08.09.08
Performance Centres
NEWSRegional Single System Implementation | 5 June 2008
The Single System for Hockey on a Regional level is now up and running. West Hockey gratefully acknowledges the contribution made to this progress by the County Associations, clubs, coaches and organisers in the West Region.
Age groups:
U15 | those born in or after 1994
U16 | those born in 1993
U18 | those born in 1992 and 1991.
> Junior Regional Performance Centres (JRPCs)
Two JRPCs have been initiated, one at Exeter and one in Bristol which will provide performance level coaching and competition preparation in the region, with the opportunities for players to progress to national recognition through tiered competition.
These Performance Centres are designed to be as accessible as possible to players from across the region in all the age groups from U15 to U18. For the 2008 season two age groups are being organized – U16s & U18s. A key aim of the Single System is to ensure that players will follow a national coaching and assessment pathway. This will be achieved through the close liaison with England Hockey’s centrally contracted coaches; to date West Hockey has held three days of assessment for the U15s, U16s and U18s with the following players having been selected so far to attend the JRPC, with a further assessment sessions scheduled for 29 June.
U18 Boys
BRISTOL | Owen Alsop | Ben Andrew | George Cryer | Lucas Erikson | Simon Hanley | Tom Jenvey | Jamie Lilley | Eugene Malthouse | Andy Moody | Mike Penny | Tom Pinnegar | Chris Puttock | Seb Sheehan | Dan Shephard | Ultan Watson | Ash Woolmington
EXETER | Dominic Bowden | Dafydd Bury | Jack Dinnie | Charlie Ellison | George Farrant | Sean Flynn | Alex Helliar | Adam Le Page, Chris Mason | Jamie Parkinson | Jack Pascoe | Chris Rea | Luke Saunders.
U18 Girls
BRISTOL | Emily Atkinson | Holly Chipman | Lottii Crampton-Smith, Jade Edwards | Sian Evans | Caitlin Fogarty | Abby Hallworth | Kitty Harman | Laura Jaques | Amy Lloyd Jones | Laura Myers | Jo Millward | Steph Parsons | Georgia Rawlinson | Louise Symons | Addy Williams
EXETER | Lauren Adding | Giselle Ansley | Jessica Dukes | Vicky Evans | Lucy Hancock | Lauren Hutchings | Pippa Inderwick, Charlotte Lewis | Lou Linley-Adams | Libby Orrett | Harriet Payne, Katrina Rye | Eleanor Smith | Claire Thomas | Alice Toynton | Stef Williams | Isabel Wray
U16 Boys
BRISTOL | George Bissett | Martyn Booth | Peter Dobie | Henry Eastman | Joe Edwards | Matt Gallegos | Alfie Gilbert | Tom Hatcher, Hugo Harris | Sheriden Leech | Jamie Miller | Jack Murphy | Ali Parker | Chris Turley
EXETER | Tom Bellack | Jack Bennett | Rory Coltham | Jake Crosby, Sam Daymond | Harry Gibson | Josh Hood | Justin Lear | Matt Linley-Adams | Tom Nitti | Oliver Schofield | James Schuster-Bruce, James Taylor | Tim Thompson.
U16 Girls
BRISTOL | Saskia Barnes | Sarah Dalrymple | There de Souza, Charlotte Fitzgerald | Sophie Gordon | Amy Hayes | Becky Heywood, Rene Johnson | Emily King | Grace Lewis | Francesca Mayes, Rebecca Rigg | Holly Simpson | Emily Sumaria | Allegra Wilder, Sophie Wright
EXETER | Sophie Bowden | Becky Brown | Imogen Cook | Becky Garner | Tiffany Gervasie- Brazier | Laura Glover | Georgie Llanfear | Jessica Orrett | Alice Pyrgos | Jessica Ravenhill-White | Paige Roberts | Mean Stewart | Amelia Sydenham | Lucinda Taylor | Alice Woods
> JRPC dates
Exeter University
29 June* | 2 July | 7 September | 14 September
Bristol UWE
29 June* | 2 July | 7 September | 14 September
*assessment & coaching session
> Competition
There are two levels (tiers) of competition for regional players:
Tier 1 | Cluster Competition
Centres | Exeter, Bristol, Winchester
Dates | 21 & 28 September
Venue | Millfield
(three other clusters across England regions will run similar competitions involving three JRPCs)
Tier 2 | Competition
Teams selected from each cluster of three JRPCs
Squads | Wessex Leopards U16 & U18
Dates | 31 October, 1 & 2 November 2008
Venue | Cannock
Coaches & Managers appointed by England Hockey
> U15 High Performance Assessment Camp (HiPACs)
HiPACs are three day residential hockey camps run and subsidized by England Hockey (through Mann Group sponsorship) that provide the same nationally verified assessment and coaching for players – there are two organized for the U15 age group in 2008.
Boys | 13/14/15 June | Lilleshall
Girls | 11/12/13 July | Loughborough
West selected players and reserves are:
Boys | Luke Andrew | Tom Alsop | Tom Atkinson | Ryan Bresnahan, Nick Carne | Josh Clark | Freddie Everett | Seamus Flynn | Robert Foxhall-Smith | Tom Groombridge | Will Jenkins | Ed Matts | Ben McGeoch | Matt Osbourne | Matt Richards | Jordan Teague | Albert Thornton | Jon Wright | Bertie Wyatt
Girls | Olivia Abbott | Saskia Barnes | Laura Bevan | Imogen Cook, Bridgit Folland | Becky Garner | Rene Johnson | Lily Owsley | Abigail Porter | Alice Pyrgos | Kate Reynolds | Lottie Richardson | Paige Roberts | Amelia Sydenham | Lucinda Taylor | Allegra Willder | Kirsty Hoskins | Sarah Richardson | Georgina Wort
The second HipAC takes place over the weekend of 26/27/28 October 2008. The selection for this will be through an assessment/competition day - provisionally 21 September - combining again as cluster with Winchester (to streamline the process with the Tier 1 format). Each cluster will send 16 boys and 16 girls to the residential HiPAC.
Clive Nelson | West Representative Youth Chair
cne70bl@aol.com
5 June 2008
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Regional Junior Performance Centres 2008
West Hockey Association (as part of the England Hockey Single System) is establishing Regional Junior Performance Centres (JRPC’s) from June 2008. These Centres will be based in Exeter and Bristol and will provide performance coaching and competition for selected U15 & U17 players, replacing the existing system of trials and squads.
West Assessment Days for the JRPC’s in 2008 will be:
> Wednesday 9 April | U15 Boys & Girls > Millfield
> Thursday 10 April | U17 Boys & Girls > Millfield
What about U14 Boys & Girls in 2008?
At U14 level, 20 girls and 20 boys are being selected from each region to attend a High Performance Assessment Camp (HiPAC), which will be run by England Hockey in Summer 2008.
West Assessment Day for this HiPAC will be:
> Tuesday 8 April | U14 Boys & Girls > Millfield
PLEASE NOTE – There is no Regional Tournament for
U14 Boys in 2008
This year invitations to these Assessment Days will be offered to players identified as having the necessary talent/potential by West Assessors at West County Tournaments and by nominations from County Coaches/Assessors.
All invited players will receive confirmation and details of relevant Assessment Days in due course.
Clive Nelson | West Representative Youth Chair
cne70bl@aol.com
