Officials for new season

 

At the AGM held at the end of May, the following officials were elected for the 2008-09 season

President                          Graham Britton

Chairman                          Debbie Bryant

Secretary                          Trudie Cunningham

Treasurer                           Vacant

Mens Fixture Secretary      Vacant

Ladies Fixture Secretary     Vacant

Mens Club Captain             Paul Gallop

Ladies Club Captain            Vacant 

Membership Secretary        Guy Thrower

Social Secretary                 Amy Donaldson-Davidson, Karren Dagless, David Woodward, Peter Wright

Youth Developm't Officer      Ali Wardale

League Liaison Officer         Ali Wardale

Umpire Liaison Officer         Vacant

Mini-Hockey Co-ordinator    Sarah Anthony 

Ladies 1st XI Captain          Sarah Middleton

Ladies 2nd XI Captain          Vacant

Ladies 3rd XI Captain          Pat Alden

Ladies 4th XI Captain          Vacant

Ladies Developm't Captain   Morag Dawkins

Mens 1st XI Captain            Vacant

Mens 2nd XI Captain           Adie Land

Mens 3rd XI Captain            Vacant

Mens 4th XI Captain            Dominic Copping

Mens 5th XI Captain            Peter Wright/David Woodward

Mens 6th XI Captain            Nigel Cushion       

 

A series of 3 fitness sessions have been held and were very well received by those that attended. The sessions were run by Mike Utting, a sprint coach from City of Norwich Athletic Club and he spent sometime working on technique and provided a variety of different exercises. Consideration is being given to running some similar sessions over the winter break. 

 

Wednesday coaching sessions will commence on 6 August at Taverham High School.

6.30 - 8.00     Beginners/Improvers sessions

6.30 - 8.00     Junior Girls/Development Team session

7.00 - 8.30     Ladies 1st/2nd team squad session

8.30 - 10.00    Mens 1st/2nd/3rd team squad session

 

Thursday coaching sessions will commence on 21 August at Taverham High School.

7.30 - 9.00    Men's 4th/5th/6th team & junior boys session.

 

Fees for this season are reduced to £3.

 

Club day will take place on Sunday 31 August at Taverham. You will need to arrive at 10am for a 10.30 start and the event wil run until approximately 5pm.

The format will be pretty much as previous years with the event open to all Club Members, male and female, aged 13 years and over. Attendees will be split into squads of equal strength for a tournament. This has proved a very enjoyable event over previous years and is a good opportunity to get together before the season starts in earnest. It is also an ideal opportunity for new and prospective members to see the club in action. The bar will be open all day and there will be the usual barbeque. This is a very enjoyable occasion and is a great opportunity to meet other club members and play some hockey in preparation for the new season.

There will be an opportunity for the mini’s to play a short match in the middle of the day. 

This year we will also be using club day as an opportunity to belatedly present Player of the Season trophies to the junior age groups for last season.

As usual Pies and his team will be masterminding the event, organising the barbeque and hopefully the weather. If you would like to attend either e-mail clubday@norwichcityhc.co.uk or advise either your team captain or one of the following;

Pies                      01603 433825 (H), 07968 949480 (M)

Karren Dagless      01603 78998(H),  07765 900861(M)

Ali Wardale           01603 812216 (H), 07798 862956 (M)

 

Goalkeeper Day - 7 September

Dereham Hockey Club in conjunction with active Norfolk will once again be holding another of their popular goalkeeping days on Sunday 7 September at Dereham, 9am - 4pm. Previous days have been excellent events and are a must for all goalkeepers. Once again the day will be led by former GB keeper Simon Mason and are open to goalkeepers of all ages, senior and junior, male and female - you will need to take kit with you. There is a cost of £30 which includes lunch and a certificate. an applcation form can be downloaded from www.activenorfolk.org/goalkeeping or www.derehamhockeyclub.co.uk. If you are interested please return your application form asap as places are limited.

