsby and David Goodfield also scoring, produced a performance that Holcombe could not respond to.

Surbiton returned to Kent to visit Sevenoaks and found the going tougher than they expected before winning 5-2.

Goals from Sam Spencer and Forsyth put Surbiton into the ascendancy but Tim Warrington pulled a goal back for Sevenoaks, Drayton Chana restoring the visitors’ two goal advantage before half time. Forsyth scored his second goal of the match from the penalty spot in the second half, with Jonny Gall scoring Surbiton’s fifth. Chris Barker’s finish in the penultimate minute proved to be a consolation.

Tom Sorsby intercepts a Reading pass

The victory at Sevenoaks gave Surbiton a three point lead over Hampstead, who lost their unbeaten league record at East Grinstead. A week later it was Surbiton’s turn to lose their unbeaten record as Beeston gained revenge for their earlier defeat with a 4-3 win at Sugden Road. Forsyth scored the only goal of the first half, but Surbiton twice led by two goals after the break: Willie Marshall doubling the lead and then Forsyth putting Surbiton 3-1 up after Richard Lawrence scored from the penalty spot. Beeston then laid siege to the Surbiton goal, Henry Croft scoring on the hour and James Albery and Nick Park both scoring in the 63rd minute in an extraordinary demonstration of attacking hockey.

Surbiton resume the league season in February with a visit to the University of Exeter who earned a surprise point in a 1-1 draw at Sugden Road earlier in the season.

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Men's 1 Captain's Diary We caught up with M1s captain Jonny Gall to get his impressions on the 2018/19 season so far What has changed since last season?

We have been very fortunate this year, as our squad hasn’t had to change drastically over the summer. It’s been a very successful last couple of years so we were able to bring in people who fit the club’s style and culture.

We’ve acquired five summer signings in Tim Atkins and Ben Boon (both Reading), Tom Sorsby (University of Nottingham), Hayden Beltz (Australia) and the return of James Royce, who has played several seasons in Australia before rejoining his first club.

What have you been most pleased about from the first half of the season?

I was really happy with how well the squad was able to adapt and how our younger non-international players made the step up while our six England players were away preparing for the World Cup. Any disappointments from the first round of league games?

The major disappointment was the way we finished the first half of the season against Beeston, where we lost after being in a winning position. We went unbeaten for the first nine games and to lose in the style we did was very disappointing, especially going into the winter break and having to wait a while before putting things right.

What were the standout games so far this season?

For the last few seasons we’ve really struggled against Holcombe. We put in really good team performance away to them this year winning 6-1 with some brilliant team goals and world class finishing from Alan Forsyth.

James Royce has returned to Surbiton for 2018/19 after several seasons in Australia and a brief stint at league rivals Reading

How will the Pro League commitments of your GB players be managed in the next few months?

We feel more prepared going into the second half of the season with regard to losing some players. Our squad dealt with it brilliantly before Christmas and I have no doubt we can handle it again. We want to prepare as well as we can for EHL at the end of the season which will be tough but we’re very excited to be challenging for both European and domestic honours.

Any players to watch out for in the second half of the season?

We are very much looking forward to the return of Chris Grassick and David Beckett from injury. Both have been at the club for a long time and their experience and quality will only benefit us.

What do you hope to achieve by the end of this season?

Firstly we want to make sure we are in the top four to confirm our place at the League Playoffs in April and give ourselves the chance to retain the trophy. Topping the League itself would be a big boost going into Playoffs and would provide some extra momentum going into EHL. We are all very excited for this especially after the two-year wait since our last EHL appearance.

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First Teams Set for European Adventures

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With thanks to Tim Reder Surbiton Mens 1s and Ladies 1s will both head to the Netherlands to represent English club in Europe over the Easter weekend, playing in Eindhoven and Amsterdam respectively. Although both tournaments overlap Surbiton fans travelling to support the teams should be able to see plenty of both sides in action, as the two cities are not far from each other and the game days do not clash.

Planning to travel to the Netherlands to support our first teams this Easter? Tweet the club @SurbitonHC and we will aim to put you in touch with other travelling Surbiton fans!

EuroHockey League (Men) HC Oranje-Rood, Eindhoven Wednesday 17th - Monday 22nd April Surbiton M1s, playing in the EuroHockey League for a third time, will face a tough task in the last 16 fixture against Waterloo Ducks, a side that features a number of players that were part of the Belgium squad that won the World Cup in December 2018.

Ducks have appeared in the EHL seven times, although this season's tournament marks their return after a three year absence. The Belgian powerhouse convincingly won its domestic league last season, with just two defeats in 22 games.

April 17 (Last 16) 12:45 (M1) Dinamo Kazan (Rus) v Mannheimer (Ger) 15:00 (M2) KHC Dragons (Bel) v Three Rock Rovers (Irl) 17:15 (M3) Waterloo Ducks (Bel) v Surbiton (Eng) 19:30 (M4) HC Oranje-Rood (Ned) v Uhlenhorst Mülheim (Ger)

19 Apr – Ranking Matches 12:45 (M9) Loser M2 v Loser M3 15:00 (M10) Loser M1 v Loser M4 17:15 (M11) Loser M5 v Loser M6 19:30 (M12) Loser M7 v Loser M8

18 Apr (Last 16) 12:45 (M5) Saint Germain HC (Fra) v Club Egara (Esp) 15:00 (M6) Royal Leopold HC (Bel) v Real Club de Polo (Esp) 17:15 (M7) AH&BC Amsterdam (Ned) v Grove Menzieshill (Sco) 19:30 (M8) SV Kampong (Ned) v Rot-Weiss Koln (Ger)

20 Apr – Quarter Finals 09:30, 11:45, 14:00, 16:15

*All times local

21 Apr – Semi-Finals 13:00, 15:15 22 Apr – Medal Matches 13:00 (Bronze Medal match), 15:15 (Final)

EuroHockey Club Cup (Women) Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam Friday 19th - Monday 22nd April Surbiton's L1s will aim to make amends for a disappointing final placing in last year's home EuroHockey Club Cup. Their first hurdle is a tricky quarter final tie against German champions Der Club An Der Alster.

Alster enjoyed an all-conquering 2017/18 domestic season, taking both German indoor and outdoor titles. Surbiton's Jenna Woolven and Alice Sharp have each played a season of overseas club hockey with the Hamburg-based club and will be hoping to beat their former team mates to a semi final spot.

