Leadership skills played their part in deciding the elite players of the season in Brighton & Hove Hockey Club annual awards at the club's dinner dance on Saturday night.

Adam Flett, the men's first XI captain, and Nia Simpkins, who has stood in for Bara Owen this season as skipper of the women's 1s, were announced as the winners in front of 200 guests at The Old Ship Hotel.

The Golden Glove award - introduced this year for the team goalkeeper in the club who conceded the least goals this season - went to Steph Kalber and Alice Mould of the women's 5s who only let in 18 between them.

Outstanding contributions were recognised for Daya Shergal, Honey Batchelor-Lyons and Aaron Patel, who have variously helped at junior events and umpired junior and adult matches.

Men's players of the season
1s - Adam Flett
2s - Paddy Smith
3s - Louis Patel
4s - Michael Bradford
5s - Lloyd Easterbrook-Cotton
6s - Stan Liles
7s - Justin Eyre
8s - Pete Sullivan-Smart
9s - Toby Starkey
Top goalscorer- Mike Burney
Young player - Malachi Hayes

Women’s players of the season
1s - Nia Simpkins
2s - Maeve Tully
3s - Amanda Peers
4s - Honey Batchelor-Lyons
5s- Katya Woodcock
6s - Beth Brown
7s - Jessica Sands
8s - Juliette Clitheroe
Top goalscorer - Daniela Bayman
Young player - Katya Woodcock

For those who did not have time to read the traditional end of sesason reports at the dinner dance they are attached here.

The photographs from the night at The Old Ship kindly taken by Nick Evans of UK Hockey Photos can be found at:

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNTRger28Pl2bje_DcDCg-JrIYQvIVkU0Lua6SQLFtQB1XME6YpzB1PjAd0yrxueA?key=QXFlbnlJQ2QzbWJwTndMZlhzYWhGalFIa0hBYm1R

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