Milton Keynes Hockey Club

Milton Keynes' Hockey Club is proud and excited to announce details of our first every Junior Hockey Summer Camp!

Under the careful oversight of our internationally experienced coaches, the camp will take place from August 16th-20th.

The emphasis is on fun, and the camp represents a tremendous opportunity for children 10-14 (although we're happy to make exceptions on the recommendation of a qualified coach) to enjoy expert tuition in the game we all love.

Numbers are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment!

Click here for full details of the event and booking information.

Posted: 11 Mar 2010

Would you like to tell the hockey family about someone who has committed much time and effort into hockey this past season? Would you like to see your squad coach or club coach up there receiving an award they deserve!?

Well now is your chance...voting is now taking place for the England Hockey Board’s Awards Night and the voting process is very simple and can be completed on the website Now! There are several different categories covering umpires, volunteers, coaches and players.

Please go to our website and complete any sections you wish to vote on.

Many thanks and we hope to see lots of you at the Awards Dinner in June.

Emma Hewitt
Development Officer for Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire & Gtr Warwickshire
Acting Midlands Regional Manager

Posted: 10 Mar 2010

The end of the season approaches, the final social is here, so let’s get our brains going, for the quiz night!

Teams of 4-5 people - £10 a team

Food will be provided so just bring your grey matter, and/or smart friends!

7:30pm for 8pm

All Welcome, hockey or not!

Posted: 08 Mar 2010

The dinner is approaching fast, the biggest night of our club year, a real case of:

“Be there, or Be square!”

So if you have not heard about it yet there is information all over the place check out;

• the link to forthcoming events on the right of this page;
• The 2 PDF in the Player documents;
• Your team skipper;
• Your social secretary; or
• email us!

Posted: 08 Mar 2010

There will be a Foundation Skills Workshop taking place at Beaconsfield High School on Tuesday 27th April 2010.

Please find the Booking Form and Poster within the Player Document section for further information. 

Posted: 07 Mar 2010

That time of year again is approaching when you realise you might have to pack away your hockey stick for the long summer and miss all your wonderful friends at MKHC but never fear as Milton Keynes Summer Hockey is here!

Lindsay and I will be taking over the organising this year from Jo and Stoney, so hopefully we will meet up to their high standards! I hope by now you are all signed up to a team, if not please do so and then captains let one of us know your confirmed team details by the end of March.

Looking forward to it already any questions give us a shout.

Grant and Lindsay

Posted: 26 Feb 2010

Southern Counties Hockey Association will be running a South over 40, 45, 50 and 55 men’s Masters teams in 2010.  These teams will play in divisional tournaments throughout the year.

To be eligible, a player has to be that age before 31 December 2010 eg for the over 40’s a player needs to be 40 on or before 31 December 2010.  If you wish to attend the trials please see the contact information in the South Masters Hockey document in the Player Zone / Player Documents section of the website.

For more information on Masters Hockey view the England Hockey website  

Posted: 19 Feb 2010

We have finalised one of the Foundation Skills Workshops, please find details as below:

Venue: Stourport HC
Date: Wednesday 24th March
Deliverer: Greg Wade

If you would like to attend this workshop please complete the attached application form and return it to me at the below address along with a cheque for £15.00 made payable to England Hockey.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

Elaina Leithead
Midlands Regional Administrator
England Hockey Board (EHB)
01509 228676 (Midlands Office)
01509 228678

Should you be interested in attending the application form is available within the Player Documents in the Player Zone on the website.

Posted: 04 Feb 2010

This year, for the first time, the Sainsbury’s Active Kids scheme has been made available to Clubmark Accredited clubs. 

From 17 February to 8 June 2010 Sainsbury's shoppers can earn Active Kids vouchers which can be donated to clubs to redeem against any of the products featured in the Active Kids Catalogue, such as sports equipment, resources and motivational experiences!

>We would ask all club members to make an effort if you are shopping in Sainsburys please remember to pick up the vouchers as previously through the collection of Tescos vouchers the club has been able to aquire new training kit.

Posted: 03 Feb 2010

Body Treat - Massage & Holistic Therapies - a continued supporter of MKHC based in Kents Hill, has special offers in place of January and February 2010, find out more at the following website.

Posted: 15 Jan 2010

The session runs from 6.45pm-7.45pm. Please meet at 6.30pm on the pitch.  Simon Williams the Club Fitness Coach runs the session and we hope to see you all in attendance before the big Xmas break.

Simon Williams

Posted: 14 Dec 2009

MK Vets crashed out of the EH Masters Cup on Sunday, narrowly loosing out to determined and capable opponents Gloucester. The match opened with both teams fighting for midfield control and it was Gloucester who opened the scoring capitalising on a defensive clearance error which left goalkeeper Taff stranded. But MK reorganised, the scratch team was reshuffled to bolster the defences and on came Alec Hornshaw to test his fitness. Now MK pressure created short corner opportunities and we converted first through Stuart Riches deflecting on the post and soon after a straight strike from Mark Ling. MK leading at the interval 2-1.

