Men’s Pre-Season Commences
The men’s club will begin their pre-season training tomorrow evening, Tuesday 18 August 2015, with a fitness session at Banbridge Academy beginning at 18:45. The fitness sessions will continue on Tuesday and Thursday evenings for the next two weeks and are be open to all members who wish to attend.
After this the men’s First team will then move the sessions to Havelock Park from Tuesday 1 September 2015. An intensive 4 week pitch build-up has been put in place by the coaching team in advance of the beginning of the historic Irish Hockey League on Saturday 26 September 2015 at home to Annadale. A number of Pre-season fixtures have been arranged as part of the programme as follows:
| Friday 28 August 15 | Playball, Stormont, Belfast | 19:00-21:00 | 9-A-Side Tournament Group Stage |
| Sunday 30 August 15 | Playball, Stormont, Belfast | 14:00-16:00 | 9-A-Side Tournament Finals |
| Thursday 10 September 15 | Havelock Park | 19:30 | Friendly v MOSSLEY |
| Sunday 13 September 15 | Shaw’s Bridge, Belfast | 14:00 | Friendly v INSTONIANS |
| Thursday 17 September 15 | Havelock Park | 19:30 | Friendly v TRINITY |
| Saturday 19 September 15 | Comber Road, Hillsborough | TBC | Friendly v GARVEY |
| Sunday 20 September 15 | Comber Road, Hillsborough | TBC | Friendly v PEMBROKE |
Note that these fixtures are subject to change.
Training for the junior men’s teams will also start in early September with the programme to be announced in due course.