East London Hockey Club News Articles

Preseason Taining

Tom Eshelby — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:16:15 +0100

Training starts again in earnest as almost every squad at ELHC seeks to consolidate their position in a higher league for 2010/11.

Full club training will be (at least initially) 8.30 - 10.00pm every Monday, starting August 2nd. This will be at the Mile End Astro as per normal. New players welcome!

There will be a 45 minute fitness session meeting outside the astro starting at 7.45 for the Men's 1s and any other keen members.

There will be an announcement shortly to confirm final sessions for the season as a whole.

Tough Start to Season for East London Men

Tom Eshelby — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:24:38 +0100

The 2010/11 fixtures have been announced and the Men’s league begins again on 25th September. The Men’s 1st XI face a stern first test as they travel away to play Blueharts 2nd IX in Hitchin. The Blueharts finished mid table in East Division 2S last season and the newly promoted Londoners will want to start the season with a good result to prove their ability at this level.

The 2nd XI face Romford 1s in a tasty encounter between the two East End sides. Not only is there history between the sides but they have faced each other twice over the summer league, with many goals and incidents in both. East did win both of the previous encounters, but this match still promises to be a great opening fixture at the Mile End Stadium.

Ben Tanner, the newly installed captain of the 3rd XI, has a very tight game against Upminster 4s who were promoted along with his side from 6SE last year. The Upminster squad only lost out to East by 2 points last season, so the opening match could be a nervous affair.

The Men’s 4th XI complete an Upminster double header, playing the 5th XI at Mile End Stadium. Finally, Oli Habibi’s 5th XI travel to Saffron Walden to begin their season in 9SE.

Training Update

Tom Eshelby — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:02:44 +0100

As of September, training will be extended to 7.00pm to 10.00pm at Mile End. This is a great opportunity for the club to give every member a fair amount of pitch time. The committee have decided how the time will be broken down, and are planning training strategy with Andy, our head coach.

Practically what this means is that the club training session will be split again as it has been in the past, however every player will get one and a half hours training.

More details will be released soon, but the set up will be:

Time	Training Session	Training For
7pm to 8.30pm	Group 1	Ladies 2, Mens 3, 4, 5
8.30pm to 10pm	Group 2	Ladies 1, Mens 1,2

If you are unsure which session you should train at, please speak to either Steve Canwell (Mens Club Captain) or Zoe Marsden (Ladies Club Captain).

Please Note Once a month, on the first Monday of the month, the 7.00-8.30pm slot is not available. On these occasions the 8.30-10pm session will be a Club Training session where every member is invited.

http://elhc.clubbuzz.co.uk/training

Executive Committee meeting 10 October 2010

Joseph Fryer — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:31:36 +0100

There will be a meeting of the Committee at 8pm at the Fat Cat Cafe Bar at 8pm on Sunday, 10 October 2010. Members of the Club not on the Committee may attend as observers if they wish.

Joe Fryer, Secretary

Missing Shin Pads

Rob Bartlett — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:12:47 +0100

Hannah Smith (hana_smith7@hotmail.co.uk) lost her shin pads on Club Day - do you have them?

They are Grays and medium size in a draw string bag. If you picked them up then please let Hannah know or pass them on to one of the Ladies's 1s.

Saturday 25/09/2010 Roundup

Tom Driver — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:06:56 +0100

Saturday saw the opening day of the men’s season with some thrilling encounters on offer. The first team kick started their campaign with a potentially testing away fixture against division 2 stalwarts Blueharts. After a cagey first 15 ELHC broke the deadlock when a well worked move left the Blueharts keeper stranded at his near post, giving marauding right back James Cook space to finish into the bottom corner. The lead lasted all of 5 minutes before the home side took full advantage of some standoffish defending and suspect goalkeeping to equalize. At this point the game could have gone either way, but the East Londoners held their nerve playing some good flowing hockey to score 3 unanswered goals before the half, two of these coming from the stick of captain Adam Larkin with a well placed penalty stroke and a looping drag flick from a penalty corner both succeeding in finding the net. With the score at 4-1 going into the second half the result looked all but settled and despite some early pressure from the home side that was well soaked up by the ELHC defence, the Sparrow Hawks ran out a 7-1 lead by the close of play thanks to some ruthless finishing from forwards Roeland Doust and Dan Hyden.

The Ladies 1s continued their strong start to the season with a week 2 win over Colchester. Some slick hockey and a well timed substitution led to the first goal with Emily Conquest stepping off the bench to slot home with her first touch of the ball after 20 minutes. The lead was doubled before the half when East London’s attacking flare again proved too much for the Colchester defence and Robyn Shears was able to set up Eilis Quinlan for the second. Some early jitters in the 2nd period were punished when the East London keeper conceded a penalty stroke but the two goal advantage was restored when Jo Lee provided a strong finish for ELHC’s third. A set piece goal from Colchester in the last five minutes served only as a consolation with the game ending 3-2 at the final whistle.

The mens 2s fought out a 3-3 draw at home against Romford. For captain Collis’s full match analysis, click here.

The 3rd team were 4-1 victors in their game at Upminster despite playing the first half without a goalkeeper. 2 goals a piece from Gabby Oduro and Ben Tanner wrapped this one up, for the full story see Ben’s report here.

