Holland 2017

Nearly home!

ETA: 8:23pm (according to Jesse our driver)

We have just gone through customs at Dover: ETA just before 8:30pn

Keeping our bus tidy! We have made exceptionally good time and will be boarding an earlier crossing at 17:55. If there are no problems, our scheduled time of arrival will move forward to approximately 8:30pm.  Please keep checking this blog for updates on our arrival time.

We have arrived at Calais very early. More details to follow.

Another superb training session from PSV ending with the coach presenting us with a shirt signed by the 1st team.

Today the girls trained today with Shihori Oikawa (@shr312gu) an Oranje-Rood 1st team player and Japanese international. A really positive session, again focusing on stick skills and shooting. 

Nijnsel 1 - Brambletye 10 A solid performance: 1-3 at half time and then our fitness told. Hatricks for both Jasper and Alex meant that we ran away with it in the second half.

Most valued player Thank you H Man of the Match 1 Man of the Match 2 Progress cup Hatrick heroes Most-valued player Player of Match (2 goals) Most improved players Tireless Terrier Two award 

Won 5:1 Goals: Mya (2); Anna; Millie and Julia (an O-R player that we borrowed). Again we opted to play 11-a-side (30 mins each way) to help our girls’ development and the improvement this match was pleasing. The first half was very tight and we kept on drifting as a team to the tight hand side of the pitch which led to the play getting congested. It was 0-0 at half time. After a brief discourse on roles and positions from the coach, the second half started and we dominated the games. Strong runs forward and much better positional play and distribution... at times there was some champagne passing Hockey out there. Once we scored one, we got the bit between our teeth and kept on driving forward into the D and putting pressure in their keeper. Gabby had little to do in goal. Emma ‘the rock’ was in evidence again, stopping their attacks and thumping  along pass forward to the wings. Busy Bea was at home at right back, tackling hard and then driving forward. Mya was a revelation in the rig

Prior to our final matches tonight, the children are having a relaxing afternoon after a hard training session this morning. Some children went shopping Eindhoven ... The rest stayed behind and had a swim ... ... and then some old school gaming!

There are more photos from the tour available in the Holland Tour 2017 album in Brambletye   Flickr .

Today we worked on our moving and passing, and shooting!