Hi <font color=blue>Hockey-Girl
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<font color=black>Hey, i am trying to set up a team for me and my friends in Great Britain, i'm not sure how we should go about it though, and what we need to sort out, can anyone give me some ideas?
Tnx a lot
Hockey_Girl
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You leave an awful lot of question un-answered. The situation here in Great Britain is at best, somewhat confusing and before anyone can come to your aid you will need to think about some of the following questions:
Where in the UK do you intend to set up your hockey team, what type of hockey do you want to play (ball or puck, inline or quad skates, checking or non-checking)
What is already available in your chosen area?
Have you spoken with the Sports Development Department of your Local Authority (Town Hall/ Civic Centre/ What have you)?
In addition to putting you in contact with local contacts of established organisations, the local authority Sports Development Department should, where no such organisation exists, offer you support in setting-up your own team (or club).
Have you visited any of the UK hockey website? For example:
Quad, ball, playing to FIRS rules: <A HREF="http://www.nrha.co.uk" target="_new">http://www.nrha.co.uk</A>
Inline, ball, playing to iiSHF Rules: <A HREF="http://www.BishaHockey.com" target="_new">http://www.BishaHockey.com</A>
Inline, puck, non-checking, playing to FIRS rules: <A HREF="http://www.BIPHA.co.uk" target="_new">http://www.BIPHA.co.uk</A>
Inline, puck, checking, playing to IIHFi rules: <A HREF="http://www.GBInline.co.uk" target="_new">http://www.GBInline.co.uk</A>
There are a number of separate organisation scattered around the UK delivering various modes of hockey, usually, but not always limited to local leagues without national affiliation, such as street hockey in London and the Home Counties, Roller Hockey in the Greater Manchester area, Roller Hockey in North Wales, Roller Hockey in Scotland each operating websites of their own.
If you send me an electronic message by clicking on my 'mailto' button, giving me the answers to the above questions, I might be able to help.
<font color=red>John
<font color=blue>The Welsh TimeKeeper
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by WelshTimeKeeper on 05/17/04 08:50 PM.</EM></FONT></P>