Training resumes on Sunday 5th September

Training takes place every Sunday from 5th Sep to 10th April 2011. 

Exceptions are as follows:-No training 24th October, 31st October, 12th Dec to 2nd January, 20th February or 27th February.  However, plaese note that backlog league matches may need to be scheduled on the February weekends.

We are still actively looking for a 2nd pitch so that we can pull the U14 training times to an earlier slot - so if we find that pitch, we will change the times during the season!

Note that training is arranged around school class / year.  These times may change for the U14 & U16 groups when the teams have been selected at the end of September.

U14s & U16s : On 5th Sep a 7-a-side tournament will be run. Please arrive early to check your team. The U16 tournament will be from 11:30 to 13:30 (registration at 11:15) and the U14 tournament will be from 13:30 to 15:30 (registration at 13:15). 

MHC U12 Extra Training

For 2010/11 Season MHC is introducing additional coaching sessions for the U12 group.  These sessions are optional and will run on a Thursday evening from 18:30 to 19:30 in the Teresians School.  The cost per player will be €60 for 10 weeks. The focus of the sessions will be skills development.    

The coaches will be the current U16 coaches – Rob & Rixi.  From time to time we will supplement the coaching team with other club coaches.

The sessions will cater for approximately 20 players with preference given to 6th class. 

Please note that there will be no supervision for children dropped before 18:15hrs and all children must be collected promptly at 19:30hrs.   At least one parent will be asked to stay each evening to help with supervision and they will need to wait if someone is not collected on time.

We will review the initiative at the end of November and would welcome all feedback. 

To secure a place for your child please complete the attached form and return it to Ann Ronan at hockey training on the 5^th Sep.  Please enclose a cheque for €60 made payable to Muckross Hockey Club.

U12 Training Sessions

Hockey is an all-weather sport - and in club hockey training/matches are rarely cancelled due to weather conditions…. generally speaking only snow or ice on the pitch is a reason to cancel…

We will endevor to make the decision regarding training and home friendly matches by 9am - if it is very wet. 

If the forecast is for conditions to improve, we will hold off on making a decision for HOME LEAGUE matches until 12 o’clock. 

For AWAY games it will be up to the opposing club to make the decision regarding their pitches. SO…please do not assume that because one game is cancelled that all games will be cancelled or that because it is raining that training will be cancelled. 

Please feel free to use parental discretion in the event of rain for a training session….. but please, at U14/16 (league teams) do not let your team down if the match or training event is going ahead. 
 
We use the messaging system to cancel matches or training - so it would be appreciated if you could refrain from calling coaches/managers to find out whether training or matches are on. Coaches will be trying to get calls to/from the other clubs and the coaches to make decisions on whether we train/play.