SCHC have always abided by the EH Safeguarding policies. England Hockey Safeguarding policy, ‘Spirit of Hockey’, and Equality Policy are all adopted by the club, on the website and shared with members https://www.suttoncoldfieldhc.co.uk/a/welfare-and-safeguarding-62883.html.
The club has a Welfare fund to support members with subscriptions, match fees, kit costs if needed. Please speak to a member of the membership team or your captain/coach if financial support would be helpful.
Midlands have been in touch with all clubs to remind players about their conduct during matches and they are keen to reduce the number of cards being awarded.

Junior Section

Training for the second half of the season runs from 11 January - 26 April.
Congratulations to all teams on their success in competitive and friendly matches since Christmas. The U18 girls are now through to the EH Trophy final.
Thank you to all those who have supported the U12s boys coaching.
SCHC’s Talent Centre Developer from England Hockey is attending Junior Training on 1st March to look at junior coaching sessions and chat to coaches / parents.

Senior Section

Congratulations to the Mighty Pinks Women’s Indoor Team for winning Silver medals in the EH Super 6s finals. They had a brilliant indoor campaign; winning the league phase and then beating Holcombe in a dramatic semi-final at Derby Arena, before narrowly losing to East Grinstead in the final 2-1. Thanks to everyone who supported in person at Repton and Derby and all the support from home.
All outdoor leagues have now resumed. Good luck to all teams for the remaining matches this season. The Men’s 2s are still in promotion contention as are the Women's 6s.
The Women’s O45s team had a good win away at Chester in January and are now through to the quarter finals of the O45s Cup against Harrogate - Wyndley on Sunday 8th March. The Women’s O35s have drawn Khalsa Leamington away in the next round of their EH Cup Competition on Sunday 1st March. The Men’s O35s campaign came to an end last weekend as they lost away to a strong Deeside Ramblers side. The Men’s O45s are still in the Vase competition and have a bye for the current round.

Flyerz

Thank you to Pat Finegan for all his work in launching and establishing Flyerz hockey at SCHC

Finance & Subscriptions

Please ensure all match fees are paid in a timely manner.
The Pitchero lottery is running well, follow this link to join in, only £10 a month and you can win big amounts: join.thefundraisingclub.org.uk/sutton-coldfield-hockey-club.

Socials & Clubhouse

Upcoming socials: Volunteers Meal on Monday 9th February; Bingo and Tapas Social on Saturday 21 February.
Feel Good Fridays at the Clubhouse - Pie and a Pint for £5 on Fri 6th Feb and Curry Night on Fri 13th February.
SCCHC’s AGM was held on 26th January at the clubhouse. Minutes have been shared with SCHC members.

Kit

Please continue to email kit@suttoncoldfieldhc.co.uk with any playing kit requests.
Order off-pitch items from Speed One Sports: https://speedonesports.com/sutton-coldfield-hockey-club/.

Talent Academy

The TA squads are participating in the Midlands Hub events, both teams play against North Stafford TA on Sunday.

AOB

Fantasy hockey - there are now 78 teams, you can still join in: https://sutton-coldfield.fantasyclubhockey.co.uk.
Umpiring: The club is running an Umpires evening on Monday 9th March 7-9pm, led by Rob Crosson. We would encourage all umpires and captains to attend.
The club has made the decision to suspend its use of the ‘X’ account, following the same move by Sport England and other organisations. Please continue to follow the club on Facebook & Instagram.
There is a wealth of information on the Hockey Hub https://hockeyhub.englandhockey.co.uk/register about coaching, umpiring, junior development etc. Registration is free for individuals.

Dates of Core Committee Meetings for 2025/26 Season:-