Results – 04/12/2021
Men’s 1 v Burton 2 – W 7-1
A great game played with only 11 players and some great enthusiasm on the pitch. Bloss were up just 1-0 at half time but the second half we stormed into the lead, eventually winning 7-1!
Scorers – Ed x3, Oli x2, Aamer x2
Man of the Match - Harry M

Men’s 2 v West Bromwich 2 – L 6-1
MoM: Keith W
Scorer: Sam J
Losing 2-0 going into half time. West Brom score another after the break but Bloss respond to make it 3-1. We then lost our shape a bit. Game finished 6-1.

Men’s 3 v Kings Heath Pickwick 2 – W 4-3
Another great win for the 3s against a decent Kings Heath team with goals from Jack Seifas, Phil Shoreson and 2 from Mike Inns

Ladies’ 1 v Burton 1 – L 1-0

Ladies’ 2 v Berkswell & Balsall Common 1 – D 1-1

Ladies’ 3 v Olton & West Warwickshire 5 – L 0-4

Bonus Ball – Winning Ball 47
No winner this week so next week is worth £50! Let Chris Bevins know if you want to buy a bonus ball.

Message from John Shack – Main Club Chairman
The Club’s new cleaners have pointed out that they are having to clear a significant amount of sand from the Clubhouse floors and that it is potentially causing problems with degradation of the wooden flooring. The cause is related to the passage of members wearing hockey Astro boots and/or tennis court footwear (particularly if you have played on Courts 3 or 4).

We have always had a rule that outside sports footwear that is muddy/ spiked/ dirty etc should be changed before entering the Clubhouse and we would ask please that with immediate effect Tennis/Hockey members should remove such ‘contaminated’ footwear before entering the main Club area.

Liz and her team will be enforcing this rule so if you don’t have alternative shoes as a matter of course, please remember to bring some with you or you may not be allowed entry!

Blossomfield Children’s Christmas Party
It is that time of year when Santa Claus visits the children at Blossomfield! This event is on Sunday the 19th of December 2021 3pm-5:30pm and is open to all juniors who are in year 6 or below. If you would like to attend, please complete the attached form.

Dragon Hockey Affiliation
We are now officially in partnership with Dragon Hockey!

This means all member get to use exclusive discount codes for products on the Dragon Hockey website!

All money that you spend with Dragon Hockey means that the section get commission so it is a great way of getting new kit and supporting the section!

See your messages for your specific discount codes or contact Chris Bevins.

England Hockey Games Management System
At last the England Hockey Games Management System is almost up and running and they have now finally opened up Player registration.
Soon we will be returning to inputting match sheets on this GMS system so we need everyone to register. If you aren't registered, you CANNOT play.

This is going to be quite a large task for us to get everyone registered so please start registering yourself as soon as possible.

Everyone that plays in a Men's team or Ladies' team needs to register as soon as possible to allow me time to Approve everyone and get you all set up so that you can be put onto match sheets when England Hockey start enforcing them. We do not need any fines
How are juniors managed e.g. through purely parental registration for all U18s or is there a lower age limit as the CM providers have? - Any young person under the age of 18 is considered a junior and will need parents/ guardians to register their accounts. These junior accounts will be linked to the parents/guardian’s one, as a point in principle to comply with Safeguarding Regulations. Once they turn 18, they can take direct control of their account.

GMS Link for Registration - https://gms.englandhockey.co.uk/

Easy Fundraising
Please do try to keep using Easy Fundraising when making any purchases online. It is a great way to get free money for the Section!
You can win bonus donations up to £50 for Solihull Blossomfield every day during November in #easyfundraising's new Spin to Win giveaway. It's completely free to enter, for your chance to win simply visit: http://efraising.org/QJuUq1UENc

Upcoming Events
End-of-Season Dinner – 2nd April 2022

Mixed Cup
Next round is this Sunday 12th December 2021 away against Olton! Would be awesome to have some support to make sure we are all up for a good battle vs Olton! 12:00 push back away at Olton

Matches – 11/12/2021
Men’s 1s v Sutton Coldfield 2 – Away – 14:30 Push Back
Men’s 2s v Edgbaston 5 – Home – 12:00 Push Back
Men’s 3s v Pershore 2 – Cancelled by Opposition
Ladies’ 1s v Lichfield 2 – Home – 13:30 Push Back
Ladies’ 2s v Hampton-in-Arden 2 – Away – 12:00 Push Back
Ladies’ 3s v Warwick 4 – Home – 14:30 Push Back
Sunday - Mixed v Olton – Away – 12:00 Push Back