Training Section
Please notice that a new training section has been added to the website. This page has been created for players for the 2008/2009 season, so they can quickly and easily find out training details. It is therefore essential that all players ensure they check this page regularly regarding any changes to training details!
...New Signings
In the past couple of days, the Vipers management and coaches have added another confirmed signing to their 2008/2009 roster. The coaches were so impressed with the way last season's rookie, Lucy Loo Lah, took instruction, that they have invited her back for another year. The coaches say of Lucy, that when you get her to stop talking, she not only listens but she listens well! She has a lot to learn, being new to the sport, but she is improving all the time - and is already very close to mastering the art of tying laces. Her determination to improve and her loveable nature will ensure she has an impact on the team both on and off the ice. We look forward to great things from this girl.
Also, from the rumour mill this week, it is believed that the Vipers are imminently awaiting the confirmed signing of the formidable Rebecca Cooke. The management referred to Becky as a dependable and reliable player, that is when she doesn't forget to pack parts of her kit! A player who last season improved the 'thinking' part of their game, in particularly her positional play - she even managed to position herself out of the penalty box for all of last season. A fact that is admired by some (me) and frowned upon by others - 'call yourself a hockey player'! The vipers coaching staff believe that this girl has talent and with hard work, this season will turn her from our lovely Cookie to the Cookie Monster!
New Season Signings
The Nottingham Vipers announced their first signing of the upcoming 2008-2009
season to the Press early this morning. Hundreds of reporters, chewing on their morning bagels and slurping coffee, waited in nervous
anticipation of the news. Rumours had been circulating all week regarding the signing. They had heard the news was ‘big’, the question
they were asking was ‘how big’?
Well, the answer it would prove to be was ‘small’ – but only in height! “She’s back!” – was the opening statement from the Vipers management
facing the world's media. Yes, Vipers announced the resigning of Julia Coughill this morning. Last season, depending on which statistics you
look at, Julia finished Nottingham’s top scorer with 35 goals and 50 points (the 4th highest in Division 1). A left winger that brings to the
team a wealth of experience, and a finishing ability that she learnt at one of those schools in the Swiss Alps – a classy lass. A ‘gritty’
player on the ice, a great motivator in the dressing room, and a cider drinker in the pub! The management said of the player ‘We couldn’t be
happier. Julia has great hands, matched by great balance and control on the puck.’ Julia wasn’t present at the press conference – she had fallen
off her bike on the way!
The management said there would be more news on signings in the week. We can’t wait…
Last updated 11/08/08