ENGLAND HOCKEY SCHOOLS COMPETITIONS PORTFOLIO

ENGLAND HOCKEY SCHOOLS COMPETITIONS PORTFOLIO

THE COMPETITIONS REVIEW PROCESS Why Review? Consultation Feedback New Portfolio Implementation

REVIEW SCOPE Adult Knockout Competitions Junior Competitions School Competitions

WHY A REVIEW? Grow Participation Increase the number of teams & players participating Provide more relevant competition Increase engagement with players & deliverers Offer additional competitive hockey and choice for existing & new players Offer opportunity for more informal competition with non traditional teams Retain engagement with strongly attached clubs and schools and grow participation with new offers Evidence participation Increase our Visibility New competition offers Strong & Respected NGB Enhance our structures Enhance the level of support

THE COMPETITIONS REVIEW PROCESS Why Review? Consultation Feedback New Portfolio Implementation

CONSULTATION WHAT WE DID Junior consultation evenings in 2016, Ave 20 people in 4 regions Junior club competitions survey in 2017, 230 respondents from 161 clubs Junior school competitions survey in 2017, 231 respondents from schools based on Model shown in Appendix 1 Schools Conference at Mens World League Finals, June 2017

CONSULTATION MODEL USED Level U 18 U 16 U 14 U 13 U 12 U 11 Short description Schools this supports Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 4 Area Premier Leagues leading to knockout stages & final. Max 32 teams. Similar to current Boys U18 Cup but organised with teams playing in leagues. Opportunity to incorporate existing school fixtures Local Area National round robin competitions. U13 & U11-7-a-side, U11 concludes at Area level. Similar to existing competition formats Local Area National festival competitions. U14, U12 & U11-7-a-side, Local introductory activity 6-aside & Quicksticks Elite schools U14, U13, U11 Elite & Intermediate Schools. U18 & U16 Intermediate Schools & Elite schools 2 nd teams Emerging Schools Emerging Schools

CONSULTATION WHO RESPONSED 8% 11% Elite School who specialise in hockey and qualify for National finals of age group competitions. You may have also regularly developed a number of players which have played for England age group teams. Intermediate School. Traditional hockey playing schools which compete in County and Regional age group competitions. 29% Emerging School. Schools who play some local hockey but which do not compete, or which find it difficult to compete, at County level in age group competitions. 52% Other (Eg.Currently no external hockey competition)

THE COMPETITIONS REVIEW PROCESS Why Review? Consultation Feedback New Portfolio Implementation

STATEMENTS RE PROPOSED PORTFOLIO TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE Increase and widen participation. 210 16 4 Offer a tiered competition programme to give better playing experiences for young players. 201 22 8 Provide a competitions framework with regular fixtures. 161 53 17 Provide a competitions framework where travel distances are commensurate with the level of competition. Regulations that are appropriate to the level and tier of competition, particularly relating to player eligibility and players playing in different competitions / age groups. Provide a competitions framework that is not constrained by geographical regional and county boundaries. Provide a competitions framework to support the development of young players from beginners to elite. Reach out to new markets and raise awareness of opportunities. Reflect new opportunities and changing sport and hockey competition landscape, eg small sided games. 179 46 5 183 42 6 99 95 37 205 18 8 177 43 11 159 56 16

SUMMARY Do you think that the model programme will give a more appropriate range of competition activity and increase participation in the Junior Competitions programme? Answer Options Agree Disagree 1% 0% Strongly Agree Neither agree or disagree Strongly Disagree 6% 10% 32% 51%

SUMMARY FINDINGS There is a mandate for change Nine of the ten proposed underpinning principles for change were strongly supported The principle of relaxing geographical boundaries (county and regional) as per Player Pathway principles had lower levels of support but with 50% being neutral to the change 61% of respondents supported the draft schools competition model with 32% neither agreeing or disagreeing There are differences between state sector and private sector in views There is strong support for the girls schools U18 competition to reflect the current boys schools U18 competition There are questions around how the different tiers would be defined and entry policed

THE COMPETITIONS REVIEW PROCESS Why Review? Consultation Feedback New Portfolio Implementation

JUNIOR COMPETITIONS FRAMEWORK FOCUS GROUP Representatives of junior clubs and schools at different levels of the game The group scrutinised the detail needed to implement new competitions Group agreed the new competitions framework with some changes. Most significant changes to the original model were - the introduction of a knockout competition as per existing Boys U18s for Girls and at U16 level - the proposed Tier 1 leagues for elite schools will be offered initially at the U18 age group only.

SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS OFFER 2018-19 & BEYOND SUMMARY. Tier U18 U16 U14 U13 U12 U11 Description (11-a-side unless shown) Tier 1 The chance for high performing hockey schools to specialise at this age group. Participating schools to play each other in elite leagues with knockout stages leading to a grand final Suggested entrants High performing schools 4 Area Premier Leagues of up to 8 teams. Top teams qualify for knockout stages & final. Tier 2 1 The excitement of a knockout cup leading to a final. A knockout competition like the current Boys U18 Championships draws are local in early rounds and Tier 3 2 A chance to progress in a knockout competition playing against similar teams Early round losers in the cup have the chance to play against similar teams in a plate competition leading to a final. Tier 4 3 1 Hockey s traditional competition format Progression via different stages - one day round robin events - Local Area National rounds. Similar to existing U16 and U14 Schools Championships format High performing and Intermediate schools High performing and Intermediate schools High Performing & Intermediate Schools at U14 level. Intermediate & Emerging Schools at U16 and U18.

SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS OFFER 2018-19 & BEYOND SUMMARY. Tier 2 Hockey s traditional competition format Intermediate Schools. A Progression via three different stages - one day round second tier to offer robin events - Local Area National rounds. Similar more appropriate to existing U16 and U14 Schools Championships format competition for less strong schools Tier 4 3 A new 7-a-side competition for emerging schools Emerging Schools Progression via three different stages - one day round robin events - Local Area National rounds. Tier 1 1 Hockey s traditional competition format In2hockey Local Area National round robin competitions. 7-aside. Similar to existing Schools Champs format. National at U13 only High Performing and Intermediate Schools Tier 2 2 Hockey s traditional competition format In2hockey Local Area round robin competitions. 7-a-side. Similar to existing Schools Champs format Tier 3 Hockey s traditional competition format In2hockey Local Area robin round competitions. 7-a-side. Similar to existing Schools Champs format Tier 3 3 Local introductory activity 6-a-side In2Hockey (U13) & Quicksticks (U11) Intermediate & Emerging Schools. A second tier to offer more appropriate competition for less strong schools Intermediate & Emerging Schools. Emerging Schools

THE COMPETITIONS REVIEW PROCESS Why Review? Consultation Feedback New Portfolio Development Implementation

IMPLEMENTATION We have a new Competition Management System that will be fully operational for season 2018-19 We will open an expression of interest system post Easter We will promote and market competitions centrally during 2018 We want to introduce Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 competitions for the U14 U16 and U18 age groups in 2018-19 We will be supporting, with additional staff resource, at an Area level to help develop competitions at local and Area level. The full offer for 2018-19 is a separate document