ENGLAND ACHIEVE A CLEAN SWEEP
England GM Team
The hockey played was of a high standard, especially considering the age of players involved. The tournament matches were organised and managed with great efficiency (matches for 22 teams in a span of 3 days involving a total of 42 matches!), and thanks are due to Frank van't Hek,the Tournament Director, for his tight control of the matches, and to Wim van Noordwijk for his organisation of the umpires.
Peter Child, WGMA President, in officially closing the tournament following the prize-giving, announced the top events for 2010 as being the next European Supervets tournament in Belgium at the beginning of June (the possible venue of Braxgata H.C. to be formally confirmed), and the GM Hockey World Cup in Capetown, South Africa, from 15th to 24th September.
Another useful link for information and results is the special De Zestigplussers website (in Dutch and English) :
www.60plushockey.eu
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The WGMA Grand Masters Hockey European Cup took place at Hurley HC, Amstelveen, Amsterdam from Tuesday 25th- Friday 28th August 2009
(see overall Programme details below)
Teams participating in the main tournament were :
Grand Masters (Over 60) - England (holders), Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland
and Wales
Great Grand Masters (Over 65) - England (holders), Germany, Netherlands
and Scotland
Senior Grand Masters (Over 70) - England (holders), Germany and Netherlands
There was also a Tournament Trophy competition for national B and non-national teams. Entries for this section of the tournament were Australia GGM, Netherlands B, Germany B, Alliance (2), De Zestigplussers (Netherlands) and LX Club (England) (2).
The tournament proper was preceded by an international match at Hurley in the afternoon of Tuesday 25th August between Australia Great Grand Masters, the current world champions, and Germany GGM, followed by the Opening Ceremony and the competition started at 9.30am the following day with final matches played on Friday 28th.
The Grand Masters Hockey European Cup was organised in the Netherlands by De Zestigplussers, the founding fathers of Over 60s hockey, who celebrate their 20th Anniversary this year. A De Zestigplussers Gala Dinner was held at the Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam on Thursday 27th August.
All at THC Hurley (next to Wagener Stadium) unless shown otherwise.
Tuesday August 25
11:00 – 14:30 Internal Zestigplussers jubilee matches
13:00 - 18:00 WGMA Welcome / Team registration
15:00 – 18:00 WGMA Training
16:00 GGM match Australia – Germany
18:00 WGMA Opening Ceremony
18:30 Briefing Team Managers
19:30 Briefing Umpires
Wednesday August 26
09:30 – 17:30 WGMA matches
17:30 – 19:00 Happy Hour Get-together KNHB AHBC Terrace
19:30 Free
entry Rabo EC : NL – France Men
Wagener Stadium
Thursday August 27
09:30 - 16:30 WGMA matches
12:00/16:00/19:00 Semi finals Ladies Rabo EC Nations Wagener Stadium
from 19:00 Start dinner in Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam
from 20:00 Music starts, performed by The South Jazz Band
from 22:30 WGMA Shuttle service to Hotels
Friday August 28
09:30 – 13:00 WGMA Final
matches
14:00 – 15:00 Awarding & Closing Ceremony
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12:00/16:00/19:00Semi finals Men Rabo EC Nations Wagener StadiumWorld Grand Masters Association
Over 60 Veterans Hockey Founded in 2002 Recognised by the
International Hockey Federation (FIH)
2nd GRAND MASTERS HOCKEY EUROPEAN CUP
25th – 28th AUGUST 2009
1st Invitation and advance Information
The WGMA would like to
invite all interested 60 plus veterans teams to participate in the 2nd
GRAND MASTERS HOCKEY EUROPEAN CUP tournament to be held in Amstelveen near
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, between 25th – 28th AUGUST
2009. T.H.C. HURLEY (1932)
has declared its willingness to host the tournament and the Dutch hockey club
“De Zestigplussers” will be responsible for the organisation of this big event,
celebrating at the same time their 20th anniversary. Parallel to our
tournament, the official EHL European Championships will take place at the
famous Dutch hockey venue “Het Wagener Stadion”. For your information,
HURLEY has two water-based and two sand-based pitches available. During this
tournament the Club facilities will be completely at our disposal and there
will be the opportunity to watch the games in the Wagener stadium, which is
within walking distance. The WGMA Veterans
Pools will be organised as follows: *
GRAND MASTERS Tournament for men aged sixty years or over
(born 1949 or earlier): Division A (European Cup) for “National”(1st)
Teams Division B (Tournament Trophy) for second teams
and non-national touring teams. *GREAT GRAND MASTERS Tournament for men aged 65 years or over( born
in 1944 or earlier) : Division A (European Cup) for “National”( 1st)
Teams Division B (Tournament Trophy) for second teams
and non-national touring teams. *SENIOR GRAND MASTERS Tournament for men aged 70 years or over (born
in 1939 or earlier). European Cup for National 1st Teams N.B.
Division B tournaments could be subject to changes, depending on the
number of teams that register. This Tournament will be staged under the
authority of the WGMA and the matches and competitions will be played in
accordance with the currently approved
WGMA Rules (15th September, 2008). ------------------------------------- Please send your completed Registration form(s)
by 15th January 2009 at the latest to: Peter Child, and copy to Bernard Verbunt and
Adrian Stephenson Email : peterchild@onlinehome.de stephenson@lennardqap.co.uk The Registration Fee will amount to 600 Euro
per team, payable into an account to be notified in due time by the
organisation committee treasurer. __________________________________________________________________ More detailed information regarding
hotels, transport arrangements between team hotels and hockey venue, ladies
programme and festivities, etc. will be forwarded to you at the beginning of
the new year. Please visit these websites in the months ahead
for more specific information: We are looking forward with great pleasure to
meeting you in Amstelveen . We are convinced that it will be an memorable
event. Best regards, Peter Child WGMA President Bernard Verbunt WGMA Vice-President Adrian Stephenson WGMA Hon. Secretary Gerard Overdijkink Amstelveen Organisation Committee Date : 6th October
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