We currently have over 250 juniors at Adel and we strive to be welcoming and inclusive whilst also allowing our juniors to push themselves to be the best they possible can be. We are proud to be able to offer this opportunity due to the fantastic ethos of our club and our community of players who regularly volunteer.
Around 2/3 of our junior members attend state schools. We are proud to have the highest proportion of state-school children playing hockey for a club of our size in England. We are committed to offering high-quality regular hockey opportunities to all.
Your child’s hockey journey begins with Adel Pups – our u8s and is available for anyone aged 5-8. We want to inspire the love of hockey at this age with the main focus being on FUNdamentals. As we use large training hockey balls, no gum shield is required. We aim to coach in the ratio 1:4 to ensure all the children are able to get the most out of each session.
We currently have 3 U10 boys teams, 3 U10 girls teams, 2 U12 Boys, and 3 U12 Girls team who all represent Adel in YYHL (Yorkshire Youth Hockey League).
For U14 and U16 we run a boys and girls team in each age group, playing regular 11-a-side hockey in the Yokrshire and North East regional league and cup competitions. Our U18s play England Hockey cup competitions.
Unique to the city of Leeds and the only club we also have two development teams (aimed at 11-14 year olds making the transition to senior hockey) playing Saturday hockey each week.
We offer a free taster session to anyone who is thinking about joining us.
– Free taster session
– No stick required
If you are interested in joining us, please click here to get in touch!
Junior Training
Training will start the week beginning 01/09/2025 (U14 & U16) and the week beginning 08/09/2025 for the remaining age groups.
All junior hockey training sessions are taking place at Adel’s own pitch for the 2025/26 season, at the AWMA Memorial ground on Church lane in Adel. The session timings for each age group can be found below.
More information on the Yorkshire and North East leagues and structure can be found here: https://yne.englandhockey.co.uk/junior-hockey-in-the-yorkshire-north-east-area
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