The 4s took a point from their goalless game against Upminster 5s. Despite enjoying the majority of possession and the lion’s share of the chances a strong performance from Upminster’s defence and goalkeeper ensured Berni’s boys weren’t able to snatch the win.

The 5th team found themselves on the receiving end of a 5-0 defeat away at Saffron Walden. The score line was 0-0 at the 50 minute mark but the early season lack of stamina was seized upon by the home side in the final 20. For the full run down check out Oli’s notes on the mens 5s page.

The Ladies 2s went down 3-2 to Old Loughtonians 5s despite goals from Mieke Tonkin and Lana Moseby.

New Photos

Tom Driver — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:21:08 +0100

There are some new sets of photos up in the gallery from the Ladies 1s game and the Mens 3s game on Saturday. Enjoy.

Haloween Fancy Dress Pub Golf

Ali Bell — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:57:13 +0100

Halloween Fancy Dress Pub Golf will be taking place on Saturday 30th October.....

Come and get involved in a quality night of ELHC drinking and all-round good times!
We'll be meeting at the New Globe at 7:30pm and then making our way west to sample a total of 9 fine drinking establishments along Mile End Road.... Come dressed as anything appropriately Halloween or golf inspired (zombie golfers, witch caddies etc)- just make sure you're there for this seriously entertaining drinking extravaganza! All girlfriends / boyfriends / mates are more than welcome to come and join in the festivities!!!

Any questions / suggestions feel free to contact me (Ali Bell) on 07834163804, alibibell@hotmail.com or come and have a word with me at training on Monday....

Christmas Dinner Saturday 4th December

Ali Bell — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:04:01 +0100

The 2010 Christmas Dinner will be taking place on Saturday 4th December at the hotspot that is Fat Cats on Grove Road!!

Tickets for three courses are £20 per person, with half a bottle of house wine included! But for now, all we need is £10 from you all as soon as possible to secure your seat for this not-to-be missed evening of feasting and liquid refreshment!

As always all significant others / mistresses etc are welcome to come and help us celebrate all our teams great start to the season (and Christmas). The last £10 and your orders for the meal will be collected towards the end of November....

Saturday 02/10/2010 Results Roundup

Tom Driver — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:10:05 +0100

Week two of the mens season saw the men in Orange attempt to build on their convincing opening day victory with a good performance in their first home fixture against Bishops Stortford. After a poor start the Sparrow Hawks were just beginning to find their feet when a Bishops Stortford penalty corner effort found the net to send them 1-0 down. The game continued at a frantic pace with missed opportunities at both ends meaning the score remained unchanged going into half time.

East London came out strong after the break looking to draw level but were again pegged back as a break by the visitors stretched the Londoner’s defence, leaving a man unmarked at the far post to touch home and double the deficit. At 2-0 down with 25 to go ELHC continued to play positively and were eventually reward when Dan Hyden latched onto the rebound from a Kevin Taylor shot. With a second wind under their wings East London struck again, this time from the stick of Adam Willoughby, to draw level. Despite having much the better of the chances in the remaining 10 minutes the Sparrow Hawks were unable to make the pressure tell and were undone at the last when a penalty corner was deflected in off defender Steve Pecks foot in the dying seconds. A disappointing 3-2 final result drops ELHC off the top spot in Div 2 South.

The East London ladies continued their impressive start to the season in the Essex Premier Division with a 1-0 win over local rivals Wapping. In truth the result does not do justice to the dominance that ELHC enjoyed throughout much of the game. Constant pressure was only thwarted by last ditch defending and some excellent goalkeeping from Wapping’s lady between the sticks. The winning goal finally came late in the second half.

Their second win in three games leaves the ladies poised to make an assault on the top spots in the Essex Premier Division in the coming weeks.

The Mens 2s came back from 1-0 down to beat Old Southendians 2s 2-1 after a rabble rousing team talk from Capt. Collis at half time, for his full match run down check out the report here

The Mens 3rd team suffered a disappointing 4-0 defeat to Old Southendians 3s. Despite some decent play and some heroics in goal from part time keeper Sam Phillips the boys weren’t able to live with the occasionally clinical finishing of the visitors.

Berni’s boys took a point from their game against the imaginatively named Old Loughtonian Woodsmen (not sure what that says about their tackling). The 4s were unlucky not to take all 3 points from this having gone 1-0 up in the first half, for Berni’s match notes click here

The Mens 5s game was unfortunately cancelled and has now, I am reliably informed, been awarded as a win to ELHC so well done to Oli and the 5s for their efficient performance. To see Oli’s musings on a cancelled fixture click here

The Ladies 2s played out a scoreless draw away at Harlow.

New Ladies side started at ELHC

Tom Eshelby — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:14:27 +0000

After a massive swell of interest, East London hockey Club have started their Ladies 3rd team again. The ladies will start playing friendlies during the 2010/11 season before joining the Essex league next year.

We are looking for friendlies throughout the season against any side that needs a game, be it a ladies team, mixed side, U18/U16, university sides - we don't mind, we just need some more hockey! If you are interested please contact our 3rd team captain Sandra Griffiths (s.griffiths@ioe.ac.uk).

It will be really great to see another ladies team playing at Mile End again, good luck ladies!

