Sidmouth and Ottery Hockey Club is running its final camp of the year in the first week of the school holidays. In the festive spirit we have opened the camp to club non-members to give them an experience of the club in action. Our brilliant coaches are John Shaw (ex-GB & England) and Jack Ellison…
Channel 4’s agreement with England Hockey to broadcast international hockey until 2027 is great news. It will make hockey accessible to all – hockey fans and new viewers – firstly on Channel 4 Sport on YouTube. Coverage will be of all England men’s and women’s matches including the build-up to the EuroHockey Championships in summer…
Our lead coach John Shaw (200+ capped ex-GB and England star player) with his team of Club volunteers is coaching our Junior Academy again this season. We have re-organised our sessions to provide 50% longer sessions for an extra half-term running through to the Whitsuntide half-term. We also offer regular junior school holiday camps available…
Huge thanks to the Keith Owen Fund for supporting the Club to provide new face masks for all our junior teams for the start of the 2024-2025 season. Link
The Club provides insurance to players, members, umpires, coaches, helpers and volunteers while representing/acting on behalf of the club through our membership of England Hockey. More detail and FAQ.
The Club is running a camp for Years 4-9 boys and girls at Ottery Leisure Centre, 01 Nov 2024. Details have been sent to all club parents via Pitchero. Top club coaches. Spaces are limited – so don’t delay. Full details can be found here.
We have decided to extend the season to meet demand from our expanding junior section. This will provide the opportunity to receive amazing coaching and to gain more pitch-time. Coach John Shaw, our former GB and England international, will be running the sessions supported by our team of club coaches. Sessions are for U10/U12 Boys…
This term we meet on Sundays at Ottery Leisure Centre until 24 Mar 2024, inclusive. If you’re interested just turn up and play. All you need is your gum shield and shin pads, sticks can be provided. The first session is no-cost. See you there!
Following on from our really successful pre-Christmas hockey camp, we intend to run a follow-on indoor camp during the February half-term holiday on Sun 18th Feb at Ottery Sports Centre, 1200-1430PM. The camp is aimed at boys and girls – our Under 12s (Years 6 & 7) and U14s (Years 8 & 9). Coaches: John…
The Junior Academy (Boys and Girls ) and Rustys scheduled for Sidmouth today, Sun 7th Jan 2024, is cancelled due to a frozen pitch. We resume next Sunday 12th Jan.
The Junior Academy and Rustys Sessions on Sunday 7th Jan have been cancelled due to the frozen pitch.
CLOSED TO NEW APPLICANTS Great news!! The planned indoor hockey camp for junior boys and girls will go ahead at Ottery Leisure Centre on Mon 18th Dec – one camp split for the U12s and U14s. CLOSED TO NEW APPLICANTS
There will be pitch inspection tomorrow, Sunday, AM @0900hrs on the Ottery All-Weather pitch. Juniors’ parents and Rustys will be advised via Pitchero if the session will go ahead. This will apply to the 1000hrs Boys’ and Rustys and, for the 1100hrs Girls’ sessions. FYI, if we were planning on playing this AM, Saturday, the…
We are running two indoor hockey camps on 18 Dec 2023 (AM and PM) at Ottery Sports Centre. The camps will be led by our new coach – John Shaw, ex-GB and England International, supported by qualified and very experienced coaches: AM – 1000-1230hrs: Boys and Girls in Years 6 & 7. 0945hrs drop-off |…
To all members (Adult and Junior): The purpose of this note is to advise of necessary changes we are having to make to the attendance of junior members at Rustys on Sunday AMs with effect from tomorrow (Sun 5th Nov 2023). Rustys is aimed at giving adults, who don’t want to play competitive 11 a-side…
The first session after half-term break will be at Ottery St Mary Sports Centre on Sun 5th Nov – Boys @ 1000hrs and Girls @1100hrs.. See you there.
The Sidmouth & Ottery Hockey Club kit catalogue for the current season (2023-24) is HERE. Courtesy of Tim Walters.
Due to the severe weather passing over Sidmouth in the next few hours, heavy rain with the risk of thunder and lightning, Rustys’ and the Junior Academy are cancelled this week. We will resume next Sunday. This news has also been sent to all via Pitchero.
Congratulations to all club members involved in helping the the Club to achieve its Clubmark Award for another 3 seasons. The good news was confirmed today by England Hockey’s Chief Exec, Nick Pink. The award shows that Sidmouth & Ottery HC has everything in place to be recognised as being a great club.
Our Club’s Annual General Meeting is set for Monday 15th May. It will be via Zoom, starting at 7.30pm. Please be present if you want to have a say in how the Club is run.