Last Updated
28th January 2010
Summer Camps 2010
I am pleased to announce that following the continual success of the Roller Hockey camps,
I will be organising two Summer Camps in conjunction with the NRHA development plan.

The first camp will commence on Friday 6th August and finish on Monday 9th August 2010.
This will be open to the following groups:
Basic Group
Pre Project Group
Ladies Development

The second camp will commence on Friday 13th August and finish on Monday 16th August 2010.
Camp Logo
This will be open to the following groups:
Project 2012
Project 2011
Project 2010
Ladies U20 and Senior

Any players that are not in the National Training List and who are interested in attending Summer Camp 2010 can contact me and I will let them know which camp they can attend.

Download The Forms Now for Camp 1 or Camp 2
January National Training
The player list for National Training is now available to download here
The schedule for National Training is available here

There are changes to the Saturday sessions. more information can be seen on the National Training Page.
Christmas Camp 2009
Xmas 2009



Another succesful training camp finished at Ross Peers Sports Centre, Soham.

Thanks to all those who attended and all the helpers who made the camp run smoothly.

Photo Courtesy Of Gordon Morrison

Ladies European Championships - St. Omer, France

Ladies 2009
Photo Supplied By Gordon Morrison		 1. Emma Russell - Plymouth
2. Kirsty Ingham - Bury (Capt.)
3. Anna Russell - Plymouth
4. Beth Cook - Middlesbrough
5. Emily Rawlinson - Bury
6. Ruth Russell - Plymouth
7. Emily Sheppard - HBU
8. Lucy Rivers - Bury (Vice-Capt.)
9. Chloe Stevenson - Middlesbrough
10. Rachel Joy - Bury


Read the reports from the Championships here

More details about the Championships can be found on the official site
Bassano U20's World Championships - Bassano, Italy

England 5 USA 2
A consistent performance in our last game saw us finish 11th out of 17 Teams.
Read the match reports from Bassano here
Dinan 2009 Schoolboys Championships
Dinan, France

England finished 7th in the Championships
All the news from Dinan can be seen here
Ladies U19 Create History
logo A historical result for the England U19 Ladies team tonight (Saturday), in winning bronze at the Under 19's 2009 European Championships in Portugal.

In their last match of the championships England beat Germany 3-2
(3-1 at half time) , in the 3rd/4th playoff match.
Congratulations to all the girls and very well done.

All the rmatch reports can be found here
England Juniors
England Juniors entered the TUS Dusseldorf Nord Tournament in Germany as part of their preparation for the World Championships in Bassano, Italy later in the year. Check out there progress here
Development Projects
Please download the information for the development squads:
International Referee
Congratulations to Derek Bell from Sheffield who has been appointed as one of the referee's for the U20 Championship's in Bassano, Italy 27th September - 3rd October 2009. Hopefully this will inspire more referee's to follow in his footsteps.
Qualified Coaches
The list of qualified coaches has now been updated - view here
National Project Squads
I will be announcing the Project Squads 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 after July National Training Weekend

These projects will start in September 2009 and will consist of 2/3 goalkeepers and 12/13 players.

I will pass a document to all the parents regarding the projects and I will need a confirmation from them about their commitment as I am intending to run these projects the same way we have done with 2010 which has been very successful.
I would like to emphasise that I will announce a maximum of 15 players (including goalkeepers) and it is possible that some players will not be named in the squads, although they can still train in their group age at National Training Weekends. This way I will ensure players develop properly to achieve the objectives for England to be very competitive at International level.

Finally I may change players from one project to another and it is also possible that I may replace players already named in the project with a player that has not been originally named in the squad.
If this is the case then it will be discussed with the player and their parents.

England stays in Group A for the third time in a row
Since 2004, when we were promoted to Group A, England has been gaining more and more respect in International Roller Hockey. Although I was not happy with the initial preparation of the team we came here and we did a great job. To compensate for the lack of preparation training in England I was lucky enough to have come to know the players over a long period and they in turn know what I want and expect from them. The defensive play worked very well but in attack we need more training to create automatic play. Therefore I will be assessing the way to prepare the Seniors team for the next Europeans in 2010 and the World A competition in 2011, which will be held in Mozambique.

Read more here
New Email Address
I now have a new email address for all Roller Hockey.
My new address is carlos6amaral@jcasports.co.uk.
Please could all matters related to roller Hockey be sent here from now on.

England Seniors Team sponsored by TVD and AZEMAD
I am very pleased to announce that an agreement has been made with TVD to sponsor player's gloves and knee pads, as well as two sets of Goalkeepers Gloves and Leg Pads.

TVD is now looking to secure a 3 year deal with the NRHA, where our President will meet with the TVD Director to sign a protocol after the World's A Championships.

Also, I am pleased to announce an agreement has been reached with Azemad to supply their Sticks free of charge for every player participating in World's A 2009.

