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Reading is one of the premier hockey clubs in the country. Winner of the Reading Club of the Year Award, the hockey club enjoys a high profile throught the national and local media. With two elite teams in the English Hockey League the club’s playing representatives cover the length of the country. The club runs 12 mens teams, 7 ladies teams and has a flourishing Next Generation junior section. The club has over 300 senior and 120 junior members... (read more) - Affiliation:
- Berkshire Hockey Association
- Location:
- Reading, United Kingdom
- Phone:
- 0118 9699049
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- Booking Now for Our Summer Junior Hockey Camps 1:54am Jun 18
- Hockey Section AGM 1:23am Jun 18
- Reading success in National Cup Finals 2:59am May 18
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The hockey section AGM will be held on Monday 29th June at 19.30 p.m. at the Club. Please can you all make an effort to attend to hear reports from last season, hear plans for next season and vote on the election of officers for the coming season.
Because you love your club.
The hockey section AGM will be held on Monday 29th June at 19.30 p.m. at the Club. Please can you all make an effort to attend to hear reports from last season, hear plans for...
Host:Reading Hockey Club
Time:7:30PM Monday, June 29th
Location:Reading Cricket and Hockey Club
Reading men won their first piece of silverware in a thrilling encounter against Beeston on Saturday. After coming second in the indoor and outdoor leagues, and leaving the European Hockey League at the KO8 stage this was the final opportunity for the Blues to add to their trophy cabinet...
Come on the Glory Bus for the big season finale
Reading HC has both its Mens and Ladies elite sides in the English Hockey Cup Final this season. Join the club at this exciting end of season finale. Mens Final: Reading v B...
Host:Reading Hockey Club
Time:11:00AM Saturday, May 16th
Location:Nottingham Highfields/Reading Town
in association with Berkshire Hockey Association
This event is for information only. An RSVP to this event on Facebook does not constitute a booked and confirmed place at the camp. To book a place a parent or guardian must...
Host:Reading Hockey Club
Time:10:00AM Monday, August 17th
Location:Reading Hockey Club
in association with Berkshire Hockey Association
This event is for information only. An RSVP to this event on Facebook does not constitute a booked and confirmed place at the camp. To book a place a parent or guardian must...
Host:Reading Hockey Club
Time:10:00AM Monday, July 27th
Location:Reading Hockey Club
In the next 12 months Reading HC, in association with the Berkshire Hockey association intends to 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...
A reminder that we are taking a bus from Reading HC to Highfields on Saturday for the cup final. Thre are a few places ledt for any supporters who wish to travel at a cost of only £12 door to door. Contact Jo Newman to book your place
in association with Berkshire Hockey Association
This event is for information only. An RSVP to this event on Facebook does not constitute a booked and confirmed place at the camp. To book a place a parent or guardian must...
Host:Reading Hockey Club
Time:10:00AM Thursday, May 28th
Location:Reading Hockey Club
Ladies 1 Squad that successfully gained promotion to EHL Premier DivisionBack (r-l): Paul Turk (Assistant Coach), Jacky Davey (Physio), Emma France (Manager), Alex Smith, Alice Margerison, Becky Odlin, Claire Kerr, Marianne Downer, Emma Kavanagh, Gareth France (Conditioning coach), Liana Smith,...
Nick Malden
Some pics of the victorious ladies!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickmalden/
A mahoosive congratulations to Reading U18 Girls who finished an amazing 3rd in the National Cup Finals :o) Clocking up a rather scary 475 miles on the road to the finals, with every game being an away game, scoring 39 goals & conceeding 12 with girls from all 7 Ladies teams playing at some point...
Reading’s U13 girls completed a highly successful season by beating local rivals Wallingford 3-2 at Surbiton on Saturday to secure 3rd place in the 2009 South Minis Championships...
The Dirty 2s finished the Trysports Three Counties Premier 1 League on 43 points in 5th place overall, a mere 10 points shy of the top place, and a somewhat disappointing result considering we were sitting pretty at the top of the table until mid-February...
Awwwwww we love this club!!! It’s been a great season and a great night celebrating the many highs and the odd low of this season. It’s been full of great hockey, individual commitment, team spirit and most of all lots and lots of fun...
So it’s our big night out - the big finale to the season (for most of us except the Mens 1s, Ladies 1s and Girls U18s obviously who are haven’t managed to complete their season before the end of season dinner). If you aren’t at the club later you are missing out...
Coaching for the Under 12s and younger has now finished for the season and will resume in the autumn. Thank you every one who has made it such a successful year...
A slow start to a rearranged fixture from December saw Reading 2 goals down in the first half – the Dirty 2s slow to get into the game for some reason...
So the Rascals went down to a solitary mid second half goal to Reading Rovers in their last game of the regular season...
The Reading Under 13 Boys team (photographed) won the Berkshire round of the Yazoo National Minis Championship on Sunday 15th March. Our U13 Girls and our U11 Boys and girls teams joined them in progressing to the Southern Regional Championships in April. Congratulations to everyone who took part...
CONGRATULATIONS -WE’RE CHAMPIONS!! Yes, READING VETERANS are Champions of the WESSEX SUPERVETS ALLIANCE LEAGUE 2008/2009 and finished their League fixtureson 28th Marchwith another win 4:1 against Haslemere; Tim Mann scoring all four; well done Tim...
