October Half Term 2023: Junior Info

Information for our junior players and parents about arrangements for the upcoming half term holiday...

Regular Junior Activity

Sunday 22nd October:  

• No U8,U10,U12 Game Time.
• There will be a few matches for some teams.  These will have been communicated by your Team Managers or Dawn Parry, Fixtures Manager.

Week of Monday 23rd - Friday 27th October:

• No weeknight training sessions 

Sunday 29th October:

• Activities return to normal

Holiday Camps

• We are running a variety of holiday camps over the next two weeks (Monday 16th - Friday 20th October & Monday 23rd - Friday 27th October)
• Private sessions are also available with selected coaches.
• A schedule of what’s on is available on this page
• You can book using this link

Camp types

All Star Camps (for yr 1-6) 10:00 - 13:00 

• Players are divided into age specific groups and all enjoy a fun filled morning while learning the necessary skills needed for the developing hockey player

Specialist Hockey Camps (for yr 7-9) 10:00 - 13:00 

• Each session is dedicated to a specific skill - full details on the attached timetable

Day Camp (for yr 7-13) 10:00 - 15:00  on Tuesday 24 October

• Goal Scoring and Attacking Match Play for outfielders 
• Goalkeeping Camp will run alongside this camp and will focus on specific skill instruction and match play

Masterclasses

• Our Masterclasses are designed to focus on developing a particular skill including (Goal Keeper masterclasses) which is taught by one of our first team international players
• Small Player to Coach ratio
• They are competitively priced and are a perfect opportunity to learn from some of the nation’s best hockey players. 
• A Masterclass is a great way to develop more in depth knowledge of particular techniques.  This is not always possible during training sessions due to time factors and group sizes
• Available for children from year 4 and above, we have designed the timetable to allow you to book back to back masterclasses or to dip in and out. 
• View the timetable on this page 
• Book here

Introducing new First Team Masterclass Coaches

In addition to our regular First Team Internationals, we are delighted to introduce some new members of the masterclass coaching team.

Martha Taylor
One of the most exciting young talents in the UK, Martha is one of our new signings for the season. A player we have kept track of since her junior years we are privileged to have her at Surbiton! A highly skilled midfielder and already with eight senior caps to her name Martha has so much to pass onto our junior players.

Conor Williamson
Conor is an ex Surbiton junior player and first sprung to our attention on one of our camps when he converted a diving reverse stick at eight years old! He is also reigning England Hockey Men’s Junior Performance Player and we have welcomed him back from Nottingham University for the new season. Conor also recently made his full international debut against Spain and achieved a European Silver Medal playing a key part in England Hockey’s successful campaign.

Sabbie Heesh
England’s number 1 GK! Sabbie has 33 combined international caps and has been Surbiton’s number one for the past few years. With lightning fast reactions Sabbie has been instrumental in the success of the Surbiton W1s’ success over recent seasons. It is great to have such a role model to pass on her knowledge to our young GKs.