1. JUNIOR REGISTRATION EVENING 2018
What you need to know about Bradford Hockey Club

2. Who are we
Volunteers
All our officials, coaches and parent supporters are volunteers, and undertake their work in the Club alongside their day to day jobs
Please bear with us if we cannot respond to enquiries or requests immediately.

3. ALL DBS CHECKED AND UNDERTAKEN SAFEUARDING AND FIRST AIDTRAINING
Who are we
Coaches
Stuart – Head Coach
Derek, James, Danny, Richard, Ben, David - Coaches
Simon - Assistant Coach
ALL DBS CHECKED AND UNDERTAKEN SAFEUARDING AND FIRST AIDTRAINING

4. ALL DBS CHECKED AND UNDERTAKING SAFEUARDING TRAINING
Who are we
Other officers
Karen – Welfare Officer
Carolyn – Volunteer Co-Ordinator
Lesley – Club Treasurer
Angela, Sam, Louise, Colette, Mags, Warren, Richard K – Parent Helpers
ALL DBS CHECKED AND UNDERTAKING SAFEUARDING TRAINING

5. What teams have we entered to the 18/19 JUNIOR leagues
What teams – Yorkshire Youth Hockey Leagues
U10s – mixed team but playing in the boys league
U12 – boys and girls
U14 – boys and girls
U16 – boys and girls
Development
Indoor

6. OTHER COMPETITIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE
What teams
U11 Summer League
U14 Cup Competition – boys and girls
U16 Cup Competition – boys and girls

7. SAFEGUARDING
Magic Sports Kit

8. SAFEGUARDING Our Responsibility To keep your child safe
We have a duty of care to your child, and have put procedures and policies in place to make sure this happens
It is a requirement of England Hockey that all clubs hold the Clubs First Award, which lasts for three years, our last being awarded in May To achieve this award, Bradford Hockey Club has had to demonstrate that all the necessary procedures and policies are in place, and are implemented

9. BHC Management Committee
SAFEGUARDING
Who is responsible
Welfare Officer – links with England Hockey Safeguarding Unit and Local Safeguarding Board – undertaken Advanced Child Protection and EH Time to Listen programmes
Volunteer Co-Ordinator – ensures that all the necessary documents and checks are carried out on volunteers
Coaches
Parent helpers
BHC Management Committee

10. SAFEGUARDING Concerns
If you have any concerns about aspects of safeguarding, either regarding individual coaches or officials, or concerns about the policies and procedures used (or not used) in the club, please contact the Welfare Officer on the number on the front of the Junior Handbook.

11. All children should come to training and matches with the following:
SAFEty procedures
Equipment
All children should come to training and matches with the following:
Shin pads, Gum shield (children will not be allowed to participate without them)
Stick
Water bottle
Appropriate clothing
Food for matches

12. Friday Night Welfare Team
SAFEty procedures
Friday Night Welfare Team
Register children on arrival
Welcome new recruits, provide information about the Club
Provide First Aid and TLC when required
Toilet attendants!
Spot checks on use of shin pads and gum shields
Ensure children are safe when leaving the session

13. SAFEty procedures Drop off
The nights are now drawing in, and the area around the pitch can be dark.
For both drop off and pick up, please only use the outer car park
Accompany your child to the pitch and ensure that they register
Let us know if someone else is taking your child home
Let us know if there is a medical condition eg injury, that we need to keep an eye on

14. SAFEty procedures Pick up Please use the outer car park
The inner car park will be blocked off from 8.30 pm onwards
Cars will not be allowed to move out of this area until all children have left the pitch
Children U14 and below must be collected, whether they have an older sibling or not. U16 will be allowed to go and meet their parents in the car park once we are aware that they are there

15. General Data Protection Regulations
GDPR
General Data Protection Regulations
Came into force on 25 May 2018
In principle this means that Bradford Hockey Club have to inform all members, officials and others who provide their personal details (eg, dates of birth, telephone numbers, medical information) to the Club about how this information will be used, accessed and stored.

