SAVE THE DATES !
- Saturday 7th September: Annual Patty Cup, in memory of Pat Marston, 15 matches v Bowdon from M1 to Beavers. Presentation at THC after M2 match at 6pm
- Saturday 21st September: first league games followed by our first SATURDAY NIGHT SOCIAL of the season. Socials are a massive part of being part of THC so let's get a good turnout and ideal opportunity to chat up with old mates and meet new players
- Saturday 28th September: First Saturday Night Hockey with a local derby M1 v Brooklands 5pm

1. Training Seniors and Juniors
- Senior Teams 'In Season' session times start Tuesday 3rd September.
Club Training (Men's and Women's from 3s down) 7pm to 8.115pm. Arrive 6.45pm and be ready at START at 7pm
- Performance Teams (Men's and Women's 1/2's) 8.15pm to 10pm. Arrive early for any pre session briefs and warm up ready to got at 8.15pm
- Juniors
-Young ones (Cub's U8/10/12's) - start back Sunday 8th September 11am to 12.30am. See comms that will be coming out. All players MUST have pre-registered
- U14 / U16 (Boys and Girls) - start back Monday 9th September 5.15pm to 6.45pm. Players should not arrive before 5pm or be left at club earlier (unaccompanied). See comms that will be coming out. All players MUST have pre-registered

2. THC Kit and Socks
The order window for the THC Club online Kit Shop (run by EV2) is OPEN from 1st to 16th September for deliveries late October. If planning to order please read important details to avoid costly mistakes on sizing etc THC Kit Order Window - Click here for full details on kit and other items

For new players without shirts we can sort out ones to borrow for matches before your kit arrives.

Socks are available from the Club direct (not EV2) and paid for via https://www.timperleyhockeyclub.com/payments/category/merchandise or on the App
- Juniors see Clare or the Admin team at Sunday and Monday sessions
- Seniors see Shelagh E, Club Captains (Pricey and Siobhan) and pick up a pair at training on 3rd Sept or 7th Sept at the club

Odds and Sods Sale ! - we'll have a range of one off items, men's shorts, old shirts and some one off bits of EV2 kit, socks, croc charm and hats al available for sale at the club on Tuesday 3rd Sept and Saturday 7th Sept.

3. Membership and Subs
Thanks to all who've paid their membership for 2024-25 Subs - there's still time to take out the 4 instalment option if you get your skates on. All membership products are 'live' on the TSC System, except those discounted ones for VP, Life Socials, Country members (these go on this week). All TSC subs go to running the overall club facilities, pitches, building etc and NOT to the hockey section.
TSC / THC Membership and Subs - Seniors and Juniors

Deadline for payment (in full if instalments not set up by 16th September) is 30th September 2024 - No Pay No Play kicks in at the start of October.

If you have any personal circumstances, hardship etc please get in touch with Club Captains, Shelagh E or Anna M so we can see what support we may be able to give. We already offer reduced subs for unemployed, full time education of apprenticeships, aged 18-24 or 65+

4. THC Pitchero Profile and Availability
Pitchero is our THC 'admin workhorse' used for availability, selection, match fees, shop purchases, comms, player profiles etc. Its key to the efficient running of THC and helps reduce volunteer admin time if everyone uses it !
a) Please check your THC Pitchero profile is up to date including SHIRT NUMBER if you have your own shirt.
b) Please UPDATE YOUR AVAILABILITY ASAP as this helps captains plan ahead on player numbers / selection and rotation if needed
Fixtures for senior games are loaded (PB times to follow)- and Badgers, Beavers and Otters will follow in next 10 days and then other Junior Fixtures once dates confirmed. See note below on EH GMS system on Fixtures and this link is the master for PB times, venues etc

5. Fixtures, results, league tables, goal scorers....
We use THC Pitchero for all our internal admin - but all the wider hockey admin, fixtures, push back times, oppo details, results, player registration, match sheets etc is on done via the England Hockey GMS Platform for Adult and Junior Leagues, EH and NW Comps - but NOT badgers and beavers, Under 12 and below and friendlies (those are on Pitchero!)

GMS is the 'master' source of info on fixtures, pb times, venues etc as maintained by all teams. Handy hint -save this link / bookmark page on your phone for easy access to all Timperley teams league and cup match details by date / team.
https://northwest.englandhockey.co.uk/clubs/timperley-hc
Click on date to see fixtures and results, teams and division to see tables and matches to see scorers, cards etc

6. Player Registration - on GMS
New player must trigger transfer via GMS Profile asap to make sure its all completed and approved by former club by first league games (can take up to 10 days so get done by 9th September.
Parents of Juniors aged 13+ can register as a parent and then add Child aged 13+ onto their GMS account
New Players who've not played for a club elsewhere in last 4 years can register as a new player on GMS - but if played else where MUST Transfer from old club or risk THC getting docked points
Link to use https://gms.englandhockey.co.uk/

7. Selection for matches
Club Captains, Captains and Managers do a great job managing all the availability and selection each week - one average this means selection 200 - 250+ players each week.
To reduce volunteer time chasing please get into good habits early in the season and respond to invites to play / selection via Pitchero asap.
We're just completing our annual review of the Selection Policy and will be sharing before the league starts - but the general principle remains that everyone is a Timperley Player and plays for the club and shirt not a specific team!

8. Match Fees
The 2024-25 Match Fees kick in from 1st September - we've made a small increase of 50p or 25p to help cover increasing costs. Match fees support the cost of running hockey at Timperley not just match day costs. All match fees are collected via Pitchero. If 3 match fees in arrears this may affect your selection to matches.

Senior 18+ Full Match £12.50
Senior 18+ Concession (incl GK with own kit) £6.25
Junior playing senior hockey £6.25
Junior GK with own kit £3
Junior playing junior matches £5

We'll be introducing our 2024-25 captains and committee over the next couple of weeks as we all get ready for another cracking season at Timperley!