Hailsham Hockey Club was Founded in 1902, and during the 2001-2002 season celebrated it's centenary.
Hailsham is a small club in East Sussex fielding on Saturdays 2 men's, 2 ladies, 1 boys development side and on a Sunday 1 mixed side. We draw players from Hailsham, Eastbourne, Polegate, Willingdon, Heathfield, Uckfield and the surrounding areas.
Hailsham plays its hockey in the Sussex leagues.
We have an occasional men's veterans team, and an active junior section whose members play in The Millers (boys development side in the Sussex Development League), and the Ladies 2nd XI in the Ladies League, and mini hockey festivals and tournaments.
Hailsham positions itself as a community club. We aim to provide hockey for the town of Hailsham, in the town of Hailsham. As far as possible within the boundaries of the sport we aim not to discriminate and welcome new players to the club of any playing age, or social members.
We currently have 3 qualified coaches, 8 qualified senior umpires, 3 foundation umpires, but are always looking for new members to participate in coaching and umpiring activities.
We provide support to the Sussex Hockey Association: the current Treasurer is a playing member of the club, and the Sussex Under 13 coach.
We also host the Sussex Development Centre for Under 13 boys for the East part of Sussex. This involved 2 club coaches helping to develop the boys in preparation for county Under 13 trials.
So if you are interested in playing for a fun friendly club that is active in all areas of local hockey, then please contact Alison for more details.
Clubmark
The club attained the England Hockey and Sport England Clubmark accreditation in 2005 to show it is committed to providing quality operating standards for junior hockey.
More details can be found on the Clubmark page.
Training
Details available on the Training page.
Join Hailsham
We are always interested in recruiting new players to the club. Anyone interested in starting to play hockey, returning to hockey after a break, or changing to a fun, family-friendly club should contact Alison via email.
Junior Hockey
We have a very active Junior section to the club with boys and girls from age 6-16 regularly attending training sessions.
We offer competition in the form of the Millers (boys development) and Ladies 2nd XI playing Saturday League Hockey.
We also run Under 13, 11 and 9 fixtures in mini-hockey competitions.
In the 2004-05 season our Under 11s were County Champions, also winning the inaugural Active Sports Competition, and the Horsham Frank Farrell Cup.
The Under 11s also came 3rd in the Regional Finals - only losing in the semi-final 1-0 to Marlow.
In 2006-07 our Under 13s were County Mini Hockey runners up and lost in the final of the Regional Plate 3-1 to Canterbury.
Pitch Access
Pitch Access to the Hailsham Community College pitch is by the second set of gates from the traffic lights at the top of Battle Road. Parking in the area around the Sports Hall is advised, and changing facilities are available in the hall.
Club Sponsors
The following companies kindly sponsor Hailsham Hockey Club
Cooper Carter Claremont Solicitors
JLC Automation Ltd
Sportswise
Kit Print
Horesbridge Veterinary Practice
Fury Hockey
Rajdutt Tandoori Restaurant
Hailsham Cage Bird Society
Lucky Star - Chinese Takeaway and Burger Bar
Kings Head Horsebridge