Girls from all over the country have attended the NRHA’s National Training weekends in Peterborough and Carlos Amaral NRHA’s National Performance Director has named the Ladies Under 20’s “reduced squad” from which the final team will be selected later in the year.

Milne Rachel (Gk)
Parfitt Kasia (Gk)
Repman Anna (Gk)

Baker Francesca
Barrow Hannah
Cook Beth
Gillett Emma
Holland Louise
Morley Abbie
Patton Jodi
Parry Wilcocks Zoe
Rawlinson Emily
Russell Anna
Sheppard Emily
Stevenson Chloe

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Keith Allen NRHA president has called a referees meeting on Saturday 20th March at the Bushfields Sports Centre, Orton Centre, Peterborough. PE2 5RQ starting at 10am. This meeting has been called for the presentation of a new referee strategy document “Structure for the committee of Roller Hockey Referees and the recruitment and progression of Referees in England”. It is imperative that as many referees of whatever grade attend and if any other members of the sport, aspiring referees, time-keepers, coaches, parents etc would like to attend, they are more than welcome.

Project 2010 has been running now for the best part of 4 years during which time the vast majority of you have worked closely with me and Arthur. As we enter the final phase of preparation for the 2010 Championships, I am now in a position to announce the reduced squad of players who will compete for the final places to be announced after the Summer Camp in August. The reduced squad of 3 goalkeepers and 10 outfield players is as follows:

Goalkeepers
Alam Reuben
Hunt Peter
Stearn Matt

Outfield Players
Brady Kieran
Carter Michael
Conroy Liam
Constable Matt
Johnson Oliver
Neville James
Norris Sam
Norton Sam
Smith William
Taylor Josh

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Carlos Amaral NRHA’s National Performance Director has announced the National Training Schedule for March. In addition to this he has informed us that the players named in the reduced squads should bring the £100 deposit (cheques made payable to the NRHA) as part of their commitment to play in this year’s Championships. Any player not selected for the final squad will have the £100 deposit refunded. He added that any players withdrawn will lose the deposit.
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It was with great sadness that we were notified of the death of Alan Smiley on the 20th February.
Alan Smiley in his prime years was one of the fastest forwards in the game who with his bubbly personality always played the game with great passion.
He played during his career, from the 1950’s to the 1970’s, with three main Clubs, Alexandra Palace, Southgate and Folkestone.

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During the announcement of this months National Training (20th & 21st) Carlos Amaral National Coaching Director has said that reduced squads for Juniors, Schoolboys, Ladies Under 20 & Ladies Seniors will be announced after February’s National Training. Players named in these reduced squads will be asked to pay the £100 squad deposit (cheques made out to NRHA) at the March National Training session as was done in 2009.

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On Friday, I saw emails flying around by all and sundry regarding the allocation of referees and the changing of an allocation already published.
It has been resolved.

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Carlos Amaral NRHA’s National Performance Director has announce that following a great success of the past Roller Hockey camps,
he will be organising two Summer Camps in conjunction with the NRHA development plan.

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Photo Gordon Morrison

Farnham RHC will hold their annual National Division One tournament in a new venue 10 miles away from their usual centre, the new venue is in Alton, Hants. The matches are the same as listed in the ND1 schedule with the first match Farnham v Peterborough starting at 8.30am.

Photo Gordon Morrison

Val Conroy NRHA’s National Competitions Secretary recently sent out a revised National Calendar (Issue 4). The new calendar can be downloaded and Val has listed the changes to the revised calendar below:-
1) National training in June is now 5th/6th June, regional training and regional tournaments have been moved to 19th/20th June.
2) National training in August has been moved to 21st/22nd August.
3) Summer Camp 1 is now from 6th – 9th August and Summer camp 2 is now 13th – 16th June.