 Club Vacancies - Still time to get involved with your Club 29 Jul 2024 As the new season is fast approaching, the club still has some roles which remain vacant and it would be great to see them filled by the start of the new season. As we continue to expand as a club both on the adult, youth and Minis side it would be great to see new faces becoming involved to help the club. The current club vacancies are:- Men's Club Captain (Executive) Boys Youth Development Officer (Official) Umpire Liaison Assistant (Official) Umpire Development Officer (Official) Social Secretary (Official) Social Media Officer (Official) Some of the vacant club roles can be shared - so more the merrier! Don't be daunted there will be plenty of help and support around to help you. If you can spare some time and are interested in any of these roles or would just like to help out in some way please reach out to anyone in the club either via the executive, officials or your team captains.
 Olympic Schedule - Paris 2024 23 Jul 2024 Great Britain's Olympic Schedule has been revealed for Paris 2024, confirmed by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), following the completion of the FIH Olympic Qualifiers. Great Britain's Women have been placed into Pool B where they will face Australia, Argentina, Spain, United States and South Africa. Great Britain's Men have been allocated into Pool A where they will compete against the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France and South Africa. Men - 27 July - GB V Spain - 09:00 BST Men - 28 July - South Africa v GB - 19:15 BST Men - 30 July - GB v Netherlands - 11:45 BST Men - 01 August - France v GB - 11:45 BST Men - 02 August - GB v Germany - 19:15 BST Men - 04 August - Quarter Final Men - 06-07 August - Semi-Final Men - 08 August - Final Women - 28 July - GB v Spain - 12:15 BST Women - 29 July - GB v Australia - 16:00 BST Women - 31 July - South Africa v GB - 09:30 BST Women - 01 August - USA v GB - 16:00 BST Women - 03 August - GB v Argentina - 09:00 BST Women - 05 August - Quarter Final Women - 06-07 August - Semi-Final Women - 09 August - Final All matches are on Discovery+ but the BBC may show the matches as well!
 App for NCHC now available on both Apple and Android devices 23 Jul 2024 Our app has now been updated on both Apple and Android, reinstating it for Apple devices after it was removed from their store some time ago. You can download it from the relevant store using the link on the NCHC website homepage, or the links below. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.empresa.nchc https://apps.apple.com/us/app/norwich-city-hockey-club/id1178569827
 Update from Ladies Club Captains 22 Jul 2024 Dear Ladies members, We would like to introduce ourselves as your club captains for the 24/25 season! Ladies 1-3s: Lucy Tilbrook (1s) who has been a member for 7 years. Ladies 4-7s: Cat Thompson (6s) who has been a member for 5 years. We are both available for any questions or problems that you have this season, so please feel free to get in touch, our details are on the website, but we have also put them at the bottom of this email. Our mission for the season Hockey is always going to be competitive, but above all else it should be fun. We want the club to be a welcoming and supportive environment, for players of all abilities and life stages. This is your club, and we want you to have your say and your voice heard. We have attached a form to this email, and we would like you to be as honest as possible about your playing aspirations, motivations as well as giving us constructive and honest feedback about what we can do to improve the club. There is also an option to remain anonymous if you would like to. Please could you do this before the first training session (7th August), otherwise we'll assume no news is good news. There are also feedback QR codes around TRF, we really encourage you to give feedback both positive and negative through this, or directly to us, throughout the season. We can't change anything if we don't know it's a problem. https://forms.gle/S2X9zdzHDtJHWVfz9 Team selection We encourage you all to be as ambitious as possible in your playing and promote healthy competition within the club, however we also want the selection process to be as fair and transparent as possible. Therefore, this year we are going to hold selection games at the beginning and middle of the season to make sure everyone is offered the opportunity to play at the highest level they are able. The decisions will be made by the coaches and the captains, and reviewed mid-season so that there is a greater level of stability in the teams. Please also be prepared to play one team up or down during the season, particularly when availability is low, but we will try and keep this to a minimum. Rules for game day selection Rules for selection that have been decided at an executive level: Availability is on the website by the previous Monday (even if this is set to pending if you are unsure) Less than £50 of debt/one months' worth of debt Timeline for selection Monday - All players have done availability ready for the next game on the website. Tuesday - Captains meet and organise their teams. Wednesday - Team sheets will go out on the website. Saturday - Game Day Our objectives for the season Support the