Gloucester though perhaps inspired by team talk came back in the second half with something of a surge. Strong overlapping play and determined runs by the youthful Gloucester attack made constant attritional inroads towards the Maginot line of Snelling, Knox and Bastow, and like the Germans they eventually got around the back and leveling the score with 15 minutes to go. The MK goal came under constant pressure, with Taff making it exceptionally difficult for the visitors and twice when he was beaten a defender was there to clear off the line. MK countered on the break, winning a sequence of shorts which in turn put Gloucester under severe pressure. Amidst the frenetic chaos it was MK who lacked the stamina and Gloucester finally broke the deadlock with an excellently composed and executed broadside of a short corner.

Lets not forget Ryan, who despite finding out he was too young to take the field 30 minutes before the start provided endless encouragement and support from the side. We will try again next year, a valiant effort from all concerned, and congratulations to our worthy and piratical opponents in the next round.

Posted: 03 Dec 2009

This week, England Hockey unveils its new Three Lions logo and announces a five year kit partnership with Adidas ahead of the men’s squad’s departure to Australia for the ABN AMRO Champions Trophy.

The announcement continues the journey for hockey as a national sport on its way once more to a greater world ranking and Olympic success. Core values of ‘Passion’, ‘Speed’ and ‘Respect’ underpin the evolution of the new identity while the Three Lions logo gives England a national emblem of pride – bringing hockey into line with football and cricket and other top tier national sports.

As the sport rides high on recent European success, this new identity aims to bring with it a greater awareness for hockey nationwide. The strong branding and Three Lions logo provides an opportunity to celebrate and showcase the sport to engage once more with hockey players and fans, increasing participation and spectator numbers.

View the new dedicated website

Posted: 24 Nov 2009

The October 2009 edition of Backboard has recently been published.

You've probably received your copy already, but if you haven't had a chance to check it out on the Newsletters Page.

Articles include:

New Dugouts 

Fitness Training 

Player Profiles featuring Stoney and Nick Gage

Enjoy the read and we are always looking for new content so please do let us know if you have an interesting story!

Posted: 03 Nov 2009

The Rules of Indoor Hockey are issued by the Hockey Rules Board under the authority of the International Hockey Federation (FIH). England Hockey is invited by the FIH to independently decide the implementation date of the FIH Rules of Indoor Hockey.

The Rules of Indoor Hockey apply to all indoor hockey players and all officials. The implementation date internationally was 1st May 2009. The implementation date in England for all indoor hockey competition inclusive of schools and clubs championships is 1st November 2009. Any club, association or organisation wishing to implement prior to 1st November is free to do so.

If interested you can access the full document within the Player Zone - Player Documents section.

Posted: 21 Oct 2009

New club kit is available from our supplier Dare2Wear. If you are looking for MK Hockey Club hoodies, jackets, training tops, bags etc then please visit their site and go to the Milton Keynes Hockey Club page.

Dare2Wear

Here you will find prices and sizes and you can place an order and pay for the goods online.

Get your orders in now if you want club shirts as there is currently a 4-6 week restocking process!

Posted: 20 Oct 2009

The Rules of Mini Hockey are issued by England Hockey. They are reviewed every two years so as to be in accordance with the revised FIH Rules of Hockey (where appropriate).

England Hockey has not previously adapted or adopted any mandatory experiments from the 11 a-side game into Mini Hockey, however, this year due to the very significant impact of the new free hit mandatory experiment, we have reviewed our position.

We confirm that the new Rules of Mini Hockey 2009-10 will include an adapted version of the self-pass at free-hits and re-starts. These new Rules of Mini Hockey 2009-10 shall apply to all mini hockey players and officials.

The implementation date is for all mini hockey competition inclusive of schools and clubs championships is 1st November 2009. Any club, school, association or organisation wishing to implement prior to 1st November is free to do so.

Please see full document in Player Zone - Player Documents and Links section.

Posted: 20 Oct 2009

Guys as we prepare for the new season ahead I wanted to give you a round up of last season. It is difficult to know how I will report back everything succinctly such has been the success for the club both on and off the pitch. I will however do my best!!

Without doubt last season was the most successful season for the club, the pinnacle being the promotion of the 1st X1 as champions to the South League.

I thanked many people at the outstanding end of season dinner, this continues to grow and become more successful, and rightly become the focus for both the men’s and ladies club to celebrate the season’s achievement in style. I reiterated those thanks in my report for the AGM but suffice to say there are many to applaud for the success and development the club achieved last season.....

Please view full article here.

Posted: 20 Aug 2009