NEWS
Have you
been at the Cazadores Inline Hockey Rink this weekend?
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In years to come
players and spectators alike will remember the weekend of July17 2009 as
a big success. The Spes Bona Fiat Alfa Tournament was third of five
Namibian inline-hockey tournaments for the year, and it was conducted
over a marathon five-days. A total of 85 games were played, with 45
teams (including the Wildcats from South Africa) challenging each other
for pride and medals in the 10 divisions. Games on Wednesday and
Thursday evening were played in near-freezing conditions, inducing
spectators to huddle closely together with warm
Glühwein
in their hands. Friday evening, brought the
arrival of the out-of-town teams from Swakopmund, Otjiwarango, and the
Wildcats from South Africa, as well as warming weather conditions. The
weekend also brought some heated and intense inline hockey, as 60 games
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The competition was
tough, and large numbers of spectators were exposed to superb and
exciting play.
However, when the last
game ended and the dust had cleared, the Coastal Pirates once again
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Coastal Pirates took
home 10 medals, including: 3 gold, 6 silver, and 1 bronze
Cazadores managed to
edge ahead of the Badgers by 1 medal, taking a total of 7 medals: 2
gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze
Badgers took 6 medals,
displaying particular strengths in the Women’s classes: 2 gold and 4 bronze
Scorpions took 5
medals back to Otjiwarongo: 2 gold and 3 bronze
Kamikaze edged into
the medals with the combined team “Old Crocks’ taking gold in the
masters division and silver with their 8 and under team. |
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Altogether the five
clubs and the invitation team ‘Wild Cats’ from South Africa scored 440
goals over the tournament.
It was great weekend
entertainment for families and friends, as all joined in the competitive
spirit of the games while feeding strong appetites. Players and
spectators took down some 300 steak rolls, even more ‘hot dogs’, and
countless portions of chilli con carne, gyros and cottage pie.
Inline-hockey has
become one of Namibia’s fastest growing sports, as children from 6 years
old to adults at the Master level are increasingly becoming addicted to
the sport. It’s great family fun, while also being great entertainment
for friends. The next inline tournament will be held in Swakopmund from
August 26-30 2009. So if you or your acquaintances want to see how this
fast-moving sport is played, come join us for the fun.
For the tournament final standings
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Spes Bona Fiat
Alfa -Day 2: 20 down - 65 to go
Day two of the Spes Bona
Fiat Alfa Inline Hockey Tournament was started with a game in the 12 and
under division, as the Cazadores team faced Kamikaze. The first period saw
the hosting team with a slim 2:1 lead. However, before the final whistle, a
resilient Cazadores showed their dominance on the rink by adding three more
goals to one additional Kamikaze goal, producing a Cazadores 5:2 victory.
In the 16 and under
division the Badgers fired a cavalcade of some 34 shots on the Kamikaze
goal. The Kamikaze goalie, Rudolf Heinrich Meyer, saved 30 of these shots,
only allowing 4 goals to slip behind the goalie line. Despite Meyer’s
strong performance, the Badgers prevailed in a 4:1 victory.
In the game between
Badgers and Kamikaze in the 12 and under age group Nikola Kuhn scored two
unassisted goals in the first half, and a third goal in the second half.
Although Kamikaze managed to add a goal on the scoreboard, the Badgers
increased their lead by 4 more goals in the second half, producing an
impressive 6:1 win.
In the 10 and under
division Badgers faced Cazadores for an interesting contest, with a half
time score of 2:1 in favour of the Badgers. Cazadores added another goal in
the second period, but were defeated by a convincing 4:2 final score.
Finally in the 14 and
under division Badgers gave up their string of victories to a hungry
Cazadores team. Although the pressure on both goals was immense, it was
Cazadores that took away the win with a slim 3:2 score.
With the sun down, the
temperature dropped and a light wind produced a chill in the crowd. However,
two puck-hungry Open teams entered the arena, sending the court temperature
rising in an exciting and tightly fought contest. The half-time score of 1
all was a good reflection of an evenly matched game, which the hosting team
managed to turn their way when Dominic Denker snuck in the game’s final goal
producing a 3:2 final score in favour of the Cazadores.
The Under 14 contest
between the Badgers and the Kamikaze produced one of the best personal
achievements of the tournament so far. Frank Schneidenberger scored a total
of four goals during the game, while producing a hat-trick in the first half
when he scored three consecutive goals. The Badgers prevailed easily in
what was the most dominating performance of the evening, winning by 6:0.
