We have a thriving Junior Section, that sees boys and girls enjoy a wide range of training and competitions at local and regional tournaments. The vision for the Junior section is to be one of the best performing and largest participation clubs in Warwickshire, offering an experience that has enjoyment at the heart of everything we do. We believe that every child who joins our club deserves a great experience and that we should be professional in everything we do. As a result, we have a clear participation and performance pathway that looks to cater for junior hockey players of all levels of ability.
To deliver our Junior coaching we rely on a range of skilled and qualified coaches and volunteers as well as a dedicated Junior Committee committed to the Junior section to support a great player and parent experience.
Our Junior Chairman for the 2024/25 season is Jon Blackwall. If you would like to contact the committee please use [email protected] . If you are making a new enquiry to join, please use the enquiry function on the web site and we will reply to your query.
Coaching:
We have appointed a new lead coach for the Junior Section in 2024/25 – Pommy. He is a qualified England Hockey Coach with a wealth of experience at club and county level. He will lead the U12-U14 coaching and training from 6-7pm on Wednesday nights at Stratford High School, starting from Wednesday 4th September. He will also support transition to senior sides and junior matches where possible, alongside coaching some senior men’s sides.
Training: all at Stratford High School.
For U6: Friday from 5.30-6
For U10: Friday 6-7pm from 6th Sept, led by Ajan.
For U12-14s: Wednesday from 6-7pm from 4th Sept. Led by Pommy.
Junior goalkeeper training: Thursday 7pm from 5th September.
Please note, due to High School events, there will be no training on Wednesday 18th September and Wednesday 13th November.
Junior teams 2024/25:
We have entered teams into Midlands leagues for the U16 Boys, U16 Girls, U14 Girls and The Badgers. In addition, there will be Warwickshire Mini Tournaments for U12/10s, as well as our own arranged triangular tournaments and friendly fixtures. Details will be added to the club calendar once known.
County Development Centres:
These are the first stages in the pathway to county hockey, and provide some good coaching over 4 or 5 sessions starting from Mid September. They are based for U13’s, U14’s and U15’s.
• U13 – school years 7 & 8 (year 6 in exceptional circumstances only)
• U14 – school year 9
• U15 – school year 10
More information can be found on the Warwickshire Hockey website or contact our Junior Chair.
Our expectations of parents, children and the club are contained in the – Policies Page.
To assist this goal the support of parents/guardians is required by adherence to a code of conduct as follows:
- Ensure that their child is wearing the appropriate hockey kit (i.e. sportswear, no jeans) and appropriate safety protection namely gum shields, shin pads and mask (where appropriate to their position);
- Drop off children on time and be there to collect them promptly;
- Complete the relevant membership form and ensure they are updated (emergency numbers are essential); and EH Participation form
- Encourage fair play.