Kirkby Lonsdale Hockey Club

Kirkby Lonsdale Hockey Club

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About Us

We are a growing family club based in South East Cumbria with 2 men’s, 1 ladies and a number of junior development teams who compete in local leagues and festivals.

Formed in 2004, we have gone from strength to strength, with a consistent membership of around 150.

We cater for all abilities and would love to welcome you to a training session, help you to develop your skills and introduce you to new team mates. Visit our training calendar to find out when our next session is.

  • South East Cumbria
  • Established 2004 as a junior development club
  • England Hockey affiliated
  • Cumbria Hockey affiliated
  • All coaches England Hockey Level 2/Level 1 qualified
  • All volunteers CRB/DBS checked
  • Qualified first aider at every session

Coaches

Rupert Bunday

Gordon Davidson

Alex Davidson

Club Welfare Officer 2024/25

Annie Gardner-Aston

Contact Annie directly using the "Welfare" drop-down on our contacts page.

COVID-19:                 Neil Mackenzie

Roles to Fill

U14/U12 Team Managers

Time investment required: Less than 2 hours a week

When: Thursday evenings 5:15 – 6:30

During the season (September to April), Junior training happens at Casterton School Astro on a Thursday evening between 5:30 - 6.30 and needs three responsible adults to monitor the session, checking the children in at the beginning and making sure they leave with their parent/guardian.

There are no coaching obligations as someone else is responsible for that.

Hockey festivals run throughout the season, usually on a Sunday, for about 1.5hrs if a 7-a-side team can be pulled together.

The ladies who currently fill these roles need to stop in September 2024 so we need to find replacements, otherwise the Junior teams will need to fold.

Without our Juniors, we have nothing to feed into the adult teams. 

Other roles to fill:

1st Aid Coordinator

Sedbergh Liaison

Other smaller roles to help with team-support/admin - talk to your team manager about these.

2023/24 Committee Members

Role

Chairperson

Rupert Bunday

Social Secretary

Insurance Co-ordinator

Ellie Kerr

Treasurer

Joe Hacker

Team Manager: Men

Ben Harris

Team Manager: Ladies

Club Secretary

Jess Poore

Team Manager: U14

Junior Development Officer

Julie Pickard

We're SO grateful for Julie's help with this team but she's hanging up her hockey stick at the end of the 2024/25 season so we need someone to come forward.

Team Manager: U12/U10

Club Welfare Officer

Annie Gardner-Aston

We're SO grateful for Annie's help with this team but she's hanging up her hockey stick at the end of the 2024/25 season so we need someone to come forward.

Kit & Equipment Co-ordinator

Catherine McHugh

Umpire Co-ordinator

Phil Hyman

Publicity & Social Media

Honorary Accountant

Louise hart

Website & Sponsorship

Matt Kerslake

Club Rules & Policies

Kirkby Lonsdale Hockey Club is fully committed to providing a safe and secure environment for all of the members to enjoy learning and playing the game of Hockey.

The Club believes that it is important that members, coaches, administrators and parents associated with the Club should, at all times, show respect to other people.

We would encourage you to be open at all times, sharing any concerns or complaints that you may have, about any aspects of the Club, with either the chair or a member of the committee.

As with any Club, and in fairness, there are a few expectations that the Club requires of its members:

  • All members must play within the rules of the game and respect officials and their decisions
  • All members must respect their opponents
  • Members should keep to agreed timings for training and competitions or inform their coach or team manager if they are going to be late
  • Members must wear suitable kit for training and match sessions, as agreed with the coach
  • Members must pay any fees for training or events promptly
  • Junior members are not allowed to smoke on Club premises or whilst representing the Club at competitions
  • Junior members are not allowed to consume alcohol or drugs of any kind on the Club premises or whilst representing the Club


These Rules are for the benefit of everyone who has anything to do with KLHC, whether they are a member, a coach or assistant coach, helping with the administration, social events, fundraising, a parent or a visitor and are equally important, when you are away, representing KLHC.

Junior Members: Code of Conduct for Parents/Guardians

  • Encourage your child to learn the rules and play within them
  • Discourage unfair play and arguing with officials
  • Help your child to recognise good performance, not just results
  • Never force your child to take part in sport
  • Set a good example by recognising fair play and applauding the good performances of all
  • Never punish or belittle a child for losing or making mistakes
  • Publicly accept officials’ judgements
  • Support your child’s involvement and help them to enjoy their sport
  • Use correct and proper language at all times


Junior Members: Code of Conduct (written by the Junior Members)

  • All members must play in a fair manner and within the rules of the game
  • All players must accept the coaches’ and umpires’ decisions as final
  • Members should be kind, polite and helpful and treat others as they would like to be treated
  • No player has the right to criticise another player’s performance either on the hockey pitch or away from the hockey field
  • All players should remember that they are playing in a team and encourage their team-mates by communicating in a positive way
  • All players should respect the opposition teams and be friendly to visiting clubs


Policies

  • KLHC - Code of Conduct - Aug 2023.pdf
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  • KLHC - Equality Policy - V1 - Dec 2023.pdf
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  • KLHC - Health & Safety Policy - V2 - Dec 2023.pdf
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