1. Club School Links Growing Your Junior Section

2. What do you do in schools? Errr……..

3. What you want your schools to do… Buy a Quicksticks bag http://www.playquicksticks.co.uk/equip ment_resources/index.php?cat_id=48 Offer hockey as a tool to deliver primary school PE curriculum objectives Take part in area hockey competitions See your hockey as a positive role model in the community Provide you with players and income!

4. The Market Parents are keen for their children to be active particularly due to media pressure http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23778946 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23778946 Children like to play and be in groups

5. The Competition Indoors – the internet Football Rugby

6. Football Pros Many clubs Easy to play/practice High media profile Investment High Cons Little in way of structured progression – few play as adults Contact sport frequent injuries

7. Rugby Pros Good development structure Player retention high Teams streamed by ability Cons High injury rate Girls opportunity limited many clubs still struggle with the concept

8. Hockey Pros Equal opportunity for both boys and girls Player retention high in adulthood Astroturf tend to be in restricted access locations Less injuries Variations in the game Weather less of an influence Cons Astroturf required Kit relatively expensive

9. Why choose Hockey? Safer sport (relatively) Equal opportunity for both boys and girls – good socially interactive environment Sport retention into adulthood is high

10. What you need to do Go to source – schools – Provide coaching resource and deliver sessions in schools* – After school hockey clubs – Train teachers to deliver hockey as part of the general PE curriculum* – Get teachers to play e.g. Rush Hockey* – Offer Hockey to holiday clubs* – Quicksticks festival**

11. Quicksticks Festivals Hold 2 per year – years 5/6 (Nov.),3/4 (Mar.)

12. Quicksticks Festivals 16 teams round robin cross over format Medals for winning teams – sponsored by hockey club PE GCSE students provide umpiring and “run” event under BHC supervision

13. 262 Children 14/19 Primary Schools Attended Bicester Quicksticks Festivals In 2013 – 14

14. Club Resource Members - Retired, Shift Workers, Coaches, Teachers Money – BHC @£2,500/year Time – School day, school holidays, weekends – YEAR ROUND!!!!!!

15. Think outside the astroturf!

16. Strategies - Partners Local Council – have sports participation targets School Sports Partnerships Early Intervention Hubs Local Radio (internet?)

17. Strategies continued Shopping – Get on the high street at weekends and talk to the public – Major supermarkets would be happy for you to promote sport outside their doors by agreement

18. Talk to the public!

19. The Cage Stick it on your High Street and encourage the public to “have a go”! Recruited 27 new players using this Expensive – costs £530 to hire but as unique good publicity option for sponsors Contact England Hockey to borrow

20. Speed Gun Make your own 3m x 3m heavy duty pop up gazebo Golf Speed gun Camera tripod 3m x 4m cut of exhibition grass Old hockey net @£300 all in! Use Rush/Quicksticks balls Hockey balls will kill your gazebo!!!

21. Tools Mascots – Kids love them – They break down barriers making it easier to start a dialogue Information – short and concise to lead the parent to a website or your location. – Use double sided leaflets to provide more detailed information include adult playing opportunities and your work in the community

22. Utilise all England Hockey Initatives

24. Networking Use – Local newspapers – Local Council and district sports development – Facebook – Twitter – Local Blogs – Sponsors – Support local events – Your players social networks – England Hockey – your relationships manager is there to help

25. Club events Have special events occasionally – Bring a friend – invite junior members to bring a friend – Go bowling – Start junior season with club day – juniors in the morning, adults in the afternoon – Host a junior festival Publicise with school mailing lists

26. Bicester HC Bicester population @30,000 8 senior teams (4 ladies*, 4 mens) 1 council run sand dressed astro @school No clubhouse

27. Result for BHC Junior section grew from 30 – 127 in three years Expect to grow by @30 junior players this season First ever junior team reached regional finals in 2014 Projected junior section of 200+ by 2019 Growth of junior section has influenced the provision of a new (another) pitch and clubhouse for 2019 Cherwell Community Hockey Coach – collaboration between 3 rival hockey clubs, district council & EH

28. Summary GET INTO SCHOOLS Contacts from sports development Arrange Quicksticks Festivals This is part of your development strategy Have fun!

29. Contact – Happy to Help Lucy RoweChris Birch Club Development Officer Bicester Hockey Club clubdevelopment@bicesterhockeyclub.org.uk 07973 287751