Welcome to Adel!

We are one of the friendliest and longest established hockey clubs in the city of Leeds. With 11 competitive senior teams playing every weekend and junior, mixed, and social hockey available across the year, we pride ourselves on providing hockey for all. Whether you want to join our Men’s and Ladies' 1s in pushing for promotion to national league or have never played before, we welcome you to Adel.

Our attractive membership rates cover all the hockey you could wish for on our modern pitch under new lights (that really make our orange kit even harder to miss!) and also include membership to our onsite clubhouse and bar where Adel’s social scene thrives.

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Socials on this year

  • Vision Social Saturday

    A full day of exciting hockey at Adel to get you ready for the new season! Sponsored by Vision, come along for the pizza van, bottle bar, junior competitions, club shop and of course the thrilling on-pitch action!

  • Saturday Night Lights

    Lets kick off the season in style with some 'friendly' competition with Leeds Hockey Club! All welcome to get involved under the lights, we can guarantee hijinks, one-handed hockey and of course the inevitable dizzy flicks!

  • Junior Halloween Social

    Get creative with your costumes and practice your apple bobbing, it's Halloween!

  • Beer Pong

    Every cup game you can imagine, 18+, need we say more?

  • Christmas Party

    Come down to the clubhouse for fancy dress competitions, the best advent calendar you've ever seen and a visit from a special guest...

  • Junior Christmas Social

    Dig out your jingle bells and put out a carrot for Rudolph, Adel does Christmas!

  • Blackout

    Put your trust in your social secs and go along for the ride to a mystery location for an adventure of a night out...

  • Adel Does Darts

    Darts ability not required (and frankly, discouraged) and prizes to be won throughout for outfits & general darts related nonsense

  • Bongos Bingo

    Final hall social of the season, Bingo is fast becoming a weird & wild Adel classic, 18+, fantastic prizes to be won, no scooters allowed!

  • Club Day

    All day action at the fortress, sideline entertainment and a halftime junior competition; what a great saturday!

  • TOUR

    Blackpool Hockey Festival makes its return to our calendars, get involved for organised fun, cool outfits, and maybe some hockey... We can't say any more, what happens on tour stays on tour!

  • Junior EOS Celebration

    Get together to look back at the season and finish it off in style with a celebration of everyone in our amazing junior section!

  • End of Season Dinner

    Whether you've had a season to celebrate or bounce back from, finish the year on a high with your teammates at our annual meal and awards ceremony, followed by a night to remember! (if you can...)

  • Wakey Splash

    More hockey than you can shake a stick at, themed fancy dress nights and camping with your friends, what's not to love?

Club sponsor - Vision

Meet our committee

Sam Jackson

Chair

Adel has been my home away from home for the past 11 years. For 10 of those years, I’ve sat on the committee in various roles including treasurer, and membership secretary, and been involved in many a development project. This is now my fourth year as Chair.

Adel for me has a strong community and collaborative culture. It’s about hockey for all abilities, and so much more. This is an exciting time to be part of the club as it grows and develops its offering to its members. This year I’m especially excited to further help launch our junior development teams and to get spades in the ground for the new changing rooms at the club.

Ross Nichols

Ross Nichols

Secretary

I’ve been a part of Adel since returning home from Uni in 2016 and joined the Men’s 4th team. In my second year at the club I took over as captain before handing over the reins in 2021.
I've now taken up the role of Secretary to continue to support the club.
You’ll find me most weekends at Adel trying to look busy in the middle of the pitch or on the sidelines supporting other teams.

John Holden

Treasurer

I joined Adel in 1993 and despite some periods working or living away, I’ve always come back, mainly because it’s so welcoming friendly and inclusive. For me those are the most important things.
Over the years I've played for every Men's side, coached juniors, captained teams and got my umpiring credentials. These days you are more likely to find me with a whistle than a stick, although I do occasionally have a run out with the Men’s 6s.
I retired at the end of 2023 after a career in Whitehall and NHS leadership. As our club’s Treasurer I aim to continue the excellent work done by others to achieve a robust financial position, and support the ambitious plans we have to improve the hockey experience for every member.

Louis Bowden

Mens Club Captain

I joined Adel in 2021 after moving up to Leeds for a new job. Having no prior network in the city, the friendly and social atmosphere of the club allowed me to settle in very quickly; since then, I have made some friends for life. My previous stints of hockey have been at Rutland, City of Peterborough and Imperial College - that being said, nothing quite matches the feeling of playing in an orange Adel shirt. When I'm not playing on the pitch, you'll see me on the sidelines or nursing a few drinks in the bar. I really enjoyed the role of 3rd XI captain in my second season, but I'm ready to take it one step further and handle the reins for the club captain role. Whilst I am still relatively new to the Adel, I'm very excited to welcome new faces and give back to the club that made me feel at home!

