Youth Hockey Training - Saturday 4th Feb

Youth hockey training on Saturday morning is cancelled as the forecast of very cold weather will mean the pitch will be frozen. If we get a sudden unexpected warm spell, we will review this decision!

Sunday 29 January - U14 Girls March on

Hertford U14 Girls continued their winning ways in the Hertfordshire Junior Hockey League (HJHL) today with three more wins against teams from across the county.

Hertford 2 - 1 West Herts (scorer: Maddie Twyning 2)

Hertford 2 - 1 Harpenden (scorers: Phoebe McMurray, Jess Ensum)

Hertford 10 - 0 Welwyn Garden City (scorers: Sophie Rawlinson 5, Maddie Twyning 3, Phoebe McMurray, Jess Ensum)

Sunday 29 January - U14 Boys unbeaten on the day

Hertford U14 boys travelled to West Herts for two HJHL fixtures and a friendly.

Despite conceding a rather soft goal to St Albans from a short corner, Hertford came out stronger in the second half and after some good skills, Finn Kennedy levelled for Hertford. While Hertford kept the pressure on, St Albans nearly snatched a late winner but Will Crowther made a geat save to push the ball round the post.

Hertford 1 - 1 At Albans (scorer: Finn Kennedy)

Hertford came out with all guns blazing against West Herts, firing in three unanswered goals in the first half. This really was 'a game of two halves' as West Herts put Hertford under pressure in the second half, and pulled two goals back. Thankfully Will Crowther had the game of his life to prevent any more goals and Hertford held out to win this entertaining game.

Hertford 3 - 2 West Herts (scorers: Max Hawkins, Jonny Goodson, Finn Kennedy)

In a friendly against West Herts B Development team, Hertford ran out comfortable winners.

Hertford 13 - 1 West Herts B (scorers: Jonny Goodson 2, Luke Kennedy 2, Archie Akers, Max Hawkins 4, Ciaran Begg, Henry Vincent-Wilson, Finn Kennedy 2)

Sunday 29 January - U12 battle well in HJHL matches

Hertford U12 Mixed team battled well in the Hertfordshire Junior Hockey League matches today. Match report to follow, but the scores were:

Blueharts A 4 - 0 Hertford

Blueharts B 3 - 6 Hertford (scorers: Alex Portas 2, Luke Godwin 2, Leah Wilkerson 2)

Southgate 0 - 4 Hertford (scorers: Gus Lawes-Mathers, Alex Portas, George Hammond 2)     

Sunday 22 January - U16 girls stun Letchworth in nine goal thriller 

 Hertford U16 girls fought back brilliantly against a strong and well organised Letchworth team. Despite two goals for Hannah Richardson, Hertford were trailing 4-2 with 15 minutes to play. Hertford moved up a few gears and started to play some exciting passing hockey, moving the ball quickly around the pitch and putting Letchworth under real pressure. Alex-Marie Phillips was the right person in the right place at the right time on the back post when she slotted home two crosses to bring the scores level. Then, with the final play of the day, Hertford launched another flowing move with the ball being passed quickly up the pitch into the D where Hannah Richardson struck her third goal that moved Hertford into a 5-4 lead. The final whistle blew, bringing an end to an exciting game and securing a great win for Hertford U16 girls.   

Sunday 22 January - U10 mixed team in HJHL Action

With four Hertford players off at County training, a new look U10s mixed team took on Southgate and Broxbourne in the Herfordshire Junior Hockey League (HJHL). Southgate were well organised and had some skillful players and despite a playing well, Hertford were unable to keep them at bay, going down   2-0 in their first loss of the season. In the local derby against Broxbourne, Hertford were 1-0 down at half-time but after a rousing team talk from Teresa, they came out fighting in the second half. Arthur Twyning played a blinder, and scored two goals for Hertford, who ran out 2-1 winners.

Hertford 0 - 2 Southgate     

Hertford 2 - 1 Broxbourne

The U10s second team also had friendlies against Southgate and Broxbourne. Some of the Hertford players were taking part in their first ever matches and, while Hertford came second in both matches, there were some very promising performances. Millie and Jack both showed some good skills and great commitment; Mia and Josie showed they are both 'naturals' at the game, Luke, Maddy and Libby put in some good tackles in defence and midfield. This was an encouraging performance and it helped to demonstrate the depth of talent in this age-group.  

