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Euro Hockey League Draw

By Reading Hockey Club • Sep 2nd, 2010 • Category: Home Page, M1, News

As a result of the long-awaited draw for the 2010/11 Euro Hockey League first round stage, Reading HC now know that they will face Bloemendaal (Dutch and former EHL champions) and SC Stroitel Brest (champions of Belarus) in pool A of the competition.  These first round matches will be played at Terrassa Hockey Club in [...]



Beth to the Rescue

By Reading Hockey Club • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: Home Page, News

As England make it two wins out of two with a 1-0 victory over China in the FIH Women’s World Cup in Argentina, Reading HC’s own Beth Storry is the star of the show denying China with a string of world class saves – Watch Highlights from the BBC



Exciting Development Plans for Reading Hockey Club

By Reading Hockey Club • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: Home Page, News

Reading Hockey Club is planning bold changes for the future and we need your help to make it happen. Work is underway on the first step – the construction of a second Astro pitch at Sonning Lane – visit the FUTURE section for the full story and information on the project to date… Works Starts [...]



Reading’s International Pedigree

By Reading Hockey Club • Aug 26th, 2010 • Category: Home Page

Once again Reading HC has great representation at National level with the recently announced squads for the Commonwealth Games in Dehli… Congratulations to Alex Danson, Helen Richardson, Kate Walsh and Beth Storry on their selection for England at the Commonwealth Games.  The Reading quartet are also part of the squad that has travelled to Argentina for [...]



Garden(ing) Party!

By Reading Hockey Club • Aug 24th, 2010 • Category: Home Page

What are you doing with your Bank Holiday Monday?  Why not come and join us for a big Bank Holiday clear up?? We need to give the club some ‘freshening up’ for the new season, so we are inviting all members to spare a tiny piece of their time this Monday 30th August to come and help [...]



Reading HC England Hockey ClubsFirst Accredited

By Reading Hockey Club • Jun 21st, 2010 • Category: Home Page

If you didn’t hear we achieved our ClubsFirst accreditation.  For a club of our size this is a huge achievement and many congratulations must go to Gemma-Louise Notman, Philippa Sanders and Terry Walden for all their work on the core group that enabled us to reach this  goal.



Help with Sports Psychology Study

By Reading Hockey Club • Jun 21st, 2010 • Category: Home Page, News

I am a Sport Psychology post graduate research student working in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Birmingham. My area of research investigates athletes’ use of imagery to enhance sporting performance. Help my research now!



Summer Hockey Camps 2010

By Reading Hockey Club • Jun 21st, 2010 • Category: Home Page, Next Generation

Reading Hockey Club in association with The Berkshire Hockey Association present Programme of Junior Hockey Camps 2010/11 Reading HC, in association with the Berkshire Hockey, run a series of Hockey Camps, some for a mix of abilities and some more specific in nature, supporting the BHA’s Single System Youth Development programme.



Championship Disappointment; Cup Success

By Reading Hockey Club • Apr 28th, 2010 • Category: Home Page

It was a disappointing day at Sonning Lane on Saturday as both Mens and Ladies 1XIs crashed out of the National Championship Finals by a 1-2 margin. In both games the Blues took the lead but were overhauled by their opponents. The Men lost to Beeston, who were playing their second game of the weekend, [...]



Super Super Sunday

By Reading Hockey Club • Apr 21st, 2010 • Category: Home Page, L1, M1

It’s been a long time since we had a super Sunday at Sonning Lane and this week it’s a big one!! Both 1XIs will be doing battle to be crowned English champions and claim their place in Europe. The Mens 1XI have already secured a place in the Euro Hockey League next season by topping [...]