The second to last game of
the evening pitted the Kamikaze ladies against the Cazadores ladies team.
This game proved to be a tight defensive struggle. Though Cazadores put
immense pressure on the Kamikaze throughout the game, the Kamikaze goalie,
Carola Koch, managed to save all 23 shots by the Cazadores on the goal. The
0:0 deadlock was finally broken late in the second half when Kamikaze’s
Olga Grosse-Weischede shot in the only goal of the game, giving Kamikaze a
1:0 victory.
The final game of the
night paired two evenly matched Open teams from the Badgers and Kamikaze in
an exciting battle whose outcome was uncertain until the final second fled
the clock. Ultimately, the Badgers prevailed 3:2, though the Kamikaze never
gave up.
A total of nine games were
played during day two of the Spes Bona Fiat Alfa Tournament, with a tough
Badgers squad taking five victories while the Cazadores battled their way to
three wins and Kamikaze gained one. For a updated results sheet
please click here.
Play for Day three of the
tournament will commence at 16h15 this afternoon (Friday), when the visiting
Swakopmund Coastal Pirates, Otjiwarongo Scorpions and South African Wildcats
arrive to participate in the remaining 65 games of this weekend’s
tournament. People are invited to come join us for these exciting games,
good food and drink over the next three days.
Day 1 of the
Spes Bona Fiat Alfa Tournament 2009 gets off to a brisk start
The
Spes Bona Fiat Alfa Inline Hockey Tournament began on Wednesday afternoon as
the puck was dropped punctually at 16h00 to an evenly matched game between
the Kamikaze and Badgers in the 8 & under division. The close 1:0 game in
favour of the Kamikaze was a fitting start to what will be five continuous
days of exciting inline hockey at the Cazadores rink. This first match-up
was followed by 10 additional games during a brisk evening of play between
the three Windhoek-based inline hockey clubs.
Game two also proved to
be a close contest, with the Badgers Under 12 team edging the host Cazadores
5:4. In the 16 & under division the Badgers started their game against the
Cazadores by scoring three unanswered goals in the first half, ultimately
prevailing by a score of 6:2.
In the older age groups,
the Cazadores Under 18 team put on a strong display of hockey, convincingly
beating the Badgers 8:0 in a game shortened by the mercy rule. Other
dominating performances were provided by the Cazadores 14 & Under team which
defeated Kamikaze 8:0 in another mercy rule game, and by the Ladies Badger
team who beat the Cazadores 4:0.
A number of other games
were more closely contested, including good performances by both teams in
the Masters game won by the Old Crocks over Badgers 1:0, the Cazadores Under
16 Team victory over the Badgers 4:3, the Cazadores Open Team victory over
the Badgers 4:3, while in the 10 & under division the hosting team Cazadores
scored two goals in the second half giving them a victory over the Kamikaze
team of 2:0.
The overall team wins
for the evening were fairly balanced between the Cazadores and the Badgers,
with Cazadores winning five of their games and the Badgers taking four. The
evening proved to be both brisk and enjoyable, as the dropping temperatures
provided correspondingly increased demands for ‘Glühwein’.
Over the next four days a total of 74 more games will be played in the
tournament, providing lots of good hockey and crowd entertainment.
Spectators are greatly appreciated and will be able to obtain warm meals
and good company throughout this fun time – so please join us on Thursday
and Friday evening and all day and evening on Saturday and Sunday!
Spes Bona Fiat Alfa – Cazadores Tournament 2009
The longest name for a
Namibian Inline Hockey tournament so far – will it live up to expectations?
With our coldest front
for the season moving through now, the stage is set perfectly for a powerful
package of inline hockey in a brisk, energetic environment. A total of 85
games will be played during the tournament, with 20 pre-round games between
the Windhoek clubs starting on Wednesday and Thursday before the official
tournament opening on Friday 17th July 2009.
The speed of a hockey
player is measured at around 20 km/h. During a game, the average passing
speed of the puck from player to player varies from 48 to 96 km/h, based
upon the pass distance and the opposing players in the way. The average Open
player will clock between 130-140km/h on a slap shot, with a few
extraordinary players being able to crack 190kmh. As a passing and movement
game of speed and skill, whoever controls the puck controls the game.
