1st Sept 2016
Tier 1 Cluster Competition
Congratulations you have been selected to represent
your centres age group at the Tier 1 Cluster Competition to be held at
Clifton College, Abbots Leigh Road, Abbots Leigh Bristol BS8 3QD
on: Sun 18th and Sun 25th Sept 2016
SEE SHEET FOR MEET/ PLAYING TIMES
You must be at the Clifton College 70 minutes before the start of your first match to meet up in the main pavilion with your coaches.For U15s please meet 70 Minutes prior to the start of your centres Team 1 game, as you will need to be put into your teams.
Please leave enough time to get to the venue and parked if you have to park in the Watsons playing Fields there is a walk across to the main pavilion.
The assessment of players for Futures Cup and HiPAC will take place over both weekends. Those selected will represent the Wessex Leopards at the Futures Cup or HiPAC, which will be held as follows:
U15 and U17 HiPAC camps will run from:Sun 23/10/16 to Tues 25/10/16
U15 HiPAC will be at – Venues TBC
U17 HiPACwill be at - Venues TBC
U16 Futures Cup Competition will run from:
Thur 27/10/16 to Sat 29/10/16
U18 Futures Cup Competition will run from:
Thur 27/10/15 to Sun 30/10/16
Both age groups competition will be held at – Venue St Albans Hockey Club
In addition players selected for Futures Cup will be expected to attend 2 training days on Sunday 9/10/16 and Sunday 23/10/16 that will be held at:
Clifton College, Beggar Bush Lane, Abbots Leigh Road, Bristol, BS8 3QD
EHB Head Office will inform players of selection for Tier 2 (successful and unsuccessful) at 12noon on Friday 30th Sept 2016 using online system. Decisions will be communicated via email. Selection will also be posted on the EHB website by 5pm on Friday 30th Sept 2016.
Kit for the competition
You will be issued with JRPC playing kit for the competition (on a loan basis only), and must be returned back to your coach at the end of each competition.
Please bring the following
Hockey sticks and appropriate footwear
A pair of dark tracksuit bottoms
JRPC training Shirt
Girls only – navy under shorts to go under playing skirts
Warm Clothing
Mouth Guard
Shin Guard
Water bottle
GK’s to bring their own kit and equipment with extra straps in the event of breakage
Please note that England Hockey strongly recommends that players should wear mouth, shin and ankle protection, not only when participating in competition, but also in training games and any warm-up where a hockey ball/s are being used. The West Hockey Association will not be supplying Face Masks for Penalty Corners, any player how wishes to wear one will need to supply their own.
General Information
Food/drink will be available all day, we would ask that we support Clifton College with these services:
Food and Drink will be on sale: Breakfast Bacon rolls, Sandwiches
Pasta, Salad, Jacket Potatoes with various fillings, Fruit, Tea and Coffee
The bar will also be open.
Camera registration
Parents wishing to use their own cameras/recorders are required to register and obtain a sticker from the Tournament Directors at the playing venue.
- Players - Do not leave valuables in the changing rooms.
- All players are responsible for their equipment/personal belongings.
- Everyone - Please deposit any waste in the bins provided around the venue.
- NO DOGS are permitted on site;
****please leave your dog at home ****
Injury
If you suffer an injury, or ill prior to competition, please immediately contact your coaches to enable them to assess whether or not you should attend.
A&E
In the unfortunate event of a player going to hospital (walking wounded) the nearest A&E dept is Southmead Hospital:
Address: Southmead Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, Avon, BS10 5NB
Taken from AA Route Planner: Distance:5.3 miles(show in km)
Time:0 hr 13 min, Clifton Suspension Bridge Toll £1.00
A369 / 0.00 / Start out on Abbots Leigh RoadB3129 / 0.71 / Turn left onto Bridge Road - B3129
1.18 / Clifton Suspension Toll Bridge (Cost 1.00 for cars)
1.39 / Turn left
1.49 / Turn left onto Clifton Down
A4176 / 1.92 / Turn right onto the A4176
A4018 / 2.68 / At Upper Belgrave Road roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A4018
3.29 / At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A4018
Westbury on Trym
B4056 / 3.52 / Turn right onto Henleaze Road - B4056
Henleaze
3.68 / At mini-roundabout turn left onto Henleaze Road - B4056
4.41 / At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Southmead Road - B4056
Southmead
4.55 / At roundabout take the 1st exit onto Southmead Road - B4056
Southmead
5.13 / Turn right onto Southmead Way
5.27 / Turn right onto Kendon Way
5.28 / Arrive on Kendon Way
Section time 0:13, Total time 0:13
Cost/Payment
The cost for the 2 days competition is £40.00 per player
You will need to bring a cheque with you on the first day of competition and this will be collected in by your coaches .
IMPORTANT = Reference: Please write your name / centre and age group on the back of the cheque.
Congratulations on being selected for the Tier 1 competition, we look forward to seeing you on Sunday 18th September.
Yours sincerely
Jo Thomas
JRPC and Tier 1 Co-ordinator (Bristol and Exeter Centres)
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