ELHC Christmas Club Day

Tom Driver — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:18:57 +0000

With just 2 weeks left of this half of the season ELHC are already getting the Christmas blues! Despite the presents and a food and family fun we can't help missing hockey for though 4 long weeks...but fear not! We have decided to help you bridge that gap by having a fun (and hockey) filled day on Saturday 11th December to see you off into the Christmas break feeling happy you have had your fill of hockey! We have the pitch at mile end from 11am to 5pm over which time the will be a veritable feast of hockey entertainment! The line up is as follows:

11am: Ladies 2's vs. Ladies 3's (plus anybody else who wants to help out with numbers)

12:30pm: Men’s 1's vs. Men’s 2's

2pm: "The Showcase Event" Men’s 3's vs. Ladies 1's

3:30pm: Men’s 4's vs. Men’s 5's

As well as this there will be pitch side entertainment, mulled wine, mince pies etc. We will also be based for the full day in the New Globe Pub for you to warm your chestnuts before heading back down to the pitch! Your captains will be checking everyone’s availability. If you don't know which team will be contacting you please talk to any of the captains at training on the coming Mondays! Everyone is welcome so bring along family and friends. More information will follow closer to the day! Look forward to seeing you all there!

Press Reports Saturday 20th of November

Tom Driver — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:50:22 +0000

It was another good weekend for East London Hockey with the mens 1s taking a point from their 3-3 battle with Southend while the ladies 1s romped to a 5-0 win at Mile End over visitors Havering.

ELHC’s Ladies continued their assault on the summit of the Essex Premier division with an excellent all round performance at home against Havering. Despite possession being fairly evenly shared between the teams throughout, it was East London’s quality at both ends of the pitch that proved the deciding factor. Excellent shot stopping from Anna Falconer in the East London net was backed up by clinical finishing from the forwards to ensure the convincing victory. Goals from Zoe Marsden, Emma Chadwick and Sophie Williams, along with a brace from Eilis Quinlan gave ELHC a 5-0 lead at the final whistle.

East London’s men could hardly have had a worse start to their trip to the coast, with 7 squad members unavailable and two failing to appear on the day, only 10 Sparrowhawks made the journey to face a Southend side that had been enjoying some excellent results in recent weeks. There were some understandably nervy moments in the opening ten minutes of the game as ELHC tried to adjust to being a man down and unsurprisingly conceded the first goal of the game without having ventured into the opposition half. It wasn’t long however before the 10 East Londoners started to find their rhythm and after a number of promising breaks they struck back with a text book short corner routine.

Despite going behind again before the half time break the ELHC men came out for the second half determined to leave with at least a share of the points. However, when Southend struck again and brought fresh legs on from the sideline an East London comeback began to look unlikely. With twenty minutes to go however the tide turned and the Sparrowhawks immediately took advantage with a goal rifled home by Adam Lord from the top of the D. Although they were still a goal down East London had Southend on the back foot and began to dominate the midfield. In the closing minutes a break by Chris Jones found right back James Cook free at the far post to touch home the equalizer and plunder a point for the men in Orange.

Another incredible result for the Club this weekend was the Mens 4s 17-0 demolition of Waltham Forest’s 4th team in Division 8SE.

Training CANCELLED

Dan Hyden — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:29:01 +0000

Due to the freezing conditions we've decided to cancel training for tonight as the pitch would be unsuitable to play on.

There is however going to be a fitness training session from 7:30 - 8:30 for anyone who wants to attend (and possibly a pub session afterwards to warm up)

ELHC Committee

Lost Phone

Tom Driver — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:22:09 +0000

If anyone came across an IPhone 3G after last nights Xmas dinner at Fat Cats could you get in touch with Tom Driver on 07841665712 or drop him an email at thomas-driver@hotmail.com so he can get it back to its owner.

Cheers

Happy New Year from ELHC

Rob Bartlett — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:28:39 +0000

Happy New Year to all ELHC Members.

Hope everyone had a great break and is raring to go for the second half of the season. Training will start again shortly - more details to follow soon.

Press Reports Saturday 08th of January

Tom Driver — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:21:26 +0000

With adverse weather conditions in December hampering fixtures and training alike the men and women of East London Hockey Club returned to action at the weekend looking to blow away the cobwebs of an extended Christmas break.

East’s ladies resumed hostilities in the Essex premier division with a home tie against fellow promotion chasers Colchester. East London’s first half performance was as polished as you would expect from a team who only failed to take points from two of their fixtures in the first half of the season. Goals from Eilis Quinlan and Sophie Williams, along with a tight defensive display and excellent work from first time stand in keeper Emma Chadwick, gave ELHC a rock solid looking 2-0 lead at half time. Colchester seemed to find another gear after the break however and quickly reduced the deficit with a well worked goal. Despite again going two behind after a short corner finish from East London’s Zoe Marsden the Colchester comeback was sealed with two goals in the closing minutes making the final result 3-3.

ELHC’s men began the new year with a must win game against Saffron Walden who sat just one point beneath them in East Division 2 when they met at Mile End on Saturday. In a cagey game that was characterised by a lack of sharpness in front of goal from both sides, it was a finish that was both bizarre and fortuitous in equal measures that proved the deciding factor. With 15 minutes to go in the first half, and after a decent period of build up play by the Sparrowhawks, the ball fell to winger Chris Jones at the top of the Saffron Walden D. The shot that followed was unquestionably not his best, miscueing towards the right corner flag, only for it to take a huge deflection off the foot of the closing defender and loop past the wrong footed keeper into the far left hand corner of the net for the only goal of the game.