This agreement also provides for any player to receive a replacement stick free of charge, if they break an Azemad stick whilst participating in the following tournaments:
  • European Schoolboys
  • European Ladies U19
  • European Ladies Seniors
  • World Juniors
Feira Trip - June 2009
I am pleased to inform everyone that Feira City have specially re-arranged a tournament for the weekend to accommodate us for Under 11, Minors and Intermediates to help our development.
This way we will have training sessions, friendly and competitive games.
The Trip Schedule can be seen here and the Team Lists can be seen here

National Project Squads
I will be announcing the Project Squads 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 after August National Training Weekend
These projects will start in September 2009 and will consist of 2/3 goalkeepers and 12/13 players.
In the next 3 months the time table for National Training Weekend can change with groups having different times and training at the same time with other groups to ensure we can swap players around to ensure we can make a better assessment.

I will pass a document to all the parents regarding the projects and I will need a confirmation from them about their commitment as I am intending to run these projects the same way we have done with 2010 which has been very successful.
I would like to emphasize that I will announce a maximum of 15 players (including goalkeepers) and it is possible that some players will not be named in the squads, although they can still train in their group age at National Training Weekends. This way I will ensure players develop properly to achieve the objectives for England to be very competitive at International level.

Finally I may change players from one project to other and it is also possible that I may replace players already named in the project with a player that has not been originally named in the squad.
If this is the case then it will be discussed with the player and their parents.

Spanish Training Camp
I am very pleased to announce that I have been booked by a Spanish club to run a Summer camp in Barcelonain the second week of July. I travel with the Seniors Team to the World A Championships in the first week of July and then travel onwards to the Spanish Camp for the following week.

Ladies U19 Championships
The Ladies U19's Championships has been moved to the 3rd - 5th September 2009.
The other competitions remain the same:
  • World Seniors Group A: 4th - 11th July
  • U17's Europeans: 14th - 19th September
  • Juniors (U20's) World's: 26th September - 3rd October
  • Ladies Seniors: 26th - 31st October 2009

Goalkeeper Training
I am pleased to inform our Goalkeepers that under the protocol between the NRHA and the RFEP (Spanish Federation), Spanish Goalkeeper trainer - David Calonge will back during May National Training to run specific Goalkeeper training alongside National Goalkeeper Trainer - Darren Didcock.

Coaching Accreditation Letter
A document written by Keith Allen regarding Coaching Accreditation and Gradingis available here

National Goalkeeper Trainer Announced
It has been my intention for a long time to have a specific Coach to train our Goalkeepers on a monthly basis and I am pleased to announce that Darren Didcock from Kings Lynn RHC will join my structure as the National Goal Keeper Trainer.
Kirsty Ingham will be concentrating on the health and fitness of our National Teams, as well as Coaching Development Squads.

Spanish Goalkeeper Trainer Coaches National Training Weekend in April
As I have promised I am pleased to inform our Goalkeepers that under the protocol between the NRHA and the RFEP (Spanish Federation) we will have a Spanish Goalkeeper trainer - David Calonge - to run specific Goalkeeper training during the April National Training sessions, alongside Darren Didcock.

For more information about National Training View Here...

Sesimbra 2009
For the third year in a row England Roller Hockey teams are participating in one the most pretigious tournaments in Portugal. This year I have decided to take a Minors Team, (players born in 1996 & 1997) and an Intermediates(players born in 1994) team.

Minors are players involved on 2011 & 2012 projects and Intermediates are players involved in the 2010 project.
These projects are part of the Development Plan for our sport to develop players to attend their firstEuropean Under 17 Championships.

This tournament will take place in Sesimbra a town 30 minutes away from Lisbon, starting on Thursday and finishing on Saturday. The teams will fly out on Thursday morning and will return to England on Sunday morning.

This tournament will have 4 teams participating in each level from Under 11 to Juniors giving an opportunity for our players to have a couple of competitive games and watch quality Portuguese Teams.

Minors Team:
  • Tommy Allander - Gk (Norwich)
  • David Jones - Gk (Plymouth)
  • Jack Tucker - Captain (Kings Lynn)
  • Scott Neville (Cottenham)
  • Rees Parfitt (Cottenham)
  • Alex Jones (Bury)
  • Harry Parfitt (Peterborough)
  • Thomas Barry (Cottenham)
  • Joe Brown (Norwich)
  • Toni Jones (Bury)
Intermediates Team:
  • Louie Irvine - Gk (Peterborough)
  • Mathew Stearn - Gk (Cottenham)
  • Liam Conroy - Captain (Bury)
  • Kieran Brady (Bury)
  • Sam Norris (Bury)
  • Sam Norton (Ely)
  • William Smith (Middlesbrough)
  • Seif Nassir-Ali (Manchester)
  • Michael Carter (Peterborough)
  • Josh Taylor (Kings Lynn)

    • Head Coach - Carlos Amaral
    Assistant Coach - Arthur Corr
    Manager - Val Conroy


    Both teams will play on Thursday against home team Sesimbra, then depending on the results we will play Friday or Saturday for 3rd/4th places or in the Final.
    The Future Of Roller Hockey In England
    I had a meeting with Keith Allen this week to discuss the way forward with Roller Hockey in England.
    The details of this meeting can be Viewed Here.
    Project 2010 Preparation Squad
    I would like to announce that I have decided to include 4 more players into the project 2010 preparation squad. These players have been consistently improving during National Training and had their final assessment during the November trip. View here...