19 April (Quarter Finals) 12:15 (M1) Real Sociedad de Futbol SAD (Esp) v GHC Ritm Grodno (Blr) 14:30 (M2) Surbiton HC (Eng) v Der Club an der Alster (Ger) 16:45 (M3) 's-Hertogenbosch (Ned) v Loreto HC (Irl) 19:00 (M4) UHC Hamburg (Ger) v AH&BC Amsterdam (Ned) 20 April 16:45 (M5) Loser M1 v Loser M2 19:00 (M6) Loser M3 v Loser M4 *All times local

21 April (Semi-Finals) 12:00 (M7) Winner M1 v Winner M2 14:15 (M8) Winner M3 v Winner M4 22 April (Placings) 09:30 (M9 - 7th/8th Place) Loser M6 v Loser M5 11:45 (M10 - 5th/6th Place) Winner M6 v Winner M5 14:00 (M11) Bronze Medal) 16:15 (M12) Final

Ladies 1s in Premier League Battle with Holcombe

By Colin Pike Surbiton Ladies will go into the second half of the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division season on top of the table but with just a slender goal difference advantage over second placed Holcombe.

Surbiton held a six point lead over both Holcombe and East Grinstead on 3 November but defeats at Holcombe and at home to Beeston saw that six point lead evaporate.

Newly promoted Beeston looked to be on course to establish themselves in the top flight and did their prospects no harm with a stunning 2-1 win at Sugden Road in the last league game of 2018. Susie Catlin put Surbiton ahead in the third minute but former Surbiton player Eloise Stenner and Bridget Kiddle both converted penalty corners to consign Surbiton to their second league defeat of the season.

All seemed to be fine when Bowdon Hightown were beaten 6-0 at Sugden Road with Jo Hunter scoring twice, Giselle Ansley and Sarah Evans also on target and Phoebe Willars and Erica Sanders both scoring their maiden goals for Surbiton.

Newcomer Erica Sanders provides pace and a goal threat in the L1s front line

Youngster Ella Burnley continues to impress A week later, Surbiton won 3-1 at Beeston, Jenna Woolven scoring a brace on her recall to the first team with Olivia Chilton making sure of the victory after Lauren Burrell briefly brought the Nottingham club back into contention.

Surbiton had to come from behind to beat Buckingham 2-1, Lottie Porter giving the visitors the lead before Georgie Twigg levelled in the first half and Alice Sharp scored the winning goal with a strong contender for goal of the season.

The eagerly awaited top of the table clash at Holcombe Park was decided by Candice Manuel’s goal with eight minutes remaining as Holcombe closed to within three points of the reigning champions.

Surbiton returned to Kent to take on relegation threatened Canterbury and suffered an early scare when Mel Clewlow gave the hosts a fifth minute lead. Sharp and Twigg turned the match around to give Surbiton a 2-1 lead but Canterbury came close to salvaging a late point near the end.

Defending their Tier 1 Championships title, Surbiton visited Slough in November and romped to a comfortable 5-1 win. Twigg, Emily Atkinson, Catlin, Stephanie Addison and Hannah Denison scoring for the holders with Katie Jurdon scoring Slough’s consolation.

Surbiton’s youth policy paid even more dividends as Zoe Allchurch, Freya Gladstone and Fifi Robinson all made their debuts.

Surbiton will face Buckingham twice on the first weekend of 2019, in the league at Stowe School and in the Championships at Sugden Road. The following two weeks will see them face title rivals Holcombe and East Grinstead on home turf, two games which are likely to give an indication whether they can finish top of the table once again.

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Ladies 1s - Captain's Diary L1s captain Sarah Evans shares some of her thoughts on the 2018/19 season The 2018/19 season so far Our main goal for this season is to perform to our best at the European Club Cup at Easter. To do this we need to be at the top of our game throughout the season so that we don’t get into bad habits before we come up against the best in Europe.

So far this season we have played some outstanding hockey, which stands us in good stead for the bigger challenges that lie ahead in 2019.

New faces for 2018/19 We have had some great new signings this season, including Susie Catlin (Rotterdam), Erica Sanders (University of Birmingham) and Phoebe Willars (Leicester). It’s been fantastic to have former SHC Colts and L1s players Stevi Fisher-Norton and Sophie Newton back at the club and to see the return of Jenna Woolven. New Zealand goalkeeper Grace O’Hanlon was a great addition to the squad for the first half of the season and we have another NZ Blackstick, Michaela Curtis, joining us for the rest of this season.

Stand out games and performers Apart from being memorable for the torrential rain, for me our game against East Grinstead was a stand out because of the high standards shown by both teams. We had a great team performance and although we were only able to draw the game 1-1, we felt as though we had played in a great game of hockey.

Alice Sharp has been one of the stand out performers so far this season, as she has often been for Surbiton over the last couple of years. The highlight was undoubtedly her incredible goal against Buckingham at home – a rocket in the top right corner from the left hand side of the D!

Alice Sharp has been in fine form for the L1s

How we can be better While we have played some outstanding hockey, we have also shown some very sloppy and disappointing play at times. We need to make sure that we close the gap between our best and our worst levels of play and have more complete performances in matches.

We often have a lot of possession in games and have many attacking chances, but we aren’t clinical enough within the attacking D. Being able to convert more of our chances into goals remains a big focus for us.

The impact of the Pro League Our international players should only be away for a similar amount of time as in previous seasons, so we are used to being able to cope without the GB girls. We have a great depth within our squad and we hope to maintain good performances no matter what the squad make up is. The depth and quality of our wider squad has always played a huge role in our ability to do this.

The return of goal machine Jenna Woolven will certainly help us maintain our attacking threat. She only played a couple of games in the first half as she went to climb up to Everest Base Camp! But I predict we could see many goals from Jenna in the second half of the season!

What to expect from the L1s in the second half of the season As mentioned previously, maintaining our high standards for longer periods throughout games and looking to reduce the gap between our best and worst performances will be our main focuses.

In terms of results, we are aiming high: we want to win a sixth consecutive Premier League title, qualify for the inaugural EHL next year and perform to our best at Easter to make our first European Club Cup final. It’s a huge few months ahead.

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Holcombe HC to Host EuroHockey Club Trophy 2019 European Hockey will once again take place again on English ‘synthetic soil’ when Holcombe Hockey Club host the EuroHockey Club Trophy (Women) 2019 over the Easter weekend.

The tournament is hockey’s equivalent of the UEFA Europa League. This will be the first time that Holcombe HC has hosted a European Hockey Federation tournament and the club is relishing the challenge.

The hosts won the Club Trophy in 2018 and are joined this season by Spain’s Club Campo Villa de Madrid, Ireland’s UCD Ladies HC and Belarus’ HC Victoryia Smolevichi – all of whom featured in the Euro Hockey Club Cup hosted

by Surbiton HC last year.

Belgium’s Waterloo Ducks HC, Edinburgh University HC from Scotland, Ukraine’s MSC Sumchanka and Russian side Dinamo-COP Moscomsport complete the line-up.

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“We know that there is an appetite for people to watch top quality live hockey and it is hoped that members of the Hockey Family from fellow clubs will join us. It is a great opportunity to showcase our sport in this country.”

