At some point the rain gods will stop smiling on us for club day and we’ll have a wash out. But 2017 was once again completely idyllic, with glorious weather, lots of kids having fun, haute cuisine burgers, a completely bonkers parents and kids game, and a good run around for everyone else. Thanks to … Read more
Fraser Henry was a mascot at the final of the Eurohockey Mens II competition in Glasgow the other day. He seems to have brought the Bluesticks some luck, as they came away with the gold medal at the end of the day, beating Wales 2-1. Earlier in the week, Andrew Clark fulfilled the mascot’s role … Read more
A few days ago, Karen from the L2s brought her mum down to the KAS pitch to celebrate her 80th birthday. Morag, a former hockey captain at Morrison’s Academy, had never played on astro before, and thought it would be fun to try it out. It certainly looks like the old magic is still there. … Read more
More news on the pitch front. The KAS pitch has now been officially certified as a “National” standard pitch by the FIH. We’re hoping that this will help bring in bookings from further afield. Congratulations to Kinross Astro, the Muirs on their new FIH National certified hockey field @EnglandHockey @TenCateGrass @TigerTurfUK pic.twitter.com/VQJXbZKxhA — FIH Hockey … Read more
Our pitch contractor Ecosse Sports was back in Kinross last week to take some drone pictures of the pitch for their promotional material. Doesn’t she look nice?
The Kobras were in Dundee at the weekend for the end-of-season Harris tournament. Lots of fun was had, and there were some fighting performances. The U10s were missing some key players, but played some slick hockey anyway and stood up to everything the opposition threw at them, despite giving away a foot in height to … Read more
Last night saw the annual Korinthians versus L2s match. The Ladies were something of a scratch team, with key players absent and the line-up featuring three Kobras, who were getting their first experience of adult hockey. Meanwhile the Korinthians had got themselves a couple of recruits in defence who looked curiously similar to players from … Read more
Congratulations to the U10s, who won the Development competition for their age group at the big Inverleith tournament at Peffermill today. The U12s and U15s were both mid-table for their respective agegroups. The U12s, however, won hands down on the best team photo competition.
Some more Kobras photos courtesy of Tricia. This time from the Dundee Wanderers tournament at DISC. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize
A group of British workmen surveys the scene as one of their number starts to do maintenance work on the new Kinross hockey pitch.