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After successfully securing funds to relay our hockey pitch, this season promises to be an exciting year. This year we look to celebrate 62 years of playing hockey. We have ClubsFirst accreditation from England Hockey and have recently been voted Club of the Year at the Medway Sports Awards. We have been playing hockey in the Medway towns since 1954. We welcome players of all ages and abilities. We run 4 men's, 3 ladies, an U8, U10, U12 and U14, veterans and mixed sides. Whether you are after a more serious level of hockey or just want to enjoy a run around and a bit of a social then we would be pleased to welcome you. We have great facilities and our own club house on site! We are a social bunch so whether you are an ace on the pitch or haven't played since school then get back into it and join us now.

3rd Feb matches and training cancelled.

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All training and matches cancelled tomorrow.
The pitch is still completely covered. Enjoy your lie in and see you next week.
Any juniors from U10s up who are missing your hockey don’t forget we offer an indoor session on a Wednesday at the Howard School from 5 till 6.
U8s, 10s 12s and 14s please let me know about next week’s (10th) matches if you haven’t already.

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The season restarts…

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Dear all,
we hope you had a fab Christmas and New Year and are ready to start again. There is something for everyone in this email but please can I ask parents of U14 and 16 players to read it especially carefully.
Dates for your diary:
6th January – Fun Run. 10am meet for 10.30 start. 5K or 10k or just a dog walk, it’s up to you. Adults £10, juniors £5, juniors and dogs must be accompanied. There is a cake sale and cakes are needed for it too.
9th January – indoor hockey starts, 5 to 6 at The Howard School Sports Hall. Year 4 and up.
10th January – 4.30 to 6 – Junior training session starts. Year 4 and up. (Have a look at this article about the benefits of indoor hockey https://self-pass.com/2014/01/08/indoor-hockey-the-best-kept-secret-of-germany/?fbclid=IwAR15S8dfAXvaWPL8nK6XaQ_Bu7WDVgNV00V-nANBUonJi8tNIeNMOdpu1mc&v=79cba1185463)
13th January – U8/10/12 training starts.9.30. U14/16 see below.
13th January – 11.00 for 11.30 U14s versus Folkestone, home fixture. Please could all U14s let me know your availability for this asap. We will get as many people as possible a game but if too many are available and you don’t get to play you will play in the next one.
13th January – 12.30 for 1.00 U16s versus Holcombe, home fixture. Can the U16s let Joel know their availability as soon as possible please.
20th January – U8/10/12 fixtures. Details to follow.
10th January – U14/16 training 8 to 9.30. Please the following for rationale:
The coaching team met over the holidays to discuss getting the best from your children on the hockey pitch. We felt that the Sunday training sessions were very disrupted and the continuity was not contributing to good training sessions particularly for the older age groups. To this end we have taken the decision to move U14 and 16 training to Thursday evenings from 8.00 to 9.30.Many of the players already attend this session and those of you who are approaching 13 would have been invited to this one before the end of this season too.
Some of the benefits of this session are that the pitch will be available for more reasonable match times, the coaching team can give your children more consistent attention. You will also train with the people you will be playing with at the weekend when you start to play senior hockey. Parking is easier on a Thursday!
If this new time is going to cause anyone major problems please get in touch with me or any of the coaching team.
The first session will be on the 10th January.

Adults who normally train on a Thursday are still more than welcome.

All the best,
the GAHC Juniors Coaching team.
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