Tornados A v SRC Ladies Match

After a great start to the season with two convincing wins, the Tornadoes Ladies First Team faced their toughest match yet against a young development squad from SRC. The match took place on Saturday at 7.30pm – not a great time, but with the advantage that it was cooler than previous games. The Tornadoes were missing some key players in the team; in particular most of their forwards.

 

SRC took the lead early in the first half, which they maintained throughout, with a goal taken from a short corner. Despite some valiant attacks, and a much improved second half, the Tornadoes did not manage to break though the SRC defense to score and the final result was a disappointing 7-0 to SRC. There were some great individual performances, most notably from Rosie who went home wearing the lady of the match crown. 

 

Thanks to everyone who turned out to support the team and hopefully we will see them back on form in their next game against Crescent on Sunday, 10^th April at 4:30pm. Please do come along.

Much Improvement from the Queen Beez

The Queen Beez faced their 3rd tough fixture in a row against last season's defeated finalists, losing 12-0 to the Hollandse Club. The Beez really competed and played together as a team. The score doesn't reflect the massive strides made by this new team. Queenie filling in for Ally between the sticks put in a fine performance and there were also notable strong performances from Jildau, Abi and Serena. Everybody put in 100pct. Nobody can accuse this team of a lack of commitment.

One downside today was a head injury to Lesley in her first game for Tornados. A clash of heads led to her being taking to hospital but nothing serious was reported. Complaints will be made to the SHF regarding the negligence of their match officials in handling this situation.

Things are really looking up for this team and with reinforcements coming in to the team in the next couple of weeks the team will be looking for their first victory now that they have got some of their toughest games out of the way.

Kit Launch & Family Fun Day!!!!!!

Tornados, please be reminded that we will
be holding our kit launch and family fun day very
soon! It is crucial that we show our new sponsors
how we love a good social and more importantly
how appreciative we are for their financial support
at the start of this season. With this in mind I want
you ALL to try your hardest to be there with family,
friends and work colleagues!

PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR CLUB!

On Saturday 9th April from 2.30pm onwards THC
Social Committee would like to invite you, your family
and friends to The Bull & Bear pub for the official launch
of our newly sponsored, brand spanking new kit!
Watch our very own players model Tornados kit from
throughout the years in our very own fashion show!

Bring along your family, friends and kids to enjoy
balloon benders, face-painting and family fun! Meet
Tornados players from all of our five teams as well as
sharing a beer with our new sponsors from 6 Drunk
Men and The Bull & Bear pub! There will also be a
BBQ and Bouncy Castle!

I look forward to seeing ALL of you on the 9th April to
thank our new sponsors and more importantly have
great fun with your friends and family alongside your
teammates at Tornados Hockey Club!

No excuses....JUST BE THERE! 2.30PM SHARP!

Regards,
Fishy & The Social Committee


Check out our blog for news and match reports http://tornadoshc.blogspot.com/

Any questions? Email enquiries@tornadoshockey.org,sg.

Ladies Beez in the League

Tornados Ladies B team faced an uphill task in their first ever weekend in the Singapore Hockey League. Tasked with 2 games in 2 days against Tornados A and Theresians (demoted from the Premier League) things were not helped by a shortage of players due to illness, overseas travel and demands of schoolwork.

The Beez put in a brave performance against the A team on the Saturday and showed a lot of improvement in the second half despite playing with only 10 players. Ally in goal was voted player of the match after a fine performance. Considering the opposition 13-0 was not a terrible result.

On the Sunday they again had to make their way out to Sengkang to play a very well drilled Thersians side. Playing with no substitutes available they again improved greatly in the second half ending up losing 16-0. Rox was voted Player of the Match after a brave performance carrying on playing after a hard hit to her shin.

Despite 2 heavy defeats the ladies enjoyed their hockey and look forward to big improvements during the season.

Next up Hollandse Club on 3rd April.

