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WELCOME! One month into the season already and so many exciting things happening!!

October 2014 (Issue 2) Monthly Newsletter for Cobdown HC

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2014 – 2015 Season

Cob’s M1 5 v 0 Folkestone* Cob’s W1 1 v 0 Anchorians Cob’s M2 0 v 1 Maidstone Cob’s W2 0 v 0 Holcombe * Walkover as the opposition didn’t field a team

RESULTS

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Welcome to our Hockey Fami ly!

With the season just a few weeks old and already Cobs

have started the season the way they mean to go on. The

close season saw some shuffling around of squad members

with the youth of the club piling the pressure on the oldies

and making them prove there worth whilst others decided it

was time to take a step away from the top flight and

support the future of the club in their developments. Many

thanks go to those choosing to make way and allow others

the chance to shine, and congratulations and good luck to

all those stepping up for the 2014 – 15 season. - Just

remember wherever we are playing…

COBS ROCK!

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Cobdown HC Inaugural Quiz Night!

We have seen who has the silky stick skills in the club but now it is time to see who has the brains in the club…

With the season now in full swing and some cracking results on the board the gauntlet has been laid and it is time to announce the first of our 2014-15 fund raisers.

Come and join us for what is guaranteed to be a great night of fun and laughter as the club presents

COBDOWN QUIZ NIGHT 2014

Join forces to make a team, or bring your family and friends to make up your own teams (6 to 8 people) and show everyone what you know about the world in which we live.

Saturday 15th November

The Snodland Working Men’s Club.

(The one by the clock tower)

First questions will be fired at 7.30pm and it will only cost you £5 per person (all profits going to Cobdown HC)

If you have any queries or would like to register your interest then please do get in touch with either

Sue Rea = susanrea@btinternet.com

Jerry Montgomery = mjere8@aol.com

END OF SEASON MIXED TOUR

Over the years members of the Cobdown Hockey Club have chosen to extend the hockey season by travelling away during the summer and taking part in a Mixed-Hockey tournament. (recent years in the isle of Wight) 2015 is set to be no different and no doubt we shall be setting off on our cheeky travels once more. Typically these tours run Friday evening to Sunday evening with mixed hockey matches being played on the Saturday (sometimes Sunday) before travelling back home. If you would like to join us in 2015 or be involved in the organising of the tour then please contact Keith on clubcaptain@cobdownhockeyclub.co.uk

IN THE SPOTLIGHT… Name: Matt Savage (Chunk)

Team: Men’s First Team

Position: Defensive Master (like a Jedi)

Random Fact: I’m Good Looking (see pic ;-) )

Ideal Dinner Guests: Helen Richardson, Emma Watson

Sporting Hero: Helen Richardson

I’d spend £10m… On mortgage and snowboarding!

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Cobdown Youth Players Attend Junior Development

Centre

Following continuous improvement in their hockey

skills during the last 12 months and following

nominations from the club committee, Brook Fowler

and Ben Newmarch (two of the Cobdown Youth

players) have both been successfully selected to attend

coaching at the Kent Junior Development Centre

(JDC) which will be held at Holcombe Hockey Club

over the forthcoming weeks..

The JDC is the first rung of the ladder when it comes

to progressing along the hockey pathway with Junior

Academy Centre’s being the next step up.

Both JDC and JAC Centre’s provide regular training

sessions where players will receive coaching on the

core skills of hockey from appropriately qualified

coaches. As well as training, there will be competition

between local JDCs and between JACs at the next

level. The combination of training and competition

allows players to develop in a variety of situations and

ensures that they are assessed over the whole

programme (at both levels) in more than just the

competition environment. We would like to wish both

players all the best in their development and look

forward to benefitting from their new skills during the

season.

(Brook and Ben can be seen bottom left and second left

respectively in the 2nd team photo below)

Is it on the Calendar? If it is not on the calendar then it probably won’t

happen… Make sure you put the following dates on

the calendar now!

SAT 15th November 2014

Quiz Night! - Get your thinking caps

on and come join the fun! 19:30 start

at Snodland Working Men’s Club!

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If you would like anything adding to the calendar or further information on any of

the above please email newsletter@cobdownhockeyclub.co.uk

SUN 25th JANUARY 2015

Hockey 5’s (formerly Super Sixes) will

be returning to Wembley Arena. Full

details to follow - great club day out!

SAT 25th APRIL 2015

End of season “Presentation

Evening and Awards Night” – this

is always a night not to be missed!

3. SAT 9th MAY 2015

The date is set people! - The annual

7’s tournament is back and is set to

be even bigger than before!

Definitely a day not to be missed!