Reading travelled to Tilsley Park on a beautifully tropical Saturday to play a young side in the process of rebuilding after losing nearly all their senior players...
Saturday 4th April Sonning Lane 1:30 - Ladies 3 (2nd) v (8th) Wokingham 3:00 - Rustlers v Hampstead & Westminster...
28 March 2009 Slazenger EHL Cannock Home 14:00 Reminder that the start time for this last home league game is 14:00 not the usual time of 14:30
28 March 2009 Slazenger EHL Maidstone Away 12:00
Big old weekend of fixtures at The Lane this weekend as the season draws to a close…...
Bit of a Ladies Day going on at Sonning Lane (excluding whoever ends up with the 3:00 game!) with a Mens Day going on at Reading University…...
James In fact he's the best!
March 6 at 8:46am · Report
James I share an office with Ronan Daffey, he is a living legend!
March 6 at 8:46am · Report
Reading’s second game of the weekend took them to Epsom for the quarter final of the National Cup. This was uncharted territory for both teams although Reading had kncoecked out Trojans to get to this stage whereas the South Prem side had yet to face EHL opponents...
February 2009: The Reading HC Boys U14-U16 Colts have received welcome sponsorship in the form of sweatshirts, hats, water bottles, bags and discounts on coaching camps from leading provider Exsportise...
Saturday 28th February 2009 If last week’s game was all grace and artistry without the punch, that was certainly was not the case this week as Rascals fairly hammered London Wayfarers at the tired looking National Sports Arena at Crystal Palace...
Rascals came straight out of the blocks as is there custom and went ahead with a smart early tap in by the competitive Josh Gemmell but for long periods of this game the Rascals played with all the grace and artistry of a ballet class but without the punch before stepping up through the gears...
Big Double Header Weekend for the 1s A hard fought draw away at Bowdon took the Mens 1s to the top of the EHL Premier Division this week and they have two games this week to hold on. Today they travel to take on 4th placed Beeston...
8th place Reading travelled to bottom side Woking on Saturday knowing that 3 points would help lift them clear of the bottom few places Reading began the match well, and welcomed back regular goalkeeper Sarah Gowers, along with Jen Bogg, Helen Ritchie and Holly Raby stepping up from the 2’s...
Reading Hockey Club will be hosting the Berkshire round of the Yazoo National Minis Tournament for Boys & Girls U11’s on SUNDAY 15th MARCH. This tournament will use both pitches until 11.00am. There will be NO NORMAL COACHING SESSIONS for the U12 age group on this day...
This weekend we made our longest away trip - up North to play Bowdon in Manchester. The team met up in the hotel on Saturday night and enjoyed a pre match meal in Pizza Express. MOTD, sleep and breakfast and we were ready for our game. We knew that this match would be a tough one...
This weekends action packed fixtures see’s every home team in the top half of their tables, with all 5 Ladies teams playing going for Promotion! So a winning weekend should be expected at The Lane and Reading Uni this weekend…...
Please see the attached document for details of the Thames Valley Squads for this coming weekend. Please contact Beverley using either of the contact methods provided in the squad list to confirm your child’s attendance. U12 Squads 22 February 2009 (MS Word documen
Southampton were the visitors to Sonning Lane this week, and they returned South with 3 points, having reversed the scoreline from when the 2 teams met in the first half of the season...
Saturday 14th February 2009 Reading Rascals completed a season’s double over Spaniards and halted a string of adverse results with a hard fought away win at Paddington Recreational Grounds in London. This was a game played in a fine spirit but was not without its moments of controversy...
Wessex Supervets Fixtures Alliance Reading Veterans vPolytechnic 14th February2009 Last week’s enforced rest due to snow & ice didn’t help the Veterans! Polytechnic, being 3rd in the league, soon made it clear from the start thatthe Veterans had a real game on their hands...
Reading came into their second game of the weekend looking to improve on their performance of the previous day, earn 3 more points, and take on the only side to have taken points off them in the league this season...
Reading finally got to play a game on Saturday after weeks of training and playing on ice, and the cobwebs showed. It took a long time for Reading to get into this game and start playing well and too much of what they did lacked precision...
(fingers,toes crossed and a fair amount of praying) This weekend’s action should be the following…....
In a week in which all other games in the South League Division 1 were postponed due the weather Reading Ladies 1a’s travelled south to Havant on Saturday...
Reading v Havant Slazenger EHL Premier Sunday 8th February 2009 14:30 Sonning Lane
Old Loughtonians v Reading Slazenger EHL Womens Conference East Saturday 7th February 2009 11:30 Away Reading v Harleston Magpies
Regrettably all U6 - U12 colts coaching on Sunday 8th February is cancelled due to the weather. Have a good rest, don’t break anything on the ice, and we’ll see you all next w
8am pitch report is it’s frozen solid. L2 and L1 games have definitely been cancelled, awaiting update on remaining games. U6-U12 colts training tomorrow (Sunday 8th February) has been cancelled due to the adverse whether condition
The snow hasn’t cleared from the pitch so there will be no Mens training this evening. The planned Masterclass session will be rescheduled for next week. No decision has yet been made on the weekend’s games, we’ll wait to see what the weather does to
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