Hockey Heroes for children aged 5-8

Hockey Heroes is a fun and welcoming programme aimed at children aged 5-8 that aims to develop both their physical and character ‘superpowers’, unlocking the hero inside them! More specifically, Hockey Heroes is a 8 week hockey programme aimed at beginners that not only focuses on helping children develop some physical hockey superpowers such as dribbling, passing and goal scoring, but also places as much emphasis on character development superpowers including teamwork, communication, perseverance and Read more

Leeds Adel Hockey Club AGM

Dear Member,I hereby give notice that the Leeds Adel Hockey Club Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 10th May at 7pm. Given the COVID 19 situation that prevents gatherings larger than 6 people this will be done once again via Zoom. More information about joining the zoom and raising questions on the platform on the will be provided nearer the time. The agenda will be as below. 1) Chairman’s Report 2) Treasurer’s Report 3) Section Report – Men’s Read more

No Spectators

With our Saturdays filling up and some tasty inter club games in for tomorrow, can I just remind everybody that NO SPECTATORS are allowed. The exact wording from gov.uk is below: Spectators are not permitted to attend sporting events taking place on private land, other than adults needed to supervise under-18s that they have a responsibility for or providing care or assistance to a person with disabilities participating in an organised sporting event or activity. They Read more

Updated guidance on car sharing from England Hockey

Updated release (07.04.2021)  Following further clarity from DCMS and the Department for Transport, England Hockey can confirm that sport is not an exempt reason for car sharing by individuals not in the same household or support bubble. Car sharing now is not expected to be permitted for sport until at least Step 3 of the Governments Roadmap, no earlier than 17 May. With travel being such an important part of making competition accessible and inclusive for so many, England Hockey recommends that Step 4 of our Read more

Welcome back and a fond farewell

It was good to see everyone back out on the hockey pitch (using it for the purpose it is intended for and not as a local playground for the Adel bored teenagers of lockdown), catching up with friends and team mates and trying to remember which end of a hockey stick to hold. The weekend’s games were all about having fun, participation along with a bit of healthy exercise to blow away the cobwebs built Read more

Still playing for Adel at 76….!!

Some of you who still buy a Sunday newspaper, might have spotted a feature on our very own, David Margerison, with accompanying photo of him resplendent in his Adel kit! This year is the 75th anniversary of the formation of Adel Hockey Club and whilst David cannot claim to have played in our first season, he did celebrate his 50th season of playing with Adel in 2020, having joined the club in 1970.  He is Read more