Academy
This year sees a big change for our Academy which now includes sessions for children in both primary and seconday school education.
Primary Academy
This is for children in primary school education and is normally from year 3 to 6, but younger children are welcome as long as they are able to run around a pitch and hold a hockey stick. Training sessions for Primary Academy will run on the following Fridays during term-time:
- September: 14th, 21st and 28th
- October: 5th, 12th and 19th
- November: 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th
- December: 7th and 14th
- January 11th, 18th and 25th
- February 1st and 8th
- March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th
Each session runs at Wellsway Sports Centre from 4.30-5.30pm and is coached by Rod Naughalty plus assistants.
The cost of each block of 12 sessions is £25 so the cost for the whole season is £50.
We are hoping to take part in some mini-hockey matches against other clubs this season. If your son/daughter is already a member of another hockey club, it is absolutely fine to come to Junior Academy simply for extra training but not take part in matches.
Secondary Academy
This is for children in secondary school education. All sessions take place at Wellsway Sports Centre.
Starting from September 2018, we have two options:
Full Junior Membership
The training session is from 5.30pm-6.30 every Wednesday during school terms 1 to 4 which gives to about 30 sessions. Players can take part in fixtures against same-aged local teams plus adult fixtures once you are aged 14 years' old. This costs £60.
Wednesday night training is coached by one of our team of coaches including Andy Rhys-Jones and Scott Tweedie.
Affiliate Junior Membership
We run additional training on Mondays (for girls) and Fridays (for boys). These sessions are open to both Keynsham Hockey Club junior members but also players who are members of other clubs or no club. The purpose of these sessions is either to provide an opportunity for extra time playing hockey or to give those who aren't a member of any club a chance to play.
Dates for the sessions are as follows.
Mondays (for girls):
- September: 17th and 24th
- October: 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd
- November: 12th, 19th and 26th
- December: 3rd, 10th and 17th
- January 14th, 21st and 28th
- February 4th and 1th
- March 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th
- April 1st
Fridays (for boys):
- September: 14th, 21st and 28th
- October: 5th, 12th and 19th
- November: 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th
- December: 7th and 14th
- January 11th, 18th and 25th
- February 1st and 8th
- March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th
Each session runs from 3.20-4.20pm and is coached by Rod Naughalty.
The cost of September-December and January though March is £25 each so the cost for the whole sesaon is £50.
How to Join
Children are welcome to join at any point during the season. Generally, we would encourage players to start in September or January, but there's no problem if that isn't possible.
We will take some basic details from you (from parents for Primary Academy) at the side of the pitch. We will use those details to create an account for you on this website (using ClubBuzz) which will allow you to inform us about further information such as emergency contact details and essential medical information.
The ClubBuzz system will also allow us to generate your invoice which will be sent to you online. You can either pay by credit/debit card or via PayPal.
In case of any queries regarding membership and payments, please email our Membership Officer via membership@keynshamhockey.club.