To all club members: England Hockey has changed how consent for displaying names on England Hockey website team sheets is managed, starting from the 2025/2026 season – more information at this link: GMS: Consent for Website Data  

The Club AGM will be held on Thursday 22nd May 2025.  The calling notice and agenda can be found by clicking on: YSHC 2025 AGM Agenda.   

Further information/documents in TEAMO Club Documents folders under AGM / 2025 AGM.    

After the formal business of the AGM has been concluded there will be a general discussion about achieving the club’s 5 development goals for the 2025/26 and subsequent seasons.

For information about Yeovil & Sherborne Hockey Club’s Summer Programme click on the links below.

New members welcome, please contact the Club Secretary.

Juniors:  Click HERE to find out more about the Summer term programme for juniors.

Back-to-Hockey:  Click HERE to find out more about the programme running from May to July for those over 16 years of age who haven’t played hockey for a number of years, or who are looking to play for the first time.

Seniors 7-a-side:  Yeovil & Sherborne will be running a senior 7-a-side competition running from 29th April until 8th July – click HERE for more information.

Masters: Masters hockey will continue during the Summer – click HERE for information.

Sessions for Men and Women – on Mondays 7.00-8.00pm – starts 12th May.

More information at YSHC/Back-to-Hockey. 

Please spread the word amongst your friends and colleagues who might like to start/rejoin this sport and email Club Secretary (Jo Stevenson) to book a place. 

Each year, England hosts a leg of the league in London, and the 2025 edition is set to run from 14–22 June at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre. England will take on elite teams from the Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Argentina, and India in a series of matches which promise thrilling action for both die-hard hockey enthusiasts and newcomers to the sport.

FIH Pro League tickets are now live!  See England take on some of the best teams in the world! Enjoy a family day out, U18s go from just £8  BUY TICKETS NOW

LEE VALLEY HOCKEY AND TENNIS CENTRE, LONDON 14-22 JUNE 2025 

_{Schedule subject to change}

Sat 14 June

• 11:00  Australia v India – women 
• 13:15  England v Germany – men 
• 15:30  England v Argentina – women 

Sun 15 June

• 10:30  Australia v India – women 
• 12:45  England v Germany – men 
• 15:00  England v Argentina – women 

Tue 17 June

• 11:00  England v Australia – women 
• 13:15  England v Netherlands – men 
• 15:30  India v Argentina – women 

Wed 18 June

• 15:30  India v Argentina – women 
• 17:45  England v Australia – women 
• 20:00  England v Netherlands – men

Sat 21 June

• 13:00 England v Spain – women 
• 15:30 England v Australia – men  

Sun 22 June

• 12:00 England v Spain – women 
• 14:30 England v Australia – men 

Channel 4 has been announced as Official Broadcast Partner for the FIH Hockey Pro League which will make international hockey action free to UK audiences with matches across Channel 4 platforms including YouTube and streaming services:  The England Hockey internationals will be available live and for free on Channel 4 platforms for the next three years.

Catch up on past matches on the Channel 4 Sports channel – via this LINK

Whenever possible matches will be streamed live (or past matches will be shown) in the clubroom at Yeovil Rec’ on Saturdays.

The 2025 End of Season Awards Dinner and Dance will be held on Saturday 26th April 2025 at Yeovil Gold Club, Sherborne Rd, Yeovil BA21 5BW.

For more information go to AWARDS DINNER

 

After a very successful tournament last year the next Yeovil 7-a-side Masters tournament will be taking place from Friday 6th-Sunday 8th June 2025 on the Astro pitch at Yeovil Recreation Centre, Chilton Grove, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 4AW.  

 

For full details CLICK HERE.

 

 

England Hockey have recognised the club’s strategic links with South Somerset District Council (now Somerset Council) as an exemplar of a strong partnership between user and provider.  England Hockey have commissioned  “case studies to help generate ideas and share best practice across all areas of the hockey world“, and selected Yeovil and Sherborne’s working relationship with Yeovil Recreation Centre as fulfilling one of England Hockey’s seven strands for what makes a great club:  Having Appropriate and Sustainable Facilities.  Click here to read the full Case Study.

PLAYERS

Everyone must register on GMS as a player.  This only needs to be done once and takes a couple of minutes once a player has registered they will be approved by the Club Membership Secretary.

Any transfers between Clubs will be handled by the Club Membership Secretary (who will email GMS support to provide them with name of player, the clubs involved and an email from the old club saying they are OK for the player to transfer and no money or kit is owed).

MATCHES

BEFORE the game – prepare your Team Sheet, including players and umpires.

If you have any issues registering or preparing teamsheets, please contact a Club Admin (Membership Secretary, Fixture Secretaries or Chair) in the first instance who will contact GMS support if they are not able to help solve the problem.   For other matter please work with your Divisional Secretary, preferably through the Club Fixture Secretaries.

AFTER the game before 8pm on day of match – record the score on GMS.  BOTH Home and Away sides should record the score.

AFTER the game before 8pm the day after the game – complete the match sheet and save.  You should record any cards issued, goals, time of goals, type ie Field, Penatly Corner, and goalscorer.  Even if you have no cards or goals you should go in and SAVE the match sheet, which creates a timeline and closes out the match

Development teams – please see the website for Regulations and Match instructions for development teams.  All results should be recorded as 0-0 (there will be no points awarded to either team and no goal difference impact).

Hospitality – please ensure that you inform your opposition and umpires about the hospitality arrangements.  If you are not providing any, please let them know early in the week

UMPIRES

All Umpires should also be registered on GMS:  As a Bronze member on GMS you should link to the Clubs that you umpire for (this can be done individually or emailing GMS support).