Changes to training schedule

BANBRIDGE Ladies Hockey Club has made changes to training schedules this season to accommodate the changes in Youth Hockey which have been introduced by the governing body, Ulster Hockey.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Aug 2010, 13:30 BST
Updated 30th Aug 2010, 17:04 BST

With over 60 girls in the Youth section of the Banbridge Ladies club in the 2009/10 season, this section is growing from strength to strength and is a great development ground for young players to then proceed into the Senior Club.

Ulster Hockey rules now mean that players cannot play Senior Club hockey until the age of 15 years, (previously 14 years for girls) therefore the previous league format played on a Sunday has been changed to accommodate this change.

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The Youth leagues have been reorganized to the following age groups; U15 Performance, U15 Development, U13 and U11 and these are set up regionally. The under 14s will be incorporated into the U15 sections. Banbridge Ladies Hockey Club have entered teams into each of the Under 15 sections with two teams entered for both the U13 and U11 leagues, and all teams will normally be playing games at Lisnagarvey or Portadown on various Sunday afternoons throughout the season.

Banbridge Ladies Youth Hockey Training for U11, U12, U13 and U15 will commence from Monday September 6 at Havelock Park from 6-7.30pm.

All youth members are encouraged to attend and new members will be made very welcome.

Junior hockey resumes on Saturday mornings from September 4, 9-10am for P1–P5s, 10-11am for P6s-P7s at Banbridge Leisure Centre.

For more information on the Youth Hockey leagues for 2010/11 see www.ulsterhockey.com ‘Grass Roots’ section.