Tag: Dumfries

New coach and refresher course dates released

Our coach development approach has faced challenges in recent years. Our goal is to transition to a predominantly online approach, focusing on the fundamentals of sports coaching as the foundation. We aim to align as closely as possible across the UK.

However, we acknowledge that this transition has been more challenging than anticipated. Despite this, our long-term vision remains unchanged. In the immediate term, we recognise the need to refresh our courses and qualifications.

To address this, we are offering a selection of one-day courses in Dumfries during June and July 2023. The courses available are as follows:

  • Level 1 Refresher: 10/06/23 Dumfries
  • Level 2 Refresher: 11/06/23 Dumfries
  • Level 1 Coach: 24/06/23 Dumfries
  • Level 2 Coach: 24/06/23 Dumfries
  • Level 1 Refresher: 15/07/23 Dumfries
  • Level 2 Refresher: 16/07/23 Dumfries
  • Level 1 Coach: 29/07/23 Dumfries
  • Level 2 Coach: 30/07/23 Dumfries

These courses will be conducted by our Lead Instructors:

  • Martin Grubb: Current L3, GB U20 Head Coach, Solway NIHL National League Coach
  • Dayle Keen: Current L2 with 15+ years of experience, Coventry Blaze EIHL Coach, GB U20 Assistant Coach

We understand that Dumfries may not be convenient for everyone. To accommodate this, we have designed a new course with a reduced timetable and more specific content.

Participants who started the L1 online course with Martyn King should complete and submit any relevant assignments by 8/6/23. After this date, the submissions will no longer be valid, and attendance at one of the newly planned courses will be required in full.

Registrations should be made by clubs on behalf of Coaches.

North meets South in National Development finale.

We are excited to announce the schedule and ticket release for the upcoming Scotland V England Junior Games. 

The games will take place on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th of May at Dumfries Ice Bowl and feature players at u14 and U16 age groups. 

SIH Head of Hockey Operations, Jamie Thomson, said, “ I’m delighted that these games are going ahead. I’d like to thank the EIHA and their lead on this project Seth Bennett, for the proactive approach to making it happen.

This is a great event for us to sign off this season with. We relaunch our national programme in September this year and more events like this will become a regular occurrence. This year has proven to be a real test at national level, lack of ice time, lack of tournaments to attend, cost of travel etc. So pulling this together is a big win and I’m sure the kids are going to love it. 

The tournament will consist of Scotland playing England 3 times over the 2 days in full stopped clock games. Any draws will feature 3v3 in overtime and penalty shots, as we look to replicate the senior level as much as possible. The 4th game for each age group will be a very interesting watch, as we merge team Scotland and England together and draft 2 teams that will go head to head on Sunday afternoon to close the event.”

Seth Bennett, EIHA England V Scotland Series lead, commented, “ This is a great opportunity for the players to play in a really competitive England V Scotland Series. It has been fantastic to work with Jamie and SIH to create an event which is going to bring 12 periods of competitive hockey for each age group” 

I know the players are excited about this opportunity to play against Scotland and hopefully we are going to see some really completive hockey over the two days” 

SATURDAYTEAMSUNDAYTEAM
10amSCOTLAND V ENGLAND U14 8.30amSCOTLAND V ENGLAND U16 
1PM SCOTLAND V ENGLAND U16 10.45AM SCOTLAND V ENGLAND U14 
3.30PM SCOTLAND V ENGLAND U14 1PM u16 Draft Game 
6PM SCOTLAND V ENGLAND U16 3.15PM U14 Draft Game 

It’s set to be a fantastic weekend of competitive hockey and not one to be missed. Tickets are available NOW online, we encourage everyone to purchase their tickets in advance to avoid disappointment. 

NEWS: Under 18 trialists selected for National Development Day

This Sunday sees the Scotland National Development Day take place at Dumfries Ice Bowl and the following Under 18 players have been selected by their clubs.

Congratulations to all the players who have been selected and we wish them all the very best of luck this weekend.

ABERDEEN

Adam Gottman

Cameron Thomson

Gary Kelly

Jack Hutton

Rory Wood

BELFAST

Harvey Woodridge

Mitch Riley

Ollie Costello

DUNDEE

Danny Coulson

Darren Donaldson

Joe Matthew

Kaiden Sustins

Kevin Ross

Lewis Neave

Lewis Stewart

Luke Soutar

KILMARNOCK

Connor McNulty

Ollie Fraser

Ross Chalmers

Torran Anderson

KIRKCALDY

Jack Adams

Brodie Kay

Cameron Wilkie

Jay Herd

Josh Saunders

Kyle Howie

Ross Henderson

Rowan Mills

Scott McKay

Tymo Szewczyk

LIGHTNING PIRATES

Callum Smith

Cammy Miller

Connor Reid

Hamish Glendinning

Mark Higgins

Robert Simpson

MURRAYFIELD

Euan Saunders

Joe Lynch

Lukas James

Matthew Reid

NORTH AYRSHIRE

Dylan Murray

Harry Campbell

Jack Neil

Lewis McCrindle

SOLWAY

Dom Jagler

Kian Shevlin

Kyle Carruth

Scott Kirkpatrick

NEWS: Under 16 trialists selected for National Development Day

This Sunday sees the Scotland National Development Day take place at Dumfries Ice Bowl and the following Under 16 players have been selected by their clubs.

Congratulations to all the players who have been selected and we wish them all the very best of luck this weekend.

ABERDEEN

Connor Nelson

Troy Fyvie

Logan Gordon

Lennon Stephen

Kieran Petrie

Thom Jacobs

BELFAST

Alex Lusty

Jude Beattie

Harry Blencowe

Blaze Shields-Pettitt

DUNDEE

Charlie Coulson

Jarred Dolan

Aaron Wood

Ethan Hardy

Jack Marwick

Jaydn Baxter

KILMARNOCK

Gregor Donaldson

Sean Mullin

KIRKCALDY

Cody Adams

Jack Malcolmson

Logan Adam

John Haig

Jack McGowan

Harris Piotrowicz

Joe Somerville

Cameron Kenny

LANARKSHIRE

Daniel Watson

Oliwers Wieczorek

Robbie Thompson

Robbie Henderson

Ryan Turnbull

Marco Gerriot

Reece Condie

MURRAYFIELD

Geoff Dorward

NORTH AYRSHIRE

Conor Wood

Emma Lamberton

Jacob Woods

Liam Houston

Matthew Evans

Flynn Massie

Calden McColl

Jack Malcolm

SOLWAY

Tomas Vyrostek

Bailey Thomson

Owen Rae

Ewan Duignan

Samuel Wojcik

Logan Reid