Hockey Futures

Using hockey for good, we help young people on and off the pitch with their physical and mental health.

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Member since November 2021

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#HockeyMadeMe Relaunch Update

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has supported Hockey Futures in the past few weeks as we relaunched with our #HockeyMadeMe campaign.

We wanted to hear how hockey has had a positive influence on so many people and we weren't disappointed! It was fantastic to see how hockey has shaped and supported so many, as Tess Howard, the GB and England squad member so passionately explains.

And why are we asking about how #HockeyMadeMe? Its because it is precisely what we want to do with our programmes - use hockey and provide opportunities for young people who face multiple hardship. To give young people employment opportunities as well as the chance to pick a stick.

We're thrilled to have so many people get in touch to offer support, share their stories or make a much valued donation: together, we can use hockey for good and help more young people. We look forward to telling you more about our projects in 2022.

#HockeyMadeMe

Whether our hockey is played indoors on a carpet in a community centre, outdoors on a car park or grass field, we are all about using hockey for good.

‘Hockey Futures hockey’ will be whatever standard the young people want it to be. If walking hockey is more their pace, that’s what we’ll do. All girls – no problem. Coaching or umpiring rather than playing – we’ll make that happen.

Because Hockey Futures hockey focusses on personal development, positive mental health as well as targeting children and young people to get active. Enabling hockey to be a tool in having fun, feeling safe, knowing you belong, being part of a team. And for young adults, leading to paid employment.

Our relaunch is all about asking you to share you memories of hockey. What positive impact did hockey have on you growing up, because we want to use hockey to enable more young people to benefit from these positive experiences?

Simply visit any of our socials and add you memory, and tag 3 hockey mates to do the same #HockeyMadeMe #SpreadTheWord

About us

We want to be the catalyst for a 12 year old who faces multiple childhood difficulties to turn up week on week for fun, safe, positive-endorphin-producing space. So they can truly be themselves and play hockey right where they live. Our outreach programme, whether that’s played on a concrete car park or an indoor community hall, will be based on reward for participation, kindness to team mates and simply turning up. So that 12 year old knows they have achieved, they have friends, they belong.

A core component in our hockey delivery will include training up young adults in coaching and/or umpiring, connecting them to clubs for paid employment as well as employing these course graduates to deliver our outreach. Its so important that hockey isn’t seen as something ‘other people do’. Our leaders need to be representative of the communities they serve.

We also want to set up a youth board, with representation from young people all across England, from all walks of life. As a youth-serving organisation, is it essential that we are youth-led, and our youth board will feed directly to our Chair. We also want to ensure this board is a voice for young people playing hockey, regardless of skill or talent. Listening to young people and taking their views on board is key to the longevity of the game, and Hockey Futures will provide a platform for their voices to be heard.

Finally, our third objective is about stopping a financial barrier be the reason a child doesn’t join a club. We know playing sport isn’t cheap. Especially a game like ours which needs kit, travel expenses, subscriptions etc. We will set up a bursary for young players, and will work with club’s to manage this, so a lack of money isn’t a blocker for an aspiring young hockey player.

We want to use hockey for good.