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NEW SEASON, NEW LEAGUE, NEW TEAMS!
The England Hockey League for Sevenoaks Men’s and
has a new structure, with three Women’s.
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regionalised Conferences - East, • East Grinstead have recruited
North and West – underneath the two junior internationals - Adam
Premiership. Harper from Loughborough
Students and Martin Häner from
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Berlin.
• The tenth placed team in • Surbiton gain Allan Dick from
the Premier Division will be Inverleith.
automatically relegated into • Reading, aiming for their third
one of the three Conferences, straight title, retain the core of
with the ninth placed team their squad.
entering a play-off with the • Leicester have added Chloe
three first placed teams in the Rogers to their squad.
Conferences. • Bowdon Hightown has added
• Two from those four teams Svenje Lange to their squad
will participate in the Premier from Berlin HC.
Gb star alex dansen leaves big
Division the following season. • Linda Webb, top goal scorer last
shoes to fill at trojans following her The tenth placed teams in each season in the National South
move to Klein Zwiserland
conference will be automatically Division, has moved to Aldridge
relegated, leaving the three in the Slazenger EHL.
of sports, vibrant club house, and great ninth placed teams to play • Andy Gooderham joins
family atmosphere. each other in a fight for the one University of Birmingham from
“If you want my tips on playing in the survival place. Cannock.
Premiership, I’d say play fast, confident • The Regional Premier Division’s • Bromley & Beckenham secure
hockey as an organised, close-knit will return to having their first Scott Falconer.
team. Trust your friends…hold you placed team automatically • Hampstead and Westminster
ground…and pray!” promoted into the EHL procure the services of Pakistan
Conferences. international Dilwara Hussain,
SIMON TRIGGS – CANTERBURY and Spaniard Jaume Freixa
“For Canterbury Ladies our aims WINNERS AND LOSERS Sureda from Athletico Terrassa.
are simply to qualify for European • Southgate Women were
competition. Under new coach, Ian promoted into the Women’s The biggest story is not those
Jennings, we will definitely be looking Conference East. joining the league, it is those
to play a fast and fully committed style • Durham University’s Men join not returning. Several GB
of hockey that we’re sure will excite their Women in competing in internationals, in the absence of
spectators. Canterbury are fortunate to Conference North. major international commitments
be sponsored by Canterbury Clothing • Cardiff & UWIC, second placed this season, are testing the Dutch
Company this year and this combination to Durham University in the play- waters, with the offer of lucrative
coupled with Ian’s direction as coach we off over the May bank holiday, contracts proving too great. Those
hope to gain the success that the hard join the Men’s Conference West. clubs that may have been counting
work the squad are putting in deserves.” • Horsham retained their EHL on their return have had to look
status competing in Women’s elsewhere.
RACHEL WALKER – OLTON & WEST Conference East in 2008-09.
WARWICK • Both Premier Division sides
“This season we have our full squad in the promotion relegation
available and we are not losing anyone, play-offs, Hampstead and
so we will be aiming to finish in the top Westminster, and Chelmsford,
two in the table and ultimately wanting retained their status for the
to play hard to gain a European Club 2008-09 season; Brooklands MU
Championship place. and Sunderland lost out.
“Truthfully, the big question with • Southgate Men were promoted
Olton is that you never know what is after topping the Division One
going to happen! There’ll probably table in 2007/08.
be some good goals, some attacking
play and some hairy moments in IN AND OUT
defence. There’ll often be some fiery • Guildford, who missed out on
temperament and passion all over the the chance to return to the
pitch, but we’re a group of hot totty with Premier Division last season,
smiles at the end! welcome back Ian Jennings as
“To have a complete game you need their coach.
to be able to finish off your chances • Paul Edwards needs to rebuild
through set plays and also open play, a Cannock side which has
but also be prepared to set up your seen many changes over the
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defence early and be proactive. Defend summer. Gb skipper ben hawes captains
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hard and outside your defensive 25 • Pete Turner takes over duties
surbiton for the 2008/9 season
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