Colts News
Colts Pitch Allocation September 2010
The pitch allocation for the first month of the new season is now available in the downloads section (here)
Young Umpires Course
Maidenhead Hockey Club will be hosting an umpiring day for players at the club on Sunday 11th July 2010 at Altwood School astro turf and classroom.
There are 2 courses running on this day. The first is called the Young Umpires award for between 10 – 20 players aged between 8 – 13 years old The cost of this course is £10.Welcome to the day, reassure the young people it is a fun day giving them the opportunity to play some hockey but a chance to learn about the role of the umpire and to have a go at umpiring.
England Hockey Coaching Courses
Several coaching courses will be held in the South region during the summer. Details are below:
VRQ Level 1 (Coaching)
The Level 1 course will result in you becoming an accredited Level 1 coach. England Hockey has successfully trained over 19,000 Level 1 coaches to date and this number is increasing all the time. This is the minimum qualification for those who are involved in hockey coaching sessions working under supervision – for example, a Level 2 coach may be working on another part of the pitch and will assume responsibility for the session.Thames Valley Mini-Tournaments on 28th March
· The final round of the 2009-10 Thames Valley mini-tournaments will be held on 28th March.
The venues are:
Under 8s – Wokingham HC
Under 10s – Reading HC, Marlow (Bisham Abbey SC) & Newbury HC
Under 12s – Maidenhead (Altwood), Henley HC & Bracknell HCThames Valley Mini-Tournaments On 28th February
The next round of the Thames Valley mini-tournaments will be held on 28th February.
The aim is to consolidate newly learnt skills by playing 7-a-side matches against other local clubs, such as Reading, Henley, Marlow, Bracknell, Sonning, Wokingham, Phoenix and Newbury. The tournaments usually last between 1.5 and 2 hours. There are no winners as the results are not recorded.
The venues are:
Under 8s – Reading HC
Under 10s – Marlow (Bisham Abbey SC), Maidenhead (Altwood) and Henley HC
Under 12s – Wokingham HC, Bracknell HC and Newbury HC