Holcombe HC Chairman, Jon Rye

Domestic rivals Surbiton and Holcombe will represent English women's clubs in the EHCC and EHCT this season

“After doing so well in the EHCT last season, I’m ecstatic to be part of it again. It makes it even more special to host it at our home club and we hope the event will be well supported. I can’t wait to get started!"

Holcombe L1s Captain, Steph Elliott

Tickets are priced from £10 per adult and £5 per child and are on sale now. To find out more about the tournament or buy your tickets, visit www.holcombe-ehct.info

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Spanish Visitors at Sugden Road With thanks to Tony Jones

The Ladies 1s completed their final weekend of preparation for the second half of the season with a double header against visiting Spanish side Real Club de Polo. After participating in the annual Los Reyes tournament in Barcelona in early 2017 and 2018, this January the Ladies 1s elected to stay at home to focus on indoor promotion.

Polo Club, who currently sit second in the Spanish league, brought a near full strength side over. Surbiton were missing seven GB internationals (all away for the first round of Pro League games), but these matches provided a great opportunity for the rest of the squad to get some game time together in advance of a tough set of opening league fixtures. Jenna Woolven scored in a 2-1 defeat in the first game, before the team fell to a 2-0 loss in game two.

Eighteen SHC players took to the field across the weekend, including four current Colts in Alice Klugman, Ella Burnley, Peggy Winterborn and Darcy Bourne.

Our Spanish visitors trained in sleet on Friday night – a new experience for most of them! The cold weather continued to play havoc with fixture lists across the UK later in the weekend, but a number of fantastic club people helped to clear ice off the pitch to make it playable – as always, these efforts do not go unnoticed.

Polo Club enjoyed their match teas after the games (in Spain, teams don’t tend to eat together after playing), and also found time for some London sightseeing, visiting Piccadilly Circus, Westminster and Buckingham Palace.

SHC Ladies 1s coach Brett Garrard commented, “Hosting Polo Club for these two games has been excellent preparation for the resumption of the league.

Playing against a different style with such quality proved to be a good challenge for the team and individual players alike. Yet again, the club provided invaluable support, helping to make the weekend a real success.”

Tony Smith Charity Tournament On Sunday 16th December 2018, the yearly Tony Smith tournament was held at Sugden Road. This annual charity event raises funds for three charities all close to the hearts and minds of those at Surbiton HC – the Ben Williams Trust, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) and Anthony Nolan.

The tournament also gives young hockey players from both Surbiton HC and further afield the chance to play in a fun 7-aside format. This season’s event featured six teams from Surbiton and six teams from other local clubs such as Wimbledon and London Wayfarers.

The cup and plate competition each included the following teams: Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, Swifts, Doves and Wrens.

Well done to all the players who took part and a huge thank you to the young coaches, volunteers and umpires who made the day happen. See you next year!

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Custom-made mouthguards are designed to match the exact structure of each player’s individual mouth, thereby offering much better protection to the teeth and jaws.

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Top-Guards provide these premium custom-fitted mouthguards to school and club players throughout the local area e.g. Charterhouse, Ludgrove, St Catherine’s, Thomas’s Clapham and members of the England U19 Lacrosse team, Rosslyn Park 1st XV, Guildford and Spencer Hockey Clubs.

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MEET THE TEAM: Surbiton Ladies 7s With thanks to Ali Quinn COACH: Tarek Abdullah CAPTAIN: Louise Seddon TEAM MATES MOST LIKELY TO...

Score a worldie: Lisa Honnor or Mary O’Connor Miss an open goal: Ruth Banks ... she will score this season!

Make a match saving tackle: Ellie “None Shall pass” Vickery AKA Gandalf Finish a game with grazed knees: Frances Crompton Brook ... Goodyear still not retreading her boots Get a yellow card: Ali Q – too vocal by far!

Talk themselves out of a yellow card: Ali Quinn… obviously Get DoD: Frances Crompton Brook Best result or team performance so far this season and why: Beating Wanderers 3-2. They had been unbeaten all season and we had been unbeaten in the last 8 games. We had loads of supporters watching which gives a real sense of camaraderie within the lower teams in the ladies' section. We went 2-0 up before losing a player to a head injury and then Wanderers came back to 2-2. Then our forwards pulled it out of the bag to win 3-2 with only 60 seconds to go.

Stand out performers so far this season: Amber Halsall (midfield) – our colt has been amazing and attacks the opposition with some really intelligent runs.

She’s grown into the game and now plays with a real confidence.

Louise Seddon (L7s captain, defence) – Louise is a great team mate on and off the pitch. She has had a tough job to select the team and made some really tough decisions including choosing not to play herself – it takes a real captain to make that call.

Mary O’Connor (forward) – has been wielding her “schword” up front scoring sneaky goals and making sure we win really close games.

Biggest disappointment so far this season: The match against Royal Holloway being cancelled due to bad weather. This happened when we were on a 9win streak. Momentum is everything, so the challenge will be to continue for the upcoming games and continue to enjoy playing our hockey without taking it too seriously.

Target for the season: Get into a promotion position. Having won the league last year and been promoted, to be challenging for promotion again is a great achievement.

The best thing about playing in the Ladies 7s is….

The banter! We have a great team spirit, we support our captain, we have great match reports, we enjoy our hockey and we can laugh both at and with each other. It’s the best thing about women’s team sports.

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MEET THE TEAM: Surbiton Men’s 5s With thanks to Mike Street and Matt Sutton COACH: Fred Mannering CAPTAIN: Alec Jackson (Jacko) TEAM MATES MOST LIKELY TO...

Score a worldie: Ross (Baby) Lockwood Miss an open goal: Mike on the Street or Kieran (Brett) Bodington.

Make a match saving tackle: Jacko - our captain brextraordinaire.

Finish a game with grazed knees: Bad Joe (Dickson).

Get a yellow card: Doddsy… it’s always Doddsy.

Talk themselves out of a yellow card: Tough one as none of the lads is very bright.

Yup, nobody could do it.

Get DoD: Bad Joe. He's nothing like Good Joe. Good Joe is a better dancer. Or Doddsy.

Best result or team performance so far this season and why: We beat Merton 3-2 at home (we say home but it was played at Surbiton High's pitch as we are low down the pecking order). A game we have typically lost in the past, but we kept the cogs and wheels turning and got the win.

Stand out performers so far: Tom Louwe (defence) – before he left us due to a bout of kissing disease from his new lady love, he was the extra full back we've been after. He could chuck a serious aerial and drag flick at PCs (the kind of things Bad Joe can only dream of doing).

Ross (Baby) Lockwood (midfield) – a quality player and another we've been in real need of to shore up the midfield. He has helped turn us from a reasonable team to a good team.

