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This year’s International Hockey Experience, once again held in Paris during the Easter holidays, was a very successful trip that was enjoyed by all involved.

54 girls attended, all aged 13-15 years, from 8 different Unitary Authorities over Wales, and the players were involved with 2 days of hockey coaching, a day in Disneyland, Paris, an evening sightseeing trip of the city, and a Seine River Cruise.

Caerphilly                                             Cardiff
 

Carmarthen                                          Flintshire

The hockey coaching was delivered by 9 of our Youth Hockey Activators: Chloe Guy, Jon Elliott, Ben Samuel, Rhodri Ryland, Rachel Fido, David Roll, Serian Ganesh, Bronwen Ellis and Rebecca Daniels, and was over-seen by our Local Development officers. The coaching sessions included skills circuits, passing and receiving, tackling and defending, goal-scoring and attacking, set-play, circuits training and SAQ, and also a tournament to finish.

The Activators worked extremely hard during the trip to deliver hockey sessions of high quality, whilst ensuring all players enjoyed the experience, and also had the opportunity to improve their skill base.

Merthyr                                                Powys
 

RCT                                                     Swansea

On the last evening, a closing ceremony was held, in which all players were presented with a certificate of attendance. Prizes were also presented to players who showed the most improvement during the hockey sessions, to those who gave the most effort, and to those who displayed the best skill level in their group. The prizes were distributed as follows:

Most Improved Player:
Group 1: Rebecca Treharne
Group 2: Lucy Davies
Group 3: Gwenllian Latham
Group 4: Elizabeth Austin

Best Effort:
Group 1: Calan Jones
Group 2: Ellis Lloyd-Jones & Carys Buswell
Group 3: Holly Burnicle
Group 4: Siwan Jenkins

Best Player:
Group 1: Emily James
Group 2: Paris Nicholas
Group 3: Emma Kiss
Group 4: Samantha Murphy

A special thank-you goes to the Local Development Officers who were involved with the trip, to the Hockey Activators who worked extremely hard in planning and delivering the hockey sessions, and to all the players who made the International Hockey Experience such a success.

If you would like information on next year’s International Hockey Experience, please send your contact details to:
[email protected]

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