All club players must sign-up to the England Hockey Game Management System (GMS) if they are going to play for a senior team.
GMS controls the administration between club and competition administrators of national and regional hockey competition(s), and it is essential that every player is registered in order to participate in league games and appear on match sheets. It only takes a couple of minutes, and only needs to be done once (mobile friendly!). This will also be the method for match officials (umpires) and team officials (coaches and managers) to sign up; and it will form a player’s hockey history across all the games they play for any team or club in hockey.
For more information watch this video: GMS Training – Players
THE PROCESS FOR SIGNING-UP IS SHOWN BELOW
- The process is different for players over 18 and those under 18.
- Make sure that you register for ‘Yeovil & Sherborne HC’ – this is your “primary” club that you play for in league matches.
- You are only expected to complete the fields required denoted by a *RED ASTERISK: You are not required to complete the full player profile – this is for players in the national leagues only!
PLAYERS OVER 18
- Go to https://gms.englandhockey.co.uk and click ‘Register’.
- Select ‘player’, add your details and select your club (please get this right!).
- You’ll get a code sent so you can proceed.
- Complete your profile (*RED ASTERISK).
- Wait for approval from the Club Membership Secretary.
PLAYERS UNDER 18 MUST BE REGISTERED BY A PARENT
A guide for parents can be seen here: GMS – How to sign up my child – PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE REGISTERING
- Go to https://gms.englandhockey.co.uk and ‘Register’.
- Select ‘parent’, add your details, select your club (please get this right!).
- You’ll get a code sent so you can proceed.
- Complete your profile including the details of your player(s)(*RED ASTERISK).
- Wait for approval from the Club Membership Secretary.
(Note that when players are 18 full profiles can be created and transferred to the player)