Return to hockey

With England Hockey’s Return to Hockey announcement, we’d like to give you an update on what’s going to happen at OCs. We will continue to provide updates on this page as we receive further information. With the anticipated restart of the senior leagues, senior training will start again for a mini pre-season from Monday 29th March at the usual times. Get […]

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Game Day: Meet the Men’s 3s

We’re all missing hockey right now so today, we hear from Max Arthur, the Men’s 3s Captain on what it’s like to lead this team with a ‘balance of age, beauty, experience, youth and incompetence’… What’s it like to captain the Men’s 3s?   It’s a cross between herding cats and managing the Real Madrid […]

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Getting back on the pitch!

We were delighted to hear in the latest government announcement (22.02.21) that a return to hockey is expected at the end of March. Please bear with us whilst we await further clarity from England Hockey and our Leagues, which will enable us to finalise our return to play plans. We will provide further updates as […]

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Game Day: Meet the Barnstormers

We’re all missing hockey right now so today, we hear from Matt Close, the Men’s Barnstormers Captain on what it’s like to lead this team of ‘past-their-best, middle-aged men’… How long have you been Barnstormer’s Captain? Officially a year, but some would argue we’ve been rudderless since Richie binned it! What’s it like to captain […]

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Game Day: Meet Jeanette Sunderland

While our season is on pause, each Saturday we’ll introduce you to one of our Club players. This week, meet an amazing member of our Ladies 5 XI team, Jeanette Sunderland. Name: Jeanette Sunderland Team / Position: Martlets / L5s / Forward As a Radiographer, how has life changed for you? I’m a diagnostic Radiographer working […]

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