East Region Performance Director’s Report for the 16th AGM of the East Region Hockey association held on 9th July 2015.
Numbers invited/attended JRPC 2015 with those attending 2014 in brackets:
Boys / Northwood / Bury / Girls / Northwood / BuryU15 / 37/36 (34) / 35/34 (38) / U15 / 34/32 (33) / 37/37 (34)
U16 / 37/37 (40) / 36/36 (36) / U16 / 37/35 (39) / 38/35 (35)
U17 / 40/38 (36) / 42/35 (41) / U17 / 42/35 (31) / 41/39 (31)
U18 / 36/33 (26) / 34/32 (31) / U18 / 36/29 (30) / 28/22 (30)
TOTAL / 150/144 (136) / 147/137 (146) / TOTAL / 149/131(133) / 144/133 (130)
Average number of players attending per squad – 34.1 (same as last year – 34.1)
Progressing to National Age Group Squads from JRPC 2014:
U18 Boys: Tom Crowson (Cambridge City & Herts); Euan Gilmour (Cambridge City & Cambs); Nicholas Page (Southgate and Herts); Rory Patterson (Old Loughtonians & Surrey).
U18 Girls: Charlotte Calnan (Surbiton & Surrey); Lucy Holder (Suffolk); Holly Munro (Surrey); Alice Wills (Old Loughtonians and Herts).
U16 Boys: Zaman Akhter (Cambs); Alex Emsden (Suffolk); William Hopkins (Old Loughtonians & Essex).
U16 Girls: Kate Axford (Bedfordshire); Tess Howard (Cambs); Alice Hopgodd (Norfolk).
2015 Update:
· Merchant Taylors School (Northwood) retained as JRPC Centre for 2015. Bury St Edmunds venue moved from 2 Centre site to 1 venue at Rushmere Sports Centre (Ipswich). Retained the name of Bury Tigers
· Merchant Taylors School (Northwood) and Lea Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre (Olympic venue). to be Tier 1 Competition venues for 2015
· Full team of coaches in place for each squad with contingency team in place to cover any absences.
· Change of emphasis within coaching moving away from pure technical skills and drills to more game play. Integrating goalkeepers a major factor.
· Continued involvement of England Hockey Centrally Contracted Coaches brings the air of professionalism to JRPC. Continued change of emphasis in that CCCs now have more of a mentoring role than a hands on role.
· New feedback system brought in for players online based on comments rather than focus on marks. Feedback to reflect more the practical environment.
· Apprenticeship for Advanced Sports Excellence (AASE) for U17s (and some U18s) who reach HiPAC - based on School Year now completed firs full year, running alongside NAGS Academy all producing favourable feedback. JRPC coaches attended NAGS Academy evening to gain understanding of techniques. Similar day arranged for JAC Coaches to attend JRPC.
· Single System Review: 47 key points have come out of the review which are being worked upon over the next 18 months. Player Pathway Working Group created dealing with Governance of the Single System continued during the year. Martin Williams represented East Region. Further working group established (Talent Development Working Group). East region represented by Sally Tippen and Dain Lewis. Established to focus on the Aims and Purpose of the Single system – Player Pathway. Paper to be shortly produced for SSC..
Martin Williams
East Region Performance Director
2nd July 2015