2011 Opening Weekend

Tornados A took on the newly formed Tornados B team at Sengkang on the first Saturday of the 2011 league season.  It was a day full of firsts – first game at the new (highly convenient) venue, first ever match for the Bs and first game for the new look As, who retained just 7 of the players who won the league last year.  The match started and was promptly stopped due to the incorrect positioning of the coach and substitute.  Rather than being allowed to sit in the shade of the stand the match was paused while Rosie and Rich made their way round to the opposite side to join the 3^rd umpire in the direct sunlight.  With the match restarted the As camped for most of the game in the Bs half.  35 minutes later and the As had been able to score 7 goals despite some excellent work in goal by Ali.  Meanwhile Charlotte had gamely volunteered to act as goal keeper for the As and spent much of the game watching from the back – that is when she wasn’t distracted by Rich.  The second half continued in much the same way as the first with the As scoring another 6 goals, to see a final score of 13-0, despite the score line the Bs battled hard until the end, ensuring the A's couldn't relax until the final whistle.  The defence of TJ, Cynthia, Jenny B and Abi were rarely troubled and Charlotte never got to touch the ball, while Lou and Meagan controlled the game from the midfield.  The midfield and forwards combined well to see Gemma (7), Koc (1), Kat (2), Meagan (2) and Lou (1) score.   Her dominance in the middle saw Lou walk away with Tara’s tiara.

The second game of the season was played against a young Indian Association team who had 20 players, compared to the 12 players for Tornados As who were facing their second game in just over 24 hours.  While the IA team went through some drills Tornados looked to conserve their energy for the game and after just 45 seconds Chris stepped up and scored her first goal of the season, followed by her second a few minutes later.  Tornados continued to attack the IA goal with Kat and Gemma adding to the score line thanks to some insightful passes into the D from the midfield of Lou, Rosie, Charlotte, Meagan and Cynthia.  Tornados went into the break leading 4-0. The second half saw Tornados continue to attack the IA goal, seeing them score another 3 goals.  Kat scored her first hat trick for Tornados in only her second game, and in the Tornados goal Kirsten touched the ball twice and shadowed it out a couple of times, so had a busy night.  Lou again dominated from the midfield and was awarded Tara’s Tiara for the second time in the weekend. The crowd was jovial thanks to the Red Rock beer and kept the Tornados Chix running till the end of the game.

6 points out of 6 and 20 goals isn’t a bad way to start the season.  Well done all J

Goals:
Gemma (9)
Kat (5)
Chris (2)
Koc (1)
Meagan (2)
Lou (1)

THC Lady B's 0 v Vijayanti 8 (I think)

Tornados Ladies B Team played their first ever game yesterday (24th Feb) at Delta Stadium against a very well organised Vijayanti team that had finished in the top 4 in the league last season. A squad of 17 players turned up for the game confirming the commitment that has been shown at training. Unfortunately, the inexperience of the Tornados team showed in the first half as the team conceded a number of goals despite some hard work from Milly and Jildau at the back. Ally in goal put in a brave performance but I'm sure she is now questioning the wiseness of using a rather intimate part of her body to stop a shot in the first half (I bet she will use the provided OBO jewel case (http://www.total-hockey.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=1448) in her next match). A highlight of the first half had to be the sight of Queenie in full flow off on her usual blistering runs down the wing. I'm sure on one occasion she got to the River Valley Road before she decided it was a lost cause.

After a bit of reorganisation at half-time the team put in a far more organised and solid performance. The improvements made during the course of this game bode well for the season ahead.

Bring on the A-team!!!!

Tornados Social News!!!!

Tornados Social News!!!!
A new season is upon us! Last year saw the Tornados
compete in some thrilling hockey matches and also
complete some pretty spectacular social events!

On Saturday 26th February, 2011 ALL Tornados
players, supporters, family and friends are
encouraged to join us at the Bull & Bear pub to help
celebrate the start of another exciting season of hockey
and friendship making in Singapore.

PLEASE RSVP BELOW! IT IS VITAL THAT OUR
TEAMS AND SPONSORS RECEIVE THE SUPPORT
WE ARE RENOWNED FOR! NO EXCUSES!

2011 will see the club grow larger than it has ever
been, whilst holding on to our belief that all hockey
should be fun and enjoyable. The Tornados
Social Committee has been busy behind the scenes
deciding on fun-filled events for all of our members!

2011 will also see the introduction of new club
sponsors. The Bull & Bear and Red Rock beer will
be providing a new home and refreshments for all
of the Tornados club members - the Social
Committee would like to invite you all to celebrate
this new partnership with local businesses who
have made a substantial commitment to providing
kit and a new home to our great club.

Start of Season Drinks!!!!
When - Saturday 26th Feb, 2011
Where - Bull & Bear
http://www.bullandbear.com.sg/
Time - 5.30pm till late
Theme - relaxed social with $15nett buffet and
discounted drinks (or order from extensive menu)
RSVP - https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dF9OQzhnRXRPSFVUdXdtd1otTmgxaWc6MQ