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Chapter 2 The hockey match

Every year Mrs Tanner in the village organises a 6-aside hockey tournament. It
was going to be in a week’s time and Grandpa thought it would be fun to
watch.

“Watch???”, screamed the gang. “We are going to play”

“there is just one problem, there are only four of us” said Annabel

“I know”, said Harry, “let’s ask Amelia and Jackson to join us”.

“Great idea” said Annabel.

So they phoned Amelia and asked her if she and Jackson would like to make up
a team for the tournament. They were very pleased to be asked and said “A big
yes!”

It was agreed that Annabel should be captain as she was the best player.

“I should like you, James to play in goal, Ellie and Jackson to be in defence and

Harry and Amelia to be our fearsome attack. I shall be in the centre acting as a
link” , said Annabel in her most forceful voice. Everyone agreed, although
James wasn’t too sure about being in goal.

“We need to agree what colour we are going to wear”, said Annabel.

“Pink”, said Ellie.

“Blue”, said Harry

“Green” said James

“Orange” said Jackson.

“Enough – we will have to agree on a multicoloured top which will have all
those colours”, commanded Annabel. “I will get Granny onto it straight away”

Annabel spoke very politely to Granny to ask her to make the jerseys for their

team. She pointed out, being good at maths, that that was only one a day.
Granny set to work immediately.

During the next few days, they practised hard on Amelia and Jackson’s lawn.
Amelia’s chicken run acted as the goal. James was getting used to jumping and
landing with his legs together to block the ball. Amelia and Harry practised
hitting the ball into the goal past James who was improving all the time and

eventually stopping more and more shots. Every time the ball hit the chicken