The second half was a scrappy affair but East London will take heart from their defensive display, solid performances from centre backs Simon Hughes and Steve Peck shutting out Saffron Walden and ensuring the narrow victory.

Committee meeting on 10 February 2011

Joseph Fryer — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:28:40 +0000

The next Committee meeting is at 8pm on Thursday 10 February 2011. Club members not on the Committee are welcome to attend as observers. We are trying to arrange the meeting at the Railway Tavern near Stratford Station, to be confirmed asap.

Press Reports Saturday 22nd of January

Tom Driver — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:13:52 +0000

It was a clean sweep for the Sparrowhawks on Saturday with dominant performances from both the men’s and Lady’s sides ensuring that they kept their respective league aspirations for this season on track.

The men took a trip to Bishops Stortford and continued their recent good away form with an unflappable display against their mid table rivals. East London’s Chris Jones opened the scoring mid way through the first half, finishing a well rehearsed short corner routine with a guided deflection at the near post. The Sparrowhawks were on the scoresheet again within ten minutes when Adam Willoughby latched onto a cross from Right Back James Cook to touch past the stranded keeper. The game was then all but wrapped up when ELHC struck the backboard for the third time seconds before the half time whistle, with in form striker Adam Lord again poaching at the far post to add to his increasingly impressive goal tally.

Bishops Stortford looked disconsolate when they came out for the second half and rarely achieved any periods of prolonged possession with good pressure from ELHC reducing them to long balls and aerials in their attempts to get out of their own half. The inevitable fourth and final goal of the game came as Adam Willoughby took advantage of a defensive error to slot home his second of the game.

East London’s ladies put visitors Basildon to the sword at Mile End on Saturday, brushing them aside with the sort of clinical play that is fast becoming the hallmark of women’s hockey at ELHC. In a game that could easily have ventured towards a real embarrassment for the visiting side the 8-2 final scoreline was probably a fair depiction of the gulf in class between these two sides.

Press Reports Saturday 29th of January

Tom Driver — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:22:52 +0000

It was an understated weekend for ELHC’s top teams with the Ladies only gaining a point from their trip to Harlow and the men going down 2-1 to Plashet in an ill tempered game at Mile End.

East London’s ladies went into saturday’s fixture looking to increase their unbeaten run to 7 games and despite a shaky start, going a goal down shortly after push back, they looked to be on track to do so as they began to dominate possession and ask questions of the Harlow defense. True to form East London were quick to wipe out the deficit and then pushed on to build a healthy lead with goals from Eilis Quinlan, Robyn Shears and a brace from Zoe Marsden.

With time running down in the second half it looked as though East London’s ladies were in for another solid victory. Harlow weren’t so keen to roll over however and began to push back, winning a series of penalty corners. Three of the corners were duly converted leaving a shell shocked East London to consider how they had let their lead slip and the game finish as it did 4-4.

ELHC’s men went into Saturday’s game against Plashet well aware of what their opponents were capable of both in terms of the undeniable skill of some of their players, but also the confrontational way in which they often conduct themselves on the hockey pitch.

A relatively good natured and closely fought first half saw Plashet take a narrow 1-0 advantage into the half time break and they were quick to double their lead in the second period when an East London defensive error gave them an opportunity in front of goal. It was the Sparrowhawk’s first goal from the stick of Alex Kickham that proved an unfortunate turning point in the match marking as it did a noticeable deterioration in the mood of a number of the visiting players.

Much of what followed made the remainder of the game almost farcical and by the final whistle many were left asking why they had bothered turning up for a game where good sportsmanship had clearly gone out of the window.

On a more positive note it would be remiss not to mention the Mens 3s and 4s cleaning up in their games against Wapping, with thumping 8-3 and 5-1 victories respectively, ensuring that the bragging rights remain firmly in ELHC's hands.

Press Reports Saturday 5th of February

Tom Driver — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:35:40 +0000

Saturday’s fixtures proved a mixed bag for ELHC’s top teams with the Men traveling to Witham looking to avenge their loss from the first half of the season and the Lady’s making the short trip to mid table Old Loughtonians.

East London’s men arrived at Witham with a point to prove having lost 7-4 in their clash at Mile End before christmas. After a subdued start, mostly due to the unusually slow playing surface and very high winds, the Sparrowhawks began to dominate the game, creating numerous chances in the Witham D. By the time East London winger Dan Hyden found himself unmarked at the back post to fire home the first goal the home side’s heads had already begun to drop. At the half time whistle the score remained 1-0 but it seemed inevitable that ELHC would add to their lead in the second period, and so proved to be the case when strikes from Kevin Taylor and a second from Dan Hyden in quick succession took East London’s tally to 3 and effectively knocked any remaining fight out of the home side.

There was a slight wobble from East London when centre back Simon Hughes was given a ten minute suspension for a ‘robust’ challenge and Witham looked to push forward, however this only served to give Steve Canwell the space to stretch his legs on a pitch length break that resulted in the Sparrowhawks fourth. Witham Managed a solitary goal in the closing minutes but will take little consolation from a game in which they were so clearly out played.

On evidence of the league table and recent form, ELHC’s Lady’s would have been expecting a decent result from their game at Old Loughtonians, but found themselves facing far stiffer opposition than they might have anticipated. After seeing an early goal controversially disallowed East London struggled to impose themselves on the game and find the sort of fluid play that has made them so effective throughout this year.

