What are the rule changes for 2019-20….. WHAT ARE THE CHANGES England Hockey have confirmed that it supports the implementation of all the rule changes with the exception of one. Therefore the following (major) changes will be implemented at all levels of the sport in England from the start of the Read more…
MiniHoc have had another busy season with 155 children registered and 20 volunteer coaches/managers supporting the development of our young players. Managers and coaches have sought an increased number of fixtures to cater for all abilities, allowing the appropriate development of players within squads in a competitive environment. See all Read more…
At the Belper Meadows Community Sports Club at the AGM, Wendy Morris was awarded Life Membership for her many years working to support to the Club and in particular, in recent years as a trustee, managing the new pavilion build project and now running the new facility.
P K is PK – everybody knows him as such. His parents probably knew him as Peter Kennerdell. As a youngster he joined Belper Hockey Club in 1969, and has had continuous membership, as man and boy (or should that be ‘boy and man’), now totalling 50 years. He remains Read more…
The In2Hockey Championships for U10s and U12s were held at Belper on Sunday March 3rd. What a great day for our club! Organised and hosted by Audra from Junior Boys, the tournament was supported by Ladies, Men’s and Minis and was the best yet– a true whole club effort. The Read more…
UMPIRE ABUSE/ DEROGATORY REMARKS IN DIRECTION OF UMPIRE Message to All Derbyshire Clubs Please note that England Hockey, MRHA and Derbyshire Hockey have had a zero tolerance policy for any abuse directed towards the umpire. Any resulting red card means a minimum of 30 days suspension. Please note that reasons Read more…
On Saturday 15th December the U16 boys attended the Midland Round of the Super 6s indoor tournament. This was the 3rd year of the competition for some of the boys and they were determined this time to make the National Finals for the Super 6s Junior competition. The boys had 3 pool Read more…
“It was nearly 2 decades in the planning, but we did it!” The new sports and community pavilion at Christchurch Meadows was officially opened by Robert Kirkland, of Bowmer and Kirkland Limited, and Mrs Jane Morris, on Saturday 13th October in beautiful sunshine! Jane was representing her late husband, John Read more…
To celebrate the completion of the new multi-sport pavilion, a hockey match was played between the Belper mens hockey President’s XI and the North of England XI, on Sunday 2 September. The President’s team comprised those members who have all given many years of service to help the club, in Read more…
In July 2018 the biennial Masters Hockey World Cup was held again, this time hosted by Spain in Terrassa, Barcelona. Teams in age groups of over 35s to over 75s were invited and more than 25 countries participated. Because of the enormous amount of fixtures this created, the competition for Read more…