Hello and welcome to our Spring update. Traditionally, this would be an end-of-season update as domestic league seasons come to an end, but increasingly, Cardiff & Met is able to provide hockey opportunities throughout the year. Before looking ahead at what is to come over the summer months, let’s briefly reflect on how positive the …
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Umpiring at the 2022 Super 6s Indoor Finals
“Put a roof over me and I’ll umpire every day of the week!” Abby MacArthur Move into a shed and slightly change the rules and you’ve got yourself, in my humble opinion, the BEST version of our favourite game. Indoor hockey is fast, exceptionally skilful and really exciting – as a player, official or a …
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International Representation and Events
New members of the Welsh Men’s squad We are thrilled to congratulate Rhys Payne and Jack Pritchard on receiving their 1st International cap for Wales in front of friends and family vs Malaysia on Saturday 9th October. Rhys has been a member of Cardiff since his first hockey playing days, and representing Wales has been his …
COVID Update: Hockey in January
In December 2020 the Welsh Government published the updated Coronavirus Control Plan: Alert Levels in Wales. In response to this, Hockey Wales has reviewed all Covid-19 guidance and aligned it with the national alert level framework accordingly. Hockey Wales will continue to provide updates based on Government guidance – please see below the current level …
COVID Update: Hockey in December
As Christmas approaches, many members are carefully considering their engagement in Hockey related activity due to the implications a 14-day self-isolation period would have upon Christmas plans. Hockey Wales recent update suggested “a shift in advice from Track and Trace as they are now stating that if someone tests positive, all players that have been …
November: PHASE 3C Update
Hockey Wales recently released and subsequently updated their post fire-break guidance as PHASE 3C. PHASE 3C includes the following modifications to prior guidance: Option to include 2 x 30 person isolated training groups on the same facility providing facility providers agree Organisers such as coaches, officials, managers and physios remain included in the group of …
Return to Play Update: November 2020
September and October saw the return of all senior men, senior ladies, BUCS and junior sections to the pitch, participating in isolated groups of no more than 30 in keeping with NGB guidelines. It has been a rollercoaster ride, where we progressed to phase 3, regressed to phase 2 in line with the local lockdown, …
Return to play update: October 2020
Key Points Priorities Training Groups Junior Academy Memberships COVID-19 Update Update It has been fantastic to see 120+ individuals participating in hockey related activity during the month of September. October is set to provide some further challenges for players, coaches, officials and the club environment as a whole, where we welcome the combination of new …