Friday, December 1, 2023

Club File

Hockey club crowdfunds second defibrillator after Dutch player’s life saved

A Wiltshire club has raised funds to install a second defibrillator after a Dutch player’s life was saved from their clubhouse machine. Arno Van Oorstehout, of Alecto HC in the Netherlands, suffered a cardiac arrest during a match at Chippenham...

London 2012 Olympics inspired club celebrates 10th anniversary

A London club born out of the London 2012 Olympics is celebrating its 10th anniversary -- after a three-decade hiatus with no hockey in the borough due to a lack of facilities. Ealing HC's current chairman Jeff Moores founded the...

South West firm builds local sport support with Bristol hockey sponsorship

A Bristol corporate hockey league has been strengthened by a renewed commitment from a South West-based accountancy company. Albert Goodman already backs Bristol City FC women’s team, Thornbury Town, Taunton Town and Yeovil football clubs and are the main sponsors...

Bristol side Wick go DIY SOS in clubhouse hockey makeover

A resourceful Bristol club has taken over a pub landlord’s rundown skittle alley and turned it into a clubhouse it “can now call home.” Bristol side Wick Ladies HC hasn't had a clubhouse since the 1990s when it moved from...

Lincolnshire first for Lindum as National League hockey beckons

Lindum became the first club in Lincolnshire to be promoted to England Hockey's National League. Now, the "loyal" team says they won't be fazed by higher quality opposition in a history-making season. Their men’s first team secured the historic...

From watching hockey parent to title-winning coach: How Bromsgrove reached new heights

At the start of the 2018 season, Pete Bryant was just a parent watching from the side lines as his daughter Lola embarked upon her first season playing 1st team hockey at Bromsgrove Hockey Club. Now, five years on...

St Helens, the reformed hockey club on the rise

St Helens Hockey Club is a club on the rise. Like a phoenix from the ashes they are taking the amateur sport by storm. In 2008 the club folded and had a seven-year hiatus. It was then reformed in 2015...

Is your hockey club management platform delivering the best results?

There are a lot of club management platforms out there these days and clubs are starting to realise the importance of getting on the right one. But how do you know if you are? Well that’s where we come in… discover...

Club File: Nottingham Hockey Centre convert to LED as energy costs rise

Nottingham Hockey Centre is set to upgrade its floodlights to LED technology due to the rising energy costs in the UK.  Over the past few months, energy costs incurred by the centre, home of Beeston HC, have risen by a...

UK sports facilities bounce back from pandemic – participation and energy costs still a risk

Research has shown that both the UK sports facilities and club sector have bounced back from the impact of the pandemic that saw a 35% and 24% respective annual decline in market size. Alliance Fund, the sport investment fund, analysed...
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‘I worried if I’d be the same hockey player’: How positives can be found in tough situations

TILLY BUTERWORTH is playing at the Junior Hockey World Cup with England women. Here, she writes an honest assessment...
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