Darren Cheesman
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Darren Cheesman is an England and Great Britain Hockey field hockey
International.
A member of the current England and Great Britain Hockey Teams, he was also a member of the Great Britain U21 team that won Silver Medal at the 2007 Junior Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
Darren has been recognized as one of Britain's most skilful and exciting players. After playing in the 2005 Junior World Cup, Darren was signed by Oranje Zwart
, a Premier League club in Netherlands. He spent a year there playing with and against the best players in the world.
The Midfielder / Forward plays his club hockey at East Grinstead Hockey Club
, England Hockey Premier League champions for the last two years, who he rejoins after spending a season long spell at Old Loughtonians HC, who are in the Division 1 of the England National League. During his first spell at East Grinstead HC, Darren was voted 'Premier League Player of the Year' after a formidable season, which also saw Danny Hall, also of East Grinstead HC snatch the 'Premier League Top Scorer' award. This season, Darren has been instrumental in East Grinstead's successes both domestically and in the Euro Hockey League
.
Darren came into hockey through Arsenal FC's 'Sport in the Community' programme. It is a programme that sees the football club send coaches into local schools and communities to teach them various sports. In recent years, Arsenal in the Community’s outreach work has taken place on estates and parks - offering local young people the opportunity to play football with the department and take advantage of the other education, social inclusion and employment programmes the club has to offer. Arsenal in the Community has also been instrumental in upgrading local facilities, transforming them into quality pitches that young people actually want to play on. It is through this programme Darren gained many opportunities and life skills that have helped him reach his position today.
Darren is a keen blogger and can be followed both on twitter @darrencheesman and www.dreamisalive.wordpress.com.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
International.
A member of the current England and Great Britain Hockey Teams, he was also a member of the Great Britain U21 team that won Silver Medal at the 2007 Junior Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
Darren has been recognized as one of Britain's most skilful and exciting players. After playing in the 2005 Junior World Cup, Darren was signed by Oranje Zwart
Oranje Zwart
Mixed Hockeyclub Oranje Zwart is a Dutch field hockey club located in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, which was founded on September 1, 1933. With around 1.700 members – as of May 31, 2006 – it is one of the biggest clubs in the Netherlands....
, a Premier League club in Netherlands. He spent a year there playing with and against the best players in the world.
The Midfielder / Forward plays his club hockey at East Grinstead Hockey Club
East Grinstead Hockey Club
East Grinstead Hockey Club is a field hockey club, founded in 1897. It is based in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. The men's 1st XI play in the English Hockey League Premier Division, while the women's 1st XI play in the South Club's Women Hockey Division 3B...
, England Hockey Premier League champions for the last two years, who he rejoins after spending a season long spell at Old Loughtonians HC, who are in the Division 1 of the England National League. During his first spell at East Grinstead HC, Darren was voted 'Premier League Player of the Year' after a formidable season, which also saw Danny Hall, also of East Grinstead HC snatch the 'Premier League Top Scorer' award. This season, Darren has been instrumental in East Grinstead's successes both domestically and in the Euro Hockey League
Euro Hockey League
The Euro Hockey League is an annual mens field hockey cup competition organised by the EHF for the very top hockey clubs in Europe. The competition was launched at the start of the 2007-08 hockey season, when it merged and replaced the mens EuroHockey Club Champions Cup and European Cup II...
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Darren came into hockey through Arsenal FC's 'Sport in the Community' programme. It is a programme that sees the football club send coaches into local schools and communities to teach them various sports. In recent years, Arsenal in the Community’s outreach work has taken place on estates and parks - offering local young people the opportunity to play football with the department and take advantage of the other education, social inclusion and employment programmes the club has to offer. Arsenal in the Community has also been instrumental in upgrading local facilities, transforming them into quality pitches that young people actually want to play on. It is through this programme Darren gained many opportunities and life skills that have helped him reach his position today.
Darren is a keen blogger and can be followed both on twitter @darrencheesman and www.dreamisalive.wordpress.com.