Open to anyone from school Year 10 and above, whether you have played hockey before or not!
NOTE: Gum shield and shin pads are compulsory
Team Manager: Jess Hacker
Coach: Rupert Bunday
League: North West Hockey League Division 2 North
Fixtures: Saturday matches (home or away) – rearranged fixtures may take place on Sundays
Match Fees: £5 per match for Umpire costs and match teas, payable via Teamo.
Your membership fees pay for the following:
When: Thursday's 18:45 - 20:30
Where: Casterton School Astro, LA6 2SG
Open to anyone from school Year 10 and above, whether you have played hockey before or not!
NOTE: Gum shield and shin pads are compulsory
Team Manager: Alex Rose
Coaches: Rupert Bunday & Mike Sambell
League: North West Hockey League Division 3 North
Fixtures: Saturday matches (home or away) – rearranged fixtures may take place on Sundays
Match Fees: £5 per match for Umpire costs and match teas, payable via Teamo.
When: Wednesdays 18:45 - 20:30
Where: QES Astro, Kendal Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2HJ
Open to boys and girls in school years 8 & 9, whether you have played hockey before or not!
NOTE: Gum shield and shin pads are compulsory
Team Manager: Katie Collins
Coach: TBC for 2025/26
Fixtures: England Hockey U14 Junior Club Championship fixtures and Cumbria Festivals, on various dates and times throughout the season at various venues.
When: Thursday's 18:00 - 19:00
Where: Casterton School Astro, LA6 2SG.
Open to boys and girls from school years 1 and above, whether you have played hockey before or not!
NOTE: Gum shield and shin pads are compulsory
Team Manager: Katie Collins
Coach: TBC for 2025/26
Fixtures: England Hockey U12 & U10 Boys & Girls Mini Hockey fixtures and Cumbria Festivals, on various dates and times throughout the season at various venues.
When: Thursday's 17:30 - 18:30
Where: Casterton School Astro, LA6 2SG.
The Level 1 Umpire course is currently FREE and there are lots of dates on the England Hockey hub (link) website.
Completing this course is a good way to improve as a player, and as a supporter, through knowing the rules and their interpretation.
There is no requirement to go on to umpire games afterwards.
The course is completed online in 2 hours, you must be over 14 and have completed the (free) online rules test beforehand.
Dates are booking up quickly so please book asap.
Use our Contact page and select Umpires from the dropdown list, which will put you in touch with our Umpire Coordinator - Phil Hyman.
Regardless of your age, ability or experience of playing hockey, if you’re interested, then umpiring could be for you!
For EACH MATCH you umpire, we provide expenses of £20.
People’s reasons for ‘taking up the whistle’ vary. For example, you might wish to:
But how can being an Umpire help your personal development?
It isn’t as daunting as you might think - there are different skill levels that you can work your way through and there is lots of support, with opportunities to observe some games and watch experienced umpires in the company of another umpire so that you can discuss decision making whilst watching the game.
Step 1
Register (for free) on the England Hockey website by clicking this link.
Step 2
Use the free online rules quiz to check/improve your knowledge and test yourself. You can save your progress and complete it in stages.
Step 3
After completing the rules test you can choose to do the Level 1 umpires course.
There are lots of dates available (check them here) and it is completed as a two-hour Zoom evening session (19.30 to 21.30).
Step 4
After some practice, and when you feel ready, we can assess you to become a Level 1 assessed umpire.
NOTHING, if you umpire for the club!
Initial outlay for the Level 1 umpire course is £30 and we'll give you that back once you've umpired your first match.
Phil Hyman - reach out to him directly using our Contacts page, selecting “Umpires” from the drop-down.
Click here for more details on the Hockey Umpiring programme.
Fiona Crackles - Olympic and Commonwealth Success
Fiona - 2020 Olympic Bronze and 2022 Commonwealth Gold medallist - started out playing hockey at this club!
We're very proud of her accomplishments and continue to place great emphasis on the development of our players.
Phil Hyman - International Masters Series
Phil has been selected to play for England multiple times in the over 55's category and most recently played for the over 60's in the 2024 Masters World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, where they earned a Bronze medal.
When not playing for England, Phil plays for our 1st team and is also our Umpire Coordinator.
2024 Women's Team of the Year, England Hockey Awards
2024 Ladies team promotion: Following an incredible 2023/24 season in North West Division 3 North, our ladies team were promoted to Division 2, and they're still there for the 2025/26 season!
The Men's 2nd team had to withdraw from the 2024/25 league due to insufficient numbers, but we hope to get back to having a 2nd team again.
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Open to anyone from school Year 10 and above, whether you have played hockey before or not!
NOTE: Gum shield and shin pads are compulsory
Team Manager: Matt Kerslake
Coaches: Rupert Bunday & Mike Sambell
League: North West Hockey League Division 4 North
Fixtures: Saturday matches (home or away) – rearranged fixtures may take place on Sundays
Match Fees: £5 per match for Umpire costs and match teas, payable via Teamo.
When: Wednesday's 18:45 - 20:30
Where: QES Astro, Kendal Road, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2HJ.
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