Annual Brochure
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GUILDFORD HOCKEY CLUB Welcome to the 2016/17 Season 1 WELCOME TO GUILDFORD HOCKEY CLUB! Whether you’ve been playing for years or have never touched a hockey stick, new members are welcome at every level and we very much look forward to seeing you at Guildford HC. Please get in touch with Will Gibson on 07867 972032 or Alice Lane on A word of welcome from our 07940 440123 if you would like to talk to someone about joining or have a look at our website www.guildfordhc.com President, Maggs Kyte WEEKLY TRAINING TIMES: ello again... Another summer has are people that our players have met, Hpassed and the hockey season is here. have been to coaching sessions with and MEN: Men’s 1s training Tue 8pm - 10pm In any normal year the flurry of activity whose photos are on the kitchen wall Men’s Back to Hockey Wed 7pm - 8pm that heralds the start of hockey has a at home. How lucky we are that hockey Men’s General training Wed 8pm - 10pm backdrop of “How was your holiday?” still has that local touch - the top players Men’s 1s/2s training Thur 8pm - 10pm or “Did the exams go ok?” Not this year! in the world are on our doorstep and, LADIES: Ladies’ Back to Hockey Mon 8pm - 9.30pm It’s all about THAT team of ladies and while they go back to a more ordinary Ladies’ 3s/4s training Mon 8pm - 10pm THAT final and winning the gold medal. existence now, our lives and the next Ladies’ 1s/2s training Wed 7.30pm - 9.30pm Some of us remember the summer all generation they have inspired have been too long ago when the GB Men also had part of something special this summer. the entire nation on the edge of their At Guildford our commitment to WANT TO GIVE HOCKEY A GO? seats and people like Sean Kerley and Ian improving our Club continues. Our Hockey is a fantastic sport for any age group. If you want to give it a try Taylor became household names. come along to our Back to Hockey sessions - we run groups for ladies on Junior Section continues to grow and Mondays at 8pm and for men every Wednesday at 7pm. Equally if you’ve The wonderful thing about this year’s we have over 500 young players coming been out of the game for a while and would like to get back into it these success is that not only are all the GB to training sessions at least once a sessions are a great way to start. women becoming well known, they are week at Broadwater and now also at still very accessible. Alex Danson filled Charterhouse. The pitches on Sundays WANT TO GIVE GHC A GO? the Sports Hall at GHC last year and are fully loaded from morning to late talked to our Juniors and their parents afternoon with matches and tournaments You are free to come and train with us for three weeks before you need to about her life as a hockey player and for everyone from our littlest Under commit to paying subs - simply register as a ‘trialist’. We look forward to more. Our Juniors can go and watch 8s to the mightier U16s and U18s. But meeting you! the international players at Lee Valley expanding and coping isn’t enough – stadium - and then get to play the we want to be among the best. To do www.guildfordhc.com National Finals on the same pitch a this we need to enhance our coaching month later. For the past months every expertise and develop the club structures chat show on television and finances to support the teams even has featured some more. We are delighted, amongst other of the GB Women’s developments, to have Dan Fox working hockey team; these with us as he leaves international hockey after Rio. 2 3 PHOTO: FRANK UIJLENBROEK On the adult front we are really looking Men’s league team this season as well, forward to the new season. We have giving opportunities to some of our Back A Message from the added a new team to the Ladies’ section to Hockey men and others looking for 1st XI and the Rio effect seems to have brought more games. Men’s some players out of the woodwork! For me it’s both a pleasure and a privilege Our Back to Hockey group continues to be the Club President. We couldn’t to grow - lots of returning ladies and achieve a lot of what we do without the mums of juniors. A mother and daughter continued support of our Partners so team is becoming a reality – what fun so THANK YOU. If you long as the mums don’t embarrass their want to see your daughters too much! sponsorship in action On the Men’s side the disappointment come and see just fter the heartbreak of the last season of last season for the 1st XI has faded how busy we are on Abeing relegated from National League and a new team is emerging using lots a Friday night and Conference West, the Men’s 1s will have a of our home grown young talent. It’s try one of Howard’s tricky year ahead in the South Prem. Players exciting to see these highly skilled players wonderful curries! have left for different walks of life but the coming into the limelight, being given remaining squad have galvanised themselves the chance to shine and relishing the at the start of pre-season. opportunity, not only in our 1s but in all Maggs Kyte of our Men’s teams. And we have a new Toby Mullins will be taking over the reins as head coach and with his wealth of experience will be a brilliant mind at the top of the tree. We are bringing through a very strong youth section at Guildford HC at the moment and many of last year’s U16 & U18 players will feature in the 1st team this season. With the addition of a few new faces and driven by a sense of pride from those remaining from last year’s team, the Men’s 1s are looking to prove to the hockey world what strength of character we have. Sam Plater - Captain Men’s 1st XI Fantastic, artisan, Guildford Hockey Club delicious street food! Christmas Buffet Looking for an event caterer? I can serve all your favourite curries, and Saturday 10th I can bring my own gazebo which is also a fully functioning field kitchen December 2016 so I wonʼt make a mess in yours! DJ till late My curries are high quality, artisan and cooked fresh on the day so your guests can be greeted by mouthwatering smells on arrival. SAVE THE DATE! Contact Howard on 07860 280784 www.legendofcurry.com 4 5 A Message from Alice Lane Welcome to the Junior Section - Ladies’ 1st XI Coach the future is bright here’s never been a more exciting time Tto be a Junior Player or Parent at GHC. We will start to offer indoor We have more junior players and more training and competitions. Our half- hockey on offer than ever before. And the term camps will operate at the highest sky is the limit. I am really looking forward to the standard with international coaches and the most modern methods and 2016/17 season and building on the Some players focus on making friends and techniques. And our Junior players will progress the Ladies made last year. playing socially. Others may aspire to the have more opportunities than ever before It is brilliant to have a core team of county team, a national title or playing to play adult hockey from the age of 13 players that I know; this has allowed for Team GB. We help all young hockey with the addition of two new adult teams us to carefully prepare our pre-season players achieve their goals, learn valuable to the club’s ranks. well in advance, which will hopefully skills and enjoy the sport. ast season was thoroughly enjoyable stand us in good stead. Alongside that We will continue to organise We are in exciting times and our sport Land following a slightly nervous we continue to welcome new members international tours and in one of our will to continue to grow. Here at GHC we wait to find out if my family and I were and promote excellent juniors into our more imaginative ventures have teamed are adapting and improving every year staying in the area, I was delighted to squad. This season I will start a new up with Junior FC – a similar size hockey to fulfil our members’ desires for and be asked to continue to work with the programme of monthly Monday master club outside of Barcelona in Spain, to commitment to their hockey. Ladies in the 2016/17 season. Everyone classes, where top-level guest coaches are provide cross-cultural exchanges through worked really hard last season to pull invited to share their advice, wisdom and Developments this season include teaming hockey. We are pleased to call Junior FC together and establish a new team. The demonstrations of new or challenging up with Fortitude Hockey UK Ltd to our sister club; we look to strengthen this players were rewarded for their efforts skills. Our objective this season is to finish deliver our weekly specialist goalkeeper bond and to develop relationships with by a seventh-placed finish in the league - in the top 4 of the league, as part of a training, including extra Academy clubs in other countries.