Alec Jackson (defence) – our captain really is a quality defender and puts everything on the line, not only in terms of playing performance but also in pulling the team together so we actually prepare for a game in the hour before rather than mess about – Jacko has helped make us a better team.

Biggest disappointment so far this season: Apart from Bad Joe, this is an easy one – we were playing incredible hockey, 5-0 up at half time and it was only going to get worse for the opposition, but so did the weather. It rained so much the pitch was flooded from underneath and started to come off the surface. Ten minutes into the second half the game was called off, and the opposition admitting defeat – however, as there was not enough of the match played we were asked to replay… which we did but only managed a 2-2 draw against a somewhat stronger team. Hmm. Target for the season: Our aim is promotion, but a couple of games ‘we should have won’ but came away with draws has made this a tougher prospect. We now aim to go the rest of this season unbeaten to give ourselves the best chance and at the time of writing, we've managed that. Last year a combined Men’s 4s/5s side also made the England Hockey Tier 4 cup final, which we lost, so going one better this year is also a goal!

The best thing about playing in the Men's 5s is…

Win, lose or draw we have a great team and a great time from the moment we turn up, during the game, in the showers (‘Caution, wet floor!’), dishing out MoMs & DoDd and in the bar. It never gets weird...

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“Oh we do love to play away…”

Surbiton Women’s O35s, with thanks to Jo Firth England Hockey Over 35s Championship, Sunday 3rd February 2019 Jersey Women’s O35’s 7 – 0 SHC Women's O35’s Having beaten Spencer and Holcombe in the first two rounds, the Surbiton Women’s Over 35s side had a slightly longer journey for their third round tie against Jersey in early February.

The SHC team flew over to Jersey on a Saturday evening; a late flight organised to allow our ladies to turn out for their respective league teams earlier that day – although as it turned out, most league matches ended up being called off due to frozen pitches!

Saturday evening was a quiet (ish!) affair – a few games and one or two beverages at the team’s hotel in St Helier, Jersey’s main town.

Thankfully, the Channel Islands weather was a little kinder and the game was played under blue skies in front of a number of Jersey supporters. Despite fighting hard, Surbiton eventually went down 7-0 to the Jersey team.

“They were a great team to play, although fitter and younger than us! We did have lots of chances just didn’t manage to take them on the day. At the other end of the pitch the Jersey side were very clinical in putting away their shots on goal which made it a tough final scoreline.” Jo Firth After the game, both teams enjoyed teas together at a local pub. The Surbiton Ladies then headed to one of the beautiful local beaches for a walk and a game of beach cricket before flying back to Gatwick early on Sunday evening.

All in all an enjoyable and well organised trip!

SHC O35's travelling squad: Ruth Banks Val Beveridge Jess Bonstein Claire Cooper-James Sian Craze Emma Dempsey Emma Elsom Jo Firth Fee Fitch (C) Ruth Frazer Charlotte Gallagher Sinead Goodden Emily Hughes Bex Roberts Georgie Warren (GK) Lyndsey Whyte

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FOCUS ON: Aspire USA Holly Cram, founder of Aspire USA, caught up with former Michigan State University hockey payer and current Scotland international Heather Howie to find out about her experiences as a student-athlete.

What made you decide to go to the US? I knew that I wanted to do something different after school but wasn’t sure what. At club training one night Holly said why not try playing and studying in America. I didn’t know much about it at the time but after doing some research and getting guidance I spoke to the Head Coach at MSU and everything went from there.

How did you adjust to life in the States initially?

I was training with the Scotland U18 team preparing for the Europeans the summer before heading over to the US so I was in good physical shape. Preseason wasn’t as bad as the stories I’d heard although some of the fitness was different so that took some getting used to! You don’t really have a minute to think about anything other than life at MSU so I didn’t miss home too much. It was the right level for me to play at, which I think is important.

Were you worried about your chances of playing for Scotland being affected by playing in the US? Not at all. I knew that I could still be a part of the U18 and U21 programmes while at MSU. Semester ends in April so I had 3 months to be part of the Scotland programme over the summer. After 4 years, I came back a fitter, stronger and a more robust player which unquestionably helped me get into the full Scotland squad. When I returned, I was invited to trial for the senior squad, I did well and have never looked back.

Would you advise other players to go to the US? No hesitation, 100% yes. It was insanely cool and the US isn’t as far away as you think. I spent Spring Break in the Cayman Islands and Cancun. We had a private jet that took us to the BIG 10 Championships (which we won that year). I didn’t pay a penny for anything and I was treated like royalty. It’s hard to really explain how good the experience was for me, but it was by far the coolest and most fun time in my life so far.

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Heather Howie with the BIG 10 Trophy

Would you recommend using a consultant to help guide you through the process?

I would, yes. If you have enough time to do the process properly a consultancy gives you far more options. It’s good to visit the campus and meet the team before committing anywhere and a consultancy can help give you that option. I’d also say that if you can go for a sport specific company then do so.

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After returning from MSU, Heather Howie has made the full Scotland team. She played in the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Holly from Aspire USA will be talking at the club at our "Inspire Talk" evening on Friday 1st March from 7pm to 8pm.

She will take colts through the process of college selection and applications and answer any questions that a parent or player may have about US College Scholarships.

Please come along to find out more!

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Colts in Super Sixes Action

By Colin Pike Surbitonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Under-16 and Under-18 Girls battled hard in their respective Super Sixes tournaments in January but were unlucky as the Under-16 Girls lost their semi-final to eventual winners Sevenoaks and the Under-18 Girls failed to qualify for the semi-finals, finishing third in their pool behind Southgate and Repton, the eventual finalists.

The Under-16 Girls finished second behind in their pool behind eventual runners-up Repton. All the games were played over two halves of twelve minutes and the girls beat Cheltenham 3-1 in their opening match, coming back from the shock of going 1-0 behind after just two minutes with Tamera Cookman scoring a brace and Tasmin Cookman scoring the third goal.

This was followed by an 8-0 win over Brooklands Poynton, Tamera Cookman scoring four goals with Matilda Gough, Monet Stuckey, Maddie Long and Pippi Spawforth all contributing to the victory.

The following day, the girls faced Repton in what was always going to be a key game and it was Repton who came out on top with a 3-1 win, Tamera Cookman once again scoring what proved to be a consolation goal on this occasion.

A place in the semi-finals was confirmed after an amazing game against Harleston Magpies, which saw the girls win 3-2 but with all the goals scored between the fifth and tenth minutes. Harleston trailed 3-0 after Lucy Clemmow scored twice and Tamera Cookman kept up her record of scoring in every game, but Harleston threatened with two goals in as many minutes, but the last fourteen minutes were goalless.

