Banks Hockey Festival - 2007

Compliments of the Barbados Nation News

Hockey has stolen the spotlight over the past week, and Dominion, the major showpiece, the men's title at the annual Banks Hockey Festival. Dominion's fourth title in five years was probably their most satisfying. It was earned with flawless progress through the pool stages and capped with a thrilling 3-2 win over the quality Grasshappers side from the Netherlands in the men's final at the AstroTurf of the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex.

Seen above, Paul Reid (centre) of Dominion winding up despite the closing threat of Grasshappers' Jeroen Koops (left), and Willem van Eeghen.

by MIKE KING Compliments of the Nation News That's the report card assessment from chef de mission Craig Archer on Barbados' performance at the 20th Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games held jointly in Colombia and Santo Domingo. Barbados captured a record 19 medals, way above the eight they collected at both the 1998 Games in Maracaibo, Venezuela, and the 2002 meet in El Salvador. < Read more >

Banks Hockey Festival - Archive

Social events are critical to the proper conduct of hockeyt festivals. Accordingly please be guided by the social activities planned during the festival. Be warned that games start at 9:00 am in the morning. The after effects of the case of Banks that you drank the night before will not deemed an acceptable excuse for being late. Also trying to keep pace with the ‘’Roosters” could be detrimental to your health.

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The Banks Hockey Festival always lives up to its reputation as one of the best of its type in the world. Hosted annually at the Wildey Astroturf this years Festival promises to be as competitive as the ones before.


Barbadian Hockey is in a health state it has greatly improved since the Wildey Astroturf was laid some four years ago.





Youth hockey is on the increase and we can look forward to a long and health Hockey life in Barbados.

All Barbados' hockey holiday packages can be developed to your specific needs... don't be afraid to ask!

  Hockey news flash - Pan American Women’s Hockey Cup

Eight hockey teams contested the Second Women’s Pan American Cup at the Wildey Astroturf.

As well as deciding who gets to take home the winner’s cup it will determine which of the eight teams earns a place in the next women’s World Cup and which of the Commonwealth teams taking part earns a place in the women’s hockey tournament in the next Commonwealth Games in 2006. Read more

Barbados’ women’s hockey team got a taste of the standard of competition to expect in the second Women’s Pan American Cup

In their final warm-up, they had a practice game against a Canadian team which put on an impressive display of running, fitness and positional and tactical play and came out winners by a convincing 8-0 margin. Read more

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Friday 23, April-2004 by EZRA STUART

Barbados’ goalscorer Tricia-Ann Greaves (left) blocking this pass by Meredith Keller of the United States.

Lack of experience and inadequate exposure to international competitions are the major obstacles in the way of Barbados’ progress in women’s hockey.

Coach Peter Norville lamented the lack of regular top-quality competition after Barbados were beaten 1-7 by the United States in the Pan American Women’s Hockey Championship at the Astroturf of the Garfield Sobers Complex, yesterday. Read more Information compliments of the Nation News

Barbados finished sixth in the Pan American Women’s Hockey Cup after going down 2-5 to Chile at the National Hockey Centre. Read more

-Friday 30, April-2004 by Sherrylyn Clarke

Maria de la Paz (left) battling with Kriston McCann in the final.

World champions Argentina successfully defended their title in the Pan American Women’s Hockey Cup at the National Hockey Centre with a 3-0 victory over the United States on Wednesday night.

They have also secured the lone automatic spot for the Pan Am region in the International Hockey Federation’s 2006 World Cup which will be held in Spain from September 27 to October 7. The United States will head to the qualifiers for yet another chance at making the World Cup. Read more

Sunday 02, May-2004

THE Barbados Hockey Federation came in for high praise following the successful staging of the Pan American Women’s Hockey Cup at the National Hockey Centre last week.

During the closing ceremony on Wednesday night, Tony von Ondarza, president of the Pan American Hockey Federation, congratulated the organising committee for staging “a top-level event here in Barbados”. Read more

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