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EHL, NHL and Yorkhsire League Restructuring 2019-20
 EHL, North and Yorkshire League Restructuring 2019-20ENGLAND HOCKEY LEAGUES In March 2018 England Hockey agreed to changes to the structure of the Investec Women’s Hockey League and Men’s Hockey League. The changes will be implemented in the 2019-20 season. These changes are the first step in adapting to the evolving landscape of the Hockey Pro League (and international player availability) and requests from clubs to review the domestic structure. The EHL Leagues will change from four ten-team divisions (Premier, plus E, N & W Conferences), to six ten-team diviisons (Premier, Div 1 North, Div 1 South, plus E, N & W Conferences). To achieve this at the end of the 2018-19 season the top four teams in each Regional League will be promoted to the restructured 2019-20 Leagues. This has a knock-on effect on the NORTH HOCKEY LEAGUES, and to the YORKSHIRE HOCKEY LEAGUES.
REARRANGEMENT OF 2/3 FEBRUARY 2019 BAD WEATHER POSTPONEMENTS
REARRANGEMENT OF 2/3 FEBRUARY 2019 BAD WEATHER POSTPONEMENTS
YORKSHIRE YOUTH HOCKEY LEAGUES - Cancellations
YORKSHIRE YOUTH HOCKEY LEAGUES - Cancellations Sunday 3 February 2019 Girls Under-16s Division 6 - at The Grammar School at Leeds has been cancelled Girls Under-12s All hockey at University of Leeds, Silcoates School and Leeds Adel HC has been cancelled Boys Under-10s All hockey at University of Leeds and Leeds Adel HC has been cancelled The Girls Under-12 and Boys Under-10 schedules will be carried forward to the next sessions - Boys Under-10: 17 March; and Girls Under-12: 24 March Phil Thomas YYHL Organizer
Horsfield Hockey Half-Term Hockey Camp
 Horsfield Hockey Half-Term Hockey CampWhen: - Monday 18 to Wednesday 20 February 2019 Time: 8.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Where: - KCom Astro, Walton Street, Hull, HU3 6JR How Much: £45 for the full three days
Free Community of Practice Coach Development Event
 Please see information below to a FREE hockey coach development. Please share this with coaches within your organisation and encourage sign ups Community Of Practice 10:00-13:00 - Sunday 24th February 2019 at Wakefield Hockey Club Community Of Practice Sunday 24th February 2019 10:00-13:00 at Wakefield Hockey Club Timetable 12:00 - 13:00 - Community of practice in action led by Demy Dowley Guest Coaches 1. Demy Dowley - EH Talent Development Lead Coach 2. Paul Connolly - EH Coach Developer 3. Gary Johnson - EH Coach Developer & Performance Centre Head Coach 4. Sarah Bertram - Performance Centre Head Coach 5. James Bateman - Performance Centre Head Coach 6. Kelly Fillingham - Scotland U16 Girls Head Coach 7. Andrew Gibson - EH AASE Mentor If anyone has any queries please don't hesitate to contact me Regards Gary Johnson 
Boys Under-12 YYHL Session on Sunday 20 January has been Cancelled
 Boys Under-12 YYHL Session on Sunday 20 January has been CancelledBOYS MAIN & U12 BOYS CONTACTS: We have decided that in view of the weather forecast for freezing temperatures and snow over the Staurday night into Sunday that CANCELLING both Leeds University and Leeds Adel HC would make sense. Not sure about the rest of the County but Quensbury in Bradford already has a snow fall. The roads are unlikely to be treated effectively with rock salt, so longer car journeys will become a little hairy and dangerous, and the pitch at Leeds Adel HC too hard for safe play by the youngsters. A chance for a lie in and keeping warm!!! We will look to rearrange this Sunday's session to after Easter ...... perhaps to Sunday 28th April ..... the U10 Girls are also playing on this date. Further confirmation after discussing with both UoL & LAHC. Will use the Order of Play for Sunday's 20 Jan session at the next U12 Boys date on 10th February. Cheers Phil Thomas
The 2019 Rules Changes Deconstructed
 The 2019 Rules Changes Deconstructedwww.npua.co.uk 21 December 2018 Our friend and colleague Keely Dunn has posted an excellent - and typically forthright - blog on the new 2019 rules on her FHUmpires website. While we understand that the rules changes aren't due to be implemented in England this season, it will help us in our preparation for 2019/20 to understand all the changes, including the lesser ones that might have slipped under the radar so far. Keely's blog will undoubtedly help in that regard. Enjoy!
