Welcome to our Juniors Section
Our thriving Junior section was founded in the early 1990s, and continues to grow at a rapid rate. MHC Junior Club introduces young girls to the sport of hockey in an environment built on the key foundations of fun and friendship!
Our #minimagicians come from a variety of different schools – membership is open to all girls, from 1st class in primary school to 4th year in secondary school. Many MHC Juniors transition from our Sunday sessions to playing with the Senior teams, once they turn 16, and subsequently become key members of the Senior squads throughout their college years and beyond.
Contact
Jane Sweetman is our Junior Co-ordinator
Antonia Beatty is our Child Welfare Officer
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Membership
The Club does not operate a waiting list.
New members are invited to apply during the month of May for the season commencing in September.
The application form linked here will be live from 1st May to 31st May inclusive only. After this date if applications exceed places available, spots will be allocated by
lottery.
We aim to send out offers of places by mid June at the latest. Please see below the current team training times and locations - these may be subject to change for the new season.
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Coaching
Muckross Hockey Club has a large number of coaches and age group managers dedicated to the Junior players. We are ALWAYS on the lookout for more volunteers – so, if you want to get involved, please contact juniors@muckrosshc.com.
Previous experience is NOT required to take part in an Introduction to Coaching Hockey Course – we have found in the past that some of our best coaches have had no prior experience of hockey! Typically, they have brought a wealth of experience from other sports which has transferred naturally – and of course personality and organisational skills are also of enormous benefit.
Our coaches are strongly encouraged to keep up to date with their professional development by attending stepping stones courses. In addition, we also invite guest coaches to run coach-the-coach sessions throughout the season.
Club spirit permeates all levels of Muckross HC, and we continually strive to develop our members – to this end, our younger players can often be seen helping with coaching and umpiring duties.
Phase 1 / Phase 2:
Coaches working with the Fun 4s and the Super 6s are expected to have completed an IHA Introduction to Coaching Hockey course, and be working towards an IHA Level 1 coaching qualification. The Head Coaches for each group have, at minimum, an IHA Level 1 qualification.
Phase 3 / Junior League Teams:
Coaches working with the Extreme 8s and Junior League squads all have an IHA Level 1 qualification, current playing experience, and are working towards an IHA Level 2 Coaching Course.