Going into half time 2-1 down is unfamiliar territory for the ladies this season and despite a second half goal from Luisa Muethel they never really settled into the game, conceding again before the close to come away with a disappointing 3-2 loss. This result may well be the final nail in terms of promotion prospects this season with the top spot in the Essex Premier division now a daunting ten points away.

Club Curry - 26th February

Dan Collis — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:04:19 +0000

Hello East London Hockey Club!!!

It has been a while since there has been the opportunity for different teams to mingle in a social situation. With the next obvious social not being until the end of season dinner we felt that all you lovely people deserve a pit stop social to keep you going until then.

So in 2 weeks time on the Saturday 26th February we will all be hitting Brick Lane for a post match curry.

We will be meeting in the New Globe @ 6pm and aim to be at the curry house for 7.30pm.

This will be a great opportunity for any new players to get to know the rest of the club that you are not playing with on a Saturday.

Would be great to see players from every team in the club.

See you all there....

Hockey Tour 2011 - Fun in the Forest!

Ali Bell — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:27:22 +0000

This year we're heading to Old Loughts for the Fun in the Forest mixed hockey festival, taking place May 27th-30th (bank holiday weekend)!! If any club members are interested in coming along for this essential weekend of mixed hockey, socialising, drinking and general wild times then email club social sec Ali Bell at alibibell@hotmail.com as soon as possible! This promises to be an amazing weekend in the sunshine (guaranteed).....

End of Season Dinner Sat 26th March!!

Ali Bell — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:17:24 +0000

This year's bash to celebrate the end of the 2010/11 season will be taking place on Saturday 26th March at Small & Beautiful, 171 Blackstock Road, N4 2JS (nearest tube Finsbury Park).

We will have this outstanding little restaurant to ourselves, and we will have the pleasure of a 3 course meal and a glass of house wine for £20.

Either contact Ali Bell or your captain to arrange payment - Ali will be at training on Monday if you want to pay up or have any questions!

We will be meeting at The Woodbine pub, 215 Blackstock Road, N5 2LL, at 7pm on the Saturday for pre-dinner drinks, moving on to Small & Beautiful for 7:30pm.

Contact Ali Bell on alibibell@hotmail.com or 07834163804 if you are interested in coming down for the final feast of the season.....

Notice of the AGM

Rob Bartlett — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:26:30 +0000

The Annual General Meeting of East London Hockey Club will be held at 6pm on Saturday 2 April 2011 in the New Globe, Mile End Road. Members may propose items for the agenda, by notifying the Secretary in writing by Saturday 26 March.

The meeting will begin with a review of the year and reports. There will be a proposal to amend the Constitution to reflect that this is no longer a police club: to omit “Police Sport UK” from Clause 1, in the list of bodies to which the Club is to be affiliated; and in Clause 2, Aims and Objectives, to omit (c), which reads “To partake, where appropriate, in Police Sport UK activities”.

These positions will be up for election and any member may stand for any post, as may the parent or guardian of any player under 16. Nominations may be delivered in writing by Saturday 26 March, to ensure being able to stand. Late nominations may be allowed, even at the meeting, for any post where none have been received by close of nominations.

Notice of agenda items, and nominations, should be delivered to the Secretary Joe Fryer or emailed to him at joseph.fryer@yahoo.co.uk.

These posts open for election at the AGM and a brief description of their duties follows. (The last 5 posts are not on the Executive Committee.)

Chairman

Chair Executive Committee meetings, AGMs, EGMs and disciplinary hearings
Manage Executive Committee
Assist in the development of the Club
Liaise with all external parties
Networking

Secretary

Arrange Executive Committee meetings
Minute and distribute minutes of Executive Committee meetings
Assist in the development of the Club
Co-ordinate all correspondence on behalf of the Club

Treasurer

Responsible for Club accounts
Payment of all club expenses on time
Recording of all club income
Chasing of debt, issuing receipts or debt letters
Bank reconciliation
Arrange Insurance
Payment of all affiliation fees
All other ad hoc accounting queries

Fixture Secretary

Book pitches for fixtures, liaising as necessary with other clubs using the same pitch
Register club fixture data on Essex Website
Register club fixture data on East Website
Register club fixture data on England Website (If applicable)
Liaise with opponents re away and home fixtures, times, dates, venues etc.
Liaise with team captains re fixtures, times, dates, venues etc.

Social Secretary

Arrange Christmas party and end of season dinner
Arrange hockey tours
Arrange social events throughout the season

Membership Secretary

Collate all membership data
Produce procedures for safeguarding of membership data
Produce procedures for communication of membership data with team captains and Executive Committee members
Supply all league representatives with fixture cards
Collate statistics – top goal scorer, man of the match etc
Work with Treasurer on accurate accounting of match fees and club subs collected on weekly basis
Ensure all members of the Club have been informed of:
- Club Constitution
- Child Protection Policy
- Equity Statement
- Code of Conduct

League Liaison Officer

Act as the point of contact between the Club and leagues
Register club data on Essex Website
Register club data on East Website
Register club data on England Website (if applicable)
Act as the club disciplinary officer, viz. in cases of red cards or other matchday conduct justifying red card, acting as point of contact between player concerned, Club and county disciplinary administrator, keeping all concerned informed of procedures

Umpire Liaison Officer

Register umpires with Essex Hockey Umpiring Association
Maintain up to date list of umpires on East website
Liaise with club umpires re home and away games
Liaise with opponents re home and away games
Assist and arrange Level 1 umpire courses, assessments, coaching