Photo archive: Cazadores versus Scorpions
2007
So, when our teams move
onto the rink – battle dress geared up and adrenalin pumping - the stage is
set for the team with the better strategy. As the Namibia Ice and Inline
Hockey Association has moved over to the FIRS (Federation for International
Roller Sports) playing rules in 2009, this is a transition year and time of
adjustment. Under IIHF rule a player was not allowed to pass a puck directly
over the centre line – hence with the change to FIRS rules, the game has
become faster and the defence is under more pressure. Thus, the game is now
even more exciting and allows our players to showcase their offensive
skills. The tournament sponsor, ‘Spes Bona Fiat Alfa’, has medals ready to
be handed over after the last game is played for the best three teams in
every age division.
Behind the scenes, the
court has been cleaned for the tournament to come, spectator stands have
been overhauled, the ‘Glühwein’ is prepared, game meat has found it’s way to
Klein Windhoek Schlachterei to be worked into delicious meals for players
and spectators alike.
Everything is ready to
welcome the competing clubs and our spectators to showcase some excellent
hockey, visit with old friends, make new ones too, and have fun.
Action for the official
tournament starts on Friday afternoon in the 10 and under division at 16h15,
followed by games in the 14 and under, 8 and under as well as 12 and under
divisions, before the tournament is officially opened at 18h00 with the Open
game between the hosting team Cazadores and the visiting team from
Otjiwarongo Scorpions. Games will carry on from early mornings until late
every day during the tournament.
Good hockey, delicious
food and good company are organized… see you there!
Scorpions
2009: Inline Hockey not a sport for 'sissies' I have been told...
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Badgers/Coastal Pirates |
With sixteen games being played at the Kamikaze rink
in Windhoek players were in full motion already before the main part
of the tournament commenced in Otjiwarongo on Friday afternoon.
With the remaining 64 games stretched over the
weekend our teams displayed some good hockey.
Overall the dominating Coastal Pirates managed to
stay ahead of the competition by winning the gold medal in seven of
the ten categories.
The Cazadores 10 and Under as well as 12 and under
carried on their good results by winning the bronze and silver
medals respectively. The 14&Under team gave up the silver medal to
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In the 16& under division Cazadores maintained the
overall bonze medal for the second tournament.
A steady 18& under team dominated by winning all
their games giving up 3 goals only whilst scoring 13 times on the
competition. Our ladies team managed to sneak one rank up and are
now in pursuit of the bronze medal.
In a very competitive open division the results
were interestingly mixed. While Coastal Pirates won all their games,
Cazadores managed to win their games against Kamikaze and Badgers,
but then losing to the hosting scorpions team in a vigorously
battled game on Friday night. The game between Badgers and Kamikaze
ended in a draw and both teams beat Scorpions.
The combined Master team Cazadores/Kamikaze won
the silver medal by winning two of their three games.
Once again the Scorpions tournament was a lot of
fun with nice atmosphere and good food.
Click here for tournament results. |
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Cazadores 16&Under team with
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Cazadores 18&Under with Gold |
Masters proudly displaying their
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Inter-Conti Cup 2008:
Brazil A takes home gold in both categories
If not for the Brazilian Flag
and the yellow/blue battle wear of the visiting teams, the atmosphere at
Friday and Saturday’s Inter-Conti Cup 2008 could have reminded the
spectators of Namibia’s five annual national inline hockey tournaments.
Only on this weekend, the stakes were higher and the atmosphere more
tense, as two Brazil national and six Namibian teams (one National, one
Federation, and four clubs) suited up to battle for the group trophy.
The host, Coastal Pirates,
fielded a solid team – a team that prevented all other Namibian teams
from coming within grasp of the Cup’s unique elephant medals. The
Coastal Pirates tough defence only allowed the puck to be snuck past the
goalie twice during Friday and Saturday’s round robin play, while
scoring 24 times on their fellow opponents. This impressive record was
topped only by the visiting Brazil A team, who scored 33 times, while
only giving up two goals in their final round robin game against
Cazadores A.
The round robin results
generated some interesting match-ups with Brazil A being pitted against
Cazadores B, while Brazil B lined up to compete against Cazadores A. The
remaining two games paired the Capitals team with the Scorpions, while
team injuries forced Windhoek City to forfeit, allowing Coastal Pirates
to automatically advance to the semi-finals.
