Welcome to our Junior Hockey Section
Where great players begin...
Royston Hockey runs a very strong youth hockey section, and regularly have thirty plus juniors out on a Sunday morning. The training is hosted by our Junior coaching team of Colin Bateman, Brian Mayoss, Paul Visagie, Lisa Thompson and Bob Biddlecombe, along with several other helpers from the senior teams. The training is held at the new astro turf at The Meridian School (Garden Walk, Royston, SG8 7JH) on Sundays from 10h00 through to 13h00, from 18th September 2011 through to about April 2012.
The quality of the coaching provided is testament to the fact that every Royston senior club team has one or more players who started their hockey career at the Sunday junior training. There are even several players making their mark in the Club's 1st Teams!
Were are always looking for new young players aged 6 years and above , so if you are keen to try out the game please do contact us, and we can make arrangements for you to come down to meet the rest of the squad and join in the Sunday sessions. It's really great fun, and you can learn the game at your own level amongst players of your age group, and there is always friendly help and advice from the coaches.
Download the "Junior Subscription Form" from the 'Subscriptions' section on the left hand side of the website.
This year VP's Day was held on the astro at the Meridian School, with a full game for the juniors to show off their skills. That was followed by a game between the 5th XI boys and a make up team from the rest of the club, in which the youngs lads were able to show just how much they have developed over the past year, scoring some very good goals against a strong club side. The final game was a mixed game between players from the men's 1st, 2nd and Ladies 1st XI players. Then it was back to the club for a good buffet.
England Hockey Long Term Athlete Development Programme (LTAD)
England Hockey have identified the need to have a standard framework on which all young players can be assessed throughout the early years of their hockey development. To this end they have put together a player syllabus to guide young players on the required level of skills and technical ability they should have achieved by a particular age.
The Junior training that RHC will be delivering is based around this platform and syllabus, and we will endeavour to help you achieve the required levels of proficiency in your game as outlined in the syllabus. Please have a look at the syllabus for your age group, to see where you are and identify areas in your development where the Coaches can help improve your skills. If you have any queries regarding this please speak with Paul Visagie the Club Coach.
Junior Players Coaching Syllabus: 5-6 Yr Olds / 7-9 Yr Olds / 9-13 Yr Olds / 13-17 Yr Olds
New England Hockey Youth website
This new website is amied at all young hockey players in England, and has loads of useful information about junior hockey, News, Festivals, Food & Nutrition and a monthly Quiz. Have a look through it, there's some fun stuff.......
Click here to go to the new website.