Kelburne Player Going to the Indoor World Cup!

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Ben Rennie the goalkeeper of the Bromac Kelburne 1st XI has been selected for the Australian Indoor team for the Indoor World Cup to held in Leipzig, Germany from the 4th - 8th February. Australia will be up against all the top indoor nations in the world including hosts Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Iran and Sweden. Each game will be played in front of huge crowds and the atmosphere is sure to be electric.  

Ben joined Kelburne this season and has settled into the Scottish way of life. Involved in giving training to the junior players and goalkeepers. This will be an amazing experience for him we are sure he will be able to share this experience during the second half of the season. Everybody at Kelburne is wishing Ben the best of luck and we will be sure to follow each of Australia's game. 
#kelburne #hockey #wegrowtalent
See the below link for more information on the Indoor World Cup.

UK Lions Tour to India - Neil McIntyre

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UK Lions - India Tour

Kelburne are proud to announce that Neil McIntyre has to selected to represent the UK Lions during their tour India next week. Read about his experience and make sure to keep a look out for updates on their results. 

Ever since Neil attended the Under 13 boys hockey tournament in Nottingham at the age of 10 it was an aspiration to be selected for the UK Lions, a team selected from the best players at the tournament. When he received the letter in 2012 to say he had been selected he was very happy and looked forward to playing. Although there was a lot of travelling involved the training and standard of hockey was excellent, playing junior club, district and national teams. The year culminated with a tournament in Belfast which was of a high standard and all the boys enjoyed. The next training session was to be the last of this group of boys but one of the parents, Satt Matharu, discussed with us the idea of keeping the boys together and going on an international tour. With Graham Bell and Pete Aitkens agreement plans were put in place to go to India to play in what would be an exceptional opportunity for some of the boys.            Left - At Cannock in 2012 meeting Ashley Jackson, Glenn Kirkham and James Fair

On the 12th December all the plans come to fruition when Neil will travel to India as part of a UK Lions team to take part in the All India Maharaja Ranjit Singh Jr. Gold Cup Boys Hockey Tournament. The tournament takes place at Amritsar Hockey Club. It will be the culmination of a brilliant time as part of the UK Lions Invitational team. For Neil and myself it is a once in a lifetime opportunity and a great chance for Neil to play international hockey. The UK Lions side has several English, Scottish and Welsh junior internationalists and they hope to put up a good show with teams competing from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Malaysia as well as host country India. It will give Neil the chance to see different styles of hockey as well as the facilities other countries have. The boys will not only play hockey but will be given the opportunity to visit schools and do some charitable work, with the team taking gifts of medical equipment

UK Lions v Wales at Repton 2013

All teams attend the tournament opening ceremony and the tournament itself will take place from the 15th to the 20th December. The UK Lions will also play a friendly against Amritsar Hockey Club Juniors on the 14th December in preparation. It should be an excellent trip and all the boys are really looking forward to it. They have all come a long way since the under 13 boys tournament in Nottingham in 2012

Some of the UK Lions squad who are going to India Beeston 2014

Pro-Life Fitness Kelburne 4th XI - Season so Far

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The team got off to a great start to the season, winning their first four games, to sit top of division one. Away wins at Irvine and Glasgow Accies followed by two home wins vs Uddingston and Rottenrow gave the team a 12 point start to the season. Currently the top goal scorer of the team is Jack O'Connell. We are hoping that his scoring exploits will continue into the second half of the season. 
Mid season saw four back to back defeats. A very frustrating period with several players unavailable for regular selection.

The big "derby" game saw the team play Pro Life Fitness Kelburne 3 at Glasgow Green  Always a very competitive match with the younger development players in the 3,s taking on the more mature players in the 4,s Kelburne 4,s were defending for most of the game but two attacks and goals from young striker Finn Halliday gave us a 2-1 lead with ten minutes to go. Major upset on cards but with no subs available, fatigue eventually set in and Kelburne 3,s scrambled a goal in the last minutes to equalise to make it 2-2.
End of season push and the team were back in the points with two back to back wins v Helensburgh and Motherwell. A great response from the players following the previous defeats.
Pro Life Fitness Kelburne 4's also play in the Scottish Hockey Reserve Cup. They have won both games in this competition so far against Watsonians 8-1 and a magnificent 3-1 win against current league leaders Glasgow Western 3's see the team in the draw for the quarter finals in 2015.

