Abbeyleix Hockey Club
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Our base is the Astroturf 7-a-side pitch in Fr Breen Park, Abbeyleix and we field teams at Under 10, Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 level (boys and girls). We compete in the West Leinster League with teams from Naas, Newbridge, North Kildare, Tullamore and occasionally with Athlone, Weston & Kilkenny. Always interested in playing friendly matches and willing to travel!
Brief History - we are inexistence sincec October 2005 when a group of not more than a dozen started playing on the newly constructed 7-a-side Astroturf pitch in Fr Breen Park in Abbeyleix. We inherited some hockey sticks from the original Portlaoise Junior Hockey Club, which had not been active for a number of years. First club action was in Kilkenny by invitation in 2006.
East season since then we competed at various blitzes in Enniscorthy, Kilkenny, Tullamore, Newbridge, Naas, Kilkock and the very enjoyable Under 12 All-Ireland festival in UCD in 2008. We would like to play more friendly games and look forward to hearing from other clubs. Unfortunately our home is still the 7 a-side Astroturf, butwe play our Under 16 matches away or in Kilkenny by kind permission. We do not have a senior club, but a number of players continue playing hockey with Portlaoise ladies team.
Training Times 2012-13 Season
Under 8 & Under 10 on Tennis Court 3 & 4, 9.30am - 10.30am
Under 12, Park Astroturf, 9.30am - 10.30am
Under 14, Park Astroturf, 10.30am - 11.30am
Under 16, Park Astrotur, 11.30am - 12.30pm
Contact us at info@abbeyleixhockey.com http://www.abbeyleixhockey.com
Club Colours : Red Tops & Hoodies with black shorts and red socks