Child Welfare Officer

Take responsibility for implementing Club’s Child Protection Policy (“the Policy”)
Take specific responsibility to safeguard children and young people within the Club
Ensure all captains and coaches are vetted in accordance with the Policy
Co-ordinate implementation of Club Child Welfare implementation plan
Promote best practice within the club
Maintain contact details for local police, social services and child helpline
Be the first point of contact for coaches, other volunteers, players, parents/carers and children/young people where concerns about child welfare, poor practice or child abuse are identified
Implement Club’s reporting and recording procedures
Ensure confidentiality is maintained
Be the first point of contact with England Hockey’s Child Welfare Officer
Must have knowledge of:
- England Hockey’s Child Welfare Policy and Procedures
- Core legislation, Government guidance and national framework for child protection
- Roles and responsibilities of local statutory agencies
- The Policy
- Club Equity Statement

Team captains (men’s 1stto 5th, ladies’ 1stto 3rdand mixed)

Organise a team for weekend games
Organise an umpire for Saturday games
Arrange teas for home games
Ensure East/Essex team sheets are completed in accordance with East/Essex rules
Ensure all players have differently numbered shirts and Club socks and are prepared to play in away kit if need be
Ensure all players behave themselves on and off the pitch as stated in Club code of conduct
Ensure East/Essex team sheets are signed and completed after games
Phone in results for home games before cut off time
After home games, post East/Essex team sheets to league manager to arrive by following Wednesday
Make sure all match fees/subs from players are collected either by yourself or an appointed person and passed over to the Treasurer on a timely basis
Complete Club team sheet with goal scorers, results, match fees/subs collected, expenses etc
Inform team of any decisions made by the Executive Committee on timely basis

Men’s Club Captain

Be available for male players to discuss issues within the Club
Advise, assist and counsel male players, confidentially if required
Bring forward to the Executive Committee issues relating to the welfare of the Club and its players, of his own initiative or as raised with him by members

Ladies’ Club Captain

The like duties in respect of female players

Youth Development Officer

Co-ordinate the recruitment and development of children and young people within the Club
Act as the first point of contact with schools and with parents/carers
Develop opportunities for young players to train and play hockey within and for the Club and, with the approval of the Executive Committee, as hockey players outside the Club

Press and Publicity Officer

To promote the Club and report its activities in the press and elsewhere

Sponsorship Secretary

To be responsible to the Executive Committee for making and maintaining contact with sponsors, potential sponsors and grant making and funding institutions

Webmaster

Ensure Club website has most up to date information on Club at all times and is in working order

Kit officer

To maintain an inventory of Club kit, a list of kit required, and a timed and costed plan to buy all kit required
To source and arrange the purchase of all kit required
To take orders directly and via captains to ensure members may appear in club colours in all fixtures

Notice of agenda items, and nominations, should be delivered to the Secretary Joe Fryer or emailed to him at joseph.fryer@yahoo.co.uk.

These posts open for election at the AGM and a brief description of their duties follows. (The last 5 posts are not on the Executive Committee.)

Chairman

Chair Executive Committee meetings, AGMs, EGMs and disciplinary hearings
Manage Executive Committee
Assist in the development of the Club
Liaise with all external parties
Networking

Secretary

Arrange Executive Committee meetings
Minute and distribute minutes of Executive Committee meetings
Assist in the development of the Club
Co-ordinate all correspondence on behalf of the Club

Treasurer

Responsible for Club accounts
Payment of all club expenses on time
Recording of all club income
Chasing of debt, issuing receipts or debt letters
Bank reconciliation
Arrange Insurance
Payment of all affiliation fees
All other ad hoc accounting queries

Fixture Secretary

Book pitches for fixtures, liaising as necessary with other clubs using the same pitch
Register club fixture data on Essex Website
Register club fixture data on East Website
Register club fixture data on England Website (If applicable)
Liaise with opponents re away and home fixtures, times, dates, venues etc.
Liaise with team captains re fixtures, times, dates, venues etc.

Social Secretary

Arrange Christmas party and end of season dinner
Arrange hockey tours
Arrange social events throughout the season

Membership Secretary

Collate all membership data
Produce procedures for safeguarding of membership data
Produce procedures for communication of membership data with team captains and Executive Committee members
Supply all league representatives with fixture cards
Collate statistics – top goal scorer, man of the match etc
Work with Treasurer on accurate accounting of match fees and club subs collected on weekly basis
Ensure all members of the Club have been informed of:
- Club Constitution
- Child Protection Policy
- Equity Statement
- Code of Conduct

League Liaison Officer

Act as the point of contact between the Club and leagues
Register club data on Essex Website
Register club data on East Website
Register club data on England Website (if applicable)
Act as the club disciplinary officer, viz. in cases of red cards or other matchday conduct justifying red card, acting as point of contact between player concerned, Club and county disciplinary administrator, keeping all concerned informed of procedures

Umpire Liaison Officer

Register umpires with Essex Hockey Umpiring Association
Maintain up to date list of umpires on East website
Liaise with club umpires re home and away games
Liaise with opponents re home and away games
Assist and arrange Level 1 umpire courses, assessments, coaching