Full spectator ranks on Saturday
night saw the first round of the International division when the
National Namibian squad showed their metal in a well fought game against
Brazil B. Both teams tried to display their dominance on the rink until
eight minutes into the first half Michael Falk scored the first goal for
Namibia. Shortly thereafter, Timo Giersch, assisted by Oliver Lohmeier,
added a second goal to give Namibia a 2:0 halftime lead. After the break
team Namibia added three more unanswered goals. Two goals by Cello Baas,
assisted by Oliver Lohmeier and Zaid Ely respectively, while Arne
Rodenwoldt scoring on a pass from Michael Falk, gave the Namibian
National Team a clear victory with the final score of 5:0.
Brazil - Cazadores
The second game on Saturday
evening had Brazil A matched against Namibia B. Although it took the
guests five minutes to score, the Brazilians’ constant intense pressure
on Namibia took its toll, producing four additional, unanswered goals
before the Kamikaze duo of Stefan Ihms and Michael Hanke managed to
score the only goal of the match for Team Namibia B with four minutes
remaining on the clock for the first half. The Brazilian National Team
proved to be too strong for our young Namibian second squad, winning
decisively with a final score of 10:1.
During the semi-final round of
the group A & B play, Brazil A breezed by an overmatched Capitals team,
while the Coastal Pirates played a tough match against Brazil B. The
Coastal Pirates dominated the first half, taking a 4:0 lead in
convincing fashion. The Pirates opened the second half with a quick
goal by Michael Ellinger (assisted by Oliver Lohmeier), taking a 5:0
lead. However, Brazil B then came back strongly and quickly, scoring
three goals in succession, rapidly changing the complexion of the game
from a rout to a physical 5:3 battle. The Pirates held on for a
hard-fought victory, with the final score remaining 5:3 in the Pirates’
favour.
Brazil
A and the Coastal Pirates, as the winners of the semi-finals, advanced
to the finals of the group tournament for gold medal play. Brazil A
came out strongly and took a 3:0 lead into the halftime break. Coastal
Pirates began the second half with spirit and focus, scoring the first
two goals of the half and closing the gap to 3:2. For a brief moment it
appeared that Team Namibia had changed the momentum of the game and was
ready to tie the game. Both teams competed eagerly for the puck – but
it was the Brazilian team that managed to add another goal halfway
through the final period, breaking Namibia’s momentum and leading to a
final score of 5:2 in the Brazilian’s favour.
Shortly
after lunch Namibia B skated onto the rink to meet Brazil B as part of
the Inter-Conti Cup competition. This game had a ‘revived’ 2nd
Namibian squad display their best hockey of the tournament. Although
both teams put vehement pressure on the opponents’ defences, it was
Brazil B who put the puck into the Namibian net at 14:02 of the first
half. Another goal followed in favour of the visitors at 11:52 to give
them the halftime lead of 2:0. Finally in the second half the Namibian
squad was rewarded with a goal when Festus van der Westhuizen passed to
Gunnar Barth who scored. Brazil B added two more goals for the game.
The final score of 4:1 in favour of Brazil B shows a clear Brazil
victory, but credit should also be given to our Namibia B team for their
high quality of play and the immense pressure they were able to place on
the Brazilians for the duration of the game.
The final game for the weekend
was the match Brazil A against Namibia A – it took Brazil only seconds
to surprise the Namibian defence with a goal. Another goal followed
several long minutes later – but, again for Team Brazil. Namibia
countered with two goals. The first by Marco Debortoli, assisted by
Arne Rodenwoldt, and the second by Michael Ellinger, also assisted by
Arne Rodenwoldt. During the tightly fought first half Brazil scored
twice more, while Namibia added its third goal, bringing the halftime
score to 4:3 in Brazil’s favour. Both teams opened the second half in a
defensive stand-off 5 long minutes until Brazil scored three goals in
succession by Petro Duarte, Felipe Geraldini, and another by Petro
Duarte. Team Namibia scored its final goal, with an unassisted goal by
Zaid Ely, but it was too little too late. Brazil added two more goals
before the final whistle, giving them the well-deserved 9:4 win and the
overall victory and the 1st Place in the Inter-Conti Cup
2008. click here for
results.
Captain Jose Guilardi receiving the trophy
Inter-Conti Cup 2008:
Brazil the first International Inline Hockey team to attend
Following Namibia’s
2007 participation in the VII South American Championships in Sao Paulo,
the Namibia Ice and Inline Hockey Associations (NIIHA) decided to
increase Namibia participation in international Inline Hockey events.
