Welcome
Welcome to new and old members as we approach the beginning of a new Hockey season. Much has been happening on and off the pitch over the summer months. A number of changes have materialised and here we hope to put everyone in the picture.
Firstly, we thank all outgoing officials, coaches & captains for their much valued hard work. Especially we thank outgoing President John Litchfield for his incredible support over the last half century! We hope he continues his vital association.
We hope everyone will make an effort to support the club on & off the pitch. The committee & BMSC committee are working extremely hard to move things forward. As we enter a new era we need to remember this is an amateur sports club and the success, failure & enjoyment is all down to the effort of members. Lots of people like talking fewer actually like doing! This club needs you to be pro-active! This begins with a club workforce day on Saturday 3rd September it would be great to see members involved.
As most will be aware this is the first season with new Chairman Nick Fox at the helm. He is keen to get all involved in helping the club make the most of our situation and look to improve. New President (outgoing Chairman) Roger Carter continues to work on the BMSC Committee and support Nick in developing the facilities at the Meadows. We are blessed to play hockey in the beautiful world heritage site Derwent Valley and we need to be practical and make it work for the benefit of all!
Paul Greensmith (Treasurer/Team & Match Secretary) & Nick Morris (Secretary) continue in these roles in support of the chairman.

Subscriptions
The Belper Meadows Sports Club (BMSC) system is in place to support the club in the collection of subscriptions. The time and cost to the club and officials in chasing members for payment has been unacceptable and it is up to individuals to do their part and support the club and those who help run it. This season all present playing members are required to complete a Subscription Renewal Form, which will be distributed via the website & during the first couple of weeks in September through team captains, and forward it with payment to the Treasurer Paul Greensmith. New playing members must complete a BMSC Membership Application Form (including £10 joining fee) and Subscription Form with Payment.
A copy of both forms is available here to view: Belper Mens Hockey Club Subscription and Membership Forms
Once subs have been paid then a numbered Membership Card will be issued through the BMSC Management Committee for this year. These cards should be carried and used to allow you to access all the facilities on site. Non-members should be signed into the visitor’s book on the Bar as usual.
All playing members are responsible for paying before Saturday 8th October 2011. Members who have failed to do this will become ineligible for matches following this date.

Senior/Adult - £109 (No discounted rate)
Student - £89
U18 (1st Jan 2010) - £69
U16 (1st Jan 2010) - £63
Family Membership – Full adult plus half for each child
Non-playing (Social) Member - £20
Please make cheques payable to: Belper Hockey Club

Training/Practice
Training is open to all playing members and is paid for within match fees. So you pay for it if you are playing matches so use it! 1st XI squad training has been going on throughout the summer and all other sessions begin Tuesday 6th September 2011.
Tuesday –Junior Boys Session 6:30-8:00pm 1st XI Squad Training 8-10:00pm & Club Training Night (2nd-7th XI’s) 8-10:00pm Meet on the Astro.
Thursday – 1XI Squad Training 8.00-10.00pm
Thursday – at St Benedict’s School, Darley Abbey, Derby U14 Junior Boys: 6.30 - 8.00pm U16/18 Junior Boys: 8.00 – 9.30pm
Sunday - Mini Hockey starts 11th September, there will be 3 session times: Little Stars (School Years 1 to 3 inclusive) - 9:30 til 10:30am. U10’s (School Years 4 & 5) – 9.30 til 11.00am. U12’s (School Years 6 & 7) – 10:30am til 12 noon.

Coaching
We are delighted that Mark Lamb has agreed to become Head Coach for season 2011/2012 with responsibility for the 1st XI performance squad.
Sally Cozens will act as Manager and EHL Liaison to help co-ordinate things.
Quality Club coaching is vital if we are to provide enjoyable sessions and opportunities to develop. We hope to provide this for all players of all ages. We are working to provide quality coaching at all levels. We hope Ben Lamb will oversee and run club training this season.