 

Thanks to the prompt payment of membership fees and lack of defaulters membership fees have been held at the same levels. Discounted rates will apply if payment is received by 31 August and there will be a late payment rate for fees received after 31 October.

The good news is that match fees most classes of membership have been reduced this season. Coaching fees for adults and juniors (not mini's) have been reduced to £3.

Membership Forms are available on the website (if this season's are not yet available then please use last seasons).

Fees are as follows: 

  

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES

 

                                      Discounted                   Normal                          Late Payment

                                                Subscription                 Subscription                  Subscription

                                                (Payable up                                                      (Payable after

                                                To 31/08/2007)                                                  31/10/2007)

Full Members                                   £55                                £65                                £80  

Full Members – unemployed              £35                                £40                                £50

Student Members (18 –U23)              £35                                £40                                £50

Junior Members (13 – U18)                £30                                £35                                £45

Under 13 (Mini-hockey)                     Free                               Free                               Free

Associate Members                          £20                                £25                                £35

Family Membership                          £120                              £120                              £140

Life Full Membership                         £500                              £500                              £500

 

MATCH FEES

                                                                     Full Members               Unemployed-students-juniors

Men’s 1^st & 2^nd , Ladies 1^st                                    £10                                         £7

Men’s 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th & 6^th, Ladies 2^nd, 3^rd & 4^th          £7                                           £5

 

COACHING FEES               

Mini’s                                                                £30 per term

All other groups                                                  £3 per session

 

 

During June/July the club in conjunction with Active Norfolk ran some "Get Back Into Hockey" sessions aimed at beginners and players that had not played for a while. There were a hardcore of half a dozen players that attended these sessions run by Paul Gallop and assisted by Oli Oxbury who are now continuing their attendance at regular club sessions. A couple of these players will shortly move to the Ladies 1st/2nd XI sessions.

  

By now you should all have received details of the Hewett School project and have received details of the questionnaire we have asked club members to complete. If you have not yet replied then please do so asap. It is vitally important that the committee receives as much feedback as possible in order for an informed decision to be made on whether to participate in the project.

 

With the loss of one or two players to university, moving away and retiring we are looking to recruit some new players. If you are aware of new players moving into the area or know of players from other clubs that are looking for a new challenge, then please make every effort to introduce them to the club. If they need a little persuading then please pass their details onto a club member so that we can contact them.

 

Last season we sucessfully created the Ladies Development XI last season, which played the majority of it's matches season mainly thanks to the excellent organisation of Morag Dawkins one of the parents and the support from Paul Gallop and John Grange. This team gave the opportunity for many under 15 girls and 2 or 3 over age players to play competitive hockey with some as young as 11 participating. Next season some of the girls that played in the Development XI will be too old, so that we can provide them with a continuation of competitive hockey and so that we have a suitable team for some of our newer Ladies we have decided to enter a Ladies 4th XI into Division 3 of the Martin & Acock Norfolk League. At present we do not have a captain for this team but hope that another parent will step forward to help with the organising. Any volunteers should speak to either Ali Wardale (01603 812216), Paul Gallop (07786 390108) or Morag Dawkins (01603 401695).   

 

20 club members attended a Level 1 umpiring course in may and passed the theory element. They are now undertaking their practise matches. Any team captains seeking umpires for pre-season friendlies should contact Paul Gallop (07786 390108) who will be able to provide details of the club members that are seeking to complete their practise matches.

 

This season the men will be holding trial matches on 6 September, 1's v 2's, 3's v 4's and 5's v 6's so that there is a clearer idea of the abilities of players and in which teams they should be playing. We hope to be able to play all these matches at Taverham, pitch slots permitting.

 

The Norfolk Hockey Association is still keen to hear from any qualified hockey coaches who may be interested in being involved with the Junior Development Centres and haven't already been in contact. These are paid positions and anyone interested should contact Karen Young, the Hockey Development Officer, e-mail: karen.young@activenorfolk.org Tel: 01603 697022 Mob: 07827308998.