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Junior Programme

New members always welcome at all ages and levels of ability, from absolute beginners to representative level!

Welcome to Our Junior Hockey Programme

For more information about joining or just to find out more, contact us at southgatehc.membership1@gmail.com 

With a dedicated team of over 30 Coaches supporting over 20 Junior Teams, we are passionate about nurturing young talent through our various weeknight training sessions and our Sunday programme.

Our goal is to provide players with two unique hockey experiences:

  • Leadership Hockey: Where players showcase their strengths and excel.
  • Stretch Hockey: Where players are pushed to grow and improve beyond their current capabilities.

Junior Teams

We are proud to run a range of teams across all age groups. We cater for all ages from our hockey tots (2yrs +) to U18s.  Each age group is overseen by the Age Group Lead and sessions are taken by our team of qualified coaches and senior players.

Our Core Principles

We emphasize being the very best we can be across all levels of hockey, aiming to be World-Class in all that we do on and off the pitch.

  1. World-Class Basics: Skills with the ball.
  2. World-Class Without the Ball: Defensive excellence.
  3. World-Class Values:
  • Respect the umpire.
  • Support teammates at all times.
  • Maintain positive voices and body language.
  • Respect opponents and always show sportsmanship.
  • Win and lose with grace.

Training Programmes

Sunday Programme

Dedicated to age-group training, Sunday sessions focus on:

  • Team play, tactics and strategies.
  • Preparation for fixtures and tournaments.

Training Timetable

Junior Section training times for the 2025/26 Season:

DAY START TIME AGE GROUP
WEDNESDAY 19h00 J2S Academy Girls (Water)
THURSDAY
18h00 J-Foundation – U10 & U12 (Water)
19h00 J2S Academy Girls (Water)
19h00 Juniors – U14 – U18 (Sand)
SUNDAY
09h00 – 09h40 Tots
09h00 – 10h30 U8
09h00 – 10h30 U10
10h30 – 12h15 U14
12h15 – 14h00 U12
14h00 – 15h45 U16 / U18

Learner Coach Programme

Our Learner Coach Programme is lead by Coach Alex James, with 20 young members from our U14, U16 and U18 age groups.  This programme is by invitation only and involves:

  • Supporting Tots, U8, U10, and U12 groups on Sunday mornings.
  • Working toward coaching qualifications, safeguarding, and first aid certifications.

If you are interested in finding out more you can contact Alex on acj220875@gmail.com