This weekend’s (December 12-14) Inter-Conti Cup 2008 will be the first
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) International Inline Hockey
Tournament to be hosted in Africa. The Inter-Conti Cup 2008 will
showcase local Namibian talent against Brazil – arguably the southern
hemisphere’s strongest inline hockey country.
Two Brazilian Inline
hockey teams have followed our invitation and arrived in Windhoek on
Monday to start their Namibia experience with the well-organized fun
event, the “Summer Salsa Tournament”, at the Kamikaze rink.
Jose Guilardi –a
member of the Brazilian squad attending the IIHF Inline Hockey World
Championships 2005 in Kuopio – showed the Windhoek teams that he is a
force to be reckoned with. Next to his teammate Pedro Duarte, he was one
of the five players to be awarded to the ‘All Star Team’ during the
Summer Salsa Tournament. Namibian players selected into the ‘All Star
Team’ include: Ivan Tchekashkine, Michael Hanke and goalie Glen Brown.
The Brazilian defender was rated as the best Brazilian defence scorer
during this year’s IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships in Slovakia,
where his team won the bronze medal in Division I.
Teammates of Jose and
Petro, Andre Branco as well as Caio Petito, have also competed against
the Namibian squad in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Most of the other
Brazilian players have yet to participate in a World Championship, but
are using the Inter-Conti Cup 2008 to gain their first international
experience.
The Namibian National
squad is composed largely of seasoned players who have participated in
IIHF world championships. Quintin Kotze is captain, while Marco
Debortoli and Michael Ellinger are assistant captains. All three
players attended the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships 2005 in
Kuopio. Goalies for the Namibian National team include Erik Rodenwoldt
and Oliver Tors. Our Team Namibia, however, will be weakened by the
absence of strong players (Riyaan Ely and Basti Faber) who have been
recruited to play professional Inline Hockey in Spain.
In preparation for the
Inter-Conti Cup Namibia ran trials during the first weekend in December
to give players an opportunity to compete for spots on the federation
team. Captain of the Namibian Federation team is Matthew Jackman, with
Michael Hanke and Ivan Tchekashkine as assistant captains. Goalies for
the Federation team are: Stephen Heinz and Jens Rust.
Namibia Federation Team
2008 with coaches Marc Pattmann and Nadia Schmidt
Brazilian Salsa – too hot for local talent?
Following a one hour
delay, the Summer Salsa Tournament in Windhoek finally started with a
match between Brazil I and Cazadores II. A nervous local defender tried
to keep the opponent at bay – but the defences loosened their focus and
the first goal was scored.
Although Cazadores II
gave the Brazilians a good fight the final score on the board showed a
clear winner in Brazil I scoring four goals in their first game and
their defence not allowing any counters.
With only 10 minutes
per half-time, final scores were kept in the one-digit tally and Brazil
II had tough battles against Kamikaze as well as Cazadores I, while
Brazil I was matched against Cazadores II and the Badgers.
After the round robin
session, neither Brazilian team had lost a game and were set against the
runner up of the opposite groups. Kamikaze, in their game against the
third placed in group A, managed to edge ahead by one goal to give them
the lead in their match against Badgers winning by a final score of 3:2.
Brazil I won solidly against Cazadores I in a well-played game having a
final score of 3:0. Brazil II managed to put the puck neatly into the
Badgers net giving them a tightly fought win at 1:0.
In the final match of
the evening, both Brazilian teams played hockey of high international
standards, putting on a clinic for the remaining fans at the Kamikaze
rink. The game went into overtime, with Brazil I scoring the golden
goal, giving them the overall 1st place for this fun
tournament.
Votes for most
valuable player were tallied up in favour of Ivan Tchekashkine
(Cazadores I), Michael Hanke (Kamikaze), Petro Duarte and Jose Guilardi
(Brazil I) and the goalie, Glen Brown from Cazadores II, for the fun
tournament in Windhoek.
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Brazilian Salsa in the Air – Metropolis Heating up
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players from the five Namibian Inline Hockey clubs will suit up and go
through their drills to prepare for the Inter-Conti Cup 2008 during the
coming weekend in Windhoek. These players will form the Federation team to
compete against Brazil A and B. They will be in the same league as our
Namibian National team preparing at the coast.
The Brazilian squads
will arrive on Monday 8th December attend the fun tournament in
Windhoek to try out their wheels at our elevation and then proceed on a
four day tour through Namibia visiting Etosha Pan and
Okonjima.
They will end their sightseeing tour in Swakopmund to warm up and start
the Tournament at the coast on Friday 12th December 2008.
