Club Rules

Availability

    Players are requested to inform their Team or Club Captain of their availability. Please try to give at least 1 week's notice of unavailability. If you have not been available the previous week and are not informed that you are selected for the current week by Tuesday evening. please phone your Captain or Vice Captain.
    ACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN, PEOPLE ARE SOMETIMES FORGOTTEN!
    Tell your captain immediately if you have to cry off.

Cancellations

    YOU MUST ALWAYS ASSUME YOUR GAME WILL BE PLAYED. However, if a match may possibly be cancelled due to inclement weather conditions, players should check by phoning their Captain or Vice Captain on the day of the match.

Shirts and Boots and Equipment

    SHIRTS ARE PROVIDED FOR ALL TEAMS.
    You may be asked to wash them during the seasons! All players should carry a spare white shirt and spare socks for all matches, and have footwear available for both grass and synthetic surfaces.
    Club Track Suits, Training Tops, Socks and Shorts are available from Keith Pitts. Goalkeeping kit may also be available through the club. Please contact your Captain or Vice Captain who will find out more details.

Club Colours

    Main Kit

    Green Shirt
    Navy Shorts
    Yellow Socks
    		 Main Kit  

    Reserve Kit

    Yellow Shirt
    Navy Shorts
    Navy Socks
    		 Reserve Kit

Insurance

    The club is NOT insured for accidents to players but is covered by public liability insurance of up to £2m. Other clubs MAY NOT be covered and Letchworth Hockey Club cannot be held responsible for any accidental personal injury or consequential loss.

    All Level 1 coaches and umpires are strongly advised to have 3rd Party insurance cover, either through 'Hockeywise', and / or by joining the Hertfordshire Umpires Association as an associate member - one of the benefits of Herts UA's very small annual fee is full insurance cover whilst umpiring a match. (Membership is also a requirement of the Men's East Leagues for League matches in League 4 and above.)

Discipline

    All matches will be played in accordance with the current rules of Hockey. The EHA rules on disciplinary procedures shall automatically apply, whether or not neutral umpires have been appointed.

    Any player receiving a RED card will automatically be suspended for 16 days (31 days where the case involves violence). These suspensions will apply to all hockey (including training) during the period of the suspension. Red Cards at all levels are automatically referred to the Herts County Hockey Association's Disciplinary Officer for ratification. The HCHA may award a longer suspension, but never shorter.

    Other penalties, in addition to the above, may be imposed by the club for any breach of disciplinary procedures.