Unfortunately, the Pool B winners Sevenoaks, proved too strong in the semi-finals winning 2-0 with both goals coming in the second half. Sevenoaks went on to win the title with a 4-2 win over Repton.

The Surbiton Under 16 Girls reached the semi-final of this year's Super Sixes tournament, where they lost to eventual champions Sevenoaks

The Under-18 Girls were unfortunate to be in such a strong pool and saw their Championship hopes hang by a thread after opening day defeats to Repton (3-0) and Southgate (4-1), Emily Guckian scoring their only goal of the day.

On day two, the girls showed their battling character coming from 1-0 and 2-1 down to beat Team Bath Buccaneers in their penultimate pool match thanks to Zoe Allchurch, Guckian and Sasha Reed, the winning goal coming in the last minute.

The girls finished their campaign in emphatic fashion beating Bowdon Hightown 5-1 courtesy of Guckian, Autumn Brown, Colette Staadecker, Stephanie Weber and Allchurch. They finished third, a point behind second placed Repton, with pool winners Southgate beating Repton on penalties in the final.

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Surbiton Ladies 1s Secure Indoor Promotion

By Colin Pike Surbiton Ladies won promotion to the Super Sixes Championships Premier Division by finishing top of Division One after two weekends’ competition at the University of the West of England in Bristol and Nottingham Trent University.

immediate return to the top flight.

Lizzie Gittens was Surbiton’s top scorer with eight goals, one ahead of captain Maclean. Susie Catlin and Izzy Petter each contributed four goals to help Surbiton to return to the Premier Division for the first time since 2015-16.

Surbiton won seven of their eight games, dropping their only points in a 3-3 draw with Harleston Magpies.

Surbiton beat Cambridge City 4-3, Sevenoaks 4-2 and Chelmsford 3-1 in their other three other games on the first weekend in Bristol where Surbiton finished the weekend in third place, two points behind leaders Sutton Coldfield and on goal difference behind second placed Harleston Magpies.

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Susie Catlin was in good form for Surbiton L1s

The second weekend in Nottingham saw Surbiton resume with a 4-3 win over Reading before the key match of the tournament: Surbiton v Sutton Coldfield. Natalie Maclean’s penalty corner conversion in the fifteenth minute enabled Surbiton to end Sutton Coldfield’s unbeaten record and go top of the table.

I think this year’s result was a culmination of the gains made over the last two seasons. We have been building and having a consistent squad, many of whom had contributed in the past, made it all the easier to get up to speed quickly. Even on the first weekend, the team gelled quickly and unlike other years, we set a standard from the off and it just got better and better (despite both gaining and losing a few players for the second weekend). We had seen Sutton play and identified them as ‘the ones to beat’. We actually thought we could qualify in second place behind them, but through hard work, sticking to our game plan of ‘control’ and ‘patience’, we dominated every game and ground out the results we needed. The Sutton game was a highlight - they just couldn’t break us down! While we knew we had guaranteed promotion going into the second day, there was still a job to do and we played with a real sense of purpose to finish off on a high. Looking back, we definitely played the best indoor out of every team there and it felt like a well-deserved result!”

Natalie Maclean, L1s Captain

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Going into the final day with two games remaining, the top four teams were separated by just three points. A 6-1 victory over the University of Birmingham left Surbiton needing just a point in their final game against Gloucester City to win promotion. Gloucester were beaten 4-2 to confirm that Surbiton would be promoted as champions.

Sutton Coldfield finished as runners-up to make an

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Captain Natalie Maclean in action

Surbiton Men's 1s Just Miss Out on National Indoor Title

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By Colin Pike Surbiton Men came close to winning their second Jaffa Super 6s Championships title in three years as East Grinstead beat them 3-1 in a shootout after an exciting 3-3 draw at the Copper Box Arena.

Surbiton had qualified for the finals by finishing second in the nine team Premier Division at Bromsgrove School.

Hampstead & Westminster finished top after winning all eight games, starting with a 6-2 win over Surbiton.

Surbiton’s only other defeat came against third placed Sevenoaks (5-4) and they dropped their only other points in a 5-5 draw with Canterbury. Wimbledon were beaten 10-5, Brooklands Manchester University 6-3, East Grinstead 5-3, Holcombe 7-4 and Team Bath Buccaneers 13-5.

Alan Forsyth scored 17 of Surbiton’s 52 goals, Niall Stott gave excellent support with 12 goals and Arjan DraytonChana and William Marshall both found the net on seven occasions.

Due to Great Britain’s participation in the FIH Pro League, Forsyth was not available for Finals Day but Surbiton gained revenge for their earlier defeat by beating Sevenoaks 7-4 in the semi-finals. Dave Beckett scored a penalty corner brace whilst Lewis Prosser, Drayton-Chana, Stott, youngster Conor Williamson and Marshall all scored in a comfortable victory.

East Grinstead finished fourth but with Hampstead unable to include Sam Ward, who matched Forsyth’s 17 goal tally in the qualifiers, East Grinstead, with the additional threat of Ashley Jackson, won the first semi-final 7-5 to stay on course for their fourteenth title.

Jackson proved to be key in the West Sussex club’s triumph, not only forcing the shootout with an equaliser two minutes from time, but also scoring the winning shuffle in the shootout. Surbiton led three times, Tom Sorsby breaking the deadlock in the 15th minute, only for Wesley Jackson to level three minutes after half time. Stott restored Surbiton’s lead in the 29th minute, but Ben Mackey made the score 2-2 five minutes later. Surbiton captain, Jonny Gall gave his side one hand on the trophy with four minutes remaining before Ashley Jackson dramatically removed it.

Surbiton’s young goalkeeper, Taylor Seager-Green had made some stunning saves in both games, but came up against East Grinstead’s shootout specialists as their captain, Simon Faulkner, Tijn van Groesen and Jackson’s nonchalance made history, Surbiton briefly kept in contention by David Goodfield after Drayton-Chana was denied by East Grinstead goalkeeper, Patrick Smith.

Surbiton can be proud of their performance as statistically they were superior to East Grinstead in possession; shots; circle entries and penalty corners but were unfortunate to be only level on the one category that counted, goals.

Dave Beckett back in action for Surbiton M1s after a long term knee injury

Surbiton's supporters sold out their section in the arena and were in full voice during Super Sixes finals day

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Arjan Drayton Chana scored the pick of the goals with a superb reverse flick in the semi final against Sevenoaks

Jaffa Super Sixes Finals Day Copper Box Arena Sunday 27th January 2019

Surbiton Hockey Club Launches Flyerz Programme

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Article by Access Sport – see more at www.accesssport.org.uk

The Surbiton Flyerz journey began when Surbiton Hockey Club had the honour of being the first British hockey club to host the EuroHockey Club Cup in May 2018. This had previously been focused predominantly on elite sport and it wasn’t until Jo Brown’s diligent search for inclusivity that this was about to change. Jo reached out to the existing Flyerz clubs to hear about their experiences and the positive impacts it had on their lives, which is when she knew that the community had to grow immediately within Surbiton Hockey Club.

