Event Highlights

Youth matches kicked off the excitement with fantastic energy from 70 players and friends from our younger sections

Adult tournament featured 177 players and 22 competitive teams, who batted it out on the pitch from 6pm to 8.30pm.

Off-pitch fun kept everyone fed and refreshed with a fully open BBQ and bar.

The Tennis Menaces claimed the ultimate title after a fierce final victory against Stewarts.

Kelso Hockey Club brought mixed hockey back with a bang on Friday night in Kelso! After many years away, we returned to Shedden Park for an evening of fun and fierce competition.

Youth matches kicked off the excitement with fantastic energy from 70 players and friends from our younger sections. After a delayed start because of high winds, the evening started brightly with players across the U8, U10, U12, and U14 age groups, who took to the pitch and showcased brilliant skills in a fun tournament.

An adult tournament then featured 177 players and 22 competitive teams, who battled it out on the pitch and contested the first ever Shedden Slam Tournament. Competing in six groups, the pool stages were closely contested, but following 30 games of hockey on 5 pitches, six group winners duly qualified for the play-offs and all other teams played one other game against their equivalent placed team in another group.

The Tennis Menaces made it to the final defeating both 20 Storey and Goal Diggers, and Stewarts came through the other section defeating ‘Don’t Jinx It’ and “The Young and the Breathless” to set up a very competitive final.

The Stewarts were off to a flying start with an early goal from Matthew Stewart, but The Tennis Menaces settled into their game and, picking up two loose balls in the middle, Murray Banks was quick to retaliate with two of his own, and one of the Rodwell twins added a third to ensure their team became the first ever winners of “Shedden Slam.”

A fantastic turn out of teams, all listed below, took part in this inaugural event and the park was also buzzing with the number of spectators who came to watch the amazing skills on show. They saw end-to-end action, incredible teamwork, and plenty of passion. Those who play regularly had to master the grass and for those who used to play in this park it was a trip down memory lane!!

Kelso Hockey Club is hugely grateful to Kelso Cricket Club for opening their doors and keeping the refreshments flowing, Roland Hancox for keeping everyone fed, to Kelso Parks Department for doing such an amazing job in lining and setting up the pitches and to all their own members for volunteering their time to help on the various stalls, as well as umpiring, scoring and helping with the teams on the pitch. We are now looking forward to this becoming an annual event.

Who will be crowned Shedden Slam champion of 2027???

Shedden Slam Teams (senior section): 20 Storey, AG Running Club, Archie's Army, BUAS, Cheviot Vets, Chalkridge, FAK Off!, FAK It we're playing!, FBR Seed, Flossy Posse, Goal Diggers, Don't Jinx It!, Jetharts Here, Maxwell Motors, Merlin Whizzards, Posties, Stewarts, Tennis Menaces, The Bees, The Mighty Stripes, The Young & the Breathless, Walker Groundworks

Photos from the evening can be found on the link below.
https://www.kelsohockeyclub.com/photos/shedden-slam-2026-1177520.html