You have been nominated by your school/club as a player who they feel would benefit from being part of England Hockey’s Performance Pathway. Representing Durham County is the first step towards regional representation or higher. Assessment sessions (or county trials) will be held at Durham University and Egglescliffe School on 11th September and 2nd October

UNDER 17, 15, 14, 13 & 12 Boys + UNDER 14 Girls

The Graham Sports Centre, Stockton Rd, Maiden Castle, Durham DH1 3SE

UNDER 17 & 15 Girls + UNDER 13 & 12 GIRLS

Egglescliffe School, Urlay Nook Road, Eaglescliffe, TS16 0LA

Players will initially pay £7.50 per session to attend two assessments that act as selection to Durham County for season 2022 to 23. The trial dates are outlined for each specific age group on the link below- please note, the age groups now match school year groups rather than calendar years which was previously the case.

AGE GROUP GUIDE

UNDER 17 ASSESSMENTS 2022 - YEAR 11 AND YEAR 12 (5th & 6th)

UNDER 15 ASSESSMENTS 2022 - YEAR 10 (4th)

UNDER 14 ASSESSMENTS 2022 - YEAR 9 (3rd)

UNDER 13 ASSESSMENTS 2022 - YEAR 8 (2nd)

UNDER 12 ASSESSMENTS 2022 - YEAR 7 (1st) OR YOUNGER

Selected players will need to then pay a further £90 which gives them access to the County Training Sessions and the Competition Days against other county squads. In addition to this, the Under 14 age group and older will be assessed throughout the season for selection to the next level of the performance pathway (Talent Academy).

The sign up for this season will be via the ‘Teamo’ app- this will make communication between myself, the coaches and the parents much easier and payments for sessions will also be made via the app. Therefore, to take part in the Durham Junior Hockey Performance Pathway, players and parents must become a member of the Durham County Teamo App by following the instructions via this link- https://tinyurl.com/epsjd2ax

Registration

Once you have read the instructions, please use this link teamo.chat/club/register/dcha to register for the appropriate assessment squad for the coming season (eg- an U12 Boy needs to join the ‘U12 Boys Assessments 2022’)- You will need to do this even if you played for Durham County last season. Once your registration is complete, I will send you notifications about the upcoming assessments so please complete your registration by the end of August at the latest.

Dates for Season 2022 to 23

The full program for this year can be found by clicking on this link- https://tinyurl.com/yjah29fp As you will see, assessments are being held on the 11th September and 2nd October- once you have signed up, payment can be made directly. If you can’t attend both sessions, please do not worry but it is obviously to the players advantage that they are observed across both sessions.

I will confirm payment, times, venue and coaches in advance of the first trial date. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact me at durhamcountyyouthhockey@gmail.com

Kind Regards

Gary Ferguson

Durham Player Pathway Administrator