Back to Hockey
Thinking of getting back into Hockey? Or want to try it for the first time?
Back to Hockey is designed to for women with a focus on fun, fitness and friendship.
Enjoyed playing hockey at school or university? Stopped playing and would love to start again? Looking for a fun, new activity?
Back to Hockey provides a gentle introduction or re-introduction to hockey. It's open to all females who have played hockey before at school, college or university, or perhaps in a club or work team, and who want to come back to hockey through the right programme.
We also welcome new participants to try hockey for the first time. It will provide you with a great opportunity to make new friends and enjoy training and playing in a friendly and relaxed environment.
Every Back to Hockey session will help you to relearn, refresh and replay the game and provide you with opportunities to continue to play, whatever your fitness or ability, whether for fun or as part of a competitive team.
Back to Hockey is a 6-8 week programme which will introduce you back to the game or will give you the basic introduction if you haven't played before without the pressure to perform.
Want to find out more?
WHAT IS RUSH HOCKEY?
Think you know hockey? Think again. There's a new game in town. Rush Hockey. Do you love the rush of a team sport, but never find the time to commit to one? Now there's a game that fits around your life. It's fast. It's furious. It's fun. It's indoors, it’s outdoors. It's smaller pitches. It's 5-a-side or 4-a-side. Now you can play whenever and wherever you want.
COMING TO A PITCH IN THURROCK SOON ...
Whether you join as a team or an individual, we accommodate all abilities. The pitch is waiting. Grab your stick and come and get involved!
GET YOUR FIRST RUSH...
We believe that keeping it simple is the best way forward! Rush hockey is furiously fast, furiously fun and so simple to play.
RULES AT A GLANCE
Teams are either 4/5 aside with squad sizes made up of up to 7 players
The game involves no deliberate:
- Feet
- Using the back of the stick
- Stick tackling
- Contact with other players
- Neither the stick or the ball should be raised above knee height
- A sideline ball is taken from the point of exit. The ball can either be passed to a team member or taken into play yourself (known as a self pass)
- Players can shoot from anywhere
- When a rule is broken the ball will be awarded to the opposing team where it can either be passed to a team member or taken into play yourself (known as a self pass)
- After a goal is scored, play is restarted from the centre of the pitch.
Want to find out more?
Download the full rules here