Many thanks to our sponsor for their support with the team looking great in their warm up tops at every game. 
Ian Wilson 
4th XI Captain

Pro-Life Fitness Centre Kelburne 3rd XI - Season so far

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Pro Life Fitness Kelburne 3rd XI continues to act as a development team playing in West District League 1.  The purpose of the development team is to blend a mixture of senior O?35 players with youngsters playing in the U16 and U14 junior teams who are either excelling or have gained District or International age group recognition.  The aim is not so much winning but preparing the juniors for the significant step up in standard to the Regional League that the 2nd XI play in, as well as educating the youngsters on game play and sharing experience from the number of ex internationals in the team on what is required to succeed.

 

The team approached the 2014/15 season optimistic that the squad could build on an indifferent 2013/14 season as the core group of players remained the same and the selected juniors were now a year older and showing signs of physical and game play maturity.

 

With the support of Pro Life Fitness Centre the 3rd XI began the season looking professional in our new training tops, a feature that helps set the standard and high light why Kelburne has a more detailed approach than other clubs within this league.  The season began well with only one loss in the first seven games that saw the team score 30 goals and only concede 7 with veteran and ex club captain Billy Anderson proving the perfect foil for youngster Luke Hortin as both topped the goal scoring charts.

 

As should be expected with a young inexperienced team a dip in form saw a run of two losses and one draw before the team finished the 1st half of the season with a 3-0 victory to reach the winter break consolidating a mid-table ranking.

 

Reflecting on the season so far Captain Stuart Robin assessed the progress ? This has been a challenging season so far with a number of strong, physical teams playing in WD1 and the mid table position is a fair reflection on our performance.  For me I must highlight the 6-1 away win to Hillhead that demonstrated the level off hockey that this team has the potential to achieve as it was the complete game for a development perspective as the youngsters really took onboard the information and coaching we have been providing them.  I set this game now as the bench mark for the level of performance we must attain week in week out.  Other key highlights were the return of Neil McIntrye who suffered a horrific double arm break in the summer.  Neil has worked hard on his rehabilitation and not only returned to the team but also to U16 Scotland training and now jets out to India in December to represent the UK Lions.  The team now can relax and we look forward to our annual mid season night out which this year is being hosted by team sponsors Pro Life Fitness Centre.  Come the New Year though training will resume with the aim of achieving a strong run of results similar to the first half?.

Stuart Robin 

3rd XI Captain 

10 in a Row Dinner - 22nd November

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Kelburne Hockey Club - 10 in a Row Dinner

22nd November

St Mirren Park


Kelburne Hockey club held a dinner at St Mirren Park Football stadium on the 22nd November to celebrate the recent success at the club. The 1st XI Men have won the National League Division 1 title for the last 10 years in a row and the 2nd XI Men have won the Regional Division 1 League 11 times out of the last 12 years.


The evening was started off with some words from the club president and ex manager of the 1st XI, Harry Coles.

?It is always a special occasion for any club to win their national championship, so for this club to achieve 10 consecutive national championship victories will surely go down as one of the truly great achievements in the history of Scottish Hockey.

On a personal note, it has been a great privilege and pleasure to a small part of this fabulous era of success, as both 1st team manager and president. I am sure that as a club we can go on to achieve even further success at all levels of the game in the years to come.?

The success is based on an excellent youth policy producing a large number of players who have went onto represent Scotland and Great Britain. These principles of producing our youth is something we are constantly looking to develop to keep Kelburne as one the top clubs in Paisley and Scotland.


