We want to let you know that all hockey training and matches are going ahead as normal at the current time, but we are keen to follow and support the principle guidelines outlined in yesterday’s government advice on minimising and delaying the spread of the virus. These are:
– players or volunteers who have been experiencing any viral or flu-like symptoms should not participate in any hockey activities (i.e. they should be self-isolating anyway)
– good hygiene practices should be observed by everyone, including regular hand-washing, avoiding touching one’s face, minimising physical contact with other people and frequently used surfaces, etc.
It is the responsibility of individuals and parents (where junior players are concerned) to enforce (in the first case) and encourage (in the second) these guidelines are followed – not just for hockey, but in general.
For our part, we will try to ensure we don’t encourage any activities during hockey that go against these, i.e. shaking hands, using each other’s hockey sticks, regularly handling the same equipment, etc.
By following the official guidelines and applying common sense, we will all be doing our bit to help slow down the spread of coronavirus. If you have any specific questions or concerns, please get in touch.
The best clubs aim to give every player the best experience of our sport and your feedback can help us understand what you like and what you don’t like as a player so we can help develop and support clubs across the country.
We conduct this survey every two years and your feedback helps us understand how attitudes change over time.
The survey should take no more than 15 minutes to complete and as a thank you, your name will be entered into a prize draw to win one of 5 pairs of tickets to the FIH Pro League GB v Argentina double header at The Twickenham Stoop on 16-17 May or one of 5 England Hockey online store vouchers worth £30.
In order to be eligible for the draw, we kindly ask that you complete the final section which includes some questions from Sport England and then please provide us with your contact information.
England Hockey is delighted to announce that the Jaffa Super 6s Indoor Finals will be live streamed by BBC Sport digital on Sunday 2 February.
The entire day’s play will be shown live on the BBC Sport website and app so you can watch every minute of action and see all the goals as they go in.
Featuring slick and skillful hockey as well as bags of goals, the Jaffa Super 6s is a highlight of the England Hockey domestic calendar and will return to the Copper Box Arena on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The action gets underway at 10:30am in a rematch of last year’s final when East Grinstead face Buckingham in the women’s competition before Bowdon Hightown meet Sutton Coldfield in the second semi-final at 11:45am.
The men’s semi-finals commence at 1pm as Surbiton take on Wimbledon, with East Grinstead and Holcombe battling it out for a place in the final at 2:15pm. The Women’s Championship final begins at 3:30pm ahead of the Men’s Final at 4:45pm.
England and Great Britain internationals Sam Ward, Emily Defroand, Brendan Creed and Amy Tennant will be at the Copper Box Arena throughout the day to meet fans, sign autographs and pose for selfies. The likes of Sam Quek, Sophie Bray and Barry Middleton are also set to feature with plenty of high-quality action to be on display.
