Juniors

Welcome to the South Junior Hockey Section

The aims of the South Junior Committee are to promote, develop and encourage all aspects of hockey for young people/children in Schools and Clubs within Counties affiliated to the South Hockey Region.

It shall represent the interests and views of the Southern Counties Hockey Association (SCHA) and its members to the other Regional Hockey Associations and to the National Governing Body (England Hockey).

The junior committee organises:

  •   regional rounds of School Competitions
  •   regional rounds of Club Indoor and In2Hockey
  •   the South AC Tournament

The Perdformance Centres within the South are organised by a co-ordinator who reports to the main management committee.

Click here for the first draft of the priority calendar for 2020-21. EH were due to issue the final version in March 2020, but there is a possibility of changes due to the Covid 19 pandemic.

 

 

South News

Coronavirus With most of the region in, or appoint to be in Tier 4, we are back to Stage 1 of the return to play. Adult hockey is restricted to members of a single household. U18 sessions can continue but the travel protocols require 'local travel only' (village, town or part of city). EH are clarifying with the government the precise interpretation of this.  For full details please see the EH website. and their FAQs.

Performance Centres Due to the region being in Tier 4 by 03 January, Performance Centre activity in the South has been suspended.

Maurice Kitrell It iswith sadness that we report the death of Maurice Kitrell, President of Middlesex HA. He has served on the Middlesex committee for many years.

SCHA AGM The SCHA AGM will be an electronic meeting on 14 January 2021. Click for details.

Sanctions for Covid 19 Offences EH brought in a range of new penalties for Red Cards and MMOs where there has been a breach of Covid 19 regulations. The minimum suspensions will be:

  • regulation 6.5(a) - 45 days (no violence used, attempted threatened)
  • regulation 6.5(b) - 60 days (violence to player used, attempted or threatened)
  • regulation 6.5(c) - 90 days (violence to official used, attempted or threatened)