Child Welfare Officer

Take responsibility for implementing Club’s Child Protection Policy (“the Policy”)
Take specific responsibility to safeguard children and young people within the Club
Ensure all captains and coaches are vetted in accordance with the Policy
Co-ordinate implementation of Club Child Welfare implementation plan
Promote best practice within the club
Maintain contact details for local police, social services and child helpline
Be the first point of contact for coaches, other volunteers, players, parents/carers and children/young people where concerns about child welfare, poor practice or child abuse are identified
Implement Club’s reporting and recording procedures
Ensure confidentiality is maintained
Be the first point of contact with England Hockey’s Child Welfare Officer
Must have knowledge of:
- England Hockey’s Child Welfare Policy and Procedures
- Core legislation, Government guidance and national framework for child protection
- Roles and responsibilities of local statutory agencies
- The Policy
- Club Equity Statement

Team captains (men’s 1stto 5th, ladies’ 1stto 3rdand mixed)

Organise a team for weekend games
Organise an umpire for Saturday games
Arrange teas for home games
Ensure East/Essex team sheets are completed in accordance with East/Essex rules
Ensure all players have differently numbered shirts and Club socks and are prepared to play in away kit if need be
Ensure all players behave themselves on and off the pitch as stated in Club code of conduct
Ensure East/Essex team sheets are signed and completed after games
Phone in results for home games before cut off time
After home games, post East/Essex team sheets to league manager to arrive by following Wednesday
Make sure all match fees/subs from players are collected either by yourself or an appointed person and passed over to the Treasurer on a timely basis
Complete Club team sheet with goal scorers, results, match fees/subs collected, expenses etc
Inform team of any decisions made by the Executive Committee on timely basis

Men’s Club Captain

Be available for male players to discuss issues within the Club
Advise, assist and counsel male players, confidentially if required
Bring forward to the Executive Committee issues relating to the welfare of the Club and its players, of his own initiative or as raised with him by members

Ladies’ Club Captain

The like duties in respect of female players

Youth Development Officer

Co-ordinate the recruitment and development of children and young people within the Club
Act as the first point of contact with schools and with parents/carers
Develop opportunities for young players to train and play hockey within and for the Club and, with the approval of the Executive Committee, as hockey players outside the Club

Press and Publicity Officer

To promote the Club and report its activities in the press and elsewhere

Sponsorship Secretary

To be responsible to the Executive Committee for making and maintaining contact with sponsors, potential sponsors and grant making and funding institutions

Webmaster

Ensure Club website has most up to date information on Club at all times and is in working order

Kit officer

To maintain an inventory of Club kit, a list of kit required, and a timed and costed plan to buy all kit required
To source and arrange the purchase of all kit required
To take orders directly and via captains to ensure members may appear in club colours in all fixtures

Essex Mixed Tournament This Saturday

Tom Driver — Mon, 30 May 2011 22:38:24 +0100

The Essex summer mixed hockey tournament is this Saturday (4th of June) at Redbridge sports centre (next to Fairlop tube station on the central line).

The meet time is 9:30 please call or text Nick Ding on 07791 691965 if you fancy playing.

John Drew

Tom Eshelby — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:25:05 +0100

It is with great sadness that East London HC announces the death of John Drew. Some or most of you may not have had the honor of knowing John but the fact that East London is now as big a club as it is, is in part down to it's success in it's earlier years. Success then was measured more on a social scale as well as on pitch. John was a major player in this success. Anybody who met John would never be able to forget him. His renditions of Delilah and Ernie had people singing along in Belgium, Italy, France, Scotland, the isle of Man and up the Mile End Rd. John was full of life and people could never understand how someone could enjoy themselves so much without being drunk. John had a presence about him that infected others with his enthusiasm. He was a rock in a hard place for many people and even when he had problems of his own, he would put others first. He will be missed by very many people and hockey tours will never be the same again. To John's son, Ben, we hope that some day soon you will come to know what a great man your dad was and how deeply he affected peoples lived.

Our thoughts go out to his family and friends at this very sad time.

John's funeral

Thursday 16th June 2011

11:15 hours

City of London Cemetery and Crematorium Aldersbrook Road Manor Park London. E12 5DQ After service buffet will be held at

Met Police (Chigwell) Sports Club Ltd

Chigwell Hall

High Road

Chigwell

Essex

IG7 6BD

John's parents have kindly requested that only family are to lay flowers and anyone else who wishes to pay their respects to kindly make a donation to Cancer Research

Anyone wishes to attend please can they text Ian Allgood 07971184182 so we can give numbers to John's dad

Celebration of John Drew's life

Tom Eshelby — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:53:44 +0100

Wednesday 29th June

8:00pm

O’Neill’s Bar, Green Man Roundabout, Leytonstone

John's Birthday karaoke due... As you all know it's John's Birthday on 28th June, As he was a great karaoke fan (he did numerous gigs) we have decided to celebate his life with a karaoke birthday party.

Please come and sing songs for him it will be held the day after his birthday on Wednesday 29th June from 8pm-11pm at O'Neills Bar, 762 High Road, Leytonstone E11 3AW.

Come andhave some fun and remember the John that we all loved! Please no sadness just celebration of a wonderful man!!

If you would like to make a personal donation to cancer research then please feel free to donate on John's Just Giving page

www.justgiving.com/John-drew1

Training 2011

Dan Hyden — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:11:51 +0100

Training starts again this Monday - Wicked, I know. Everyone is welcome, and we would particularly encourage any new members to come along.