*Photo taken at the Cazadores tournament during the 2008 season.
Four teams from
Windhoek will get ready for the games to start on 8th December
2008 at the Kamikaze rink in Windhoek at 17h30. There will be two groups
consisting of one Brazilian squad and two Windhoek teams each. 10 games
will be played starting off in a round robin fashion determining the
ranking for the two groups. Then a crossover will determine the final
placement of the participating teams for our Fun Tournament.
Pooitjies will be
served for hungry spectators and refreshments are available until late.
The three Windhoek hosting clubs will be proud to welcome record numbers
of spectators to cheer for the competitors.
Brazilian Salsa in the Air – Inline Hockey Picking up Momentum
While
the Brazilian teams are getting ready for their trip to Namibia the Windhoek
clubs are putting finishing touches to their team preparations. Although the
regular inline hockey season has ended the open teams are in full gear,
putting their teams together to field the best players and find the ultimate
lines for the fun tournament in Windhoek (please
click here for schedule) which at the same time is preparation for the
big event: The Inter-Conti Cup 2008!
The Federation team has
scheduled a training camp for the coming weekend to allow students to find
and fill their respective roles on the team. Players from Otjiwarongo as
well as Swakopmund will travel to Windhoek to attend the training camp under
the Argus eyes of coaches Marc Pattmann and Nadia Schmidt.
Players on the Namibian
National team will go through the motions in Swakopmund.
While the players are
sweating it out on the rink our supporters in the five Namibian clubs are
drumming up the ultimate food selection and fielding teams to take up their
positions at food and beverage stalls.
Inline Hockey at its best!
Brazil – the bronze medal winner in Division I of the IIHF World
Championships 2008 will compete in Namibia in the Inter-Conti Cup during the
weekend of December 12-14 in Swakopmund at the SFC hall. Please
click here for schedule.
*Picture from the official library at the IIHF
World Championships in 2006 during the game Brazil vs Namibia
Brazilian
Salsa to heat up the already sizzling Windhoek Air
On December 8th 2008 two Brazilian national
Inline Hockey squads will touch down at Hosea Kutako.
The Brazilian players are no newcomers to the international Inline hockey
circuit. Almost every year during Namibia’s participation at the IIHF World
Championships team Namibia had the pleasure of being set off against these
warriors.
The first encounter in Kuopio, in 2005 - with a young Namibian squad and
Erik Rodenwoldt defending our goal. Names like Jose Guilardi, Bruno Gomes
and Diego Araujo are well remembered when Brazil managed to win the game
7:3.
In July 2006 Arne Rodenwoldt scored the only goal for our team against
Brazil giving the final result of Brazil 7 – Namibia 1.
In 2007 Team Brazil managed to take the gold medal in Division I category
while both teams from Africa were relegated. Still in 2007 a Namibian
federation team followed the invitation of Brazil hosting the VII South
American Championships. The Namibian team managed to stay undefeated during
the Championships in Brazil and beat Team Brazil A convincingly 5-1.
*Picture from the official library at the IIHF
World Championships in 2006
during the game Brazil vs Namibia
2008 and Namibia has stepped up to the challenge and an invitation was sent
out for the Inter Continental Cup scheduled for December 12-14 2008 in
Swakopmund.
All three Windhoek clubs are fielding players in the open division. A fun
tournament is organized on December 8th 2008 to give the players
a first glimpse of what lies ahead for them the following weekend.
The Fun Tournament will be held at the Kamikaze rink with Badgers, Cazadores
and Kamikaze in co-operation hosting the event. Food and refreshments will
be available from 17h30 onwards.
All preparations are in progress to give our
visitors a ‘sizzling’ reception and showcase our metropolis as a worthy
competitor for a good summer event!
2008 To Start With Coach from Canada
At the end of 2007 the stage was set for Josh Blair - twin brother to the NIIHA
head coach from Canada, Nate Blair - to push the Cazadores InLine Hockey Club to new
heights. Josh arrived on Wednesday 16 January 2008 and the season has started
for the eager Cazadores players on Monday.
With a big development effort motivated by NIIHA three teams will have the opportunity
to attend international events in 2008. It is planned to attend the FIRS Ladies
World Championships to be held in Düsseldorf, 14U Olympics in Feasterville,
USA as well as the FIRS Junior World Championships schedule for June/July at the
same venue.
The second set of trials for the contestants for the 14U National team as well
as the Junior National Team will be held this weekend in Swakopmund.
