The Arrows Get Ready For The Weekend
The Derbyshire Arrows are preparing for a weekend full of action with every national league team playing. On the Saturday the U14s and U18s travel together up to Sport Central, Newcastle to take on last years regional champions while the Mens team play at home to London United at Killamarsh Sports centre with tip off at 17:45. Then on Sunday afternoon 15:30, the U15s start their campaign against leicester at home.
The U14 Arrows will look to try and make an impact on the defending champions, who last year won the division unbeaten. The young Arrows team will look for another strong performance from Ross Walcott, who was able to score at will against Leeds Tigers a fortnight ago. They will also look for Aidan Dennison and Connor Hicken who also played very well against Leeds and were dominant throughout. Coach Jonathan Kelly will continue to look for positive contributions from the ever improving James Bennet and young star Wadtha Hassan.
The U18 Arrows will go into the game against Newcastle with three preseason victories over Rotherham Hawks and will look to take that momentum right to tip off and beyond. The team will look to be up at the top of the table for a second year in a row and will look towards the experience of Matt Oakey, Nelson Mario, Jack Ellis and club captain Rory Wheatcroft. The Arrows will also look for contributions from James Wilson who continues to impress through the summer and Mitch Dennison. The Arrows team will travel up a couple men down as Will Hopper and Nick Holt are unavailable for the game.
The Arrows Senior team will look to get a second consecutive win over London United this weekend as the team continues to get stronger after the arrival of Andy Chigouri and the return of Akin Lisk-Carew. This will be the first home game of the season and the team will look to emulate the victory of last season. This will be the first time for the home faithful to catch a eye at new import RB Clyburn, as well as Andy Chigouri. The young and talented enigma of Joseph Baugh will look to impress again after an impressive debut against Birmingham Mets, while Sam Spare will continue captaining the squad for another year. The tip off for the game is at 5:45 and is a must see for all Arrows fans.
Sunday provides the Arrows and Killamarsh Sports Centre with an afternoon delight, as the U15 Arrows will play their first game against Leicester Flame. This team had a higly succesful season in the 2010/11 campaign reaching the heights of the playoffs before playing the defending champions and eventual winners Manchester. The u15s will also have the new tactic of zonal defense to battle with this year as it comes into game for the first time. the Arrows will look to Captain Andreas Lycoudis to lead the team, with Abdi Mohammed and Zach Adan looking to continue their impact from last season. The team will also benefit from the astonishing improvements of both Matt Bristow and Jordan Hopkinson over the summer. Coach Jonathan Kelly commented on the two boys improvements, "It takes time to improve and those who wait will eventually get it, but those who work at it will get the immediate impact. Both Matt and Jordan have worked very hard over the summer and deserve a good start to the season". The game will tip off at 15:30 at Killamarsh Sports Centre.
