In China the number eight is considered lucky. For the Great Britain ice sledge hockey team it was the number that summed up their participation in the 2011 European Championships in Sweden. They started the tournament with a European ranking of eighth, took eight brand new players out of a team of fourteen player and …
13th Feb 2011 – GB vs Netherlands Today the new GB team faced the Netherlands in our first game of the European Championships in Sollefta, Sweden. Pride, passion and an amazing team spirit resulted in a victorious 1-0 win! All the guys played their hearts out and held their nerve. Eight players made their international …
Great Britain secured a win in their first game of the European Sledge Hockey Championships by beating the Netherlands 1-0. Paralympian Garry Farmer scored the only goal of the game as Great Britain recorded a shutout in their first game since the appointment of Head Coach, Andy Linton. Andy said, “it was a fantastic …
There can be few jobs more prestigious in sport than coaching your national team. Especially when the job involves coaching a team with a pedigree of playing at the highest levels of competition, featuring players with a pedigree in winning and the expectation they can achieve medal success at a Paralympic level. As the new …
Britain’s up-and-coming Sledge Hockey team will be represented compete at the European Ice Sledge Hockey Championships in Sweden in February with the aim of gaining valuable experience as they seek qualification for the Winter Paralympic Games in 2014. Sledge Hockey is a fast-paced and exhilarating Paralympic sport, adapted from the Olympic game of ice hockey. …
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