Presentation Day Awards

It has been another very successful year for the club, highlights being the 1st Team doing the Outdoor double, the 2nd team finishing 4th in the Indoor league and the 3rds finishing 2nd in the Midlands Indoor league and reaching the midlands cup final. At this time of year we would like to thank all of the coaches for their hard work and effort throughout the year. I know as players we don't always do things the easy way but we are very grateful to you all. I want to take this opportunity to wish all of our International player all the best for the summer. I hope everyone enjoys their summer and look forward to seeing you all at Pre-season. Information regarding next season will be sent out via email.
Players of the Year - Outdoor 1st Team Leigh Fawcett, Dani Johnstone, 2nd Team Debbie McLeod, Clare Stirling, 3rds Jen Armstrong, Susan Graham. Most Promising Junior - Susan Graham. Indoor 1st team Linsey Glass, Susan Hamilton, 2nd team Mandy Robbie, Jenni Smith, 3rd Team Susie Roberts and Fiona Allison. Congratulations to all of our award winners on Saturday.
 

Grove win league

Congratulations to the 1st team who won the Scottish 1st division last week, beating Glasgow Western 3-0 to take the title on goal difference. It was a must win game in Stirling last wednesday and Louise Carroll opened the scoring from a penalty corner. Ali Bell also scored from open play and then Louise wrapped up the game with a second goal from a well worked penalty corner.
This marks the 6th league title in seven years for Grove - a huge well done to all the girls and coach Charlotte!

Grovies win Scottish Cup

Well done to the 1st team who won the Scottish Cup on Saturday, beating Glasgow Western 2-1 in the final.
The first goal came from Louise Baxter in the 14th minute and then captain Linda Clement added the second in the 38th minute. Western continued to push for a goal and scored in the 44th minute when a short corner deflected off a defenders stick.
Well done to the Grovies and a big thank you to all the supporters who watched the game.

Grovies in Cup Final

The 1st team will take on Western in the final of the Scottish Cup tomorrow. This is a repeat of last years final, where we won on penatly strokes. It is set to be a great match, it will be the first time that both clubs have met this season so is set to be a great match. The match will be played at Peffermill at 2pm, it would be great to see as many Grovie Supporters there as possible.

Training Cancelled this Thursday

Due to DISC being used as a counting station for the election there will be no training this thursday as all facilities are closed until Friday.

3rds in Plate final.

This saturday our 3rd team will take on St Andrews Uni in the final of the plate. The 3rds are a great mix of youth and experience led by Maggie Laverick. The match is 1pm DISC and it would be great if as many club members there as possible. The Presidents Cup team will be playing Western after so you can get a double whammy of hockey.
Can the 3rds be the first team to bring home some silverware this season? Get yourself along to find out. Hopefully we will see you there.

Another win for the 2nd team

The second team put in another good performance on sunday, recording a 3-1 win over Watsonians. The game was 0-0 at half time with goalkeeper Fiona Allison called into action on a number of occasions. Debbie McLeod and Carrie Clement also made some great tackles at the back. It was Watsonians who scored the first goal of the game early in the second half. But Grove stuck to their game plan and pulled one back after some great build up play. A further two goals were scored to seel the 3-1 victory as Grove started to dominant the game. Susan Nicol did well to finish the game following a ball to the face and credit goes to forwards Susan Graham, Lizzie Bush and Stacy Bookless who worked well together in the second half to create a number of chances. 

Cup Semi Draw Announced

It has been announced the Grove will face Milne Craig Orange Sox in the semi finals of the Arthur McKay Scottish Cup which is to be held at Peffermill on saturday 8th May.
Milne Craig Western will take on Dundee Wanderers in the other semi final. The final will be the following weekend, so will it be a Dundee derby or will it be a repeat of last years final.
 

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Seconds Hit 7

Well done to the 2nd team who have just recorded another victory. Playing against Grange Edinburgh Ladies in the beautiful sunshine at DISC the 2nds took control of the game from the outset.  Linsey Glass hit the target 4 times, Susan Graham, Lizi Bush and Jenn Wright all contributing to the final scote. There was some great flowing hockey played and more goals could have been scored. Fiona Allison was called upon on a few occasion but delt with every shot. Susan Nicol made a great goal line save at a defending corner.
Many congrats to the players and more of the same tomorrow please.

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Grove Arrives in Berlin for the Euro Champs

The Grove squad for the European Club Championships arrived in Berlin today, ahead of tomorrows opening match against Barcelona. The girls enjoyed a short but sharp training session on the pitch and have settled in well to the hotel.

Tomorrow's game hits of at 1330 CEST. Updates will be posted daily here on the Grove Hockey Club Website.

Grovies Head to Berlin

Good luck to the Outdoor Squad heading to Berlin this week. They are competing in a new format of tournament, kicking it off in the opening encounter against RC Polo de Barcelona. The last time the two teams met the Grovies won which resulted in them winning the bronze medal. If the team do very well they could be heading to the Finals weekend in May. But as CJ says, one game at a time.

