North Down were well represented by two under 11 and two under 13 girls teams in the first of Ulster Hockey’s Blitz Days this season.
Well done to Julie Fisher and her team, not forgetting the caterers, who did an impressive job of organising the five hour tournament!
PMB Accountants in Comber have stepped in to provide draw string bags and water bottles for all 200 of North Down’s burgeoning youth section members. In addition, the Comber firm have allocated resources to further assist with funding for the running of youth activities at North Down and see this as the start of an…
Last Sunday saw the last of the season’s coaching for the under 13 and under 15 boys and the under 11 minis. The under 11s rounded off their season with games of hockey, rounders and football. Thanks to all the coaching staff from the Club, in particular the much hassled Julie and also to all…
By Peter Bond Peter McKibbin and Rowan Poots have been selected to attend a 3 day training camp in Lilleshall with the Ulster Under 17 Development group. Lilleshall National Sports and Conferencing Centre is a flagship residential training centre and award winning National Centre of Excellence for many of the UK’s top sportsmen and women. This…
By Terry Ritchie After recent excellent wins against Civil Service and Belfast Harlequins the u15 team travelled last Sunday to play Cup favourites Banbridge . This was always going to be a difficult game and Sunday was no exception . Banbridge attacked from the start and controlled the game with excellent passing and after 15 minutes…
Just a reminder that there will be NO Youth training on Sunday 16th October 2016. We are hosting the North Down regions first, Under 11 & 13 Girls Blitz of the season. With over 25 teams attending it will be a busy day. We ourselves have two teams in each category. The Under 11s commence…
A great afternoon of hockey in the sun! Both our U15 Girls teams were worthy winners in the matches on Sunday at Regent, playing some lovely passing hockey and showing great focus and determination to keep playing until the final whistle . . we were missing a few so no fresh legs on the bench…