Surbiton HC’s efforts to provide opportunities in hockey for all are truly inspiring. Their passion and drive shows in everything they do, offering all they can to give everyone a chance to be active, make friends and be part of a team – or even better, a Flyerz family.

The stars aligned when Jo realized the EuroHockey Club Cup coincided with Flyerz week, a weeklong national Flyerz awareness campaign. This was the perfect opportunity to incorporate Flyerz within the tournament and sure enough, they had a competitive, fun and fully inclusive ParaHockey Day played between Flyerz and ParaHockey teams from all around Europe, including Spain, Germany and Belarus!

Jo passionately and thoughtfully planned the Surbiton Flyerz launch for the start of the 2018/19 season. Prior to their launch, Access Sport delivered a disability inclusion training to 12 Surbiton Flyerz volunteers. It was a day filled with enthusiasm, teamwork, learning and fun. The volunteers were able to go into the first Flyerz session feeling more confident and even more excited!

Surbiton have now officially launched two Flyerz programmes, including a weekly Monday session in association with St. John’s School, and a monthly session hosted at the club. In the first month of the progtramme, the club have so already reached 13 young disabled people and their families through a love of hockey and this number is only set to grow. Their first club session welcomed 5 young disabled people and almost double the amount of volunteers, all of mixed abilities, all playing hockey together.

Youngster Alex loves being part of Surbiton Flyerz

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“If we only change one person’s life in a positive way through this programme it is worth it. But I believe we will change a huge amount more.”

Jo Brown

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WHAT?

To ensure deprived, underrepresented or excluded disabled people have access to quality local inclusive hockey across England. Helping to increase physical and mental wellbeing and ultimately ensuring access to inclusive sport is the norm for disabled and non-­‐disabled people alike.

VISION Access Sport's vision is

for there to be at least 50 Flyerz sections running across England by 2020 with the development of local, regional and national Flyerz events.

Flyerz Hockey is the term for Para Hockey in England, a sport inclusive to anyone with any disability, impairment and/or additional need.

HOW?

Flyerz Hockey utilises a wide variety of traditional and adapted equipment during regular club sessions at local volunteer led community clubs. Sessions have a player centred approach. There are pathways for recreational hockey concentrating on having fun, making friends and generally being healthy and active AND competitive hockey focusing on the more technical aspects of the game.

HISTORY In 2011, Access Sport’s Ignite Disability Inclusion Programme was launched to help local community sports clubs become more inclusive of young disabled people. Access Sport partnered with Waltham Forest Hockey Club to create England's first fully inclusive hockey section, which was named ‘Forest Flyerz’. There are now 15 Flyerz sections across England.

A huge thank you to the awesome team at St John's Leatherhead for supporting the Flyerz and running the programme at their school facilities every Monday

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Here’s what one parent had to say about their experience at Surbiton Flyerz: “Both my disabled son and his able-bodied brother absolutely loved Flyerz at Surbiton. The staff were fantastic, they were so friendly and adapted the games and equipment so that my disabled son could participate which was awesome as he doesn’t often get the chance to do the same activities as his brother. Everyone at the club was so welcoming and our whole family had a great time”.

Sessions are free, fun, friendly, supportive and fully inclusive. Open to anyone 5 years old to 99 regardless of disability and ability. Equipment is included and siblings and families are welcome as well.

If you are interested in learning more about Surbiton HC Flyerz sessions including dates and times, please contact flyerz@surbitonhc.com Session Details: Mondays; 11:30-12:30 St John's School, Epsom Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8SP First Sunday of Every Month; 16:30-17:30 Surbiton Hockey Club, Sugden Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0AE

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Surbiton Stars in International Action

By Colin Pike International hockey in 2018 concluded with the last ever Wanglibao Women’s Champions Trophy in Changzhou, China and the Odisha Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.

Great Britain qualified for the Champions Trophy as Olympic champions but had to settle for fifth place in the six team tournament. Surbiton’s Giselle Ansley, Sarah Evans, Hannah Martin and Erica Sanders were all in the squad with Hollie Pearne-Webb taking over the captaincy after Alex Danson’s injury.

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defeat to Ireland; the other two matches against the Netherlands and Spain also ending in 2-1 defeats.

England met Spain in the semi-final, losing 3-0 before losing the bronze medal match on a shootout to Ireland, 4-3 after a 2-2 draw in normal time. Taylor and Wallace scored in the match and Wallace was also successful during the shootout.

England also played one official match in France, Gall scoring in a 4-3 win. Creed, Gall, Gibson, Taylor and Wallace were all in the squad.

In Bhubaneswar, England Men competed in the World Cup and in spite of two heavy defeats in the semi-final and bronze medal match, they outperformed their world ranking of seventh to finish fourth.

Hannah Martin scored two Champions Trophy goals

Martin scored Great Britain’s first goal in the opening game against China but the match ended in a 2-2 draw.

Great Britain slipped to a 2-0 defeat to Australia before another 2-2 draw, this time with Japan. In a repeat of the 2016 Olympic final, the Netherlands gained emphatic revenge with a convincing 4-0 win. Another defeat, 1-0 to Argentina consigned Great Britain to the fifth-sixth place playoff which they won 2-1 against Japan, Martin once again scoring her country’s first goal of the game.

James Gall, Harry Gibson, Luke Taylor and Zach Wallace were all selected as England started the tournament in exactly the same way as the women, drawing their opening game 2-2 with China. A 3-0 defeat to Australia left England needing a positive result against Ireland to qualify for the crossover match and they didn’t disappoint, Gall scoring the third goal on the way to a 4-2 win.

New Zealand were England’s opponents in the crossover match, Luke Taylor scoring the second goal as England won 2-0 to set up a quarter-final against Argentina. The last eight match up was a classic, England prevailing 3-2.

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Head Coach Danny Kerry officially transferred to the Men’s squad from the Women’s squad, making his debut as Great Britain took on Belgium in two matches at Lee Valley to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Men’s Olympic gold in Seoul.

Belgium won the first match 3-2 in front of an enthusiastic audience of school children, especially invited to experience international hockey. In the second game, the official anniversary game, Great Britain won 2-1.

Zach Wallace in World Cup action

Alan Forsyth joined SHC team mates Gall, Gibson, Taylor and Wallace in the GB squad for the second match.

England were unfortunate that their final two opponents were both on fire as Belgium ended their World Cup hopes in the semi-final with a 6-0 win and Australia were bronze medallists after a clinical 8-1 win.