Sunday 15 January - U14 girls march on in HJHL

Hertford U14 girls continued their fine form in the Hertfordshire Junior Hockey League (HJHL) with two more good away wins on a cold but bright Sunday morning.

Potters Bar 1 - 3 Hertford (scorers: Sophie Rawlinson, Phoebe McMurray, Maddie Twyning)

Letchworth 0 - 2 Hertford (scorers: Jess Ensum, Sophie Rawlinson)

Sunday 15 January - U14 boys on top in HJHL matches

Having a couple of the regulars missing from their line up, a couple of the Hertford U12 boys - Gus Lawes-Mathers and Alex Portas - were able to play up an age group and did well in the two matches. Will Crowther had a good game in goal; Max, Ed and Finn showed their experience gained from playing men's hockey, and Archie, Tom, and Luke payed solidly. Two good results and good competitive games, and the team was a bit disappointed not to force a win against Broxbourne. 

Hertford 1 - 1 Broxbourne (scorer: Luke Kennedy)

Hertford 4 - 0 Rickmansworth (scorers: Archie Akers, Luke Kennedy, Tom Smith and Max Hawkins).

Saturday 7 January - Hertford Debut in Indoor Hockey Tournament 

Hertford Youth Hockey scored another big first this season by making its debut in indoor hockey. This is a fast, frantic and fun form of the game that really helps to develop players' skills.

We jumped in at the deep end by entering five teams - U10 mixed, U12 girls, U12 boys, U14 girls and U14 boys - in the Brentwood Indoor Tournament. This pitted our teams against some of the biggest clubs in the region.

Despite being our first foray in indoor hockey, all the Hertford teams performed strongly. They were well organised, played with great commitment, and displayed some good hockey skills. Every Hertford team won at least one match, and none were outclassed by their more experienced opponents. The Hertford U10s led the way by coming second in their group of seven teams, winning four games and drawing one.

It was a great tournament that the players - and their parents - really enjoyed. Hopefully indoor hockey will now become a regular feature of Hertford Youth Hockey.    

Saturday 7 January - Youth Training 

After a well-earned break for Christmas and New Year, Youth Hockey training starts again on Saturday 7th January. Under 8s, Under 10s and Under 12s start at 8.50am, and Under 14s start at 9.30am. See you there!

Saturday 17 December - Youth Training

This is the last training session of the year, with a festive theme and some fun and games for everyone. We would also like to invite you to the clubhouse after the session for hot drinks, sausage rolls and mincepies. 

We start training on Saturday 7th January 2012 - have a great Christmas and New Year and see you again on the 7th! 

Congratulations to all our JAC players!

Congratulations to the 32 Hertford Hockey Club players who have been selected for the Hertfordshire Junior Academy Centres (JACs). The JAC is the second rung on the England Elite Pathway and is tremendous achievement for those selected:

Under 12 JAC: Tor Bartram, Euan Begg, Luke Godwin, Luke Kennedy, Gus Lawes-Mathers, Joseph Mari, Joshua Over, Luke Rawlinson, James Rollins and Jenny Goodson. 

Under 13 JAC: Archie Akers, Teddy Alexander, Ciaran Begg, George Hammond, Harry Holman, and Henry Vincent-Wilson. 

Under 14 JAC: Jonny Goodson, Max Hawkins, Finn Kennedy, Ella Bartram, Lucy Bonafont, Charlotte Butler, Isobel Mclees, Phoee McMurray, Ella Mitham and Maddy Twyning.

Under 15 JAC: Amy Lynn, Sophie Rawlinson, Florence Stansell-Seiler 

Under 16 JAC: Emily Butler

Under 17 JAC: Elliot Barling, Will Brant

Sunday 4th December U12 Mixed team remain unbeaten in the HJHL

Hertford U12 mixed team continued their good form with a comprehensive win over Potters Bar, to leave them unbeaten in the Hertfordshire Junior Hockey League so far this season. The goals were shared around between Jenny Goodson (2), Leah Wilkerson (2), Izzy Wing, Luke Godwin, James Rollins and Gus Lawes-Mathers.

