Hockey Tournament - Thursday 6th March 2014
Irchester competed at the Wollaston Cluster Quick Sticks Hockey Tournament together with 6 other
teams from Yardley Hastings, Denton and Cogenhoe. On hand to help were some Sixth Form and
Year 11 Leaders from Wollaston Secondary together with Mr Roberts collecting scores and
announcing fixtures.
The pupils spent the first 45 minutes being coached by the leaders. They were shown how to pass,
tackle and stop the ball. The games were played on three pitches with parents watching the games
from behind the netting on the Astro turf. The games were played with a soft ball to prevent any
injuries to the Year 3 and 4 pupils. Mr Roberts explained the rules and the Leaders helped pupils
understand the rules by being lenient when refereeing the first few games. The competition was
well contested with all schools having some very competitive matches.
The standard of play increased with every game and by the end of play, some very good hockey had
been played. Yardley Hastings won all their games to finish in first place. Denton finished a close
second fielding a mixed team of two girls and two boys. Yardley Hasting will now go forward to
represent the Wollaston Cluster at the district tournament at Wrenn School on Tuesday 25th March.
Good luck to them.
Team
Points
Position
Yardley Hastings
Denton
Cogenhoe C
Irchester A
Cogenhoe A
Irchester B
Cogenhoe B
12
10
8
8
7
6
5
1st
2nd
3rd
3rd
5th
6th
7th