Norfolk Hockey Development

In partnership with England Hockey, Active Norfolk employed a Hockey Development Officer within Norfolk between October 2005 and April 2010.

The Hockey Development Officer, worked to implement the Norfolk Hockey Development Plan, working closely alongside the Norfolk Hockey Development Group, the England Hockey East Office and colleagues within Active Norfolk.

This involved delivering the core objectives of the England Hockey's whole sport plan locally, by bringing more young people into the sport, developing our thriving club infrastructure and helping to set up the player pathways that will enable us to achieve international success.

The main areas of work included:

• Supporting clubs: individual club support, Clubs 1st, school-club links.
• Coaching development: level 1 courses, coach mentoring, coaching for teachers courses.
• Umpiring development: young umpire days, foundation umpire awards, young umpire coaching, level 1 courses.
• Player development: player pathway, county player development centers.
• Volunteer development: leadership award courses.

Key successes over the past 5 years include:

• School Festivals
• Zone Hockey Clubs
• Merged NHA Schools & Youth Committee
• Coaching for Teachers Courses
• Leadership Award Courses
• Young Umpire Days
• Foundation Umpire Awards
• Norfolk Young Umpiring Development Programme
• Norfolk Young Umpiring Action Group
• Pelicans HC, Harleston Magpies HC, Dereham HC & North Walsham achieved Clubs' 1st accreditation
• £4380 Awards for All grant secured by NHA for hockey development projects - Pelicans HC & KES SSP formal school-club link
• Dereham HC & Taverham SSP formal school-club link
• NHA U15 Girls Development League
• Level 1 Coaching Award Courses
• 5-3-2 Coaching Workshop
• Level 1 Umpiring Award Courses
• Lionwood Infant School Hockey Taster Sessions
• Norfolk Hockey Activity Maps
• Individual club support sessions
• Summer Camps '06
• Goalkeeping Days with Simon Mason
• Junior Academy Centres (JACs)
• Junior Development Centres (JDCs)
• ClubsFirst Accreditation for 6 clubs

For more information on hockey development please contact Ali Wardale:

aliwardale@aol.com