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Hockey on the up at Timperley as new Ladies 6th Team launched

Hockey on the up at Timperley as new Ladies 6th Team launched

Shelagh Everett16 Sep 2020 - 17:59
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With a record number of players , Club Captain, Jo Robinson updates on our newest team & how you can help us grow hockey at THC !

As many of you will be aware we have had a very successful pre-season when it comes to players joining the joining the club – particularly into Ladies 1s and 2s. Our player numbers are at a record high given this and the number of young players ready to transition to senior hockey. We have therefore taken the brave(but exciting!) decision to enter a Ladies 6th team into the Cheshire league in order to ensure that we are able to offer competitive hockey to all of our players. I did mention at the Hockey AGM that we were looking to review our approach to the Ladies 5s this year in anticipation of launching a 6th team next season but our player numbers have meant we are bringing that plan forward! Myself, Shelagh and Anna Mawby have all made a commitment to playing in L6s to help make this a success, and to ensure that the new players moving up from the Academy are supported and developed as they make this transition.

There were a number of considerations the Hockey committee looked at in backing this decision including pitch slot availability, the additional volunteer hours required to support running an additional team and the financial implications.

So what does all this mean for you?.......We are likely to see increased movement between teams, particularly early on in the season as we work out how best to field 6 teams each week and get the right balance of players per team. It should mean however that all of our teams are very competitive in their respective leagues, meaning the quality of hockey each of us plays should remain high. As a member of the club (and to support those already investing a great deal of their time in enabling us all to play hockey) we need all of you to think about what you can do to help.

We need....
- Covid Support team volunteers to steward, complete registers etc.,
- more female (or parents / non players) umpires to blow a whistle for our lower teams and academy matches,
- and we need captains and vice captains for a number of the ladies teams and ideally managers to support captains too .

Please contact me via Pitchero Message or on 07941 566047 if you can help on a regular or occasional basis (every little helps!) to help us offer more ladies hockey than ever before at Timperley.

Jo Robinson
Ladies Club Captain

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