SUPPORTIN SPORT FUND
JERSEY HOCKEY
Jersey Hockey were awarded £13,789 in 2024 to deliver two community development projects. These include Goalkeeper and Umpire-specific workforce development opportunities and facility improvements to support the growth and sustainability of their existing player pathway programmes. The initiatives are expected to directly benefit over 660 participants through the award received by the SUPPORTIN SPORT Fund.
Jersey Hockey have proudly invested in their home at Les Quennevais over recent years, establishing high quality playing and training surfaces which plays host to the majority of hockey activity in Jersey. The existing training pitch is already well utilised, however is currently not lit and therefore limited to daytime use during the winter months. Funding received by the SUPPORTIN SPORT Fund will see the introduction of floodlights to the existing training pitch to better utilise facility and increase capacity into Jersey Hockey’s popular and ever-growing community programmes. This additionality will particularly support the growth of their successful ‘Back to Hockey’ programme by providing additional training time and creating a stronger pathway into the competitive leagues.
Jersey Hockey’s award through the SUPPORTIN SPORT Fund will also provide a 75% contribution towards the upskilling of goalkeepers, coaches and officials which will help to inspire and retain individuals within these vital roles.
LATEST NEWS…
The new training pitch floodlights have now been installed, which has allowed new ‘Back to Hockey’ sessions to be held on weeknight evenings during the winter months. These new sessions have attracted a different population of participants to their previous Sunday 8am sessions, providing a more favourable training time and additional training opportunities for this group.
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