Kath Stephenson
Kath Stephenson Just to let you all know that Ken Stephenson's wife Kath died peacefully on 28th December. Kath was a great support to Ken in the years when he did so much for YHA. They retired to be near son Nigel and his family in Market Rasen several years ago. The funeral is at Middle Rasen Methodist Church next Thursday at 11:30am. Family flowers only but donations in memory to be sent to J Marshall, Funeral Directors, 51 Queen Street, Market Rasen, LN8 3EN. Please circulate this information to all Ken and Kath's friends in Yorkshire. Peter Thompson
England Hockey Response To FIH's Proposed Rule Changes
 England Hockey Response To FIH's Proposed Rule Changeswww.englandhockey.co.uk 19.12.2018 Further to the FIH’s announcement on 18 December regarding changes to the rules of hockey from 1 January 2019, England Hockey confirms that no changes will be made to the domestic game during the remainder of the 2018-19 season. The FIH has announced the following significant changes:
In recent years we have strived to apply a consistent set of rules throughout all levels of the sport. In normal circumstances England Hockey does not implement rule changes mid-season apart from where there are potential safety implications which require swifter action. The changes proposed by the FIH have far reaching implications for the grass roots of hockey and therefore we intend to seek clarification on the rationale behind the decision as well as understand the potential impact of the rule changes amongst participants and officials at all levels. We will communicate more about this in early 2019. Amendments to FIH Rules of Hockey to come into force on 1 January www.fih.ch December 18, 2018 Lausanne, Switzerland: Every second year, the Rules Committee of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) may make proposals to amend the rules of hockey. In 2018, the following proposals have been made by the Committee and approved by the Executive Board: • Introduction of the match format of four quarters as standard In international matches, teams have been playing four quarters for some years and it is felt that uniformity in match formats can be achieved when all match formats are based on a four quarter principle. Like in international matches, time is stopped between the awarding of a penalty corner and the taking of that penalty corner. Other than in international matches, where this is covered by FIH Tournament Regulations, time is not stopped to celebrate goals as this was introduced primarily for television coverage. The four quarters has additional advantages at junior levels of the sport in which coaches often umpire youth/school matches and the additional breaks provide for coaching opportunities. • Removal of Goalkeeping privileges for substitute field player A mandatory experiment, with effect from 1 January 2019, taking out the option for teams to play with a field player with goalkeeping privileges. Teams have now two options: they either play with a goalkeeper who wears full protective equipment comprising at least headgear, leg guards and kickers and who is also permitted to wear goalkeeping hand protectors and other protective equipment, or they play with only field players. Any change between these options should be treated as a substitution. It is hoped that this experimental rule will enhance safety as field players will no longer have goalkeeping privileges so will not be entitled to use their body to stop shots at goal and it also enhances the promotion of the sport by eliminating the issue of outfield players wearing other shirts to indicate goalkeeping privileges. • Defending free hits within 5 meters of the circle The explanation for how to treat free hits for the attacker close to the circle has been changed in Rules 13.2.f. It has now been made clear that players other than the attacker taking the free hit must be at least five meters away, including when they are in their circle. If the attacker however chooses to take the free hit immediately, then defenders who are inside the circle and within five meters from the ball may shadow around the inside of the circle as per the explanation of the rule before 2019. This has the advantage of not preventing the quickly taken free hit which has been widely welcomed by coaches and players, whilst maintaining the 5m rule used everywhere else on the pitch to provide space for the free hit taker. • Free hits awarded inside the defensive circle As in Indoor Hockey a defender may now take a free hit awarded in the circle anywhere inside the circle or up to 15 meters from the back-line in line with the location of the offence, parallel to the side-line. • Completion of a penalty corner Rule 13.6 that described the completion of a penalty corner for substitution purposes and for a penalty corner at the end of a period, has been deleted. The option that a penalty corner is completed when the ball travels outside the circle for the second time, no longer exists. These amendments will come into force on 1 January (not in England - see EH article on previous page). These detailed revisions to the Rules of Hockey will be available from Friday 21st December on the FIH Rules app which can be downloaded here for the iOS version or here for the Android version.
Grace Millane
 Grace MillaneGrace Millane was a beautiful young woman who spent her three years at Lincoln University as a cherished member of the University Hockey Club and Lindum HC. Upon learning the tragic news, the society have decided to raise money in Grace’s honour for both a Lincolnshire based cancer charity - Candles (from the funds raised on Wednesday), and the Lucie Blackman trust, who support British victims overseas and have supported her family during this time. ULHC held a friendly hockey match on Wednesday 12th December to raise money in addition to the online campaign. Any support is greatly appreciated, whether that be a donation or simply sharing this campaign.
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