Dear All,
We will be training at the following places and times in June:
Wednesday 1st June 8pm - 10pm, Delta
Monday 6th June 8pm - 10pm, CCAB
Monday 13th June 8pm - 10pm, CCAB
Monday 20th June 8pm - 10pm, CCAB
We will also have Hockey Village on Wednesdays 7:30pm - 9pm for pick-up games and optional bbq afterwards.
Rich.
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Monday, 23 May 2011
Ladies A 1 - 1 NYP
The mark of a championship-winning team is the ability to come away with a point, even when the Hockey Gods are against you. The Tornados Ladies demonstrated these credentials admirably last night against an aggressive NYP, who were bouyed by inconsistent umpiring that favoured the less skillful team.
THC were sluggish at the start, with some perhaps still suffering from the previous night's excesses of Lou's leaving party. However, attempts to switch up a gear were thwarted by the umpires, whose decisions bemused and frustrated even the normally most placid of THC's players.
The first half ended goalless, despite some great play by the front line to put NYP under pressure. NYP then managed to go a goal up in the second half, following a rash of free hits against THC for tackles that seemed perfectly legal to everyone but the umpire.
As the rain came down, Tornados, captained by Lou in her last game for the club, dug in and camped inside the NYP 25-yard line. Their determination and spirit was eventually rewarded when Chris received a short corner, switched to Rosie who neatly flicked the ball into the top left.
An embarrassing spectacle then ensued. NYP complained about the goal and surrounded the umpire. This went on for a full 5 minutes, as NYP continued to harangue the umpire who allowed to situation to degenerate and failed to reprimand even a single player.
Once the game finally restarted, Tornados dominated throughout, with Farah leading the front line with an exemplary performance as centre forward, linking seemlessly with Kok, Rosie and Chris in attack. However, despite their best efforts, the game finished up 1-1 and THC can be glad of salvaging a point under very trying circumstances.
THC were sluggish at the start, with some perhaps still suffering from the previous night's excesses of Lou's leaving party. However, attempts to switch up a gear were thwarted by the umpires, whose decisions bemused and frustrated even the normally most placid of THC's players.
The first half ended goalless, despite some great play by the front line to put NYP under pressure. NYP then managed to go a goal up in the second half, following a rash of free hits against THC for tackles that seemed perfectly legal to everyone but the umpire.
As the rain came down, Tornados, captained by Lou in her last game for the club, dug in and camped inside the NYP 25-yard line. Their determination and spirit was eventually rewarded when Chris received a short corner, switched to Rosie who neatly flicked the ball into the top left.
An embarrassing spectacle then ensued. NYP complained about the goal and surrounded the umpire. This went on for a full 5 minutes, as NYP continued to harangue the umpire who allowed to situation to degenerate and failed to reprimand even a single player.
Once the game finally restarted, Tornados dominated throughout, with Farah leading the front line with an exemplary performance as centre forward, linking seemlessly with Kok, Rosie and Chris in attack. However, despite their best efforts, the game finished up 1-1 and THC can be glad of salvaging a point under very trying circumstances.
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Ladies A 8 - 0 Crescent
Another terrific team performance saw more triangles than an episode of Sesame Street and a hatful of goals from 6 different players.
Gemma kept up her 100% record and joining her on the score sheet were Chris, Rosie, Meagan, Leah and Farah.
Neither Sharifa nor Zira so much as touched the ball in a game which allowed THC to experiment with a new formation.
As ever, with a squad that has found its rhythm, the game also saw several personal-best performances of the season, including Abi, Virginia, Leah and Sam. All the more impressive considering the team was adjusting to a new structure.
Kok was unrelentless in front of the posts but the goal somehow eluded her. However, she can still claim several assists thanks to her dedicated support play and the aggression of a front line determined to clean up on the many rebounds.
The Tornados are moving in the right direction for the post-season, and may be peaking at the right time, but they know all too well that they cannot afford to let up now.
Sent via BlackBerry from SingTel!
Gemma kept up her 100% record and joining her on the score sheet were Chris, Rosie, Meagan, Leah and Farah.
Neither Sharifa nor Zira so much as touched the ball in a game which allowed THC to experiment with a new formation.
As ever, with a squad that has found its rhythm, the game also saw several personal-best performances of the season, including Abi, Virginia, Leah and Sam. All the more impressive considering the team was adjusting to a new structure.
Kok was unrelentless in front of the posts but the goal somehow eluded her. However, she can still claim several assists thanks to her dedicated support play and the aggression of a front line determined to clean up on the many rebounds.
The Tornados are moving in the right direction for the post-season, and may be peaking at the right time, but they know all too well that they cannot afford to let up now.
Sent via BlackBerry from SingTel!
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Tour to RSC 9s in KL on 16,17 July 2011
Pack up your stick bags and leave your dignity at home - it's time for the first overseas tour of the season!
For details, or to sign up, click here.
For details, or to sign up, click here.
Monday, 16 May 2011
Watch Videos of THC Games
Did you know that we record videos of most THC games? Matches are available to download for a couple of weeks after each game (and then stored off-line thereafter).
You can get them in 2 ways:
1) Install DropBox and email me for access to the folder.
or
2) Go to http://db.tt/1K6xaNr and download online.
Please note that this is a shared folder - if you delete a file it will be deleted for everyone, so don't delete files. If you do not want to have the files automatically downloaded to your hard disk, go for option (2).
You can get them in 2 ways:
1) Install DropBox and email me for access to the folder.
or
2) Go to http://db.tt/1K6xaNr and download online.
Please note that this is a shared folder - if you delete a file it will be deleted for everyone, so don't delete files. If you do not want to have the files automatically downloaded to your hard disk, go for option (2).
Sunday, 15 May 2011
Ladies A 2 - 0 Vijayanti
The warriors of the Ladies A team found their rhythm on a relatively cool afternoon at Seng Kang.
Not only were there some outstanding individual performances but also, more importantly, impressive team play and an air of confidence that will make the rest of the league sit up and pay attention.
Gemma opened the scoring in the first half after picking up the ball in midfield and beating 3 players in a trademark run into the circle.
From then on it was one-way traffic, with Rosie, Chris and Kirsten all coming close. The short-corners looked sharper than in previous games and the attacking play up the right wing was fluid and threatening.
The second goal came with 15 minutes of the game remaining and involved some slick passing play between Leah, Gemma, Kok and Jen, with Rosie getting the final touch.
The midfield were able to dominate most of the play, with first Lou and then Meagan holding the back of the diamond firm, ably assisted by Farah, Jen and Kirsten. Sharifa was called into action rarely, but kept the ball clear when needed.
Vijayanti were not about to give up their league position easily and came back fiercely. Zira was forced to make several saves in the latter part of the game while Cynthia, Abi and Charlotte were fortunate to keep their sticks intact. Not so for TJ, who limped off with 8 minutes remaining, finally the victim of one of the many ill-timed swings from the Vijayanti attack.
Tornados can now go into the second half of the season with renewed optimism and a strong claim on a place in the playoffs.
Sent via BlackBerry from SingTel!
Not only were there some outstanding individual performances but also, more importantly, impressive team play and an air of confidence that will make the rest of the league sit up and pay attention.
Gemma opened the scoring in the first half after picking up the ball in midfield and beating 3 players in a trademark run into the circle.
From then on it was one-way traffic, with Rosie, Chris and Kirsten all coming close. The short-corners looked sharper than in previous games and the attacking play up the right wing was fluid and threatening.
The second goal came with 15 minutes of the game remaining and involved some slick passing play between Leah, Gemma, Kok and Jen, with Rosie getting the final touch.
The midfield were able to dominate most of the play, with first Lou and then Meagan holding the back of the diamond firm, ably assisted by Farah, Jen and Kirsten. Sharifa was called into action rarely, but kept the ball clear when needed.
Vijayanti were not about to give up their league position easily and came back fiercely. Zira was forced to make several saves in the latter part of the game while Cynthia, Abi and Charlotte were fortunate to keep their sticks intact. Not so for TJ, who limped off with 8 minutes remaining, finally the victim of one of the many ill-timed swings from the Vijayanti attack.
Tornados can now go into the second half of the season with renewed optimism and a strong claim on a place in the playoffs.
Sent via BlackBerry from SingTel!
Saturday, 14 May 2011
Ladies B 0 - SCC 4
The Ladies B team continued their rapid improvement in a hard fought game against SCC. Unfortunately a flu virus had devastated the squad leaving them with only one substitute, which is never good in the Singapore climate. Ally again put in an MVP performance but she was ably assisted by her trio of defenders (Milly, Afifqah and Jane).
Other notable performances came from Marianne and Sharm, both of whom really stepped up their game for this match.
In the midfield Atiqah, Queenie and Charisse never stopped running. Sara up front showed some newly acquired skills and Rashiqah once again caused the opposition a lot of trouble on the break.
There were only positives from this game and surely a win will come before the end of the season!
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