Juniors
The club has a thriving junior section – with more than 18 teams, and we have the ClubsFirst Accreditation from England Hockey which recognises the quality and depth of the club, especially at junior level. Coaching is held on Sunday mornings on the astros at Tonbridge School, and occasionally at Hawkenbury; the times and locations vary so you need to check on the training/teamsheet each week. There are also matches and tournaments, which are played throughout the season.
Parental consent forms must be filled in before you can come to training; the parental consent form is now a part of the membership form.
Fixtures
We will be entering teams at U18, U16 and U14 for both boys and girls in Kent leagues; U12 and U10 will play in monthly triangular tournaments. Details of junior fixtures will be updated as they emerge.
Training
Training for juniors (U16 and below) is on Sunday mornings, mostly on the three Tonbridge School astros. See Juniors Training for more detail. Time vary each week and are posted on the junior teamsheet. Training will resume on 5th September.
Stop Press
There are often changes to training and match arrangements after the teamsheet has been posted, especially when there is inclement weather. Any changes will be posted on the stop press pages.
Interesting in Joining TWHC Juniors?
Please contact the Junior Coordinator and come along to any session, remembering to bring parental consent form, stick, mouthguard and shinpads. You can join at any time so have a go - there are no selection tests. If you have any queries or want to discuss any issues, please call Alec Pelmore, the Junior Coordinator, on 01732 850739.
News Bulletin
For latest news, click on the bulletin which is posted on the website. Match reports are usually posted on the latest teamsheet: see below
Calling all Parents
I am always interested to hear from parents who are prepared to help, either with admin, coaching or umpiring and the club will fund training courses for umpires and coaches who are prepared to commit time to the club. Could anybody interested please contact the Junior Coordinator
Junior Development Centre - South West Kent JDC
TWHC runs the local junior development centre in partnership with Sevenoaks Hockey Club. The JDCs are the next step on the ladder towards representative hockey (county, regional, national etc). The JDC runs from September to December on midweek evenings at Tonbridge School for players with birthdays in 1996/7/8 only. For more information speak to Alec.
To apply to join the JDC, please return the application/parental consent form.
Sevenoaks Academy
Sevenoaks HC runs an academy for elite players aged roughly 14 to 17 on Monday evenings at Tonbridge School - this is open to all, not just players from Sevenoaks, and offer very good coaching. Call Alec if you are interested.
Child Welfare and Codes of Conduct
Our Child Welfare Officer is Saeed Malik (tel 07880 727121). We have several policies and codes of conduct which are all posted on the website; for coaches, volunteers, players and parents and spectators. Please read. In particular, click here for details of our child protection policy.
Contacts
For more details about our Junior teams, please contact Alec Pelmore (01732 850739) or the contacts for each team below:
Goalies Academy - Martin Hadaway
U18/17 Boys - Alex Rout
U18/17 Girls - Vince Holden
U16/15 Boys - Alex Rout, Julian Barnaby, John Moore
U16/15 Girls - Quinton Wood
U14/13 Boys - Steve Britton, Louise Heilbron, Saeed Malik, Nick Taffs, Mike Wright
U14/13 Girls - Steve Martins, Tom Holme, Uschi Moore, Mark Weare, Tracey Bryant, Jo Barnes
U12/11 Boys - Alec Pelmore, Sue Tapp
U12 Girls - Vince Holden, Andrew Jenner, Guy Shaw, Forbes Fenton
U10/9 Boys - Nigel Bateman, Martin Lord
U10/9 Girls - Kelly Maywood, James Bailey
U8/7 Mixed - Pien Britton
Note: groups are by age at 1st September 2009 (ie school year) except for older boys which are at 1st January 2010 (ie calendar year)
EH qualified coaches
Level 2 - Steve Britton, Vince Holden, Robert Harrison, Saeed Malik, Martin Rohan, Chris Page
Level 1 - Louise Bateman, Louise Heilbron, David Turner, Kim Wolff, Uschi Moore, Julian Barnaby, Chris Pelmore. More information about our coaches.
EH qualified umpires
Lawrie Digweed, Chris Pelmore, Alec Pelmore, John Burton, Jon Gray, Nick Ivory, Chris Page, Roger Davies.
Club Kit
Junior match kit comprises red shirts and blue shorts/skirts, and red socks with white hoops. U15 and U16 teams play in senior kit (girls white shirts, boys red) with numbers which are allocated by the club.
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