Our session starts at 2030h at Mile End astro and will be a whole club session focused on getting everyones basic skills and fitness back up to speed for the new season.

Hopefully we'll see as many people there as possible..

ELHC Committee

ELHC Tweets

Tom Driver — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:18:04 +0100

Never one to miss out on a trend, ELHC has gone and gotten itself a Twitter account so all of it's web savvy members can keep bang up to date with any goings on around the club.

To receive up to the minute info in 140 characters or less follow EastLondonHC on Twitter.

http://twitter.com/#!/eastlondonhc

Bank Holiday Training

Dan Hyden — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:29:24 +0100

Hi All,

training is on tomorrow night as per usual.

8:30pm for training

7:45 for fitness if you are extra keen.

See you there.

Men's pre-season open

Dan Hyden — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:56:11 +0100

For any new men’s players who have not yet been contacted by a team captain to play in pre-season games - please feel free to come down to the Men’s 4s vs 5s game this Saturday at 2.30pm at Mile End. Please email jameseaton007@hotmail.com if interested.

If you are unable to make this and haven't been involved in any games yet please email dhyden@ford.com and we will endeavour to get you involved as soon as possible.

Thanks!

Youth Hockey Sessions

Tom Eshelby — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:13:20 +0100

What?

These will be 90mins of hockey training for children and teenagers of all abilities, whether they have never picked up a hockey stick or they have played for school / another club.

Where?

It will take place at Mile End Park Stadium on the 11 a side astro turf pitch.

Rhodeswell Road
Poplar
London
E14 7TW

When?

Training sessions will run every Sunday until December. They are 9am-10:30am, but please turn up to the first time 15 minutes early to register. A parent or guardian must accompany the child/children on their first session to register them into the sessions.

How...much?

Each session is just £1.50.

Why?

Hockey is a fantastic sport to keep you fit and is a great place to make new friends and learn a new skill.

East London Hockey Club has been running for 21 years and has grown from just 2 Men's teams to 5 Men’s teams and 3 Ladies teams.

But...I am over 15 and I want to play hockey! If you are 16 or over you can come along to our club training at the same venue on a Monday evening at 7pm.

If you have any questions then please contact our Youth Development Officer, Daniel Collis (youth@elhockey.co.uk) or our Youth Welfare Officer Luke Weatherill (luke.weatheril@gmail.com). Alternatively check out our website – www.elhockey.co.uk/youth

We all hope to see you there!

Ladies Trials 2011/12

Tom Eshelby — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:47:08 +0100

This Saturday, 10th September, there will be trials to select players for the Ladies 1's, 2's and 3's teams. It is open to all new members, old members and non members who are thinking of playing for ELHC this season.

If you would like to join in please email Georgie Manly georgiemanly@gmail.com or just turn up at Mile End Astro at 11:30pm.

This won’t be a scary event, but just a fun hour and a half of hockey with the aim of getting a fair idea of what this season’s squads should look like.

We are also looking for someone who will be able to umpire and generally help run the session 11:30am-1pm. We may be able to offer a small fee, if you are able to help please email Georgie.

Training setup

Dan Hyden — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:02:18 +0100

Just a reminder that this weekand going forward, training will be split into two sessions as shown below. If in any doubt which session to attend please come along to the earlier club training session and we'll make sure you're put in the most appropriate place.

7:00 - 8:30 Club training

8:30 - 10:00 Men's 1/2s / Ladies' 1s

This will be the case every week now except the first monday of every month where we just have a whole club session at 8:30.

More information can be found here.

Haloween Party / Pub Golf

Dan Hyden — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:45:44 +0100

Just in case you didn't know, satruday the 29th is ELHC Haloween social. My favourite social of the year and a guaranteed good time!

As is tradition we'll be doing fancy dress pub golf. Meet at 18:50 in LHT (aka Urban Bar) opposite whitechapel tube and we'll be making our way down to the New Globe.

The upstairs part of the new globe will be decked out in suitably spooky attire for partying into the night and you can elect to head straight to the new globe from 20:00 if you'd prefer to miss the drinking challenge that is Pub Golf. Fancy dress is still strongly advised !

See you there boys and ghouls.

Training 07/11/11

Dan Hyden — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:55:05 +0000

Please remember training this monday will be one session for the whole club.

8:30 - 10:00 for everyone! see you there

Fancy Dress club match 17/12/11 - 11:30am

Dan Hyden — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:22:18 +0000

Hi All,

if you didn't know already we're planning a fancy dress club match on saturday. Just a quick bit of Fun to get together before the Xmas dinner in the evening.

11:30am at Mile End this Saturday - Everyone's welcome

Training 12/12/11

Dan Hyden — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:23:22 +0000

Hi All,

Please note training is on tonight but is from 8:30 - 10:00 Only. All welcome at this time.

January Training

Dan Hyden — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:08:48 +0000

Hi All

Training starts again on the 2nd of January if you're suitably recovered from the holiday period!

Times for the start of the month are a little bit abnormal so please looke below and make sure you come at the correct time.

02/01/12 7:00 - 8:30 M3/4/5 L2/3 session, 8:30 - 10:00 M1/2, L1s session

09/01/12 8:30 - 10:00 Club Training

16/01/12 7:00 - 8:30 M3/4/5 L2/3 session, 8:30 - 10:00 M1/2, L1s session