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Men’s League Tables… - (Sun 19th Oct)

Men’s 1st XI

Men’s 2nd XI

Pos Club P W D L GS GA Dif Pts 1 Holcombe 5 3 3 0 0 15 4 11 9 2 Marden 4 3 2 1 0 22 6 16 7 3 Sevenoaks 6 3 2 1 0 7 5 2 7 4 Cobdown 1 3 2 0 1 9 3 6 6

5 Anchorian 3 3 2 0 1 10 6 4 6

6 Folkestone 5 3 2 0 1 8 10 -2 6

7 Maidstone 4 3 1 1 1 8 12 -4 4

8 Tunbridge Wells Vets 3 1 0 2 7 9 -2 3

9 Bexleyheath & Belvedere 3 3 1 0 2 7 17 -10 3

10 Holcombe 5 3 0 1 2 5 11 -6 1

11 Old Williamsonians 4 3 0 0 3 5 10 -5 0 12 Deal 2 3 0 0 3 5 15 -10 0

Pos Club P W D L GS GA Dif Pts 1 Burnt Ash 6 3 3 0 0 15 1 14 9 2 New Becc’s 4 3 2 1 0 8 4 4 7

3 Maidstone 6 3 2 0 1 8 3 5 6

4 Bromley and Beccenham 7 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6

5 Holombe 6 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6

6 Sutton Valence 4 3 1 2 0 8 7 1 5

7 Ashford Antiques 3 1 0 1 7 6 1 3 8 Herne Bay 4 3 1 0 2 8 9 -1 3 9 Burnt Ash Vets 3 1 0 2 7 12 -5 3

10 Wellcome Unicorns 3 1 0 2 4 13 -9 3 11 Blackheath and OES 3 0 1 2 2 9 -7 1

12 Cobdown 2 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0

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Ladies League Tables… - (Sun 19th Oct)

Ladies 1st XI

Pos Club P W D L GS GA Dif Pts 1 Burnt Ash 3 6 5 1 0 21 1 20 16 2 Tunbridge Wells 4 6 3 3 0 15 4 11 12 3 Cobdown 1 6 3 2 1 12 8 4 11 4 Sevenoaks 5 6 3 2 1 5 5 0 11

5 Bexleyheath and Belvedere 6 2 3 1 13 8 5 9

6 Old Williamsonians 2 6 2 2 2 8 9 -1 8

7 Folkestone Optimists 6 1 3 2 11 12 -1 6

8 Holcombe 4 6 1 3 2 6 7 -1 6 9 Remnants 1 6 2 0 4 9 17 -8 6

10 Wellcome Ladies 6 1 2 3 6 17 -11 5 11 Anchorians 2 6 0 3 3 2 7 -5 3

12 Blackheath & OES 6 0 2 4 7 20 -13 2

Ladies 2nd XI

Pos Club P W D L GS GA Dif Pts 1 Folkestone Optimist 4 5 5 0 0 19 0 19 15 2 Kings Alleyns 3 4 3 1 0 14 1 13 10

3 Anchorians 3 6 3 1 2 10 9 1 10

4 Holcombe 5 5 3 1 1 8 7 1 10

5 Cobdown 2 6 2 2 2 9 5 4 8

6 Remnants 2 6 1 2 3 7 15 -8 5

7 Burnt Ash 5 6 1 0 5 6 15 -9 3 8 Dartford 3 6 0 1 5 1 22 -21 1

Cobdown HC 100 Club Want to support your club? Want to be in with a chance of winning a prize? Then read on…

All members of Cobdown HC are eligible to enter into the “Cobdown HC 100 Club”

Each month a selection of numbers are drawn from the hat and the members with the winning numbers receive a

cash prize at present they are: 1 x £24, 2 x £12, 6 x £5

Membership £1 per number. – All monies raised from the Hundred Club

then go back into Cobdown HC and are made available to fund training

sessions at Sutton Valence , maintenance of keepers kit and the general

upkeep of assets such as the goals at Cobdown etc.

If you would like further information on the Cobdown HC 100 Club please

speak to Ian Gray or ask your captain.

Just 1 win at £24 covers two years membership at £1 per month… J

Contact Details: Web: www.cobdownhockeyclub.co.uk

Email: secretary@cobdownhockeyclub.co.uk

Email: Newsletter@cobdownhockeyclub.co.uk

Twitter: @cobdownhockey

Pictures courtesy of Lisa Wilson, Matt Sharp and Keith Adie

The fund raising committee held their first meeting in September and may ideas have been put forward including the Cobdown Quiz Night (see above) Other ideas include that of Sport the ball, Christmas Disco, Sponsored Spin / Cycle and many more. The second fund raising committee meeting is due to be held at the end of October. If anyone has any further fund raising ideas then please speak to your captain who will ensure they are passed onto a member of the fund raising committee for you. Equally should you have any ideas or features for next month’s newsletter please email

newsletter@cobdownhockeyclub.co.uk

FUND RAISING COMMITTEE

Annual Subscriptions! Membership fee due

31st October Discounted payment of £5 by 31st August

Increased payment of £5 after 31st October

Adult £90 £85 £95 Junior (under 18yrs) £30 £25 £35 A standing order payment will now be accepted by CHC providing that the payments commence before the end of August. It will need to be set up for 9 instalments of £10/mth (Jnr = £3/mth) so that payment is completed before CHC’s year-end. This will have to be set up by you either online or by speaking with your bank. Barclays Bank- Cobdown Hockey Club - Account 70237035 - Sort Code 20-54-11 Please note that CHC cannot set up a DD facility.

FUND RAISING COMMITTEE