Membership

Reading Hockey Club is the hockey section of Reading Cricket and Hockey Club. The club is currently accepting members.

If you have any questions about membership that aren’t answered on our website, please use our enquiry form to contact us.

We are delighted that you are interested in joing Reading Hockey Club. We aim to provide a social and development environment for hockey players of all ages and abilities. Whether you have never played hockey before, whether you are returning to hockey after a break, or whether you are a junior or senior international looking for a supportive club environment in which to perfect your skills and work towards your representative ambitions we hope to be able to meet your needs.

Are you a parent looking for information on behalf or your child? Whilst you may find some information on this page of interest, how to join Reading is slightly different for our younger members. To find our more about Youth Hockey at Reading please see our Next Generation section.

To join Reading Hockey Club you need to complete a membership form and pay an annual membership fee.

Membership Form

Download our Membership Form


RHC Membership Form (Word) | RHC Membership Form (PDF)

Download and complete our membership form and return it to us.

1. E-Mail it to Us
Complete a soft copy version of the form and e-mail it to membership and we’ll acknowledge receipt and send your further information on trials and training, contacts within the club and who you can expect to welcome you.

2. Bring it to Trials
Print off a copy of the form and bring it with you to trials.

Ladies Trials

Saturday 1st September 09:00 - 12:30 (registration from 08:30)

Mens Trials

Saturday 1st September 15:30 - 18:00 (registration from 15:00)
(General Session)

Trials Information

You will need to bring yourself and your kit. The trials will consist of a series of games.
There will be a charge of £3 to cover pitch costs for the day.

You will also have the opportunity to see both our 1XIs in action at trials. The Ladies 1XI will be playing Clifton at 12:30 and the Mens 1XI will play Wales at 14:00. The club day will finish with an evening BBQ and some sociable drinks.

3. Bring it to Training
It doesn’t matter if you can’t make trials. If you can’t you can always print off a copy of the form and bring it with you a general training session and hand it to the Mens Club Captain (Johnny Downer) or the Ladies Club Captain (Sue Newman)

Membership Fees

Membership Type	Annual Subscription	Match Fee
Full	£175	£8.50
Under 25	£145	£8.50
Under 21	£105	£6.00
Under 18	£80	£6.00
Under 6	£40
Non Playing	£25

You have up to 2 months after joining to pay your membership fee so you have time to decide if Reading is the right club for you. Existing members must pay by 31 October 2007.

Non Playing membership is for those who will not be training or playing but would like to enjoy the social side of the club and be permitted access to the members bar in the clubhouse.

What Happens After I Join?

You club captain will get in touch and welcome you to the club. If you have attended trials then you will be included in selection and contacted by your team captain when you have been placed in an initial team pool. If you have e-mailed you form in or come along for training then we will welcome you at a general training session and place you in a team at the next monthly selection meeting.

That’s OK. We know that playing a sport is a commitment in time and money, and we know it is sometimes hard from initial impressions to judge whether a club with have the right feel and opportunities for you. We would invite you to get in touch with you club captain (Johnny Downer for the Men Sue Newman for the Ladies for a friendly chat. You can find more information on how to contact them on our committee page. Or you can use our enquiry form to get in touch to introduce yourself and request more information. You can also come along to one our general training or fitness sessions to have a look around, meet some of the other players and have a go before you need to commit youself to signing up. Here’s why we think you will….

You may have never played hockey before but as the sport’s exposure in the media increases you may have thought it looks like a fun competitive sport to try. You may have tried hockey at school but not pursued playing in a club before. Or you may have terrible memories of hockey from school on a cold muddy pitch that bear little resemblence to the fun fast sport hockey is today.

We think hockey is great because:

• It is a fast technical game. You can learn the basics quickly, but still be mastering your skills after decades of playing
• It is fun and sociable team sport
• Rolling substitutions help make it a tactical game and one where you can rest during the game, and re-enter the fray revived
• It is played at all ages. You can start at 6 and still be playing, even at international level at 60
• It is played equally by men and women. In addition to mens and ladies sides there are many social and competitive mixed sides. Hockey is a sport that has a mixed international team
• It can be played outdoors or indoors

Visit England Hockey for more information on the game.

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