The British Sledge Hockey Association (BSHA) is proud to announce that their chairman, retried GB player and Paralympian, Matt Lloyd, has been nominated to carry the Olympic Torch by Sport England. Additionally up and coming Kingston Kestrels and GB squad member Matthew Woollias has been nominated for his work in raising awareness of teenage cancer. …
Daniel Grummitt, a talented teenager from Lincolnshire, who is showing huge potential on the ice, has received a sporting boost worth over £650 to help him reach his Paralympic dream. Dan has received a specialist sledge from national charity, Caudwell Children to help him reach his Paralympian dream in Ice Sledge Hockey. The teenager currently …
The British Paralympic Association has today announced the appointment of Tim Hollingsworth as its new CEO. Hollingsworth joins from UK Sport, where he is Chief Operating Officer, a post he has held since September 2010 having previously been Director of Policy and Communications there for five years. Hollingsworth was appointed following a comprehensive and rigorous …
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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