Juniors
The club has a thriving junior section – with more than 18 teams, and we now have the ClubsFirst Accreditation from England Hockey which recognises the quality and depth of the club, especially at junior level. Coaching is held on Sunday mornings on the astros at Tonbridge School, and occasionally at Hawkenbury; the times and locations vary so you need to check on the training/teamsheet each week. There are also matches and tournaments, which are played throughout the season.
Parental consent forms must be filled in before you can come to training; the parental consent form is now a part of the membership form.
Fixtures
We will be entering teams at U18, U16 and U14 for both boys and girls in Kent leagues; U12 and U10 will play in monthly triangular tournaments. Details of junior fixtures will be updated as they emerge. Details of maps for away fixtures and playing colours of oppositions are posted on the Away Maps page
Training
Training for juniors (U16 and below) is on Sunday mornings, mostly on the three Tonbridge School astros. See Juniors Training for more detail. Time vary each week and are posted on the junior teamsheet.
Stop Press
There are often changes to training and match arrangements after the teamsheet has been posted, especially when there is inclement weather. Any changes will be posted on the stop press pages.
Interesting in Joining TWHC Juniors?
Please contact the Junior Coordinator and come along to any session, remembering to bring parental consent form, stick, mouthguard and shinpads. You can join at any time so have a go - there are no selection tests. If you have any queries or want to discuss any issues, please call Alec Pelmore, the Junior Coordinator, on 01732 850739.
News Bulletin
For latest news, click on the bulletin which is posted on the website. Match reports are usually posted on the latest teamsheet: see below
Calling all Parents
I would like to arrange a seminar for interested parents on the rules of hockey (especially the new rules due to come in this season). This is partly with a view to broadening your understanding of what your children are doing, but also in the hope that I might persuade a few of you to do some light umpiring! At U13/12/11, it is really not too difficult - I promise not to throw you into U18 boys matches! Either late August or early September. Could anybody interested please contact the Junior Coordinator
Junior Development Centre - South West Kent JDC
TWHC runs the local junior development centre in partnership with Sevenoaks Hockey Club. The JDCs are the next step on the ladder towards representative hockey (county, regional, national etc). The JDC runs from September to December on midweek evenings at Tonbridge School. Assessments for boys and girls with birthdays in 1996, 1997 amd 1998 will be held probably in May 2010. For more information speak to Alec or look at the Kent Hockey website
Codes of Conduct
We have several policies and codes of conduct which are all posted on the website; for coaches, volunteers, players and parents and spectators. Please read. In particular, click here for details of our child protection policy.
Contacts
For more details about our Junior teams, please contact Alec Pelmore (01732 850739) or the contacts for each team below:
Goalies Academy - Martin Hadaway
U18/17 Boys - Robert Harrison
U18/17 Girls - David Turner
U16/15 Boys - Alex Rout, Julian Barnaby
U16/15 Girls - Vince Holden, Quinton Wood
U14/13 Boys - John Moore, Chris Pelmore, Louise Heilbron
U14/13 Girls - Steve Martins, Martin Hadaway, Tom Holme
U12/11 Boys - Saeed Malik
U12 Girls -Uschi Moore, Mark Weare, Tracey Bryant
U11 Girls - Forbes Fenton
U10 Mixed - Andrew Jenner, Nigel Bateman, Guy Shaw
Note: groups are by age at 1st September 2009 (ie school year) except for older boys which are at 1st January 2010 (ie calendar year)
EH qualified coaches
Level 2 - Steve Britton .... Level 2 subject to assessment: Vince Holden, Robert Harrison, Saeed Malik, Martin Rohan
Level 1 - Louise Bateman, Louise Heilbron, David Turner, Kim Wolff, Uschi Moore, Julian Barnaby, Chris Page, Chris Pelmore. More information about our coaches.
EH qualified umpires
Lawrie Digweed, Chris Pelmore, Alec Pelmore, John Burton, Jon Gray, Nick Ivory, Chris Page, Roger Davies.
Club Kit
Junior match kit comprises red shirts and blue shorts/skirts, and red socks with white hoops. U15 and U16 teams play in senior kit (girls white shirts, boys red) with numbers which are allocated by the club.
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