As we continue to grow our indoor hockey provision, we are delighted to launch our 2024/25 Junior Indoor Hockey programme.
Last season we fielded U10, U12 and U14 teams in the UK Indoor Championships at K2 in Crawley and U16 teams and U18 teams in the London Indoor Championships. We plan to enter these competitions again this season, in addition to launching our own U14 tournament in October. The training programme we are offering will serve as an excellent platform to develop our Juniors’ skills and to improve our team performances in indoor competitions.
We are delighted to announce that Miguel Rahla will be our Lead Junior Indoor Coach for this season. Miguel has over 100 caps for Portugal and has represented his country in numerous Indoor European Championships, his expertise in indoor hockey is phenomenal and we’re thrilled he’s chosen to join the OCs coaching team.
Training blocks
Open to all players in the age group, training will run in blocks of 5 or 6 sessions (depending on the age group) and is an additional option to membership, working out at £12 a session.
Training venues
We are running Junior indoor training across two venues:
Esher High – U10 and U12 sessions
Esher High sports hall is well set up for indoor hockey and an ideal venue for our younger age groups. Please note, the U12 boys and girls sessions alternate weeks to allow more players to participate. These sessions start in September.
Epsom College – U14 and U16 sessions
Epsom College has international standard indoor hockey facilities which will be of huge benefit to our older juniors, who will be starting to learn more advanced technical and tactical elements of the indoor game. The U14 sessions start in September, followed by the U16 sessions starting in October.
Booking
Booking can be made in Teamo, there is a maximum of 20 spaces per session so we encourage early booking to avoid disappointment. To book, please go to the first scheduled session (see below) in the calendar in Teamo. You will see this requires the purchase of a ‘ticket’ in order to book. This is the cost for the whole block of training (either 5 or 6 sessions). Once you have purchased this first session, you will be added to the subsequent sessions which are only visible once you have signed up/paid. Any questions, please email Sarah at ochcjuniors@gmail.com
Training schedules
U10 Mixed – 18:00-19:15 – Esher High School (6 sessions)
10, 17, 24 September
1, 8, 15 October
U12 Boys – 19:15-20:30 – Esher High School (5 sessions)
10, 24 September
8 October
5 November (earlier time of 6-7:15)
26 November
U12 Girls – 19:15-20:30 – Esher High School (5 sessions)
17 September
1, 15 October
5, 26 November
U14 Boys – 18:30-19:45 – Epsom College (5 sessions)
6, 13, 20, 27 September
4 October
U14 Girls – 19:45-21:00 – Epsom College (5 sessions)
6, 13, 20, 27 September
4 October
U16 Boys – 18:30-19:45 – Epsom College (5 sessions)
11, 18 October
8, 15, 22 November
U16 Girls – 19:45-21:00 – Epsom College (5 sessions)
11, 18 October
8, 15, 22 November