Neuer Trainer for Cazadores
Der Cazadores Inline Hockey Club Windhoek startet mit der Verpflichtung eines neuen Trainers in die
Inline Hockey Saison 2006.
Mario Troha, geboren am 14.05.1974 in Ljubljana ist aktueller Spieler des Slovenischen Inline
Hockey Nationalkaders. Slovenien spielte bei der Weltmeisterschaft 2005 in Finland in Pool A zusammen mit
Sweden, Finland, USA, Czech. Republic, Germany, Slovakia und Team Austria.
In den nächsten Jahren wird Mario Troha seine internationalen Erfahrungen, die er als Spieler und
Trainer gesammelt hat, in Windhoek beim Cazadores Inline Hockey Club weitergeben.
Cazadores Senior Tournament
The final tournament for the InLine Hockey tournament was played during the last weekend of September. This brings to a conclusion an action-packed season for 2005. Games were played in the 16under, 18under, Ladies and Open divisions. Three clubs had entered their teams for this tournament being, Badgers, Coastal Pirates and Kamikaze; with the Cazadores Club hosting the tournament. Two players from the Otjiwarongo Scorpions strengthened the Coastal Pirates in the 18under team.
96 players competed in various age groups were 12 games and three categories in the skills competition took place. The skills competitions in the 16under division in the category for the fastest skater was won by Ivan Tchekashkine, for the obstacle parcour and accurate shooting Daniel Asmus took home the first price.
In the open division the coaches put theory into practice and took home the gold for the fastest skater and obstacle parcour (Roman Marx) as well as Philippe Boudreault for accurate shooting.
In the divisions results are reflected as follows:
16under
- Coastal Pirates
- Cazadores
- Kamikaze
- Badgers
18under
- Coastal Pirates
- Cazadores
Ladies
- Badgers
- Cazadores
Open
- Coastal Pirates
- Cazadores
Gero Kopp from the Kamikaze Club managed to save the most shots against his team in the 16under division, Erik Rodenwoldt took the first position in the 18under and shared the rank with Oliver Bause from the Cazadores in the open divisions. Natasha Mutavdzic managed to save all shots against her team in the penalty shootout for the ladies division.
After Team Namibia competed in the InLine World Championships 2005 in Kuopio/Finland this year and bringing home the prestigious Fair Play Trophy and an automatic qualification for 2006 in Hungary the InLine Hockey membership can be proud of their players this year.
The trials for 2006 will be held in October and December this year and will hopefully help prepare our players for a good year in 2006.
Namibia and the In-Line Hockey World Championships 2005
The IIHF In-Line Hockey World Championship took place in 1996 for the first time. In-Line Hockey as a sport
has grown rapidly since then and now more nations than ever are fielding teams, with the World Championship
becoming increasingly more competitive. Click here to read more.
For updates on the World Championships 2005 in Kuopio please click here.
Schedule for 2005 InLine Hockey Championship Announced
The official schedule for the 2005 IIHF World InLine Hockey Championship has been announced. Overall,
16 teams will travel to Finland to take part in the event. The championship will be split into two groups,
a Top Division, with the top eight teams in the world, and a Division I level with the next eight best
teams.
At the end of the championship, two sets of medals will be awarded for both the Top Division and Division I
to the top three finishers.
Click here for the full schedule.
2005 World Championship to be hosted by Kuopio, Finland
For the first time ever, Finland will host the IIHF World InLine Hockey Championship. The annual event
will be held in the northern city of Kuopio from July 9-16.
Two arenas will host the 16 participating nations. Niirala Main Arena will be the primary venue and has a
capacity of 5,000, while Kuopio-halli will be the second venue with a capacity of 2,300. Finland is the
defending silver medallist of the InLine Hockey World Championship after USA captured the gold last year.
Kuopio is approximately 350 km north of Helsinki and is a first-time host of any IIHF World Championship
event.
Germany has hosted the IIHF InLine Hockey World championship for the last three years. It was in Germany
that the current format, with 16 teams, was adopted. The same format will be used at this year's championship.
The 16 teams will be split into a Top Division and a Division I group. The top eight teams will be split
into two groups of four for a round robin, while the same will happen in the Division I level. The two
last-place teams from the top division round robin and the two first place teams from the Division I round
robin will play a qualification game for the right to move, or stay, among the best eight teams.
