Kenley Hockey Club - Colts - 2024/25 Season

Dear Parent / Carer,

Welcome to the Colts section of Kenley Hockey Club and the 2024/25 season. We hope that you and your child/children are looking forward to getting back into regular hockey.

This article will hopefully provide you with all the information you need for the season ahead but please feel free to ask any of the coaches if you have any questions not answered in below..

A full list of committee members can be found on the club’s website but our key members are:

• Junior’s Lead Coach: Ricky Bushell
• Senior’s Lead Coach: Simon Abel
• Colts Secretary: Tim Hurstwyn
• Designated Safeguarding Officer: Shelly Nash

The club is run by a large number of volunteers and we welcome any oƯers of help from all members and hope that you will feel able to get involved. If seeing your child playing hockey makes you want to give it a try yourself, our adult teams are all very welcoming.

Whilst we hope your child will be happy and content at the club, we understand that sometimes questions, concerns or diƯiculties may arise. Please feel able to raise these as soon as possible, so we can rectify things at the earliest opportunity. If you have a question regarding coaching, please approach the coach in the first instance. Our coaches will be happy to speak to you before or after training but please don’t interrupt coaching sessions, as this may distract the coach when they need to be supervising the children.

If you have any concerns about your child, another child or about the behaviour of any adult at the club, please speak to the club’s Designated Safeguarding OƯicer Shelly Nash. Shelly can be contacted by email at khccolts@gmail.com.

2024/25 SEASON

Training sessions start on 15th September 2024 and run through to 15th December 2024, restarting after the Christmas break on 5th January 2025.

Note that on 22nd September 2024 the colts training session will finish early at 11am to allow colts and their families to travel to the clubhouse for the Back To Hockey Sports Day, the first of the season's social events. The bar will be open and the BBQ lit for a day of Kids Vs Adults hockey and hockey themed sports day events.

MEMBERSHIP FORM

Please use this link for the Colts Membership Form to ensure that we have full and up to date information regarding your child. A separate form should be completed for each child attending colts. Junior Membership Form

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

Annual subscriptions for the colts section covers all weekly Sunday sessions during the season:.

Annual subscriptions for under 16s are £50 a year for the first child and £40 for each additional family member.

Please note that the annual subscriptions for under 18s and those U16s playing in one of the club’s adult (Saturday) teams is £90 a year.

Match fees may apply to fixtures outside of these sessions (and you would of course be notified in advance if applicable).

Please pay the relevant amount into the club account:

• Bank: Metrobank
• Account Name: Kenley Hockey Club
• Sort code: 23-05-80
• A/C number: 41610190

Please use your child’s name as the reference number.

TRAINING

Colts training sessions are held every Sunday 10am-11.30am, during the hockey season (including school half-term breaks. Sessions are held at Warlingham School Astro Pitch, Tithepit Shaw Lane, CR6 9AU.

We believe that playing hockey should be fun but there is an expectation that colts will listen to their coaches, follow instructions given and treat each other and the coaches with respect. This is to ensure that all children are kept safe and can get the most out of the training sessions.

JUNIORS & SENIORS

We welcome children of all abilities and experience into the colts section of the club from 5 to 16 years old. During training sessions the children are split into Juniors and Seniors based on ability and physical development. This split is decided upon by the coaches in order to ensure that all children get the most out of the training sessions.

KIT

All children are required to wear gum shields and shin pads whilst playing hockey. Children are welcome to bring their own sticks or borrow one of the clubs during the training session. Club branded kit is available via our kit supplier, TackleBag.co.uk, during ordering windows that are open several times during the season. We will let you know when these occur.

MATCHES

Occasional fixtures are arranged for the colts, usually during the second half of the season. Teams are based on ages and all colts are welcome and encouraged to participate in fixtures.

DROP OFF AND COLLECTION ARRANGEMENTS

All colts must be signed in on arrival at the pitch. All colts should be collected from the pitch and not leave until a coach has acknowledged their departure.

COMMUNICATIONS

Club communications will be predominantly via email and WhatsApp. To join the colts’ parents WhatsApp group, please opt-in on the membership form, see above. Any changes to training sessions due to poor weather etc. will be communicated as early as possible. We do hope that you and your child/children enjoy being part of Kenley Hockey Club. If you have any concerns, at any time, do please let me know.

Yours Sincerely,

Kenley Hockey Club’s Colts Committee and Coaches