16. Personal information will be:
GDPR
Personal information will be:
Used to facilitate your child’s participation in relation to activities relating to BHC
Only passed on to agencies directly involved in the facilitation and management of BHC
Only kept as long as your child remains involved with BHC
Kept securely and only transferred to coaches and officials through secure networks

17. GDPR
Membership Forms
We require all Senior players and parents of juniors to complete a new membership form, which will be available after the presentation. We should not hold your details or contact you about club activities without your agreement to our new terms.
The membership form will be scanned and kept electronically in a secure location and access to your information will only be given to club officials who are assigned to your child’s age group, or have responsibility for some aspect of your child’s participation, eg Treasurer re subs.

18. The cost of membership for the SEASON is £180
FINANCE
The cost of membership for the SEASON is £180
This includes:
All training sessions (including any additional training sessions/senior sessions that they may attend)
All match fees (BHC has to pay a fee to enter every competition and league)
After match teas for the player when playing in development or senior league matches
If a player participates for the whole of the season (Sept-Mar), then the full cost of membership is payable … out of convenience we allow you to pay this in 12 instalments, if the player withdraws in May, the full fee for the season is still payable.

19. FINANCE Family discount First player (most senior) – full fee
Second player (next most senior) – 75%
Third player – 50%
Fourth and subsequent player – 25%
Family discount does not apply to Pay and Play players

20. REPRESENTATIVE HOCKEY PLAYER PATHWAY
From the age of approximately 12, your child may have the opportunity to attend Player Pathway sessions Which could ultimately lead to representing your area, the North and potentially your country In recent years Bradford has been very successful in our junior players going all the way to play for England at the Sainsburys School Games, which is no mean feat for such a small club. More information is available from your coach.

21. SENIOR HOCKEY
What happens when your child goes into Senior Teams The usual first step is our Development Team, which is a bridge between junior and senior hockey. Longer games, but not as high intensity (usually!)

22. SENIOR HOCKEY
What happens when your child goes into Senior Teams Ladies 1st XI – play in Yorkshire Div 4 North Mens’ 3rd XI – play in Yorkshire Div 5 North Mens’ 2nd XI – recently promoted to Yorkshire Div 3 Mens’ 1st XI – play in the Yorkshire Premier Div

23. SENIOR HOCKEY
What happens when your child goes into Senior Teams Things to be aware of: These are adult teams, and parents need to be aware of the environment that their son or daughter will be joining. We can police our own players, but we do cannot guarantee the behaviour of the opposition towards junior players

24. SENIOR HOCKEY
How do we identify when a junior player is ready to progress Assessment includes: Skill levels Ability to play against ‘physical’ teams Emotional maturity Physical strength

25. SENIOR HOCKEY
Social aspects of Senior Hockey All teams provide post-match teas for their player visitors (unfortunately this does not include parents, siblings, etc who come to support) In Bradford’s case, teas will be provided in the Students Union building at Bradford University We would recommend that junior players participate in this, as it helps to integrate them into the team

26. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ACHIEVEMENT
Senior Dinner – Junior Presentation There is an event held each year for both seniors and juniors to acknowledge the effort that they have put in, and reward outstanding achievement. The date is announce before Christmas .. Please make sure it is in your diary 2019 is a special year for BHC as we are 125 years old … these events in 2019 will mark this occasion

27. Website
We are in the process of developing a new website, which you are free to look at. Please be aware that this is a work in progress

28. FACEBOOK
Please sign up to our Junior Facebook page … this is where we post information on events, fixtures, results, successes and, most importantly as the weather gets more difficult … cancellations Search for BHC Juniors

29. And finally ….
Plea for help! We are always looking for volunteers to assist with the organisation of not just the Junior Club but the wider club. In relation to the Junior Club, a number of us no longer have juniors in the club, so we would like to hand over to others who can bring energy to the Club.

30. And finally ….
Plea for help! Parent helpers are always welcome. Our current rota usually means that people work 1 in 5 Friday nights, but obviously with more people this will reduce Talk to Karen or Carolyn for details

31. And finally ….
Plea for help! Can you help with sponsorship opportunities, either to knock on doors to recruit new sponsors, or do you have a link to a company who could offer sponsorship? Could you offer time to help arrange ?our 2019 celebratory events? Would you like to get involved in the coaching side of the club – assistant coaches are always welcome?

32. Thank you for listening
We very much appreciate your coming to the meeting, and for your involvement in the Club If you have any questions, please feel free to raise them, either now or if you want a quiet word later, I will make myself available