Southgate HC Welcomes 10 Local Primary Schools for Hockey Festival

On Friday 9 October, the Southgate HC School Outreach team welcomed 10 primary schools from Enfield and Barnet for a festival celebrating hockey, with a morning of skills, games and the full hockey experience.

Thanks to funding previously secured from the Michael Norwood Memorial Trust, 30 children were provided with their own mouthguards to keep and shin pads to borrow, helping them experience the game properly and safely.

Southgate Coaches – Chris, Olive, James, Liv and Josh delivered two hours of fun, engaging hockey activities, introducing the sport to some children while helping others develop their basic skills and confidence.

The festival was a great opportunity to bring local schools together through sport, and plans are already underway for a follow-up event in the spring term.

Thank You to Our Participating Schools

Enfield: Hazelwood, George Spicer, Garfield, Raglan, St James’, Our Lady of Lourdes and Alma.

Barnet: Broadfields, Danegrove and Barnfield.

What the Schools Had to Say

“On behalf of the schools, Chris, a huge thank you to you and your team of coaches for giving the children such a great opportunity and experience. They did a brilliant job keeping them engaged and adapting the activities to meet the needs of the children and help them all gain skills and confidence to play hockey.”

Fiona Hathaway
Enfield PE Team, School & Early Years Improvement Service

“Fantastic morning of hockey. Really nice working with James, who had a wonderful manner with the children.”

Caroline Connell
School Games Organiser – Barnet West, Barnet Partnership for School Sport

A huge thank you to all the schools, coaches and the Michael Norwood Memorial Trust for helping make hockey accessible to more young people in our local community. We look forward to welcoming everyone back for the next festival!