Schools & Youth Programme Update
Posted by Glayne Price on 8 June 2020
Completion of last season
2019/20 Player Pathway
Very limited impact as we only lost one training session and one competition day.
2019/20 Junior Competitions (Schools)
1. No U15 KO finals (cup & plate)
Decision – hold finals in 2020/21 season, changing the age to U16, if schools wish to play finals.
2. No U12 Boys Tournament – County only round
Decision – cancel tournament, no rearrangement.
3. No Primary Hockey Festival
Decision – cancel tournament, no rearrangement.
2019/20 Junior Competitions (Clubs)
1. U10 mixed League – lost Jan date to frozen pitch & last date to lockdown so only played 2 dates prior to Christmas (League table is up to date on Cornwall Hockey website)
Decision - league table to stand after 2 dates. Refund 50% entry fee to participating clubs by offering credit note for 2020/21 entries. 50% = £32.50 per team, 8 teams = £260. Note of teams has been recorded and will be deducted from next seasons entry fee.
Congratulations to Caradon Lions on winning the U10 league & Truro Green as runner up. We will sort out a way of getting the trophy, medals / certs to you!
2. U14 Girls League – only lost last date to lockdown so 3 dates played. Teams have played either 9, 10 or 11 matches.
Decision - total number of points won, divided by the total number of points available from the games played and then expressed as a percentage. Refund 25% entry fee to participating clubs by offering credit note for 2020/21 entries. 25% = £18.75 per team, 8 teams = £150. Note of teams has been recorded and will be deducted from next seasons entry fee.
Congratulations to Penzance Panthers on winning the U14 Girls league & Launceston as runner up. We will sort out a way of getting the trophy, medals / certs to you!
League table on the Cornwall Hockey website is not correct but should reflect the table below. However the league positions remain unchanged.
|
|
Team |
Played |
Max Points poss |
Points |
% |
|
1st |
Penzance Panthers |
10 |
30 |
25 |
83.30% |
|
2nd |
Launceston |
10 |
30 |
23 |
76.60% |
|
3rd |
Truro |
11 |
33 |
23 |
69.70% |
|
4th |
Bude |
10 |
30 |
14 |
46.60% |
|
5th |
Falmouth B |
10 |
30 |
13 |
43.30% |
|
6th |
Penzance Pumas |
10 |
30 |
8 |
26.60% |
|
7th |
Falmouth A |
9 |
27 |
4 |
14.80% |
|
8th |
Bodmin |
10 |
30 |
4 |
13.30% |
Planning / thoughts for next season:
2020/21 Player Pathway
West PP Admin meeting discussed options for returning to hockey in regards to Player Pathway. Obviously we would normally run our DC in May / June as per the calendar. There are 2 proposals but they are dependent on government advise, EH decisions and facility access especially on school sites:
- September start – run DC Sept to Nov, assessments and then AC Jan to April
- January start – run AC only with limited competition dates
Option 2 was the preferred choice for most counties as this gave players time to return to their school and club first before the Player Pathway. Also financially this option has a reduced impact with more players on the pitch (social distancing at present would mean poss 12-20 players on whole pitch) and only running a reduced AC would be self-financing.
Decision – plan for both options in calendar, post news item on website and then wait for Government / EH decision.
2020/21 Junior Competitions (Schools)
Who knows??? Will schools play fixtures??
Decision – plan full season calendar and amend as required
2020/21 Junior Competitions (Clubs)
Again – who knows??
Decision – plan full calendar fixture list and amend as required
2020/21 Development League (Clubs)
Decision – plan full calendar fixture list and amend as required. If full calendar not possible – Jan start on half fixtures, either home or away