After the qualification game, there will be a playoff in each group to determine the medallists at each
level. Since the new format was adopted, no Division I team has earned the right to play among the top
eight teams, however, the gap has been closing between the two levels.
The medal games will be played on July 16. A complete schedule will be announced at a later date.
Source: http://www.iihf.com/inline/news.htm
6 players from the Cazadores Open Team were
elected into the National Team to play against South Africa to qualify for the
2005 World Championships.
Both games were won by the Namibian National Team. Namibia will
participate at the
World Championships 2005 in Finland!
Saisonstart mit Top Trainer Roman Marx bei Cazadores Inline Hockey Club
Der Cazadores Inline Hockey Club Windhoek startet die Saison 2005 mit der Verpflichtung eines neuen Trainers.
Roman Marx ist ein international erfahrener Eis- und Inlinehockey-Spieler, der über 500 Ligaspiele in Deutschland
und in der Schweiz absolviert hat. Er spielte in der 1. Liga in Schaffhausen (Schweiz), beim Heilbronner EC, dem
Stuttgarter EC, bei den ESV Balingen-Blue Marlins und den Schwenninger Wild Wings.
Im Jahr 2003 wurde er für die deutsche Inlinehockey Nationalmannschaft nominiert und war auch der Baden
Württembergischen Verbandsauswahl im Eishockey eine wertvolle Verstärkung. Auch weist er bereits Auslandserfahrung
nach. Im Jahr 2000 war er als Spieler in Sydney bei den Canterburry Eagles in der Super League und den
Australian Junior Allstars, 3 Monate in Kanada bei den Humberside Kollegiate in Toronto und 1 Monat bei
den Toronto Marlies (Farmteam der Toronto Maple Leafs) eingesetzt.
Neben der Zeit als aktiver Spieler trainierte er meist die Schüler- und Jugendmannschaften bei seinen
Clubs. Seine Prüfung zum Trainer- und Schiedsrichter hat er nun endgültig Ende 2004 in der Schweiz (mit
offizieller Lizens) abgeschlossen.
Roman Marx wird seine Tätigkeit beim Cazadores Inline Hockey Club Ende Februar 2005 aufnehmen. Ein
Jahresvertrag mit der beiderseitigen Möglichkeit zu verlängern wurde abgeschlossen.
Der namibischen Nationalmannschaft, die sich mit ihrem Nationaltrainer Philippe Boudreault für die WM 2005
qualifiziert hat, wird er mit seiner Erfahrung eine wertvolle Unterstützung sein.
Neues Inline Hockey Sport Programm für Anfänger:
Der Cazadores Inline Hockey Club (Spielfläche beim DHPS Sportgelände) wird in diesem Jahr besonderes
Augenmerk auf die Ausbildung der Jugendspieler legen. Ein spezielles Förderprogramm für Anfänger in der
Altergruppe von 6 - 10 Jahren wird im Club durchgeführt.
Das Programm beeinhaltet ein einwöchiges kostenloses Probetraining, und die Bereitstellung einer kostenlosen
hochwertigen Hockey Ausrüstung für den Anfänger. Das Training für dieses Programm wird ab den 28.2.2005
von Montags bis Freitags täglich von 15h30 - 16h30 durchgeführt.
Für die Kinder die nach der Woche Probetraining Interesse an dem Sport gefunden haben bietet der Cazadores
Inline Hockey Club reduzierte Mietgliedsbeiträge.
Alle interessierten Kinder, Jugendliche und Eltern können zu den angegebenen Zeiten beim DHPS Sportgelände
erscheinen und sich zum Probetraining anmelden.
Die benötigte Ausrüstung steht vor Ort bereit.
Weitere Informationen erhalten alle Interessierten bei Frau Elke Mutavcik.
The British Columbia Inline Hockey Association has distributed the following announcement:
Scholarship available to Grade 12 students
The BCIHA is pleased to announce that we will again be awarding one $500.00 Scholarship for 2005
to a current Grade 12 student. 2005 will be the third consecutive year that the BCIHA has awarded this
Scholarship.
Any player interested in applying for the 2005 Scholarship must Download and submit the Application Package
to the BCIHA by June 1, 2005. The Scholarship will be awarded at the Pacific Coast International Tournament
in July.
The BCIHA is pleased to take another positive step forwards in the promotion of roller hockey and the
opportunity to assist worthy student-athletes on their quest for higher education.
For complete details and the 2005 BCIHA Scholarship Application Package please
click here or visit http://www.bciha.com for further details.
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