Bryony Wellman

Womens Club Captain

I joined Adel in 2022 and found myself as captain of the Ladies 5's halfway through the season! (The Ladies 5's are a brilliant bunch!) I've loved my time at Adel so far and I am looking forward to stepping up in my new role as Club Captain

Ian Phillips

Mens Fixtures Secretary

From Porthcawl, South Wales, I moved to Leeds in 1970 joining Leeds Corinthian HC, which unfortunately folded in the late 80’s. As a result, I joined Adel. After captaining a couple of teams, I steadily moved down through the teams and was given the nickname ‘sniffer’, not for the quality of my goals, more the lack of distance from the goal.
After I retired, I wanted to put something back into the club that had given me a second chance at 40, so I became fixture secretary for the men. I have played for Wales O65s, O70s and now O75s, for the last 12 years. This has taken me across Europe to play in European and World Cup tournaments.
None of this would have happened without the support Adel gives to all players of all ages and abilities. A wonderful club to be a part of.

Zoe Mather

Webmaster

Still early in my Adel career (four seasons in) I have found a second home at this club; I love the atmosphere on and off the pitch and am thankful to all who have made this club so special. I've played in 5 different teams but currently run around in the Ladies 1s. I have volunteered at a number of England Hockey events and I'm looking forward to helping Adel grow online.

Chloe Cherry (she/her)

Youth and Welfare Officer

I joined Adel in 2020 after moving back to my home county of Yorkshire. I've played hockey since I was a child and have played, captained, and coached at various clubs in the West Midlands. I love hockey and the challenge to improve, work together as a team and the host of positives it brings to mental wellbeing.
Since joining Adel I have experienced a supportive, driven and fun club. I currently play for the ladies 3s. I have taken on the role as welfare and youth officer at Adel to focus on safe and enjoyable hockey experiences for all. I am passionate about hockey, teamwork and development. I aim to be open, supportive and encouraging within my role. When not playing hockey I will be spending time with family, friends and my dog.
I am contactable via the email welfare@leedsadelhc.co.uk and in person around the club.

Taryn Reynolds

Kit Coordinator

I started helping Bally on the kit process and then decided to take the leap when he stepped down - and now here I am! Won’t be playing much of 2024/2025 season as expecting a little one in September, putting my extra time in kit and supporting the club!

Charlotte Winn

Umpire and Summer League Coordinator

I have been part of the Adel hockey family for the last 8 years. Both my daughters play for Adel ladies. For the past 2 seasons they have been involved in the summer ladies and mixed leagues. Which they have loved. I am a Science teacher at a local high school. I am a hockey Mum and not a player. I think sport is important for mental and physical fitness.

Holly Sheen

Teas Coordinator

I joined Adel in January 2023 and quickly realised that the club has such an incredibly welcoming and friendly atmosphere. After a full season, I decided I wanted to do my bit for the hockey community and so I’ve taken on the role of teas coordinator – what better way is there to be more involved than making sure my hungry club mates are well fed after their matches – whether you’re after mac and cheese or stew and dumplings, I’m your girl! On Saturdays, I can be found coaching our youngest members known as the Adel Pups before padding up to defend the goal of the Ladies 3s and of course socialising on the sidelines.

Kallum Greenwood

Grounds Secretary

Spent 23 years at LHC before finally seeing the error of my ways and defecting two minutes down the road to join the mighty team in orange—mainly for the better colour scheme and bar selection. I now lead the line (and occasionally a mild asthma attack) upfront for the men’s 4s, where goals are rare but enthusiasm is high. When not perfecting the art of “almost scoring,” you’ll find me in the bar, clutching a pint of Neck Oil like it's post-match recovery science.
Hockey legend? Not quite.
Committed trier with questionable stamina? Absolutely.

Andrew Grindrod

Fundraising & Sponsorship Secretary

I joined Adel Hockey Club in the early 1990’s and have been involved in the club just about every season since: as a player, as captain of the Men’s 3rd team and as the Men’s club kit coordinator – and making lifelong friends along the way.

Whilst the club has evolved over the years, the welcoming and inclusive nature has never changed which means even now, in my sixties, I can play in the 6th team, helping to bring through the players of the future.

I recently retired after a career in architecture, and with the luxury of more time, I am supporting the club in a more practical way, more specifically with our ambitious plans to develop new changing rooms. My role on the committee will be to oversee and facilitate club sponsorship and grant funding, mainly for the new building, but also with a view to establishing regular corporate partners which will, we hope, firm up the overall financial structure of the club.

Tania Bischof

Social Secretary

I've been part of Adel Hockey Club for the past three years, and it’s been an amazing club to join right after finishing uni. I’m currently playing for the Ladies 3s. My love for the socials really kicked off after going on tour to Blackpool - one of the best weekends of the year! I’m very passionate about the social side of the club and can’t wait to help organise lots of fun events for everyone to enjoy and get involved in.

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