The dinner ran smoothly with a number of fantastic speakers and stories being shared throughout the evening. The first of the main speakers John McKelvie was on top form, keeping everybody entertained. John also read out a congratulations card sent kindly by Scottish Hockey. 1st XI captain Jonathan Christie shared a number of stories from the last 10 years, many including good memories of past celebrations and mishaps. Club stalwart Stuart McAlphine reminisced about the Kelburne teams of the 90's. They had great success themselves and without that foundation this recent team would definitely not be in the position that they are in now. Sandy Strang was the second main speaker up and didn't disappoint. The evening was finished off by some kind words from Mark Fulton.


There was special recognition for 4 members of the 1st XI squad who have been ever present over the last 10 year. Mark Fulton, Chris Nelson, Michael Christie and Jonathan Christie have been the corner stones of the succeeding in winning the 10 in a row. A true inspiration to any younger player.


The club was very happy to welcome a number of our current and past sponsors. Without their support the club would not be in the position that it's in at this time. A number of our sponsors very generously donated prizes for the raffle and auction. Special thanks to Thomsons Cycles, Pro-Life Fitness Centre, Gilmour Sports and Glynhill Hotel. Bromac Ltd the new 1st XI sponsor continued their superb support during the evening, being very active during the auction. The miniatures for each place setting were kindly donated by new Kelburne sponsor Valt Vodka.


A number of one of a kind auction prizes were up for grabs during the night. Including a signed Team Scotland Mens Hockey strip from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (as seen on the left) and a Kelburne strip, signed by a number of the players involved over the last ten years. 

The night would not have happened without the hard work of a number of members. Mainly Douglas McEwan, Mark Fulton, Iain Scholefield and Cathrine McLauchlan. Assisted by Michael Bremner who designed the programme, Lesley Scholefield for doing the flowers and Barrie Scholefield who was the official photographer for the evening. 

Lastly Kelburne Hockey Club would like to thank everybody who attended and made it an unforgeable event in Kelburne's history.

The rest of the photos can be seen here - Picasa - 10 in a Row Dinner



Men's 2's make it 11 from 11

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Thomson's Cycles Kelburne 3
Uddingston                             1

Kelburne started the game strong keeping possession and creating chances, although unable to convert. However after 11 minutes Kelburne broke through after Neil McIntyre and Ewan Carmichael produced some good play before Andy Bremmner played the ball back post for a JG Shepherd tap in. 

Kelburne took this and stepped up another level with Uddingston playing very deep. This allowed Kelburne to have some space and eventually a second goal came. After some good play from Lenny in the midfield the ball found its way to Andrew Duff and once again the ball fell to JG at back post. Kelburne continued to put on the pressure and eventually won a short corner. The ball was slipped to Andrew Duff who swept the ball into the goal. Now 3 ahead and Kelburne started to take there foot off the gas. This presented Uddingston with a chance to pull a goal back after a lack of communication let a forward slip in behind and eventually put his shot just wide. Towards the end of the first half Kelburne started to improve again and won a series of short corners which they were unlucky not to score. At half time captain Ewan Carmichael spoke about how Kelburne started really well but shouldn't get complacent as there was still plenty of time left in the game.

HT Thomsons Cycles Kelburne 2nd XI 3-0 Uddingston 2nd XI

As the second half began Uddingston were playing a lot more aggressive and putting pressure on the Kelburne defence. After 10 minutes though Uddingston managed to grab a goal after an unmarked man managed to sneak behind the Kelburne defence to be given an easy tap in. Kelburne started to up the tempo after this and were unlucky not to extend there lead after a series of great saves from the opposition goalkeeper. Uddingston nearly brought themselves within a goal when a flick was awarded. Unlike the cup game in the previous week, the penalty was missed and the score stayed at 3-1. Kelburne held out the rest of the game comfortably to claim the 3 points. That means Kelburne continue there great run of form and are now 11 from 11 in the league.

