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Part of the clubs vision is to increase junior participation, especially from deprived and ethnic minority groups who have limited access and are underrepresented due to lack of hockey opportunities.
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Our project aims to increase the participation of young children into a sport which has an issue with diversity and inclusion. We will target PE lessons, after school clubs and holiday programmes to targeted schools to introduce and deliver hockey. The aim is to encourage pupils to take up hockey long term outside of school time to make is sustainable. The project will also aim to deliver holiday programmes to keep children active. Children are at risk from a growing epidemic of childhood obesity which is linked to poverty and lack of education. Our project will not only try and get children physically active but it will also engage a growing number of children within the sport of hockey. There is a growing need to provide platform for disengaged children away from anti-social behaviour and gang culture which is a growing issue within the borough. We also hope to encourage parental engagement to support their children's active lifestyle as parental participation is low.
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Why it's a great idea:
• Social hockey: fun game every Saturday/Sunday out of hockey season, for all club members and beginners to have a fun game of hockey; a great way to meet other people and develop community cohesion. • Summer/Winter league: Participants will be encouraged into competitive games so they can join our summer/winter league teams (different levels to suit everyone) • Training: all participants would be invited to join youth/adult training both weekdays and weekends • Become a full club member: all participants could become full adult club members and play competitive matches, at a heavily discounted young person rate. • And finally, as well as the participants joining our regular youth/adult teams, some might like to also play within their own age group, so we’d want to organise friendly matches for under 16s, under 18s, which would require extra qualified coaches from within the club.
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VolunteerThe London borough of Tower Hamlets has a long history of producing talented hockey players who have gone on to be National Champions at school boy level. Junior players have also represented Essex, East and England at various age groups.
Tower Hamlets Hockey club has been set up to compliment the work of Tower Hamlets Youth Sports Foundation (THYSF) to allow the junior players to play regular hockey with the support of senior players. The hope is to increase the numbers of youth participation in hockey outside of school as part of the London 2012 legacy. THYSF already deliver hockey coaching in schools through their hockey development officer, who currently works with the majority of primary and secondary schools in the borough as well as overseeing the existing tower hamlets district hockey teams who compete in local hockey leagues at U10 and U12 for both boys and girls. THYSF also run the London Youth Games (Tower Hamlets) Hockey Teams for boys and girls at Under 13 level.
Part of the clubs vision is to increase participation within minority groups who have limited access to existing hockey opportunities this has been an issue identified by England Hockey’s East London Stakeholders Group. The club will provide pathways for students from Tower Hamlets schools into senior hockey in a welcoming environment offering training sessions and weekend league matches. This retention is crucial to the continued growth of hockey in the borough whilst aiding the transition to. The clubs vision is to setup a female section in the near future again with the idea of encouraging participation from all members of the local community. With support from Tower Hamlets Youth Sport Foundation the club caters for the whole player pathway from primary school level to senior level.
Project Owner: Tower Hamlets Hockey Club The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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