You can follow their progress on the Berliner Hockey Club website - www.berlinerhockeyclub.de

Round 1

Friday 2 April 2010

13.00 B RC Polo de Barcelona v Grove

15.00 D HC 's-Hertogenbosch v Atasport

17.00 A Olton & West Warwicks v Volga Telekom

19.00 C Berliner HC v MSC Sumchanka

Saturday 3 April 2010

10.30 B UHC Hamburg v Grove

12.30 D Bowdon Hightown v Atasport

14.30 A Amsterdam H&BC v Volga Telekom

16.30 C Club de Campo v MSC Sumchanka

Sunday 4 April 2010

10.30 B UHC Hamburg v RC Polo de Barcelona

12.30 D Bowdon Hightown v HC 's-Hertogenbosch

14.30 A Amsterdam H&BC v Olton & West Warwicks

16.30 C Club de Campo v Berliner HC

Round 2

Monday 5 April 2010

10.00 Pitch 2 3rd Pool A v 3rd Pool B

10.30 Pitch 1 3rd Pool C v 3rd Pool D

12.30 Pitch 2 2nd Pool A v 1st Pool B (*)

13.00 Pitch 1 2nd Pool C v 1st Pool D (*)

15.00 Pitch 2 1st Pool A v 2nd Pool B (*)

15.30 Pitch 1 1st Pool C v 2nd Pool D (*)

* Winner to play in Round 3

Tuesday Night Training

Tuesday Night Training starts this week 23/2/10. All are welcome to attend.
DISC 7-8.30pm.

European Squad Berlin 2010

European Championship 1st-6th April Berlin
 
Squad Selected to travel
 
Anna Schwartz, Louise Carroll, Linsey Glass, Kat Cameron,Leigh Fawcett,Sophie McIntyre,Becky Merchant,Linda Clement,Louise Baxter,Susan Hamilton,Ailsa Robertson,Ali Bell,Nikki Kidd, Aimee Clark, Danni Johnstone and Kerry Hall.
 
Non Travelling Reserves
 
Jen Wright,Susie Roberts,Debbie McLeod,Mandy Robbie
 
Management
Coach Charlotte Jones
Assistant Tom Barratt
Manager Marian Carroll
Physio Kirstin Carroll
 

Outdoor Training

Time has come to face the cold weather, dig out the skins and leggings as Outdoor training starts on Thursday 11th Feb.
Match secretaries will be in touch for availability as the first match of the season is on saturday 13th Feb. Please let them know asap if you can play. Fixture list will be out soon.

LT reaches 50

Many congratulations to Linsey Glass who gained her 50th Scottish Indoor Cap on sunday in the final game of the tournament.
This is a excellent achievement, we are all proud of you.

A Winning Start for Scotland in Germany

The Scottish women are off to a great start in Germany, recording a convincing 5-2 victory over Luthuania. Our own captain,Linsey Glass got her name on the score sheet in the second half. The girls will now face the hosts Germany in the last game of the day.

Club Indoor Championships

Please see below the proposed schedule for Indoor Europeans. EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup (W) Sumy (UKR) 26-28 February 2010 The  official website is www.hcsumchanka.sumy.ua Venue: Olympic Sports Arena, Prokofyeva str 38/2, Sumy, Ukraine Teams: Pool A:  Der Club an der Alster (GER), Club de Campo de Madrid (ESP), Bowdon Hightown HC (ENG), Bonagrass Grove (SCO) Pool B: MSC Sumchanka (UKR), SV Kampong (NED), HC Ritm Grodno (BLR), Gintra Strekte Uni HC (LTU) Match Schedule Friday 26 February 2010  10.00  A  Der Club an der Alster v  Bowdon Hightown HC  11.05  A  Club de Campo de Madrid v  Bonagrass Grove  12.10  B  MSC Sumchanka  v  HC Ritm Grodno  13.15  B  SV Kampong  v  Gintra Strekte Uni HC  15.15  A  Bowdon Hightown HC  v  Bonagrass Grove 16.20  A  Club de Campo de Madrid v  Der Club an der Alster  17.25  B HC Ritm Grodno v  Gintra Strekte Uni HC  18.30  B  SV Kampong  v  MSC Sumchanka  Saturday 27 February 2010  09.00  A  Der Club an der Alster v  Bonagrass Grove  10.05  A  Bowdon Hightown HC v  Club de Campo de Madrid 11.10  B  MSC Sumchanka  v  Gintra Strekte Uni HC  12.15  B  HC Ritm Grodno   v  SV Kampong  15.15  C  4A  v  4B 16.20  C  3A  v  3B  17.25  SF1  2A  v  1B  18.45  SF2  1A  v  2B  Sunday  28 February 2010  10.00  C  4A  v  3B  11.05  C  3A  v  4B  12.20  3/4  Loser SF1  v  Loser SF2 13.40  Final Winner SF1  v  Winner SF2

Outdoor Fixtures for 2010

Outdoor Fixtures have been set for the second half of the season, but not all have been confirmed.
We are waiting to hear back from SHU. When we do a fixture card will be available to all players and dates will be on the Website.
If anyone has any issues or concerns please contact Louise Carroll

Good luck to the Grovies in the European Championships

Indoor European Championship - Duisburgh Germany


Congratulation to the following player who have been selected to compete in Germany at the European Indoor Championships for Scotland.


Linsey Glass, is one of Scotland's most experienced player who will be taking on her role as vice captain when they are away. Linsey also has the opportunity to gain her 50th indoor cap with is an excellent achievement.


Kat Cameron and Leigh Fawcett will be joining Linsey in German, Kat is another very experienced indoor player and will be on hand to help her defensive partner, Leigh, who will be involved in her first major indoor tournament.


Jimmy Cox, Grove's 1st team indoor assistant coach will also be travelling with the girls and will be assisting head coach Gordon Sheppard during the tournament


We wish the girls and Jimmy, plus the rest of the team all the best for the tournament.


The girls are in Pool A - GER/UKR/LTU

If the girls can finish in the top 4 they will be on course to compete at next years Indoor World Cup in Poland.


You will be able to follow their progress on the official website www.hockey.de

Junior Outdoor Training

Junior outdoor training will start again on Tuesday 23rd February from 7pm until 8.30pm at DISC. Please be there are ready to start at 7pm.

Fundraising Bucket Collection

A huge thank you to everyone who helped out at the recent bucket collection at Murrayfield. Despite the snow and freezing weather we managed to raise almost £400 which will help towards the club funds.