Hertford 8 - 2 Potters Bar

U14 Boys win first HJHL game this season

The U14 boys put in two good performances today against good opposition. After conceding two goals in the first half against Blueharts, Hertford got themselves better organised in the second half, using the width of the pitch much more effectively and were unluckly not to score.

Against Harpenden, Hertford got off to a flier with Finn Kennedy and Jonny Goodson both scoring early goals. Max Hawkins added a third in the second half and, with Will Crowther making some good saves in goal, Hertford kept a clean sheet.

Blueharts 2 - 0 Hertford

Hertford 3 - 0 Harpenden   

Sunday 27 November 

U14 girls get another National Cup win

The U14 girls sealed another win the the National Cup, this time against Cambridge City, with Jess Ensum scoring the only goal of a close game. In their second match, the Hertford girls struggled against a very good Saffron Walden team who deserved their victory.

Hertford 1 - 0 Cambridge Cilty 

Hertford 0 - 4 Saffron Walden

U14 boys sign off their National Cup fixtures for the season

The U14 boys completed their National Cup fixtures with a slightly disappointing defeat to Saffron Walden. They also went down 2 - 0 in a friendly against Ipswich in an evenly balanced game. Hertford showed plenty of promise but lack that clinical edge in front of goal

Hertford 0 - 3 Saffron Walden

Hertford 0 - 2 Ipswich

U10 mixed team kick off their HJHL season in style

Hertford U10 A mixed team started their Hertfordshire Junior Hockey League fixtures with a comprehensive win against Letchworth. The U10s A team played with real style and got into their passing game quickly, and demonstrated some clinical finishing in front of the goal. Ella deserves a special mention for her performance.    

Hertford's B team also played with real commitment against some spirited Letchworth play to run out winners in their friendlies.

Hertford A 13 - 1 Letchworth A (scorers: Luke 3, Euan 2, Josh 6, Joseph 2)

Hertford A 7 - 3 Letchworth B

Hertford B 12 - 1 Letchworth B (scorers: Arthur 4 plus  Archie, George and I think Josie but I lost track!) 

Hertford B 3 - 1 Letchworth A   

Sunday 13 November

U14 Girls start their HJHL campaign with a hatrick of wins!

Hertford U14 girls played their first league games in the Hertfordshire Junior Hockey League (HJHL) this season at home today. Congratulations for winning all three games - a great team performance!

Results

Hertford 2 - 0 Harpenden (scorers: Maddy Twyning and Phoebe McMurray) 

Hertford 3 - 1 St Albans (scorers: Sophie Rawlinson, Maddy Twyning and Izzy McLees)

Hertford 3 - 1 Broxbourne (scorers: Maddy Twyning and Phoebe McMurray (2)) 

U14 Boys debut in the National Cup

Hertford U14 boys played the first ever games for Hertford boys in the National Cup - another first for the club this year!

Results  

Hertford 2 - 4 Ipswich

A close game after Hertford gained confidence after the opening few minutes against strong opponents. Hertford battled hard, with good goals from Sam Taylor and Tom Smith, but just lost out in the end.

Hertford 0 - 11 Cambridge City

Hertford came up against a team of talented individual players who played exceptionaly well as a team. While Cambridge were a level above Hertford, our boys played with real heart, especially Sam who was great in goal.       

U12 Mixed team start their HJHL campaign

Hertford U12 mixed tem kicked off their Hertfordshire Junior Hockey League (HJHL) fixtures today with two games down at Broxbourne.

Results

Harpenden 1 - 1 Hertford (scorer: James Rollins)

Broxbourne 0 - 2 Hertford (scorer: Gus Lawes-Mathers and Leah Wilkerson)

Sunday 6 November - U10s mxed team versus Harpenden

A good morning's hockey for our mixed Under 10 teams against Harpenden. Both clubs were able to field two teams for some entertaining hockey.

Results

Hertford '1'  7 - 0 Harpenden 'A'

Hertford '1'  9 - 1 Harpenden 'B'

Some great hockey with Josh, Joseph, Luke and Euan all getting on the scoresheet. The girls made a big contribution, setting up some of the goals for the boys and tackling well, so well done to Sophia, Ella and Phoebe.

