Watsonians Youth Section
Youth Coaching 2010-11
Youth coaching restarts on Sunday 29 August at the following times:
S3-S4 (U16) girls - 9.30am-10.45am
P4-P7 boys & girls - 11am-12 noon
S1-S2 boys & girls - 12.15pm-1.15pm
Please bring a hockey stick, shinpads, gumshield and water/juice. Membership forms and information sheets will be provided at the first session.
Sessions will be held every Sunday on the large astroturf pitch at George Watson’s College, Edinburgh, until 28th November inclusive, except 17th & 24th October (school mid-term), and then from January-April.
New players are very welcome. Details of midweek coaching sessions for U16/U18 boys and girls are available on the respective age group pages on the left of this page. For further information please e-mail wathockey@gmail.com
Newsletter
The youth section's latest newsletter, which gives a summary of season 2009-10, is now available. Click here to view
The 2009/10 season has now finished for all age groups. We look forward to welcoming all players back next season. An information session will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday 26 August in the Watsonian Club, Myreside Road for all U18 & U16 girls who want to play Ladies hockey next season.
Coaching will re-start on Sunday 29 August for all age groups, except U18s, who start on Tuesday 31 August. More details will be published on this page nearer the time.
U14s finish 4th in Scottish Finals
Watsonians U14s finished 4th in the Scottish Cup Finals on 30 May, after a busy day of hockey at Peffermill.
The day started well, with a last-minute winner by Barrie Lyell earning a 2-1 win against a strong Perthshire team, who went ahead before Andrew Oliphant's equaliser. Watsonians then beat Granite City 3-1, with goals by Holly McMaster, Andrew Oliphant and Stuart Nickerson, to qualify for the semi-finals. In their last group game Kelburne took a 2-0 lead, but 'Sonians dominated the 2nd half and were unlucky to only score once through Ellis Smith.
In an exciting semi-final, Inverleith took a 2-0 lead before another spirited fight-back led to a goal by Holly McMaster. 'Sonians hit the post late on but couldn't grab an equaliser. A very weary team lost 2-1 to Clydesdale in the 3rd/4th play-off, with a goal by Barrie Lyell, but should be proud of their achievements this season. In the final, Kelburne beat Inverleith 1-0.
Thanks to Rachael Cave for umpiring so well all day.
U14s win East shield
Watsonians won the East U14 tournament for the first time ever after a great day's hockey at MES. The team started strongly with 7-0 and 8-0 wins over Firrhill and Livingston, before drawing 1-1 with Cala, leaving them top of the group on goal difference. In the semi-final against Grange the team played their best hockey of the day, winning 2-0 thanks to goals from Stuart Nickerson and Barrie Lyell. Read More
Youth Coaching
Watsonians Youth Coaching has finished for the summer break, and will resume in September. Thank you to all players, coaches and helpers for their hard work this season. We expect to play in a few tournaments in the summer term. Players who are selected will be invited via e-mail once we have full details. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please contact George Thornton
Representative Honours
Congratulations to the following Watsonians players who have been selected for National/District squads recently:
UK Schools U18s: Duncan Riddell
Scotland U18 Boys Training Squad: Peter Brown, Matt Connor, Jake Hibbert, Duncan Riddell, Fraser Sands
Scotland U16 Girls: Kirsten Peters and Ailsa Small, who will travel at Easter to play internationals against Wales, and Emma Stephens (Training Squad)
Scotland U16 Boys Training Squad: Philip Bryans and Daniel Cain
East U15 Girls Training Squad: Ailie Clapperton, Caitlin Gibson, Emily Gray, Charlotte McCallum, Waverley Miller, Nikki Murray, Nilah Ulhaq
East U15 Boys Training Squad: Danny Cain, Peter Akyol, Rory Price, Philip Bryans, Andrew Oliphant, Stuart Nickerson
Congratulations and good luck to all.
Watsonians Ladies U16s win Scottish Cup
Watsonians U16 girls beat MES on 3-2 on flicks after a 0-0 draw at Peffermill to win the Scottish U16 Cup on Sunday. The scorers in the flicks were Ailie Clapperton, Kirsten Peters and Caitlin Gibson.
Congratulations to Lyndsey Allison and her talented squad for winning the Cup as well as being unbeaten whilst winning the East of Scotland U16 League.