FT Thomsons Cycles Kelburne 2nd XI 3-1 Uddingston 2nd XI



Young 5's Making Progress

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Pro-Life Fitness Kelburne 3
Uddingston                         3


Billy Anderson leading the forward line took the pushback to start the last game of the first half of the season with the development team hoping to finish with a win. The team welcomed back Dick Donaldson from injury and he was soon involved in the action with a well weighted pass to Fraser Whiting out on the right wing. Fraser fired a quick pass into the D which was just outside Anderson's reach and the ball slid past the post. For the next few minutes the game was played out in the middle of the pitch with both teams trying hard to create an opening. It was Kelburne who scored on the tenth minute when Johnny Hughes played a great ball through to Billy Anderson who crashed the ball into the net.
For the next twenty minutes both teams created scoring chances but neither managed to find the back of the net. Kelburne won a few short corners and Anderson came close to adding to his tally for this match. As the time neared the break Uddingston scored to draw level. 

Halftime Kelburne Pro-Life Fitness 5's 1 - 1 Uddingston 4's 

Uddingston started the second half and quickly went on the attack but the Kelburne defence stood strong. Kelburne set up another attack which resulted in a short corner which was saved by the keeper. The team won three more short corners each were on target but were saved by the keeper. David Ogilvie in the Kelburne goal had to be sharp to save low to his right from an Uddingston short corner. This spurred the team to drive forward and Dick Donaldson put Wullie Allan in with a chance with a top D strike which shaved the post. The development team won two more short corners in quick succession and it was from the second that Anderson showed a masterclass on how to score at a short corner. The ball was injected by James MacPherson stopped and rolled into the D by Hughes for Anderson to unleash an unstoppable shot. Anderson scored his third goal from open play after good build up from Lucas Farndale. On the half hour Uddingston were awarded a short corner which found its way into the goal and on the thirty forth minute Uddingston scored again to tie the match. There was no more scoring and the game finished.

Kelburne Pro-Life Fitness 5's 3 - 3 Uddingston 4's 

A great performance from the development team. It was good to have Dick Donaldson back from injury and to make it through the game.
We have to thank both Billy Anderson and Wullie Allan for helping in todays game. It just shows how the team can play with the addition of adult support in all areas of the pitch to help the youngsters. 
We have seen this group improve week on week so lets look forward to the second half of the season when we will win games. 

Please remember Saturday 6th December is the Christmas night at our sponsors Pro-Life in Paisley.

Outstanding Membership Fees - your Club needs you now.

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Dear Members
Unfortunately the Committee have to remind the membership that match fees for the Hockey season are outstanding and need to be paid quickly, by on-line/cheque payment, or by setting up your Standing Order while there remains time to do so.
This year,  every SHU Club has to pay their Annual SHU Fees in 1 payment, versus the previous staged payment process through the season.   As the most successful club in Scotland, our fees for the year are £6,000 for this year and are due now.    This covers all Scottish Hockey Competition fees, SHU registration and insurance cover  and it's our duty to ensure we pay this in full without incurring additional cost penalties.
Your Club needs you to pay your fees now - please support your Club and your team by setting this up now.   For clarity of your fee/payment structure for this season, please click th  Useful Documents Link to take you to the Standing Order 2014-2015 template and complete/drop off at the Club FAO Fraser Hutchison (Men) or Jennifer Morgan (Ladies).  Alternatively you can pay on-line or send a cheque with your form to Raymond Nelson, 39 Hawkhead Road, Paisley.
If any enquiries, please address them to kelburnesecretary@gmail.com where you will be assured a response with guidance as required.
Thank you once again for your continued support.
Summary Table of Fee structure
Membership Payment Costs & Options
Team 1 PAYMENT 3 PAYMENTS 6 PAYMENTS  
Men 1s £300 £100 x 3 £50 x 6  
Men 2s £300 £100 x 3 £50 x 6  
Men 3s £250 £83.33 x 3 £41.66 x 6  
Men 4s £250 £83.33 x 3 £41.66 x 6  
Men 5s £250 £83.33 x 3 £41.66 x 6  
Ladies 1s £300 £100 x 3 £50 x 6  
Ladies 2s £300 £100 x 3 £50 x 6  
Ladies 3s £250 £83.33 x 3 £41.66 x 6  
Juniors (12-17yrs)  in Dev Squad or Playing for Senior Teams £150 £50 x 3 £25 x 6  
 
