Council Sports Development Officers
I have sent emails to most of the councils in the Southern Counties and I have met with:

Kent Council on 19th June, with Keith Allen and Aileen Barker, where we discussed ways for them to help us and mainly they are prepared to write a plan on how to develop Roller Hockey in the area.

Southampton Council on 3rd July, where I met Lee Page, Development Officer. We had a very positive conversation regarding introducing Roller Hockey into schools and sports centres, using taster sessions.
Prior to starting this, I will need to send my CV and qualifications.

I am due to visit Test Valley Council on 8th July and Fareham Council on a date to be confirmed.

I have decided to try this way as letters have been sent to approximately 150 schools and I have not received any communication from them. Development Officers will give me the way in to Schools and Sports Centres.

You can read more about my plans here in my annual report.

England Ladies Fundraising Update
At cup final day Keith kindly gave us £50 to raffle. We sold 95 tickets that’s £95 profit, then Arthur Corr won the prize and generously let us keep it which means we raised £145.
To date we have also raised £155 from a Tombola, £90 from 2 raffles, £250 from our cake stalls and £90 from Heathers cake sale that’s a grand total of £730.
We have several prizes left from the Tombola so will be holding a raffle at the next National Training Weekend which includes a skater standard stick, wine, glasses, kiddies garden set, pottery wheel and mugs.
The England Ladies We would like to thank everyone for their support and generosity.

Lucy Rivers

National Training
National Training in July is to be held on on the 12th and 13th July, which is the 2nd weekend instead of the usual 3rd weekend in the month.

1. The free gifts from sponsors have now been given away
2. Giving an opportunity to the Ladies to raise money for their World Championships competition

Schools
My first session with Desborough School in Maidenhead took place on 15th May.
I am pleased to report that the enthusiasm was very high at the first session and I'm looking forward to the next session.

“All the pupils really enjoyed Carlos' coaching session.
He quickly established a good rapport with the students and gave them an excellent variety of activities to perform.
It was a superb introduction to roller hockey. We are all looking forward to the next session!”
Nick Bielby

Christmas Camp 2008
I am pleased to say that within two days of the announcement of the Christmas Camp, it is already 1/4 full!!
To find out more please find details on my camps page.

Jubilee Cup
I spent most of the weekend at the Jubilee Cup tournament in the Ross Pees Sports Centre in Soham. I was impressed with the great games played by all and the amount of talent that we have in England. It was good to see how much enjoyment the kids got out of the competition and how much support and encouragement was given by family and friends. It is easy for me to see that the National Development is improving the ability of the Kids and Coaches and also improving the standard of refereeing.

I refereed the match between Vilassar De Mar and Kings Lynn A and what a fantastic game. Both teams played a fantastic game and it was clear to see how Kings Lynn disrupted Vilassar's usual playing tactics. Drawing 1-1 the game went into extra time and then to penalties, which decided the eventual winners Vilassar. Although it was unfortunate that the game had to be decided on penalties, both sides should be pleased at their performance and this was supported by the appreciation of the crowd.

Top Goal Scorer was named as Josh Taylor - Kings Lynn A
Goal Keeper of the Tournament was named as Will Martin - Kings Lynn B
Player of the Tournament was named as Josh Taylor - Kings Lynn A

Schoolboys
I will be making an announcement for the reduced squad during the next few days.

Juniors
Because some Juniors were unable to attend the April National Training,
I will be making the announcement for the reduced squad after the May National Training.
If you wish to be considered please ensure you attend this training.

Management
After three years of Managing the Schoolboys Debbie Pughe has decided to resign from this role
to concentrate on her club and regional duties.
I would like to thank Debbie for the fantastic job she has done for us and wish her every success for the future.

Following Debbie's resignation I would like to announce that Keith Allen will become the Schoolboys Manager and Val Conroy will Manage the Juniors. Dave Fothergill will continue to manage all the Ladies national teams as well as Ron Barker will manage the Seniors.