All the things you wanted to know about hockey but were afraid to ask. This newsletter is ordered once again based on the Club post holders first followed by other news items last. I have tried to include something for everyone.
Secretary
Rachel is investigating entry to an appropriate Men’s National Cup, u16 and u18 national indoor and outdoor competitions. Leicester Hockey Club will also enter the new local u10, u12 and u14 Club competitions.
Treasurer
Adam has been very busy keeping our finances up to date, updating signatories on the club accounts and setting up the new 200 Club. Next season’s subscriptions have been set at Men £120, students £60. Full Match Fees are Home £10, Away £5 (discounts for students). Junior Membership will be £30 for Aug to Dec (we will go indoor after half-term) £30 for Jan to May (we will start indoor). There are appropriate rates for Umpires and other categories of membership. Ro will be assisting as Membership Secretary and Sharon as Junior Membership Secretary. We currently have about 150 members.
Website
Grace continues to update the website under Dave Turner’s distant supervision.
Web address: http://leicesterhockeyclub.co.uk/
Associations
Luds continues to keep us aware of local hockey association business.
Captains
1s Matt Edkins, Manager Chris Palmer, Selector Nishel Kumar
2s Rich Thurlow, Manager Juni Matharu
3s Ben Wheatstone
4s Mark Dunwell
5s and 6s Neil Murray
ClubsFirst
Matt E is updating CRBs and roles for next season.
Fixtures
Ed is on the case as always.
Social Events
Volunteers wanted to help organise 4 events during the season. Suggestions for events and volunteers always welcome.
News
Junior Activities
The remaining Sunday of the Summer Term Project is June 28 (which is indoor, Primary only). There will be a Primary tournament hosting the St John’s Leicester Hockey Club Roadshow participants on Sat July 4 from 10-12. We will then have a 3 week break, Sundays will resume Aug 2 from 10-12.
In July I will be discussing with a number of coaches setting up some elite provision (coaching on specific techniques for late Primary and Secondary). We shall pilot some ideas on July 5 (10-12), 9 (10-12 and 2-4) and 10 (10-12 and 2-4). We should then be in a position to offer elite lessons during the day on Thurs and Fridays in Aug. I will cost this at £3 for each 2 hour session, let me know if you wish to book a provisional place so that I can assess demand.
In Aug I will continue to invite a number of first team players to assist the coaching team on Sunday mornings.
In Aug we will resume using the Thurs evening slots for matches involving juniors (6s v 7s). This will ensure that all juniors of secondary age are able to play a match each week irrespective of Sat match involvement.
I have placed a bid in the region of £7000 to fund the Roadshow and hope to roll this programme out to a number of schools next season. Let me know if you want more details about how to add your school to this list.
Summer Project
The remaining Tues are June 23, 30 and July 7. I will arrange the teams tomorrow evening. Thurs are now finished until Aug. Preseason training will begin Tues Aug 4, meet 7 for a 7.30 start. We will be using the beep test regularly. Be aware of the new rules. Chris Johnson Festival 2009 charity fundraiser will be Aug 15.
Umpires and Coaches
I will schedule the umpires course in Aug or Sept. The Level 1 Coaches course will be 9-5 on Sundays 6, 13, 20 in September. Let me know if you wish to attend.
V Ps
Steve Timpson and I will continue to investigate possible VP activity.
Presidents Day
A very successful day at our new site including the junior tournament and 3 matches (6v5, 4v3, 2v1). We raised £150 after expenses from the day and launched the new 200 Club (to which we are hoping to sign up many of the current membership – details from NM, Adam or Boy).
Have a good 3 week break in July,
NM