Jockey/Juniors under 12yrs old £50 - -  
Family Membership For Families with more than 2 players @ same address. 3rd member onwards receives 50% discount against lowest value category. EG : A Mens 1s & Mens 3s player is £550. The 3rd member plays for Mens 5s = £125.  This applies to Junior Memberships also eg : £50 x 2 and 3rd @ £25). Contact kelburnesecretary@gmail.com for any enquries
NB :  Fees due by August 31st 2014.  Help your Club - PAY ON TIME
                NB  : Cricket Members payment is reduced by £50 (covered by Cricket Subs)    

Kelburne Kaos Update

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With at least 10 obstacles to navigate this day is sure to be fantastic fun! Ducking, diving, bobbing and a weaving your way round the course! This is an incredible opportunity to rally together as a hockey community and raise some funds for the club, the fact that you will have a blast is just a bonus!

On the day Kelburne Kaos will have staggered start times the main ones being 1pm, 1.45pm and 2.30pm. At 3.15pm the ladies and gents hockey teams will have the opportunity of a little friendly competition! There will be hot food and drinks for sale also the chance to buy some raffle tickets.

To book your space drop us an email containing your name, age and preferred timeslot at jockeyparents@gmail.com, we will drop you an email back to confirm your actual time slot. Payment will be taken on the day - Children £5, Adult £7, Adult & Child £10.

DISCLAIMER
Please note that all persons participating in the Kelburne Kaos obstacle course do so at their own risk. The club or the organisers of the event are not responsible/liable for any damage or injury.

Men's 2's win local derby

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Thomson's Cycles Kelburne 5
Western Wildcats                   2
A local rivalry between the two top teams of the league on Saturday 8th November at Glasgow Green resulted in the Paisley Side taking all 3 points and maintain their winning start to the season.   
Thomson Cycles Kelburne started the game in a strong fashion keeping the ball from their opponents for the first five minutes. As a result of this possession, Kelburne carved out their first goal after some dribbling by Miles Goldie who then passed the ball the Andrew Bremner to score at the second attempt in the air,after having his first shot blocked. Western were then spurred on by this and won a penalty corner for themselves, however after having had their shot blocked and then JG tackling them on their own 25 this then set up a counter attack which Kelburne profited from.JG then fed Miles who ran with the ball up to the other 25 to then play a hard flat ball to back post where Ross McPherson was waiting to slam the ball home to make in 2-0 after 10 minutes. The rest of the half provided few chances for either team but with Kelburne keeping possession of the ball nicely firing it round the back looking for opportunities. 

HT 2-0 

Kelburne were looking to continue their winning ways and that took another positive step when Bremner got his second of the game after a cute defection from Gordon Menzies free hit outside the 25 to wrong foot the Western keeper. However western would soon hit back with a well executed corner. The ball was slipped left for the western player to drag flick the ball to the keepers high left giving Fergus Barrows no chance. The game however was quickly put past Western once again with 2 quick fire goals.Both of which went to Andrew Duff. The first of which came courtesy again from a Gordon "beast" Menzies hit outside the 25 to find Bremner at penalty spot. He then unselfishly played the ball across to Andrew Duff to pass the ball into the empty goal. Andrew dually obliged again to score into an empty goal after Ross McPherson committed the keeper at baseline.He then passed the ball the a waiting Duff at penalty spot to calmly slot the ball in for a comfortable 5-1 lead with less than 10 minutes to go. There was still time for Western to score another consolation goal. The player firing a reverse shot at goal from top D and it going in via the post giving the keeper no chance. 

