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Under 13's Heading to Taree Sunday, 10 July 2011 11:13 | Last Updated on Sunday, 14 August 2011 19:37 |  Written by Jenny O'Hearn |  |  | 
The Association would like to wish all of our Under 13's heading to Taree next weekend (15th - 17th July), the very best of luck. Coach Emma Cairnduff has been training the girls hard as they prepare for the championships. If the Under 15's is anything to go by, being a full State (rahter than half state) the competition is going to be extremely tough.
For some of the girls in this team it will be the very first time they have represented CCWHA at a State Championships, for others only their second. We hope you enjoy the experience, the best advice people give you is: play to the best of your ability and with a positive attitude, play as a team, listen to the coach, manager and officials on and off the field. Most importantly enjoy yourselves and be proud to wear the black and teal.
Good luck - we look forward to hearing your results. |
DIDN’T WE HAVE A LOVELY TIME THE DAY WE WENT TO LITHGOW……………..Tuesday, 05 July 2011 08:38 | Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 July 2011 23:22 | Written by Administrator | | |
Who in their right mind goes to Lithgow to play hockey in the middle of winter?!?!?!? Nobody ever said the CCWHA Vets had a full set of wits about them so off they went to Lithgow for the day and just to prove the critics wrong, it turned out to be a lovely day. The 1st & 2nd side were both put into the same pool (over 35s) and both sides put in a good showing against Parkes (who have entered the State Champs in Div 1), Bathurst and Lithgow not to mention against each other. The 1st side came away with 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss to be placed 3rd in the pool. The forwards (one in particular who shall remain nameless …. Won’t she H?) were having a difficult time trying to find the goal mouth. They’ve all assured the coach however that their aim will be better at the Championships. Time will tell…………….. Lack of goals up front put the pressure back on the defence and mid-field. A good working combination of halves & inners took up the load and did a fine job keeping the ball in attack. The 2nd side, (who have been entered into Div 6 in the upcoming State Championships) had 4 losses and came last in the pool however the scores didn’t reflect the quality of their hockey. The girls dug deep and fought hard to keep the scores against as low as possible which was quite a feat against the other more experienced sides they were facing. It was during the 2s last game that poor Robbie Neave took a lifted ball to the mouth in the goal circle. Suffering from a split lip she staggered from the field (spitting blood all over Lithgows brand new turf) looking for comfort from her supporters on the sideline. A quick trip to the hospital with the ever present “Turtle” and she was sent on her way with 4 stitches to her top lip and instructions on the removal of same to the off-sider. Thanks go to John Langley & Sara Baillie who played Coach and Manager for both sides on the day. 2011 U/15 State Championships - ArmidaleFriday, 17 June 2011 13:23 | Last Updated on Friday, 17 June 2011 13:35 | Written by Glenys Langley | | |
My first thought was that somebody had stolen my car overnight however on closer inspection from the safety of my warm motel room I noticed that it was just a layer of ice turning my car from orange to white. I carefully closed the door and went and put another 3 layers of clothes on. 30 minutes later when I ventured out to greet the world I noticed I was nearly the last to do so. There were the 15’s all dressed and ready to play standing in a circle in the middle of the motel car park. I’m sure all of these girls brought jumpers & trakkies with them but obviously it wasn’t cold enough for some to need to wear them…………………..VANESSA!!! PUT A JUMPER ON!!! Right……… the fields are located at the Armidale UNE (University of New England) just a short 10 minute drive down the road. Well most of us found the fields okay but we all eventually came together as a team ready to take the field for game 1 against North Shore on the sand turf at 8.30. The girls fought a valiant battle but came away with a defeat of 8-0. Lessons learnt from game 1:-
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u/15's TAKE OUT THE CROOKWELL CARNIVAL!!!Wednesday, 25 May 2011 09:51 | Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 May 2011 13:54 | Written by Glenys Langley | | |
Crookwell held it's annual Jnr Girls carnival last weekend (22/5/2011). We were all prewarned by CHA to bring our winter woollies as the weather had been getting quite chilly but they turned on an absolutely glorious day just for the event. The girls were slated to play Sydney, ACT and Crookwell and they were looking forward to the challenge. The Goulburn carnival the week before had been a good learning experience for them and were looking to put lessons into practice. Campbelltown won their 1st 2 games against Sydney & ACT and drew 1-1 against Crookwell putting them top of the ladder. The playoffs were 1v4 (Campbelltown vs ACT) and 2v3 (Crookwell v Sydney) with Campbelltown and Crookwell winning their respective semis. It was very exciting waiting for the time to pass until game time. As we'd played Crookwell already the girls knew it was going to be a hard game. Ther first game had been quite physical with Hanna and Emilia being bowled over on numerous occassions and Crookwell trying to bustle us off the ball with their aggressiveness. Well, it was a good lesson learnt by the Campbelltown Girls and Crookwell was in for a big shock. Our girls lined up and were ready to take the fight to Crookwell. The 15's were determined to win and weren't going to let Crookwell browbeat them. The words Aggression, Speed, Width, Leading, Triangles, Communication & Teamwork to mention just a few all took on new meaning. To see & hear the girls calling to each other, encouraging each other, to see the determined look on their faces was a sight to see. At full time with no score on the board we all started frantically looking at the carnival rules to see what was to happen next. An offical told us we had to play 5 minutes extra time - NO golden goal (contrary to the rules we'd been looking at) but the girls shrugged that off and just wanted to get on with it. 5 minutes has never seemed so long. The whole game was perhaps 60-40 Campbelltowns way but we still couldn't score. At the end of the 5 minutes with still no score Campbelltown was declared the winner as we'd gone through top of the round games. After a few seconds stunned silence the cheering started. It's been a long time between drinks for the 15's but they've certainly come good just at the right time. Well done girls, I'm so very proud of all of you. LOOKOUT ARMIDALE - HERE COMES CAMPBELLTOWN SWHL U/15's Round 2Monday, 16 May 2011 22:37 | Last Updated on Monday, 23 May 2011 08:39 | Written by Glenys Langley | | |
Congratulations girls on a hard fought game. The score line of 1-2 against Sutherland in no way reflects the game. You can all hold your heads high & proud. It was obvious that you all learned "something" from the Goulburn carnival and were able to put that to use in tonights game. I'm very proud of all of you with the way you played. Good work Bella on your "first to the ball" attitude. Nice tackles Emilia in the 2nd half - very strong (and you're not crowding - good girl). Melanie, nice to see that "tap & run" can work but remember - beat one player and pass off. Nice work Hannah & Renae in the mid field - your leadership shows the way. Hope to see you all at training on Thursday night. Glenn Langley
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