Here we go again!!!!

I'd like to start by welcoming you all back to the hockey club and the blog after what seems like an eternity away. It's time to prepare for a new season, and here's the news hot, off the press and straight to your door. As per usual this post is here not just to inform you of developments but also to gauge opinion, so please post with opinions on what I've said.

The hockey club will re-commence activities on Wednesday 28th September (Freshers week) with a session at Peffermill. This will be used to take a look at the Freshers but also to select the teams for Saturday 1st October which is the first game of the season. After the training session we then have to conduct an EGM at which I hope to achieve two things. Firstly, the election of a new President. Secondly, over the next few weeks I plan to write and circulate a constitution, hopefully we can the ratify this at the meeting. Then ss is customary on any match day, Wednesday evening or EGM night we shall then hit the town with the Freshers and quite possibly the Ladies team too for a 'team bonding' session.

There are also going to be some changes for this year. We now have a new traing session on a Thursday night from 8.30-10pm at Saughton in addition to our Monday night slot at Peffermill.
The system for collecting subs abd fees is also going to change. Members will now pay a single contribution at the start of the year (Somewhere in the region of £80 but that's only a guesstimate [our crack accountant Matt Remes is on the job]). This contribution will pay for everything. You will no longer need to pay for anything e.g. buses, matches, training. It will all be covered by your subs. We are also getting 2 sets of shirts paid for by the sports union and kept by them. Players will provide their own shorts and socks.

Now a little dilemna, as our fixtures stand we can only play some our our home fixtures at Royal High due to them clashing with something ( This information is 2nd hand so don't shoot me I'm just the messenger.) Therefore we have 2 options. i) I can try and fit all our fixtures onto the weekends that Royal High have available by contacting the other clubs and see if they'll re-arrange. Or ii) The games we can't play at Royal High we play at Saughton. I need feedback on this within the next couple of days as if I go for the former it could take quite a lot of organising.

We're going to have a Rules night at some point, late October to early November. There will then be some friendlies to try and get some players badged. If you would like to be badged or have any ideas then contact Krebs as he's in charge of this one. The more people we get badged the less often people will get asked to umpire so please help your team matesand try and get badged.

Any technical questions about the website should be angled at Sean. Anything hockey related and I'll do my best to help. I hope you're all having a happy summer and that it continues.

Lots of Love Nick x