Preparing for the World Cup, England finished fourth in a four team tournament in Valencia, Spain. Gall, Gibson, Taylor and Wallace were joined by Brendan Creed and David Goodfield in a 20 player squad. The teams played a round-robin format with the final positions deciding the semi-final line-up. Taylor scored England’s goal in a 2-1

2019 sees the start of the FIH Pro League. Great Britain Men started with a 6-5 win against Spain in Valencia before going to the Southern Hemisphere to play New Zealand in Christchurch and Australia in Perth.

Great Britain Women launch their campaign with away games in Australia and New Zealand.

Ansley and Forsyth Win UK Hockey Writers' Awards

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Surbiton first team players Giselle Ansley and Alan Forsyth were named the recipients of the 2018 UK Hockey Player Of The Year Awards in January.

Both players joined Surbiton in 2013 and have become key team members for club and country over recent seasons.

Ansley claimed the Women’s Award ahead of Hollie Pearne-Webb and Hannah Martin, both of whom played alongside her in another successful title defence in Surbiton colours in the 2017/18 season. Having top scored in the Investec Women’s Premier League for two seasons running and with some stellar performances at the Commonwealth Games and World Cup in 2018, Ansley has shown herself to be a vital part of the defensive line for both club and country.

Forsyth is the first Scottish player to win the award for a decade, and this accolade comes after several fruitful years in the Men’s Premier League and some outstanding performances in GB and Scotland colours. The striker has topped the scoring charts and been voted Player of the Season in the top flight for the last three seasons. The Hockey Writers Club voted him into first place in the Men’s Award ahead of Barry Middleton and Liam Sanford.

Ansley: “I am incredibly honoured to receive this award from the Hockey Writers’ Club after what has been another brilliant year for our sport in this country. To play at a home World Cup in front of thousands of fans last summer is something I will never forget and to all those who made that possible I am forever grateful."

Forsyth: “My mum was a forward and scored plenty of goals so I must have her instinct. My mum, brother and girlfriend are my biggest supporters and no matter what will encourage me. My dad [Scotland Head Coach, Derek Forsyth] has also always been my biggest critic but has always pushed me to be better and prove myself. It has been a great year with Surbiton, Scotland and Great Britain."

GB WOMEN PRO LEAGUE FIXTURES

GB MEN PRO LEAGUE FIXTURES

Fri 8th February, 06.00 GMT: NEW ZEALAND (away) – Christchurch Sat 16th February, 09.15 GMT: AUSTRALIA (away) – Perth Sat 23rd February, 06.00 GMT: CHINA (away) – Changzhou Sun 31st March, 23.00 BST: USA (away) – Lancaster, Pennsylvania Sat 6th April, 22.00 BST: ARGENTINA (away) – Rosario Weds 24th April, 17.30 BST: GERMANY (away) – Moenchengladbach Sat 27th April, 14.00 BST: USA (home) – Lee Valley Fri 3rd May, 19.30 BST: CHINA (home) – Lee Valley Sat 18th May, 17.00 BST: ARGENTINA (home) – Lee Valley Sun 19th May, 18.00 BST: BELGIUM (home) – Lee Valley Thurs 30th May, 14.30 BST: BELGIUM (away) – Antwerp Saturday 1st June, 17.00 BST: NETHERLANDS (away) – Eindhoven Fri 7th June, 19.30 BST: GERMANY (home) – Lee Valley Sun 9th June, 16.00 BST: AUSTRALIA (home) – Lee Valley Sat 15th June, 16.00: NETHERLANDS (home) – Lee Valley Sun 23rd June, 16.30: NEW ZEALAND (home) – The Stoop Thurs 27th – Sun 30th June: GRAND FINALS – Netherlands

Fri 25th January, 10.00 GMT: SPAIN (away) – Valencia Fri 8th February, 04.00 GMT: NEW ZEALAND (away) – Christchurch Sat 16th February, 07.30 GMT: AUSTRALIA (away) – Perth Sat 6th April, 20.00 BST: ARGENTINA (away) – Rosario Sun 28th April, 13.00 BST: GERMANY (away) – Moenchengladbach Sat 4th May, 12.00 BST: SPAIN (home) – Lee Valley Sat 18th May, 19.00 BST: ARGENTINA (home) – Lee Valley Sun 19th May, 16.00 BST: BELGIUM (home) – Lee Valley Thurs 30th May, 12.30 BST: BELGIUM (away) – Antwerp Sun 2nd June, 15.00 BST: NETHERLANDS (away) – Eindhoven Thurs 6th June, 19.30 BST: GERMANY (home) – Lee Valley Sun 9th June, 14.00 BST: AUSTRALIA (home) – Lee Valley Fri 14th June, 19:30 BST: NETHERLANDS (home) – Lee Valley Sun 23rd June, 14.00 BST: NEW ZEALAND (home) – The Stoop Thurs 27th – Sun 30th June: GRAND FINALS – Netherlands Fixtures correct at time of going to print

SUGAR AND SPICE 15 Bespoke Catering Farina & Kitty met about 25 years ago. It was their passion for good food that helped develop the long standing friendship they enjoy today.

In 2012 Kitty entered and won Thai Master Chef of the year representing her restaurant Regional Thai Taste in Cheam, Surrey. This is where Kitty spent 12 years mastering the art of Thai Cuisine under the expert guidance of her two aunts. Subsequently Kitty opened two very successful Thai restaurants in Kent.

Farina comes from a background of home chefs and she used to love watch meals being created for very large dinner parties hosted by her parents. She learned to recognise spices by smell and was thrilled at the exciting array of colours and variety available. She learnt that an aunt had given cooking classes of her own homemade recipes - Farina and Kitty hope to include these in the recipe book they are writing. After extensive travel to many exotic Asian and Middle Eastern countries Farina takes a keen interest in a variety of cuisines. Over the years Farina has developed her own individual style and created her own recipes which she has prepared for family and friends and for Sugar and Spice 15.

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Back to Hockey / New to Hockey Have you ever watched hockey and wished you had played or last picked up a stick 30 years ago but now think you’ve missed your chance?

Well you haven’t… and Surbiton’s Back to Hockey programme is the perfect place to learn or get your hockey back on track! No prior experience is required. All you need is a love for the game and our great coaches will teach you everything you need to know. You’ll even get fit and meet great people while doing so.

Date & Time Back To Hockey is run in 12 week blocks on Wednesday mornings (09:30 – 10:30) and Thursday evenings (20:30 – 21:30) Equipment required Stick (we can lend you one for your first few sessions if you arrange ahead of time) Shin pads Mouthguard (can be bought at the club bar for £5) Shoes – astros are ideal but trainers will suffice while you’re trying out Payment You need to be a Surbiton Social member which costs £25 (waived for Colts parents) + £60 per block (£5 per session).

Interested?

Email: backtohockey@surbitonhc.com for further information and help.

