Hockey

GreaterSport does not have a dedicated hockey development officer, but works closely with England Hockey to support the development of hockey across Greater Manchester.

If you're interested in getting involved in hockey, the information below should help you find what you're looking for. If not, please contact GreaterSport and we'll do our best to help.

Find a hockey club

Leadership opportunities

Bowdon Hockey Club and Wilmslow Hockey Club are pleased to announce they are running the England Hockey Leadership Course over the summer.  Please click here to find out more about whats involved in the course. 

Dates are as follows:

Bowdon: 27th July & 3rd Aug 9:30 - 17:00 £50

Wilmslow: 11th & 12th Aug 9:30 - 17:00 £55

To book on complete the registration form or contact:

National Governing Body: England Hockey

England Hockey is a company, limited by guarantee.  It has been the National Governing Body (NGB) of the sport since December 2002 having succeeded the English Hockey Association (EHA) who had to suspend operations earlier in 2002 because of significant financial problems. The EHA had been formed in 1996 to unite the separate governing bodies for men’s, women’s and mixed hockey, the first two of which had been in existence for over 100 years.

NGB website: www.englandhockey.co.uk

NGB contact details for Greater Manchester:

c/o The North Office

COVERING: Cheshire, Cumbria, Durham, Greater Manchester, Humberside and North & North East Lincolnshire, Isle of Man, Northumberland, Lancashire, Merseyside, Teeside, Tyne & Wear, Yorkshire

Naomi Jones

Regional Development Manager

07725 432017

 naomi.jones@englandhockey.org

Charlotte McNeela

Regional Development Officer

07718980519

charlotte.mcneela@englandhockey.org 

How hockey is structured in England

England Hockey is affiliated to the European Hockey Federation (EHF) and International Hockey Federation (FIH). The FIH is responsible for the production of the “Rules of Hockey” which are the rules that are followed worldwide by all players and umpires participating in the game.

Governance of the game is devolved at a regional and local level to Regional and County Associations. There are six Regional Associations – East, Midlands, North, South, West and the Combined Services who represent the three single service Associations. Counties affiliate to their respective Region. These bodies bring clubs together at a local level and ensure that information is cascaded up and down through the game. They are also responsible for implementing the Disciplinary Code of England Hockey. 

The strength of hockey lies in its clubs. England Hockey has about 1,050 affiliated clubs.  These clubs also affiliate to their County and Regional Associations. The bedrock of club activity is league hockey played mostly on Saturdays almost exclusively on artificial turf pitches. This is organised through Regional and County Leagues with the top Men’s and Women’s clubs playing nationally in the English Hockey League of which the men’s game is played on Sunday.

Club Accreditation Scheme: Clubs 1^st

England Hockey’s clubs pages

Use the menu on the right to find further information about hockey.