Unfortunately the 5-a-side mixed grass hockey tournament scheduled for this Saturday 28th August has been cancelled.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Its that time of the year again..

Training Monday and Wednesday nights at Bandon Grammar School from 7.30pm.

ALL WELCOME!

5-a-side mixed grass hockey tournament

Saturday 28^th August 2010, 12 noon

Bandon Rugby Club

€50.00 per team

Minimum of two ladies on the pitch at all times

 Maximum of three current club members on each team

BBQ food available for purchase

For the third year running the Mens 1sts have qualified for the IHL Playoffs, which take place this coming weekend (May 8th and 9th) in Three Rock Rovers, Grange Road, Dublin. Having been in the same venue last year and in Belfast the previous year, the team were very disappointed to learn that the Irish Hockey Association would not hold the tournament in Munster as previously indicated.

As a result of this and, as in the previous years, with the timing of the tournament clashing with college exams the team will be prevented from travelling at full strength. Despite this, however, the squad are feeling confident that they can make it third time lucky and qualify for next years Irish Hockey League.

The two other teams in the qualifiers are Lisnagarvey from Ulster and YMCA from Leinster, who play each other on Friday night. On Saturday Bandon will play Lisnagarvey at 2.00pm and less than 24 hours later they will play YMCA at 11.15am on Sunday.

Although the games are taking place in Dublin support would be much appreciated!

This years dinner is on in Innishannon House Hotel on Friday May 14th at 7.30. Please contact your team captain or email info [at] bandonhc [dot] com to confirm your attendance.

Check out the photos of the Mens 2nds in the Cork Cup Final against C. of I. 3rds, and if you haven’t seen them already take a look at the stars of the future in the photos of the underage blitz on March 27th.

Cork Cup Final – April 25th 2010

Underage End of Season Blitz – March 27th 2010

The Mens 1sts still have three league games remaining, all of which are at home over the next three weekends. The first game is against C. of I. 1sts tomorrow at 1.30pm.

Despite a very “stop-start” season the team have played some great hockey and are feeling confident going into tomorrow’s game. They know that three wins will guarantee automatic qualification for next season’s Irish Hockey League so it would be great to get a lot of support out for the game.

The Ladies 1st team are running a Table Quiz next Thursday night (April 15th) in the Ash Tree pub at 8.00pm.

There will be cash prizes plus a raffle, and a team of 4 costs only €40 so please come along for what is guaranteed to be a fun night.

Unfortunately the Mens 1sts game against Quins scheduled for 1.30pm on Sunday has been postponed due to the late scheduling of a Munster Senior panel session. This brings a further delay to the season which has already been hampered by poor weather conditions. With a game scheduled against UCC next week the 1sts will yet again be stepping on a pitch following a 3 week break.

In the passed few years hockey has grown so much that girls blitzes have gone from having all clubs under 12 and under 10 girls at one venue, to recently just under 10 and a venue and the under 12s at another venue.  This year has been the lst year that even the age groups themselves have had to split up.  So on February 20th Bandon and Belvedere both hosted girls under-12 blitzes.  We hosted Ashton – 9 teams and Church of Ireland – 4 teams.  We in Bandon fielded 6 teams.

We hosted this blitz in a blaze of sunshine and frost.  With the help of our young club members, some great parents and a dash of salt this was once again a huge success.   Clodagh Nicholson has taken on the task of running the girls under-12s for the passed few years and has proved to everyone how easy to run, and how much fun, these tournaments can be.  The girls themselves had many successes on the pitch with one or two matches not going quite our way.

A special mention go to Padraig Hallahan, our time keeper for many many years.  This is his last year with the under-12 section as his daughter moves up the ranks.  Also thanks to Jane Fleming, our medic, who has always been a willing participant.  To Ann and Ann, who are our in-house tea ladies, who with their entourage of assistants make Clodagh’s and Yvonne’s job a little easier.  Huge thanks also the umpires, who were brilliant; Laura, Cathal, Conor, Emma, Trevor and Philip and of course their co-ordinator Stephanie.  Lastly to Nicole and Elaine who were making sure that teams got to their pitches in colours that were not the same!

Click here to view the photos taken on the day.