ladies1s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s and 7s in remaining in their respective leagues and supporting the ladies 2s in being promoted. What we want from you What we want from you is commitment, honesty, a good attitude and to provide us with constructive criticism and feedback. We want to really push attendance at training, commitment to matches, and completing availability to make your captains lives much easier. We do understand that family and job commitments can make this challenging, but if there are any ways we can make training or matches more accessible we are open to hearing them. Players are ultimately responsible for their own fitness, but we are keen to encourage fitness and team bonding outside of training, so we would also like to start up a social run club. This will be on Tuesday nights starting at 6.30 from the black horse, with a 5-7k route and a variety of different paces, so please don't feel you cannot be included if you are a slower runner. The first of these will be on the 20th August, followed by a pint afterwards. Recruitment We are always looking for new players at the club, whether they've never played hockey before, or they are looking to get back into it. The first training session they come to is free so encourage them to come along and have a go. We are also offering a 10% discount on membership to both you and the recruit if they sign up for membership in August or September. Membership Membership packages start from August, any training or matches played before the start of the membership package have to be paid for separately, so we really encourage you to get these sorted early. We will let captains know as soon as they are live. You cannot sign up to a new membership if you have any debt so please clear that ASAP if you have any so you're able to play next season. Positions that still need filled If you fancy volunteering with the club, there are several positions we are still looking to fill, if you want clarity on any of the roles or what they involve please let us know. Fundraising and sponsorship We are looking to up our fundraising and sponsorship this year. Our plans are to have some fun tournament days through the season to try and encourage some more social hockey. We are also looking for sponsorship for all teams, we will send out some material later on but if you have a business that is looking for some advertising, this could be a great opportunity! Most of all, we hope you all have a great 24/25 season. See you soon! Lucy and Cat Lucy: lucy.tilbrook@outlook.com / 07786268062 Cat: catrionathompson@live.co.uk / 07400398842
 2024/2025 Membership Now Open 22 Jul 2024 Membership Packages (Platinum, Diamond & Standard) for the new season are now live! PLATINUM = membership, training & matches ALL INCLUSIVE DIAMOND = membership, matches & you pay for training separately STANDARD = membership only, with all training and matches paid for as you go Please remember the Membership Packages are only effective from when they are set up. If you attend any pre-season training before signing up for any Membership Packages they will appear as a debt and will need to be paid. The sooner you sign up the better the value! Important - Please refer to Information Section - Fees/Subscriptions for further information. Any outstanding debts from last season will also need to be paid before being able to sign up for a Membership Package. If you have any further queries then please contact either membership@norwichcityhc.co.uk or accounts@norwichcityhc.co.uk for further assistance. thanks
 Refer A New Player Initiative 18 Jul 2024 Are you interested in playing hockey or played more than five years ago and know someone who plays for Norwich City Hockey Club? Following the success of last year, the club are re-introducing their "Refer a New Player Initiative". This is an incentive scheme, which will run throughout August and September, for all club members who refer a new player to the club. If a club member refers a new player, they will receive an incentive payment for themselves and for the new player. To qualify under this incentive, the following criteria needs to be met:- A referral must be made by the new player by emailing enquiries@norwichcityhc.co.uk and they must mention the name of club member who referred them. Existing club member and new player take out a Club membership package. The incentive payment for club member and new player are as follows: Platinum membership - £40.00 (Adult) £25.00 (Student/un-employed) £20.00 (Junior) Diamond membership - £30.00 (Adult) £20.00 (Student/un-employed) £15.00 (Junior) Standard membership - £15.00 (Adult) £10.00 (Student/un-employed) £10.00 (Junior) A maximum of four referrals per season per player. The new player pays the full membership package over the course of the season otherwise the incentive payment of the club member and new player become repayable. The Refer a New Player Initiative is only available from 1st August until 30th September 2024. Referrals can-not be made retrospectively, and a referral must be made by the new player by 30th September 2024. Any referrals received after 30th September 2024 will not be taken into consideration. We look forward to receiving new members, of all abilities and ages to the club.
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