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Welcome to the Trojans Hockey Club Junior Section!
Trojans has a flourishing junior section which is amongst the largest in the South of England. We currently run sessions for over 400 children ranging from 5 to 18.
As a club, we are clear that our ultimate aim is performance related, with our goal to produce young players who can support our senior squads, including both our National Leagues Men’s and Women’s side. However, the journey from a 5-year-old to this is obviously constantly changing with different outlooks and priorities at each stage. Therefore, we base our approach on three key strategic principles.
We hope you can see from these three relatively simple principles that we want all children to have fun and enjoy hockey, whilst recognising that we are a performance-driven club, specifically at our older age groups.
Trojans runs weekly coaching sessions during the hockey season (September to April) for all age groups from Under 8s through to Under 16s. The Under 18 age groups train with the adult teams during the week but plays specific matches throughout the season as well. Each age group follows the Trojans Junior Coaching Syllabus designed to develop a wide skill base.
We are very proud of our offering for Juniors at Trojans and would be delighted if your son or daughter would want to start or continue their hockey journey with us.
If you have any questions about the club that aren’t answered on the website, please email the relevant contacts listed below and we will be delighted to assist you!
Max Goulden (Junior Chair)
This schedule is currently draft while we validate any conflicts with other school and club sport.
Your child will train with the age group based on the school year they are in at the start of the hockey season (September 26).
If you’d like your child to join Trojans Hockey Club, please ‘Register Now’ in the Teamo app. If a place is available they will be added to the appropriate squad for their age and you’ll then be able to see details of training sessions and fixtures as well as receive information from the team manager and coaches. Sometimes we have to maintain a waiting list for some of the age groups – you’ll be contacted when a place becomes available.
New members can attend 3 free training sessions. After this, you’ll be asked to pay for membership.
The club uses Teamo to manage all training sessions, matches, payments for membership and match fees so it’s important for parents and guardians to install the app and allow notifications.
What to Bring
It’s essential that each player has a mouthguard, hockey shin pads (football shin pads do not protect ankles) and a water bottle. New players are welcome to borrow a stick to try for the first few sessions. Shoes can be trainers, but preferably Astro shoes, and must not be studded. The club intends to run second-hand kit sales at the start of the season to help new players and reduce waste. To help reduce the initial costs of playing hockey we also offer hockey sticks & shin pads to be borrowed. For hygiene reasons mouth guards must be provided and these are also available to buy onsite at Muddy Boots cafe.
Juniors can train in any suitable sports clothing, though many like to wear a Trojans hooded top in the winter months. For matches, we ask that they wear navy shorts / skorts and red socks. Trojans versions are available to purchase, but not compulsory. Trojans kit is available from our kit suppliers as described here. Club socks (Home and Away) , hats and other accessories can be purchased through the Trojans Club shop online via https://trojans-hockey.square.site/.
We ask players representing the club at all ages to wear a Trojans match shirt. These can be purchased from https://trojans-hockey.square.site/. We ask players over this age to purchase their own numbered match shirt from here. Email Message Club Kit to be allocated a shirt number.
Additionally, older players playing in leagues against teams further-afield may be asked to have their own white away shirt and white socks for away matches.
The fees for 2026/27 are detailed below. Membership fees cover all training sessions (approx. 30 per season) and include membership of Trojans club and access to the bar and changing facilities. Members of more than one Trojans section are only asked to pay the Trojans club membership fee once. In addition, juniors are asked to pay £6 per match they play on Sundays. The match fee for Juniors playing in Senior games on a Saturday is £7.
Under 5s: £90 per year
Under 8s, 10s, 12s: £190 per year (Trojans club: £100 + Hockey membership: £90 for 2026/27 season)
Under U14s, U16s, U18s: £200 per year (Trojans club: £100 + Hockey membership: £100 for 2026/27 season)
Fees are paid within the Teamo app, in three installments. Open Teamo, click your profile image top right, click Payments and see the Payments Due section.
At Trojans we're continually trying to make hockey more affordable, especially for younger juniors just starting to discover hockey. If you're a low income household that would like to be considered for a fee discount please contact email Message Junior Membership (we will ask for some financial info to be provided).
Juniors over the age of 13 are able to train with the senior teams during the week, and may be selected to play matches on Saturdays. (Senior match fees are reduced to £7 for junior players.)
We see the link between Junior and Seniors squads as absolutely vital and will support your children throughout this transition (no matter what league or squad they may be playing in).
Trojans launched its Junior Performance Programme (JPP) in the 2024/25 season and we will be continuing this offering for the 2026/27 season.
More details will be provided on this fantastic offering in the near future.
Trojans is committed to providing free hockey coaching in our local primary schools not only to hopefully broaden the uptake of the sport but also to secure the next generation of hockey players.
Our team of coaches are introducing the sport to hundreds of children each season. They are aiming to enthuse the children about hockey and to have some fun learning the basics of the game. Whether it is an after-school club or PE lesson we strive for each and every child to have a positive experience. We organise follow up tournaments on the Trojans astro and ask schools to communicate with the children and their parents about how to join the club.
We are indebted to our enthusiastic team of volunteer coaches as well as to the PE leads and School Games Organisers that help make this dream a reality. We have benefitted from England Hockey Association advice and have bought equipment using funds from the Pete Atkins Trust. Should you wish to get involved as either a coach, school or sponsor please don't hesitate to get in touch.
An example of the influence these sessions can have is provided below;
"Trojans Hockey club delivered fantastic, inspiring lessons for our Year 4 class. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and I have a lot of children now asking if we can have a hockey club. The coaches were very engaging and thoughtful. They learnt majority of the children's names in a few sessions, which added that personal touch. We would be delighted to have Trojan's Hockey club return to our school. "
Mr Hooton, Stoneham Park school
For more info contact Andrew Gilbert via juniors@trojanshockey.co.uk
Email the appropriate age group contacts below if you have any questions, but please ensure you've read this page to ensure your question hasn't been answered here as we get loads of emails :)
Trojans allows players to play up an age group where the coaches agree it is suitable for the player. However, in most cases, players should play for their own age group as a priority, unless otherwise decided by a senior coach. England Hockey rules state that players cannot play for 2 junior teams on the same day (GKs have exceptions). Juniors are also limited to 3 full-length matches per weekend (including senior, junior and school games) and must not play twice in one day if they attending TA on the following Monday.
Regarding playing for a different aged squad than a player’s birth date denotes, the Club’s policy is that:
Some of the key England Hockey rules are:
The Junior section relies on volunteers to be successful and we have an amazing group of people who already donate their time and energy to junior hockey. Please get in touch with juniorsecretary@trojanshockey.co.uk if you are able to help with coaching, umpiring or team management, even if you’re not able to commit every week or for every match.
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