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Young hockey players in Pembrokeshire had the benefit of top class coaching during the half-term holiday in a new ‘Sticks and Stars’ programme, launched by the Welsh Hockey Union (WHU).
A total of 29 boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 15 were coached by a WHU qualified coach and supported by current Welsh senior international players at Milford Haven astro-turf pitch.
The senior internationals also shared their experiences of representing their country and gave advice on what it takes to get to the top, while the youngsters had the opportunity to ask them a variety of questions.
The sessions were run from 10 am - 4 pm and each player received a t-shirt, certificate and skills card on completion.
Abi Welsford and Sophie Trigg were the stars from the Welsh senior women’s squad and the WHU’s Vicki Sutton was the head coach for the day.
Angela Miles, hockey development officer for Pembrokeshire County Council, was delighted to host the event.
She said: “It was fantastic to see so many budding hockey players really getting to grips with the day’s theme which was ‘looking after the ball’ and we were most grateful to the Welsh Hockey Union for bringing the event to Pembrokeshire.”
It is hoped that another ‘Sticks and Stars’ event will be held in Pembrokeshire during the October half-term holiday.

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‘Sticks and Stars’ in Pembrokeshire

Young hockey players in Pembrokeshire had the benefit of top class coaching during the half-term holiday in a new ‘Sticks and Stars’ programme, launched by the Welsh Hockey Union (WHU).

County hockey players excel themselves

Pembrokeshire’s young hockey players have excelled themselves, with 11 being selected for the South West Regional Academy in Swansea which starts this month.

Tenby Ladies Hockey

South Wales League Division 4 (West)

Tenby 3 Llanybydder 3

With a mid-morning start to the game, played at Pembroke Leisure Centre, Tenby must have thought they were still in bed and having nightmares as table-topping Llanybydder opened the scoring in the first minute without a Tenby stick getting any touch.

Carew too good for Penarth

Penarth 1 Carew 3

With the Carew ’keeper Leigh Thomas going to the wrong entrance of the sports complex in Penarth, Carew were forced to start the game with only eight players and no goalkeeper, leaving Dave Ferguson to step in as a ‘kicking back’.

Carew in command

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HOCKEY CLUB 3
Swansea Bay 1

After conceding an early goal from a short corner error, Carew went on to dominate the game against a high-riding Swansea Bay team, with captain Jamie Smith putting in two and young Sam Barton scoring his first goal for the club in his first season and only his fourth senior game.

Testing time for County

After last week’s great start to the league, Pembroke County hockey team travelled to UWIC Cardiff for a tester of their squad with some key players missing.

Pembroke Ladies too good for Carmarthen

Pembroke Ladies hockey team played their first game of this season in Division Four of the South Wales League against Carmarthen Ladies.

Hockey cup success for Tenby Ladies

Tenby Ladies had a fantastic start to the 2009/2010 season by winning the annual Pembrokeshire Cup Tournament.

Hockey success for Templeton School

A hockey team from Templeton School recently travelled to Fishguard Leisure Centre for the Pembrokeshire Zone Final of the ‘Activate’ Welsh Primary Schools Hockey Competition.

School teams get stuck in!

Sixteen teams from 13 schools across Pembrokeshire took part in a primary schools hockey tournament last week.

Templeton impress in schools’ hockey competition

Two teams from Templeton School recently travelled to Pembroke Leisure Centre, to play in the first round of the ‘Activate’ Welsh Primary Schools Hockey Competition.

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