FT Thomson Cycles Kelburne 2s 5-2 Western Wildcats 2s 

Overall a good all round performance from Thomson cycles Kelburne 2's to control the tempo of the game and limit their opponents chances. Kelburne are now 8 points clear after taking maximum points from their first 8 matches. 
Next up is Edinburgh University 2s in Edinburgh in what is sure to be a hard game against the students. 


Men's 1's March on

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Bromac Kelburne.   5
Clydesdale               0
From a crisp Saturday morning the clouds drew in and provided tough weather conditions as Bromac Kelburne continued their relentless league form with a dominating 5-0 win at Glasgow Green. 

The opening 10 minutes went as expected; the home side seeing plenty of the ball and finding Clydesdale a sticky side as they sat back and looked to hit on the counter-attack. Kelburne started to press harder and this led to the first goal coming from the mercurial Jonathan Christie who jumped onto a sloppy pass from the Clydesdale defender and drilled the ball low past the flat footed Clydesdale keeper.

The buddies then started to find their groove and not long after added to the scoreline with a superb cross from Michael Bremner finding Chris Nelson who slid in at the back post and deflecting it in. As shown in the photo. 

Clydesdale started to come into the game which led to Kelburne's "Ozzy" goalkeeper Ben Rennie producing several fine saves. This seemed to spur Kelburne on and not long after Kelburne added a third with a vintage Iain Scholfield goal. Receiving the ball at the top of the D he easily slipped by the first defender and nonchalantly placed the ball past the shell shocked Clydesdale goal keeper.
 
With 5 minutes remaining of the first half Clydesdale were 6's & 7's at the back; struggling to get a grip as Kelburne applied more pressure leading to another mistake from the Cydesdale defence and giving away a stone wall penalty. Another member of the old guard added to the scoreline as Mark Ralph sent the keeper the wrong way from the spot.

As the second half went on Kelburne looked to push for more goals quicking the attacking play this leading to several clearcut chances however the Clydesdale shot stopper produced a few smart saves to deny any addition to the scoreline.

The intensity from the Paisley side seemed to drop later into the second half as Clydesdale looked to shut up shop and keep the scoreline down. Finally on the 60th minute Chris Nelson lifted spirits around Glasgow Green as he broke through the stubborn defence and nicely put away a low reverse stick shot under the goalkeeper making the score 5-0.

Another win and a clean sheet puts Kelburne in very a strong league position. 


Men's 4's fail to make pressure pay.

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Pro-Life Fitness Kelburne 4's 0
Strathclyde University.            2

Despite having 80% of the possession and attacking play Kelburne just could not find a way past the strathclyde goalkeeper in the first half. The team were also able to win several short corners but were unable to make them count.

0-0 at half time

Strathclyde Uni were able to take the lead when a breakaway from a Kelburne attack saw strathclyde smash the ball into the D to be deflected in at back post 0-1
The students were then able to double their lead from an almost carbon copy attack and went 2-0 up. 
Kelburne midfield and strikers worked their sox off but to no avail as attack after attack was repelled or saved by the keeper the closing stages. 

Final score 0-2

Good start from Gordon Martin and  David Bone and a welcome return from Alan "Alfie" Gillies up front? David Ogilvie in goal had a great game with several important saves from breakaway play. 

SATURDAY MORNING JUNIOR HOCKEY - NOTICE TO ALL PARENTS

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SATURDAY MORNING JUNIOR HOCKEY - NOTICE TO ALL PARENTS

Please note that this Saturday (8 November) will be the final training session to be held at the club.

Thereafter, as from 15 November, the sessions will move to the 4 no. outdoor artificial pitches at;

PROLIFE Fitness Centre
98 New Sneddon Street, Paisley, PA3 2BD Scotland
(Link below for directions)

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Paisley,+Renfrewshire+PA3+2BD/@55.8501692,-4.4239506,553m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x4888493431573d33:0x5eee04b5d9b7f167

The sessions will run from 9:45am to 11:00am and will remain at this venue until MID February 2015.

All players should be registered as normal on arrival at the centre.

Further information will be posted as it becomes available.