Arkenfield Horseball Club Arkenfield Horseball Club Player Handbook http://Arkenfield-horseball-club.btck.co.uk Face Book: Nottingham-Arkenfield Horseball-club 1 Arkenfield Horseball Club Index 1 WELCOME ................................................................................................................................. 3 2 SELECTION AND RESERVES ................................................................................................... 4 3 PRACTICING - PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT! ....................................................................... 5 3.1 WINTER : ................................................................................................................................ 5 3.2 SPRING : ................................................................................................................................ 5 3.3 SUMMER : ............................................................................................................................... 5 3.4 COMPETITIONS : ...................................................................................................................... 5 3.5 TEAM TRAINING : ..................................................................................................................... 5 4 FINANCE.................................................................................................................................... 6 4.1 COSTS .................................................................................................................................. 6 4.2 FUND RAISING ........................................................................................................................ 6 4.3 SPONSORSHIP ........................................................................................................................ 6 5 AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED ...................................................................................... 7 5.1 HORSE PREPARATION ............................................................................................................. 7 5.1.1 Horse Feeding ............................................................................................................... 7 5.1.2 Horse Fitness ................................................................................................................. 8 5.1.3 CANTERING Regime ..................................................................................................... 8 5.1.4 Horse Vaccinations. ..................................................................................................... 10 5.1.5 Horse Passports........................................................................................................... 10 5.1.6 Horse Insurance ........................................................................................................... 10 5.1.7 Horse Tack .................................................................................................................. 10 5.2 RIDER PREPARATION ............................................................................................................ 12 5.2.1 Ethos ........................................................................................................................... 12 5.2.2 Rider Nutrition .............................................................................................................. 12 5.2.3 Rider Fitness ................................................................................................................ 12 5.2.4 Riding kit; ..................................................................................................................... 13 5.2.5 Casual clothes ............................................................................................................. 13 5.2.6 General Kit ...................................................................................................................... 13 6 TEAM MEMBERS CONDUCT .................................................................................................. 14 6.1 PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES : .................................................................................................... 14 6.2 CHILD PROTECTION : ............................................................................................................. 14 6.3 CONDUCT OF PARTICIPANTS : ................................................................................................. 14 6.4 PLAYER LICENCE .................................................................................................................. 14 7 SUPPORTERS ......................................................................................................................... 15 7.1 ON GOING COMMUNICATION ................................................................................................... 15 7.2 VOLUNTEERS ....................................................................................................................... 15 8 GOOD LUCK - FINAL COMMENT ARKENFIELD HORSEBALL CLUB POLICIES APPENDIX 1 CLUB CONSTITUTION APPENDIX 2 CLUB MEMBERSHIP FORM APPENDIX 3 PLAYER CODE OF CONDUCT APPENDIX 4 SIGNED COACH CODE OF CONDUCT BRITISH HORSEBALL ASSOCIATION POLICIES AND STATUTORY DOCUMENTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE BHA WEB SITE http://horseballuk.co.uk/ 2 Arkenfield Horseball Club Welcome to Arkenfield Horseball Club We don't always have all of the answers to your questions but you will find quite a lot of them in this booklet. Please make yourself familiar with everything in it and if you are a junior, also pass to your parents for their information. Any other questions you might have, please don't hesitate to ask your coach. 3 Arkenfield Horseball Club 2 Selection Selection for competition teams is made by the club coaches. The following things (in no particular order) are taken into account when a player is selected to represent our club in a competition or demonstration, whether it is in the BHA League, or to play in a local friendly match: Love of the game Enthusiasm Riding Skills Tactical understanding of the game Horse Ball Skills Being a good, cohesive, team member Willingness to learn Ability to follow instruction Fitness of rider and horse Amount of effort put in to practice; getting fit improving and looking after the horse and improving weaknesses. Ability of horse and rider to travel to competitions. No one has all of these things and it is a difficult job to decide what is important – at the end of the day we want everyone to enjoy Horseball. Players are invited to attend practices, are watched during matches and assessed over-all. Selection is made as early as is possible during the year to enable riders to plan their time. Parents and Trainers will always feel that their own players are the best, which is as it should be. Not being selected doesn’t mean that the rider is a bad player – just not right the right one for the team over-all. Reserves Horses being as they are, frequently become injured just before a competition and everyone sometimes has unforeseen last minute emergencies sometimes. When teams are short of a player then the coach may ask for a player from a lower or higher level team to make up numbers for a competition. It is not uncommon to borrow (or lend) players between different clubs where everyone agrees. 4 Arkenfield Horseball Club 3 Practicing - Practice makes perfect! For riders who are competing at local level for fun, a weekly practice and a break through the winter is acceptable but for anyone aspiring to play in the league, practicing needs to become part of your life-style and weekly routine. 3.1Winter: A rest is good for everyone for 2-3 weeks but when you stop doing something athletic, muscles and respiration fitness drops in days and it take a lot to get that back without damaging the body. The winter is a good time to work on schooling the horse and improving rider technique on the flat as well as taking part in other equestrian events or training to provide variety and improvement. The winter is also the time to develop ball skills and make stronger relationships within the team. This is the time to use the gym and to do some ball work on foot either as a team or at home with a hoop. The winter is a good time to introduce new horses to the game and gives an opportunity to bring in new players to work with you who need to do basic practice. 3.2Spring: If you have the opportunity to practice Horseball up to 3 times a week – then do it as long as you are not hampering more experienced players (or frightening less experienced players) Specific canter fitness work needs to be started with the horses half way through February so that the horses are fit in wind and limb BY THE FIRST COMPETITION. Horseball practices will not be enough to improve heart and lung fitness. This is the time for the riders to start getting fitter and more flexible themselves and to practice scoring on foot for a short time every day (put a hoola-hoop on a tree in your back garden!). 3.3Summer: The competition season and your busiest time. Fitness of horse and Rider will need to be increased considerably, a fitness programme should be followed for horse and rider which will involve 2/3 work sessions per week. 3.4Competitions: It is not compulsory to enter BHA League competitions but for those who do, if friendlies, regional, and clinics or demonstrations are available to you as well as league then do them so that you gain competition experience. 3.5Team Training: Mistakes