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With over twenty years in the industry, our trusted team is driven by design to deliver the very best in bathrooms for our clients across Surrey and South West London. Each project is managed by your own dedicated designer who’ll work closely with our in house installation team to bring you a truly bespoke space that is brimming with flawless finishes, functionality and full of style too.

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INTRODUCING…. Iona Stephen Upcoming presenter at Surbiton HC “Inspire” Talk Evenings Iona is a professional golfer, athletic role model and presenter currently based in Richmond. She played 4 sports at junior international level (squash, hockey, lacrosse, athletics) before taking to golf while at university. It was thanks to a sport transfer scheme, that Iona got the opportunity to take up golf and knew from the very start she wanted to reach the professional ranks. She played 4 years as an amateur, breaking 3 course records on her way to a +3 handicap. In 2016 Iona turned professional and made her debut on the Ladies European Tour in December 2016.

Her experience in other high level sports is priceless in contributing to her competitive nature. She is exciting to watch and a fantastic ambassador for the game of golf.

Outside of golf, Iona is an ambassador for the charity BIG CHANGE, supporting young people throughout the UK to thrive in life, not just exams. In 2018, Iona founded the podcast 'Women in the Game', interviewing inspiring women from sport, business and life. Iona is a fountain on knowledge when it comes to all things health and wellbeing, but it always seeking to learn more about optimum health and performance. She speaks on 'Performance Lifestyle' throughout London and the UK and mentors several young athletes with experience and positive encouragement.

www.IonaStephen.com

www.IonaStephen.com

“Hello! Iona here. It might seem unusual that a professional golfer is writing in a hockey magazine, and despite my brief experience playing hockey in Scotland, I am not here to comment on your excellent hockey skills but instead I hope to bring a little insight into some off-piste topics around performance. I am very fortunate to play the game I love for a living but it has not been a straight road by any means. My journey has been full of ups and downs along the way. I have had to dive deep into some specific areas to help me continue on this path, including nutrition, mindset, mindfulness and overcoming injury. There are many parallels within hockey and golf and in fact competing at elite level in any sport sees many of the same challenges appear. I hope by sharing my experience it may help some of you with your own journeys in hockey and beyond!”

Find out more about Iona: Website: www.IonaStephen.com Instagram @Ionastephen

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How to Turn an Injury into a Positive Opportunity Iona Stephen What injury did you develop and how did it affect your performance?

In November 2017 I had surgery on my right wrist for dorsal wrist impingement. This came about from playing too much golf off matts in winter and putting my wrist into a very stressful position. I played the season 2017 with on and off pain and tried many alternative therapies before I had to step into the operating theatre. Of course an operation is intrusive and the body needs time (in my case 12 months of it) to heal and recover, so I started 2018 looking at an entire year out of the game.

How did it affect your mindset?

When I learnt I was going to have surgery, I felt a sense of relief because any athlete will know playing with pain or injury is not much fun and so I hoped this might be the beginning of my journey to pain free golf. However, the frustration and disappointment followed the initial relief and I would be lying if I didn’t tell you about the 8 - 12 weeks I had of feeling totally lost. I spent time at home, wondering what I would do with myself now I couldn’t play the game I love and worrying about where my ranking might end up in 12 months time. On a cold night in February I found myself at a bit of a low point and on a whim signed up for a duathlon in Sardinia. From this moment, my mindset began to change. I didn’t need a perfect wrist to cycle or run and so this was a focus and a fun one at that. Very quickly I found myself saying yes to all sorts of adventures and fun challenges, in both work and in sport and it turned out to be a year I would never forget.

What three pieces of advice would you give to an athlete dealing with injury?

1. Take time in the beginning to rest, to eat lots and sleep lots. When your body is injured, you need to be in calorie surplus to optimise healing so it’s a great excuse to get stuck into all your favourite hearty foods. Sleep is also going to be crucial to maximise your body's ability to heal.

2. Make it your mission to know and understand as much as you can about your injury with your specialists. Whether it’s your physio, doctor or surgeon, they will be treating many injuries at one time and so it helps a great deal if you’re up to speed on the injury to be able to get the most out of the time you spend with them. Knowledge is power and could save you time and money on your journey back to full fitness!

3. Use the opportunity to work on other areas in your game/fitness. Find out first what is safe to do from your team, but if you’re able to work on your cardio or perhaps swimming or cycling then get to it. If you have a lower body injury, could you work on your upper body reactions or coordination? There's always an area you can work on, even if it’s your mind alone.

You will find you come out stronger on the other side.

Surbiton HC Sponsorship We have lots of opportunities for prospective sponsors... from kit sponsorship and pitchside advertising to bespoke packages.

Please get in touch with Jo Brown (SHC Sponsorship Manager) on sponsorship@surbitonhc.com or 07834 763879 to discuss an option to suit your company or organisation.

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Are you ‘fit’ for selection?

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When my daughter returned to play she was stronger than before and had developed a deeper understanding of how to minimise injury risk after implementing a strengthening programme under JY’s guidance. It paid off at the end of the season when she was selected for the England U16.”

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FOCUS ON: JY Physiotherapy Jehan Yehia is a familiar face around the club as Physiotherapy Lead for the Colts section. She is also the Clinical Director at JY Physiotherapy. Here, she tells us what motivates her to work with young hockey players.

"What Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve realised in my 3 years working with Surbiton Hockey Club is the passion the players, coaches and parents have for the sport. All are dedicated to get results and this is what creates their successes. This drive to be the best athlete (whatever age you are) is what motivates me to help and having spent over 15 years working with both amateur and elite sportspeople I understand what it takes to be the best athlete you can. But what drives my work with the Colts is also to help them understand how to become an athlete and how to look after themselves not only to help with performance now but performance in their long term careers at whatever level they play. Longevity in sport means training effectively and knowing how to prevent injuries. This is our expertise and we have a great track record to help players recover quicker and become stronger than before."

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Our Colts are in good hands as they look to progress from junior hockey into the club first teams

Clockwise from top left: Phoebe Willars; M1s Ball Patrol team; William Marshall; Conor Williamson, Rory Calnan, Nick Parkes, Arjan Drayon Chana; Ladies 1s post game; L1s celebrate a goal

Save the Date!

SHC are organising a charity fundraising May Ball on 3rd May. All funds raised will be going to support SHCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community hockey programme and also the parahockey programme, the Flyerz.

The Ball is open to anyone: members, non members, friends, sponsors, the local community.... .It is going to be a magical evening with fantastic food and music. The Club has also agreed, for the first time, that everyone can bring their own alcohol if they wish to do so.

For more information on the SHC Community Programme, please see: www.surbitonhc.com/community To find out more about getting involved in our recently launched Flyerz programme, see page 47 of this magazine.