Under 17 European Championship
Tickets are now on sale for these Championships
Prices Are As Follows:

• A Family Ticket for the week (2 Adults & 3 children under 17) - £50
• Single Ticket for the week - £20
• Day Ticket (1st Day) - £5
• Day Ticket (Finals Day) - £5
• Day Ticket (All Other Days) - £3

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These tickets will also be on sale at:

• Ladies Day
• Both Summer Camps
• National Training in August

Otherwise Please Contact Michaela Parfitt (01353 721946) For Your Tickets

The Tournament Schedule For The Championships Can Be Viewed Here
Visit the official website

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National Squads Announced
The Final squad announcements for Ladies & Juniors
can now be seen on the National Teams page

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Summer Camps 2010
Please note that the payment in full is due for the camps 1 & 2 by 22nd July 2010.
This can be paid at the July National Training weekend of 17th or 18th July.

The Coaches for Camp 1 will be:

• Carlos Amaral
• Arthur Corr
• James Taylor
• Eduardo Castro - Barcelona Junior Head Coach
• Kirsty Ingham - Goal Keeper Trainer
• Patricia Osborne
• Peter Marshall

The Coaches for Camp 2 will be:

• Carlos Amaral
• Arthur Corr
• James Taylor
• David Calonge - Spanish National Team Goal Keeper
• Joe Wheatley
• Carlos Amaral Junior

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Ladies Roller Hockey Day - Sunday 1st August 2010

For more details, speak to National Coaching Director - Carlos Amaral
or Kirsty Ingham - England Ladies Senior Team Captain.

To guarantee your place, fill out a Booking Form
and return to Lucy Rawlinson, England Ladies Manager.

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National Teams
The reduced squads for National teams have now been updated, with only the Seniors left to organise. All news concerning squads will be available in the National Teams section.

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Funding for Clubs Workshop
I would like to thank Karen Jones for the great presentation she gave at last month's National Training Weekend on Saturday.
I have received numerous comments regarding how helpful the workshop was.

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Project 2010 Fund Raising
As you will all be aware the U17's European Roller Hockey Championships are due to be held in Northampton this year, w/c 30th August.
The parents and players are trying desperately hard to raise both awareness and funds for the event and are looking for your help and support.

To continue in the fund raising efforts for the 2010 European Championships the parents are holding a book stall at Bushfields over the National Training weekend in May. Any donations of paperback or hardback books, in good condition, would be greatly appreciated and can be left with Jane Carter either at Peterborough training or at any other tournament, this will mean she is able to set up the stall on the Friday evening.

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Grupo Desportivo de Sesimbra
I received this email from Presidente of Grupo Desportivo de Sesimbra saying:
“On behalf of the Board and I, we would like our thank you very much for England Intermediates and Schoolboys brilliant participation on our 25th International Tournament - Praias de Sesimbra 2010. It was a big contribution towards the great success of this year's tournament making our tournament even more prestigious.
The great success of this tournament as well as England performances were well recognised by everybody.”

Read the report on Sesimbra Here ....

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Sesimbra 2010

ANOTHER GREAT TRIP FOR ENGLAND ROLLER HOCKEY

Once more we participated in the Sesimbra International Tournament over Easter. This year they organised their 25th Tournament and it was an honour to be invited to present 2 teams, Under 15's and Under 17's.

We departed from Luton on Wednesday 31st March in the morning arriving at Lisbon around midday and returned to England on Sunday 4th April.

During our stay we had 3 training sessions, 2 warm up games on the Wednesday evening, one for each team against Sesimbra, which gave us an opportunity to play all the players and try different tactics and team combinations. The results were good as Intermediates drew 1-1 and the Schoolboys won 6-1.

The Management Team:

• Head Coach: Carlos Amaral
• Assistant Coach: Arthur Corr
• Manager: Joe Wheatley
• Assistant Manager: Mike Neville

Read More Here ....

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Summer Camp 2010
I can already confirm the following coaches:
Carlos Amaral (Coach Co-Ordinator) - Camps 1 & 2
Arthur Corr - Camps 1 & 2
James Taylor - Camps 1 & 2
Kirsty Ingham - Camp 1
David Calonge (Spanish Goalkeeper Coach) - Camp 2

Very soon I'll be announcing the complete list of coaches for both Camps 1 & 2.

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New Ladies Manager Announced
Due to the resignation of Dave Fothergill for personal reasons, I would like to announce that Lucy Rawlinson is the new Ladies Manager, which has also been ratified by the NRHA.

I would like to thank Dave for all the great job done for the Ladies over the last few years. He has given great input on my development plan for the Ladies. I would like to wish him all the best in his future role within the sport.

In his resigntaion letter, Dave Fothergill said ‘Overall I have enjoyed my time working with Carlos Amaral. I have learnt an awful lot and still do admire the enthusiasm he instills into everything he does as regards Roller Hockey.
My thanks for allowing me to indulge with the sport‘.

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James Taylor - All Stars Game In Italy

James Taylor was selected to play in the All Stars Team against the Italian Select team. This was a great achievement for an English player to be selected to play alongside top players in the world such as: Argentinians Velasquez & Garcia and the Brazilian player Cacau.

James said ‘ It was obviously a pleasure to be considered one of the best foreigners in the Italian Premier League.
There are over 30 foreign players currently playing in the Premier league, so to be selected was quite an achievement’.

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Referees Meeting - 20th March 2010

I would like to thank all of you who gave up your time to attend the Referees meeting at Peterborough on the 20th March.

Some of you came considerable distances, on a Saturday, to be there, which shows the level of dedication that there is in the country for our sport.
I would like to thank you, not only for attending but also for the positive contribution that all of you made to the proceedings. As a referee, I found it most helpful and I hope that, as long as I remember the decisions that we all made, I will become a better referee.

As the person who arranged the meeting and put together the Structure Document, it really is encouraging and motivating that so many of you found the meeting really worthwhile.

I would like to assure you all that this will not be a one-off. The dates for the Referee Courses will be put on the National Calendar. The dates for the trips abroad for Referee Workshops will be put on the National Calendar.
The dates for the three meetings, like the one that we have just had, will also be on the National Calendar.

Again, a big thank you, for those of you who attended on Saturday and I am sure that together we can re-build the credibility of, and respect for Referees in England by a more consistent application of the rules through better and regular communication between Referees.

Keith Allen - NRHA President

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