As it becomes increasingly unlikely that we will resume any form of hockey before the end of our financial year, 30th April, could all members who haven't yet submitted their end of season expense claim please do so now.
As and when we have more information on what is happening with the ...
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As I suspect you all know - the land of hockey has been affected just as has every other aspect of life, and there will be no hockey until 19th April and, I suspect, precious little after that, depending on how the Covid-19 situation pans out.

Your Berkshire HUA committee is pondering what to do ...
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In light of the latest advice from the UK government in connection with Covid-19, England Hockey have advised that all hockey be suspended until further notice.

We have therefore taken the decision to suspended the Trysports league with immediate effect. The suspension will remain in force until ...
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Statement from EH -
"England Hockey takes the duty of care of its members very seriously and, in consideration of the ongoing impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we feel it is not in the best interests of our membership to continue with the scheduled Annual General Meeting due to take place at ...
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Please follow the link to see the latest update from EH - basically carry on with hockey, but take care of hygiene, minimise hand shaking and so on.

Given the current Corona virus (Covid-19) situation it might be prudent to forego the traditional hand shaking before and after matches, until further notice. A suitable replacement is the "elbow nudge" or simply a verbal "thanks" and a smile.
Also worth considering, given the prevalence of radio ...
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Congratulations are in order for Conrad Hall who, last weekend, umpired Amersham & Chalfont -vs- Brighton & Hove ladies in South Premier 2 and passed his L2 assessment - well done!

We have a number of JAC fixtures coming up for both girls and boys, across all age groups, with various dates between March and May. This is a great opportunity for umpires, across a range of skills and experience, to support the young players in Oxfordshire. Could you please check your diaries and ...
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From England Hockey:

Further to last year’s expressions of interest, we are delighted to release the Expressions of Interest to umpire in the above event at Nottingham Hockey Centre, between the 8th – 17th August 2020.

Held at Nottingham Hockey Centre between 8-17th August 2020, the ...
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England Hockey has issued a new Red Card report form, new regulations for Red Cards and MMOs, and new Disrepute Regulations. These can be found in the Handbook (see the link).

Please make yourselves aware of the new form and regulations on the basis that if you do you won't have to use ...
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