Hertford '2'  2 - 3 Harpenden 'B'

Hertford '2'  0 - 6 Harpenden 'A'    

A good couple of games for Hertford's less experienced players who played some spirited hockey, and who are learning all the time. They came very close in the first game, and well done to Arhcie in particular for the goals!  

Saturday 5th November - U12s Training

Under 12s training runs from 8.50am to 10am. As a trial from this Saturday, we are going to continue the session for an extra 30 minutes for those U12s who want to stay on. 

Sunday 30 October - Blueharts Sunday!

We had a great day's hockey with Blueharts, the club based in Hitchin with a strong youth section, bringing their teams over to Hertford for some friendlies. It was a good day for everyone - from U8s to U14s - and it was great to see the Hertford teams showing in matches what they have learnt in training.

Results:

U8s mixed: Hertford 2 - 8 Blueharts

In their first outing, the Hertford players did well in a competitive match  - they showed some good touches and were rewarded with goals scored by Kathryn and Georgina.

U10 mixed Hertford A 8 - 0 Blueharts 

This is an experienced Hertford team who picked up from where they left off last season. Some good passing and movement, and lots of goals shared out between the players (scorers: Joseph Mari 3, Josh Over 2, Luke Kennedy 2, Sophia)

U10 mixed: Hertford B 0 - 3 Blueharts

There was plenty of promising play for the Hertford team, which was made up of players new to hockey.The scoreline was a bit harsh on a good first performance.

U12 girls: Hertford 1 - 8 Blueharts

The girls came up against a stoing team with an outstanding centre forward who couldn't stop scoring. That said, the team stuck to their stask, and put together some good passing moves and fully deserved their goal.

U12 mixed: Hertford 3 - 5 Blueharts

This was a fairly even games that Blueharts just edged.

U12 Boys: Hertford A 1 - 1 Blueharts

The boys defended well in this game to keep a tough Blueharts team at bay. They managed to get the key goal, scored by Tor Bartram, to give them a hard-earned draw     

U12 boys: Hertford B 1 - 1 Blueharts

This was the Hertford boys under 10 team, plus Leah Hawkins in goal, and it was a great game between two evenly matched teams. Josh put Hertford in front, reacting quickly to a rebound, and despite some great defending Blueharts pulled one goal back to level the score. A great game of hockey by both teams!

U14 Girls: Hertford 3 - 2 Blueharts

This Hertford team has benefitted from playing together a couple of times already this season, and this is beginning to show in their play. After racing to a 3 - 0 lead, with Jess Ensum scoring twice and Phoebe McMurray scoring another, Blueharts clawed it back to 3 - 2 by the final whistle.

U14 Boys: Hertford 1 - 6 Blueharts

In their first outing as an eleven-a-sdie team, Herford came up against a well-drilled team that had a couple of outstanding player. It was a steep learning curve for our boys, but they fought hard and played some good hockey, and deserved their goal, scored by Finn Kennedy following up from a short corner.

Sunday 16 October: U14 Girls debut in the National Cup

Congratulations to the Hertford U14 Girls team, who played the club's first ever games in the National Cup. This is a tough competition because it puts a small club like Hertford in the same competition as the biggest and best clubs in the country. 

Results 

Colchester U14 girls 0 - 5 Hertford U14 girls

Hertford started strongly and had the better of Colchester from the start, and their performance and team work improved greatly in the second half and the Hertford girls came away as worthy winners.

Goal scorers: Phoebe McMurray 4; Jess Ensum 1

Bishop Stortford U14 girls 7 - 0 Hertford U14 girls

We knew that this was going to be a harder match and Bishop Stortford outplayed Hertford throughout the game, with their well worked short corners doing most of the damage.

Saturday 1 October: New Training Times for the Under 8s, Under 10s and Under 12s

From Saturday 1 October 2011, training for the Under 8s, Under 10s and Under 12s will now start 10 minutes earlier at 8.50am. The first 10 minutes of the session will be dedicated to the warm up for the children, followed by a full hour of hockey coaching. Please arrive at 8.50am for a prompt start!