Fixtures
The 1st XI begins pre-season games on Saturday 20th August with all other teams beginning a full programme of friendly fixtures on Saturday 10th September in preparation for the league programmes.
We have 7 teams entered into the MRHA ENER-G leagues & a new 8th XI (Badgers) playing in the West Midlands Fathom league . The 1st XI playing in Slazenger EHL Men’s Conference North, 2nd XI in ENER-G Midland Premier Division, 3rd XI in East Midland Premier Division, 4th XI in Central League East Midland Premier Division, 5th & 6th XI in Central League NE Division One & 7th XI back in Central league NE Division Two.
The 1st XI have decided to enter the EHL Men’s Cups this year & we have entered the EH Over40’s Masters Cup after last. Season fantastic run to the Semi finals with a pre-season tour to Kings Lynn already organised!
This year it is vital the club pulls together and supports all teams if we are to be successful and have an enjoyable season.
1st XI: Performance Coach MARK LAMB Manager: SALLY COZENS
Captain RICHARD KITCHEN VC NEILL SLANE
Slazenger EHL Men’s Conference North 1st Half of season Fixtures:
Sun 18th Sept Doncaster (A)
Sat 24th Sept Leek (H)
Sat 1st Oct Olton & WW (A)
Sat 8th Oct Preston (H)
Sun 16th Oct Durham Univ (A)
Sat 22nd Oct Barford Tigers(H)
Sun 6th Nov Brooklands MU (A)
Sun 13th Nov Sheffield Hallam(A)
Sat 19th Nov Deeside Ramblers (H)
Sun 27th Nov Leek (A)
Mark Lamb and his squad are keen the club gets behind them as they attempt to move on from last season and be extremely competitive this season. The support is vital for all involved.

2nd XI: Capt TOM LEATHERLAND VC TBC
3rd XI: Capt STEVE MILLS VC DAVID FOSTER
4th XI: Capt STUART HUMPHRIS VC KEN CAMPBELL
5th XI: Capt JOHN BROOKES VC NIGEL HOOKER
6th XI: Capt ROBIN PEACH VC JOHN BELL
7th XI: Capt STEVE FORD VC ROGER CARTER
8th XI: Manager JASON FRANKLIN
Masters: Capt NICK MORRIS VC MARK MINION

DTZ Midland League Fixtures begin on Saturday 1st October 2011 – 10th December and 14th January – 25th March, 2012. It is important we keep the website updated with information and captains are encouraged to make sure this happens.

Juniors
We have to make an effort to complete all BMSC Membership Application Forms for all our junior players in September. That means during September we need to distribute and collect the new forms to all junior players at Training sessions. It is a legal requirement we have these details on file and we must make every effort to do it. There is no joining fee.

Selection/Committee Meeting
The first selection meeting of the season will be held on Wednesday 31st August @ BMSC 7:30pm as part of a committee meeting.
Selection will then follow in future weeks at 7:15pm in the BMSC clubhouse each Tuesday before club training, unless a committee meeting is to be held that week.

Belper Hockey Club Handbooks
John Litchfield and Ian Lane worked extremely hard on producing an excellent handbook and we still encourage ALL members to promote it as we have quite a few boxes left! Please contact Nick Morris if you can get rid of a few!!!
Click here for further details...

Events
We encourage members to support events held throughout the season and if anyone wishes to run an event then we are more than happy to help them. These events include hosting Sainsbury’s Sport Relief mile around the grounds on the morning of Sunday 25th March 2012. We need hockey members to take part & help run this. We are hosting the last EHL 1st XI league game of the season @ 2pm on that afternoon so should be a great way to end the season, raise some money for a good cause & the club if we get it right. Also, we are hopeful that an Easter Festival will happen over the Easter weekend 2012. Details of these & other key events will be posted on the website and need your support!

I wish all members an extremely enjoyable and successful centenary season. Play nicely!

Mozza

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