Entries now accepted for Girls & Boys Indoor League
October 31, 2019
Portrane Hockey Club in conjunction with Leinster Hockey are delighted to invite Leinster hockey clubs to play in the Annual indoor hockey tournament for the Under 14 age group which will once again take place across the month of January 2020. Following the great success last year of introducing the Indoor tournament format to the Under 14 Girls the organisers have confirmed they plan on repeating the same format again for January 2020 where it is planned to have 10 competing clubs in both Girls and Boys playing for both a Cup and Shield. The tournament will take place from Sunday 5th January to Sunday 26th January at Donabate Portrane Community Centre.
Please register your team with Anita Patterson Portrane Hockey Club at (secretaryportranehc@gmail.com) not later than Friday December 06th 2019. When registering your team please include your name and contact number and email. The tournaments are limited to 10 Clubs and it is preferred that the tournament will have 10 separate clubs and the organisers will only consider a 2nd team from a club in the event we are short of 10 club entries. Indoor hockey sticks will be available each Sunday at the venue. The Centre also provides Restaurant and snack facilities throughout the day. Should you require any further information please don’t hesitate to contact Anita or tournament organiser Adrian Henchy at adrianhenchy@gmail.com or 0876859260. Remember again closing date for entries is Friday December 06th 2019.
Note:
Times of the games will be from 8.45am to 12.30pm for Girls and 1245pm to 4pm for Boys.
Entry Fee €70.00 per team
Max players per squad :12. Games are 6 a side. Goalkeeper and 5 outfield players.
Goal Keeper must have full kit
The tournaments will comprise of two groups of Five over two weekends on the 5th January and the 12th January. The top 5 Clubs, will qualify for Cup Final Sunday on January 26th and the other 5 Clubs, will compete for Shield Final Sunday on January 19th. It is important if you are entering the competition you are available to play on the above dates. Each Club are also expected to bring an umpire to assist in the officiating of the games. It is an ideal tournament for any young umpires in your club. Both the Shield Final and Cup Final Sunday will conclude with the top 2 teams in each group playing off in a final. Once clubs have confirmed entry to the tournament format and fixtures will be sent onto club contact. We look forward to welcoming you all again to Portrane in January but especially the addition of the Under 14 Girls who no doubt will enjoy this form of hockey to the same degree the boys have over recent years.
