Tornados Mens 2's trials

Trials for the Men's 2nd XI team will be held on Sunday 8th May 10am -12pm  @ CCAB.
Trials are open to all (except players who have played for the 1's in the current season)
Please fill in your availability on the google spreadsheet 
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AtQ1XFSSkNdDdHZzQjhMVFo5OUZsVmd5VkREOXFkS3c&authkey=CPmsmboB&hl=en#gid=0
if you cannot access the spreadsheet or wish to be considered for the 2's but cannot make it to the trials please contact Izz Izzi.Woodrow@sc.com

 

 

Queen Beez win their first point!

On a wet and cool evening at Sengkang the Tornados Ladies B team, having the honour of being the first team to play in the club's new kit, secured their first point in a thrilling end-t0-end game against Indian Association. Fielding a squad of 16 players, including the 3 new local schoolgirls, the B's played some much improved hockey and had a number of chances in the first half including a fine shot from Serena. Ally assisted by Afiqah kept things tight at the back including saving a first half Penalty Stroke.

Rashiqah, the Queen Bee of the Game, playing in her first match for the club scored the opening goal but with 10 minutes to play they found themselves 2-1 down. A late penalty corner saw a wide shot from Rashiqah fall to Sara who placed the ball past the keeper. It took her a couple of seconds to realise the ball had gone in before the celebrations started.

In the last 10 minutes some resolute defending from a series a Penalty Corners kept the score level and the B's were able to celebrate their 2-2 draw. Fantastic performance from the entire team.

Big thanks to supporters who had stayed around after the Ladies A and Men's A team games had been cancelled due to the weather. Also thanks to Sam and TJ for the efficient job they did in getting the new players registered in time for the game.

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


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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)