Local Hockey Clubs for kids?

BigGeorge

Looking to see what the options are around for kids / underage hockey in the area?
Contacts / suggestions appreciated

eigrod

I think Bray Hockey Club is the nearest one ? Apologies if there's one in Greystones that I'm not aware of.

They are brayhockeyclub.ie and @BrayHC on Twitter. I think they use Templecarrig for training quite a bit.

loyatemu

Greystones Hockey Club: https://www.facebook.com/Greystoneshc/

setanta1000

Bray Hockey Club uses the hockey pitch in Loretto Bray - 2016 / 2017 underage training has already started


Greystones Hockey Club has previously used Templecarrig hockey pitch but 2016 / 2017 underage training has not yet started with no start date agreed as of yet, and no guarantee that Templecarrig will be used again this season.

BigGeorge

thanks all ,cant see anything on the greystones HC facebook group which is a bit ominous

Eponymous

GHC have been very slow to update parents in the lead up to the new season. It doesn't look too good and could end up with a lot of kids joining Bray instead and more kids being disappointed.

setanta1000

Just for info; if anyone is reading this thread with kids looking to play hockey in Bray you may want to get your skates on as Bray's closing date for 2016 / 17 was Sept 3rd and any new membership requests after this date are not guaranteed entry (I'm not saying they deffo won't get in, just relaying what was on their website).

Greystones Hockey was never the best organised anyway but this year's delay is laughable and can't be down to just poor comms - in the end it's the kids that will loose out because even if GHC does actually go ahead this year will now struggle to get time in the diaries of other clubs for matches.....it sounds like an investigation by the Woodward and Bernstein of Wicklow (The Greystones Guide) might be warranted!

setanta1000

Update - for anyone still interested Greystones Hockey Club has ceased to operate effective immediately.

Copy of email sent to all parents, members and managers is below:


To all  Parents, Members and Managers of Greystones Hockey Club;
 
It is with great regret that we are sending this email to inform you that
Greystones Hockey Club will no longer be in operation, with immediate effect.  We apologise for the delay in contacting you all,  but unfortunately and despite massive efforts from Targah and Steve this is not possible to continue, coupled with external personal commitments. [sic]
 
It has been a pleasure meeting so many people along the way,  nine exciting years in existence from 7 memebers [sic] on our opening day to in excess of 200 Members  in 2016/17.
 
We would like to take this opportunity to thanks alla [sic] the parents, members, supporters, coaches and Managers for the support we got over the years.   This has not been an easy decision for us to make and was by no means taken lightly.
 
If you are looking alternative [sic] hockey clubs in the area they would be Other clubs in the area [sic], they would be Bray Hockey Club and Wicklow Hockey Club.
  
We wish all of you the best for the future,
 
Taragh Hanley and Stephen McGrath


Grammar nazi [sics] added by me!

recedite

I have no idea what the politics behind all this is. But I know the population of Greystones is set to exceed Bray, and a lot of public money has been spent around the town in recent years building schools, roads, playgrounds and all those nice facilities up there in Templecarrig.
So it would be nice if as many people as possible had access to them.

Imhof Tank

Shame

I was responsible for dragging along 2 of those original 7 members myself!

Started as a bit of fun just doing blitzes. Then a lot of people seemed to move from Bray in later years and it got more serious. Not sure why the whole club has to fold because Taragh and Steve haven't the time however - with 200 members there should have been plenty of parents available to step up?

setanta1000

Imhof Tank wrote: »

Shame

I was responsible for dragging along 2 of those original 7 members myself!

Started as a bit of fun just doing blitzes. Then a lot of people seemed to move from Bray in later years and it got more serious. Not sure why the whole club has to fold because Taragh and Steve haven't the time however - with 200 members there should have been plenty of parents available to step up?

Imhof - great question and I'm not close enough to the internal machinations of GHC to understand fully but it seems to me (as an outsider and based only on anecdotal evidence) that the majority of parents and clubs members were not aware of what was happening or that the club was on a path to closure and I don't think they were ever given an opportunity to "step up".

There are numerous allegations circulating about the contributing reasons for the club failing including concerns over under age team supervision and finances but regardless of the reasons it is a shame that the club has failed, given the numbers of members and potential for continued growth in Greystones.

recedite

setanta1000 wrote: »

it seems to me (as an outsider and based only on anecdotal evidence) that the majority of parents and clubs members were not aware of what was happening or that the club was on a path to closure and I don't think they were ever given an opportunity to "step up".

Well presumably it is now open to anyone in the wider Greystones community with the necessary experience and interest to start up a new club?

In just over one years time the school itself will start churning out ex-pupil hockey players, but it would be better if a club was already established before that, and if it was open to the whole community and not just the ex-pupils.

REFLINE1

Just get them to take up hurling/camogie! /GAA shill!

setanta1000

Further news from this weekend: Bray Hockey Club have stepped in and are helping provide (under their name) structure and coaches for anyone who wants to stay playing hockey in Greystones and have agreed, with Templecarrig School, to rent the hockey pitch for 2017 / 2018.

They have said that unfortunately it is now too late in the season to agree and organise competitive matches within Leinster (as the schedule has already been agreed with all clubs) but that they will try and orgainse blitzes where possible and at the very least keep training for under age groups going for this season.

Kudos to BHC!

JanneG

recedite wrote: »

Well presumably it is now open to anyone in the wider Greystones community with the necessary experience and interest to start up a new club?

In just over one years time the school itself will start churning out ex-pupil hockey players, but it would be better if a club was already established before that, and if it was open to the whole community and not just the ex-pupils.

Bray hockey club have kindly stepped in and will start sessions under the BHC umbrella up at Temple Carrig...

pixbyjohn

Greystones Hockey Club (34) by Pixbyjohn, on Flickr

Greystones Hockey Club (2) by Pixbyjohn, on Flickr

pixbyjohn

Greystones Hockey Club (6) by Pixbyjohn, on Flickr

setanta1000

Great pics John - are they posted "In Memorium" ?? :angel: