HI ParaHockey Investment & Training reminders regarding lost & Found items

Covid-19 Training Reminders
With the current restrictions now in place, training can still occur, however, we would like to reminder all members that you are to bring only the essential gear/items you need for training when up at Grange Road.

As part of the Hockey Ireland covid protocols, and protocols for all sports, only essential items are to be brought onto pitches and everything must be removed afterwards. There is no longer a lost and found shed in TRR, and any items found are being donated into the Enable Ireland clothing bank.

You can find TRR’s full Covid Protocol on the website.

ParaHockey Investment
Hockey Ireland have announced that they have secured investment for ParaHockey! Read the full statement below!

Hockey Ireland is delighted with the news that Sport Ireland, through the Dormant Accounts Funding, is investing in our Hockey4All disability and inclusion programme.

Our Hockey4All programme aims to offer young people with disabilities an opportunity to become part of the local hockey community, to keep healthy (socially, mentally and physically) and have fun in a team sport.

In 2021, we are seeking to engage with clubs to set up Hockey4All sections. Support will include:

Coach and umpire training
Equipment to support programme delivery
Taster sessions in local schools / community groups
Competition opportunities
Other supports as required

If you, or your club would be interested in finding out more about this programme, please fill in the following form. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=p9R9iRJpqUakYa2lfUqiV93xNr8oaMxOs6iv7x9-vCdUMlZVU0dKVjE1MzJISTlJNkg1NUlVQlFLUi4u

Following on from Hockey Ireland’s announcement, read the LHA’s own statement below.

Following on from the Government announcement on 14th October [that the exemption in place under Level 3 of the Living with Covid plan had been removed] and the subsequent statement from Hockey Ireland on the same matter, the Leinster Hockey Board can now confirm that all competitive hockey has been suspended until further notice.

The Board recognises that this is a disappointment for all of our clubs, players, coaches, umpires and volunteers who have worked tirelessly to ensure that our sport was played within the protocols and guidelines as laid out by the statutory bodies.

We are also disappointed to note that the announcement also means the postponement of the Inter-Provincial series that was scheduled to take place from 25th October and we assure our squads that we are working with the other provinces to ensure that these are re-scheduled once it is appropriate to do so.

In the meantime, clubs can continue to train in line with Hockey Ireland protocols.

We echo Hockey Ireland’s statement in applauding our clubs and their volunteers who have done everything possible to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone involved in our sport and look forward to seeing a return to competitive fixtures in the near future.

Trevor Watkins

Chair, Leinster Hockey Association

Find the full statement here: LeinsterHockey.ie

Read the Latest Hockey Ireland update here

On Wednesday 14 October, the Irish government announced the removal of the exemption for senior club championship to be played in Level 3 of the Living with Covid-19 plan.

Following this change, the Board of Hockey Ireland has decided to postpone all hockey competition on an all-Ireland basis until further notice. Training can proceed subject to Hockey Ireland protocols and restrictions and any restrictions that may apply locally.

This also means that the Interprovincial Competitions scheduled for the end of October are postponed. Hockey Ireland recognises the time and energy the Interprovincial Working Group and the provincial teams have put into the preparations for these games. Suitable dates for the running of the competitions will be considered.

Elite hockey activity can proceed, and this applies to the Irish Senior Men and Irish Senior Women’s teams only.

Hockey Ireland would like to acknowledge the work of the clubs that has gone into hosting games over the last few weeks. The support of volunteers to follow the protocols and keep our players safe has been phenomenal. We must endeavour to keep club hockey activity going whilst we continue to observe Covid-19 guidelines and hopefully, we can resume competition soon.

You can find the statement here: Hockey.ie

Ladies 4 Coach, Fixtures , Hockey Ireland Covid-19 Update & More!

Ladies 4s Coach
With the return of the Ladies 4s a coach is also required!

The team trains on a Monday, 7pm to 8.30pm and Wednesdays, 8.30pm to 10pm. They will be competing in Division 13 of the Leinster Leagues. Matches will take place, when permitted, on Saturdays with Cup matches on a Sunday occasionally.

If you are interested, know someone who might be or you would just like more information then please email Jess Rule, the 2020/2021 Ladies captain at ladies.captain@threerockrovershc.com

Spread the word far and wide and be part of the return of the Ladies 4s this season!

Results October 3rd
Congratulations to the Men’s 2s on winning the 2019/2020 Railway Cup Final, 3-2, against Monkstown last Saturday in Rathdown! Well done to Shane, Dylan and the squad on their achievement from all at Grange Road! See the winning team photo in newsletter

The Men’s 1s picked up a resounding 6-1 victory against Corinthians in EYHL action last Saturday evening up in St Columba’s, while the Ladies 1s lost 3-1 away to Kilkenny in Ladies Division 2. Kilkenny are coached by former Rover Gavin Bourke this season.

Fixtures
There are still only 3 games on the cards due to current restrictions this Saturday, October 10th.

Men’s 1 v Annadale , EYHL, 14:45 on front pitch

Men’s 2 v Railway, Division 1B, 09:30 in Park Avenue

Ladies 1 v Corinthians, Division 2, 15:00 on the back pitch

Good luck to all teams!

Hockey Ireland Update
Hockey Ireland have brought out a concise table of Covid-19 regulations, image in newsletter, as well as an update which can be viewed below by clicking the link.

Hockey Ireland Update

See how the Leinster Representatives and those playing Senior hockey are doing and more!

Covid-19 update
On Tuesday we were delighted to learn that training can continue for the junior club. Pods of 15 and all Covid Protocols are now being adhered to “as normal”. A huge thank you goes to the 130 plus parents who have volunteered to be Covid Supervisors and without whom we would not be able to run training safely.

Matches
No matches at junior level have taken place as per Covid protocols. Teams have now been selected in anticipation of league starting. This will enable them to train in pods.

Report from the field
Sunday at the Club was wet, windy and stormy! True hockey spirit shone through as training continued ( many other sports cancelled!) Covid Supervisors and children alike braved the elements with umbrellas, rain gear and good humour!

Rover’s Leinster Representatives
Our large cohort of, boys and girls, 16 and 18s, representatives continue to train in preparation of the Inter Pros in late October. On the senior front a number of our Inter Girls and Under 16 boys are now training and playing with the senior club teams. This transfer to the senior teams has gone really smoothly and sincere thanks are due to the senior players for the warm welcome they have given them.

Gaisces
We have 25 4th years participating in this year’s Gaisce programme. They are all assigned to a team and are working alongside a senior coach, learning on the job. We are particularly delighted that Ali Keogh has agreed to give them an umpiring training session next Saturday at the club. We will report back on this next week.

RIP RD, Ladies 4s reformed, HSE Health & well-being initiative & More!

Rest in Peace RD
The funeral of Richard Mellon, RD to many, was held yesterday, September 30th. The flags at Grange Road flew at half mast to pay homage and respect to a fondly remembered and well respected long time Rover. The club would like to once again send our deepest condolences to RD’s family and many friends at this time.

Gone, but not forgotten, may he rest in peace.

Subs 2020/2021
Today is the cut off for paying your Subs for the 2020/2021 season. A no pay no play policy is being strictly enforced this season, if you have not already done so in any way you can pay your subs here: PAY TODAY

Fixtures: October 3rd 2020
The fixtures this weekend are again short as Dublin enters the final week, as things stand, of the current Level 3 restrictions. We again have a final from last season alongside some league action!

M2s v Monkstown, 19/20 Railway Cup Final (A) @12:30 in Rathdown School
L1s v Kilkenny, Leinster Division 2 (A) @13:45 in Loreto Kilkenny
M1s v Corinthians. EYHL Division 1 (A) @17:00 in St Columba’s College

Ladies 4s Reformed
The 2020/2021 season sees the return of a Ladies 4s team to Grange Road after a long hiatus! They have been pushing closer to this over the past couple of seasons and the hard work of the Ladies side and past club captains alongside the club have gotten the Ladies to this wonderful position!

They will be competing in Division 13 and full details will follow over the coming few days!

Men’s 3-6s Training Time
The Men’s 3-6s training time changes slightly from next week, with the session moving to 7pm – 8.30pm on front pitch from NEXT TUESDAY OCTOBER 6th.

HSE Well-being Initiative
All of our lives and daily routines are being impacted by Covid 19. It’s normal to feel
worried or stressed but there are things we can do to mind our mental health.

HSE are live-streaming Stress Control classes free-of-charge.

The next programme will start on October 5th for 6 sessions over 3 weeks.
Each session lasts approximately 90 minutes. There is no registration required.

Session 1: Monday 5th October 2.00pm & 8.30pm
Session 2: Thursday 8th October 2.00pm & 8.30pm
Session 3: Monday 12th October 2.00pm & 8.30pm
Session 4: Thursday 15th October 2.00pm & 8.30pm
Session 5: Monday 19th October 2.00pm & 8.30pm
Session 6: Thursday 22nd October 2.00pm & 8.30pm

Just watch the sessions either in the afternoon or evening, read the booklets and try out some of the breathing and mindfulness exercises. Friends and family can join in too.

Everything you need can be found at www.stresscontrol.ie

Rovers Representing, Competitive Hockey is back & More!

Leinster Under 16s

Congratulations to Andrew Crowe; Hugo Fulkner; Luke Fitzpatrick; Josh Gill; Alex Lynch; Sam Maxwell; Peter Montgomery; Ben Pasley; Tom Whelan and Louis Puech on their selection for the Leinster Under 16s Boys squad announced at the start of the week!

Angus Dunlop is also one of the team Assistant Coaches, so plenty of Rovers Representing on and off the pitch! Tournament details are TBC and you can find the full squad announcement below:
LEINSTER UNDER 16 BOYS SQUAD

Good Luck to Leinster and all Rovers Representing from all at Grange Road!

Subs 2020/2021

The Subs link is now live, and 2020/2021 Subs are NOW DUE. The cut off date is OCTOBER 1st, 2020. You must have paid in full or at least 1 instalment, an option with Senior and Student subs.
1. If you have not paid in any way by the cut off date you will not play as you will not insured.
2. If you are paying a Student sub you must have a valid Student card available to view upon request.
3. Subscriptions are a vital source of income at the start of any season, even more so now due to the current environment that the club is operating in.
You can pay your Subs HERE: PAY TODAY

You can see the full Subs price list below:

  • Full Senior Membership €385.00
  • Full Senior Membership (50% Payment 1) €215.00
  • Full Senior Membership (50% Payment 2) €215.00
  • Student Membership €230.00
  • Student Membership (50% Payment 1) €115.00
  • Student Membership (50% Payment 2) €115.00
  • Three Rock Rockets €50.00
  • Schoolboy/Schoolgirl (Under 16) €190.00
  • Schoolboy/Schoolgirl (Under 14) €190.00
  • Schoolboy/Schoolgirl (Under 12) €170.00
  • Schoolboy/Schoolgirl (Under 10) €170.00
  • Schoolboy/Schoolgirl (Under 8) €170.00
  • Men’s Veteran Membership €295.00
  • Women’s Veteran Membership €155.00
  • Pavilion Membership €50.00

If you have any queries about your Sub/s, please email your respective Section coordinator.
• Peter Hinds: mens.captain@threerockrovershc.com
• Jess Rule: ladies.captain@threerockrovershc.com
• Chris Steele: youths@threerockrovershc.com

Fixtures: September 26th 2020

M1s v Lisnagarvey, Away, Comber Road @15:00
L1s v Muckross, Home, Front Pitch @13:00

Only 2 fixtures on the cards this weekend and no Junior Activity up at Grange Road due to current Covid-19 Level 3 Restrictions currently in place for Dublin. Good luck to the Men’s ad Ladies 1s in their opening games of the 2020/2021 season, we are all glad to see competitive back at Grange Road!

FIH Pro League

Congratulations to our very own Ali Keogh who was part of the #ThirdTeam as the Women’s FIH Pro League, and international Hockey of some form, returned with Germany playing host to Belgium in Dusseldorf! Congrats Ali on once again representing herself and Rovers with aplomb on the International stage!

Highlights of the match can be found on the FIH platforms!

Training Times

The training times for the coming season are as follows:
Mens 1s: 19:00 – 21:00, Tuesdays & Thursdays, Front Pitch
Mens 2s: 19:30 – 21:00, Thursday, Front Pitch
Mens 3-6s: 19:30 – 21:00, Tuesdays, Back Pitch (Until end of September), 19:00 – 20:30, Front Pitch (October on)

Ladies 1s: 19:30 – 20:30, Mondays & 20:30 – 22:00, Wednesdays, Front Pitch
Ladies 2-3s: 20:30 – 22:00, Mondays & 19:00 – 20:30, Wednesdays, Front Pitch

A few training session reminders:

  1. You must have filled out a health declaration form ahead of participating in a session, this must be filled out at least 2 hours BEFORE the start of the planned session by *all participants. i.e. it must be filled out by 5.30pm at the latest if the session starts at 7.30pm

    2. *this includes umpires, team managers, physios, etc. not just playing members.

  2. Bring only minimal possessions for your training session
  3. Do not linger after the session
  4. Arrive no earlier than 10/15 minutes before the pre-arranged time.
  5. Travel to the session individually as much as possible
  6. Do not use dugouts, or touch any equipment unnecessarily

You can find the Club’s full Covid Protocol here: TRR COVID-19

Volunteering has always been important but even more so now due to Covid-19

As things stand no matches, training or any activity of any sort can occur up at Grange Road without the visible presence of at least one COVID OFFICER/SUPERVISOR.

We all want to be able to do what we all love and that is play hockey but that won’t be possible without people acting as a Covid Officer for each session. The Juniors have had plenty of parents stepping up to volunteer as Supervisors because of the number parents will most likely only have to do one maybe 2 sessions throughout the season.

We need a similar uptake on the Senior side to make sure that the workload is burdened by the many rather than just the few. Contact Peter Hinds, the Covid Officer at covid.officer@threerockrovershc.com, volunteer in a WhatsApp team group or message the respective men’s or ladies club captains to get your name down on a day/session.

You just need to do a simple online course to Supervise a session to make sure Covid-19 rules are being adhered to.
You can do the course and find out more here: https://www.sportireland.ie/covid19/course

Peter and his team of Supervisors/Coordinators cannot be and should not e expected to be there all the time.

If there is no Supervisor there is is no session, period.

Leinster Girls U16s & Subs, Training times and Clubhouse & Grounds Reminders for all Rovers

Leinster Girls U16s

Congratulations to Hannah McKenna and Rebecca Carty on their selection for the Leinster Girls Under 16 squad for the InterPros! Full details and squad can be found here: Leinster Under 16 Girls

Subs
The Subs link is now live, and 2020/2021 Subs are NOW DUE. The cut off date is OCTOBER 1st, 2020. You must have paid in full or at least 1 installment, an option with Senior and Student subs.

1. If you have not paid in any way by the cut off date you will not play as you will not insured.
2. If you are paying a Student sub you must have a valid Student card available to view upon request.
3. Subscriptions are a vital source of income at the start of any season, even more so now due to the current environment that the club is operating in.

You can pay your Subs HERE: https://member.clubforce.com/memberships_cart_m.asp?LL_ID=955&CLB=1

You can see the full Subs price list below:
Full Senior Membership €385.00
Full Senior Membership (50% Payment 1) €215.00
Full Senior Membership (50% Payment 2) €215.00
Student Membership €230.00
Student Membership (50% Payment 1) €115.00
Student Membership (50% Payment 2) €115.00
Three Rock Rockets €50.00
Schoolboy/Schoolgirl (Under 16) €190.00
Schoolboy/Schoolgirl (Under 14) €190.00
Schoolboy/Schoolgirl (Under 12) €170.00
Schoolboy/Schoolgirl (Under 10) €170.00
Schoolboy/Schoolgirl (Under 8) €170.00
Men’s Veteran Membership €295.00
Women’s Veteran Membership €155.00
Pavilion Membership €50.00

If you have any queries about your Sub/s, please email your respective Section coordinator.
• Peter Hinds: mens.captain@threerockrovershc.com
• Jess Rule: ladies.captain@threerockrovershc.com
• Chris Steele: youths@threerockrovershc.com

Training Times
The training times for the coming season are as follows:
Mens 1s: 19:00 – 21:00, Tuesdays & Thursdays, Front Pitch
Mens 2s: 19:30 – 21:00, Thursday, Front Pitch
Mens 3-6s: 19:30 – 21:00, Tuesdays, Back Pitch (Until end of September), 19:00 – 20:30, Front Pitch (October on)

Ladies 1s: 19:30 – 20:30, Mondays & 20:30 – 22:00, Wednesdays, Front Pitch
Ladies 2-3s: 20:30 – 22:00, Mondays & 19:00 – 20:30, Wednesdays, Front Pitch

Clubhouse & Grounds
A reminder that due to current restrictions imposed by Hockey Ireland and Government regulations, numbers are restricted, and you must only enter Grange Road if you are taking part in an arranged session.
If you are a parent picking up a child/ren you must stay in your car unless you are a Covid Supervisor, Coach, team liaison, etc.

A few training session reminders:
1. You must have filled out a health declaration form ahead of participating in a session, this must be filled out at least 2 hours BEFORE the start of the planned session by *all participants. i.e. it must be filled out by 5.30pm at the latest if the session starts at 7.30pm
*this includes umpires, team managers, physios, etc. not just playing members.
2. Bring only minimal possessions for your training session
3.Do not linger after the session
4.Arrive no earlier than 10/15 minutes before the pre-arranged time.
5.Travel to the session individually as much as possible
6.Do not use dugouts, or touch any equipment unnecessarily.

You can find the Club’s full Covid Protocol here: COVID-19 Protocol

During these unprecedented times please be aware of the Club’s more vulnerable members by showing some Rovers Respect when visiting Grange Road.

The TRR Rocket’s season launches, not into orbit but at Grange Road!

The Rockets are Back! TRRHC is delighted that our ParaHockey ID team, aka The Rockets, are back training!

A huge effort was put in by Siobhán, Hannah and Scott to prepare for the safe return of The Rockets. 10 of our 12 players enjoyed ‘social distanced’ hockey, with a tonne of relays to ensure that everyone was kept busy, including coach Amy, Zoe, Scott and Hannah.

Siobhán has taken on the role of Covid Officer for ParaHockey this year, so a big thanks to UCD Men, our own Men’s 1sts and the umpires Ali and Bruce, for being so co-operative ahead of their game.

The directive from Hockey Ireland is no games at ParaHockey training (for the moment), so our coaches had a challenge to find the joy! We ended the session with a new version of ‘Duck duck goose’ – using our sticks to try and catch the goose around the ‘circle of trust’.

We are delighted with the start and we look forward to getting fitter and improving our skills, but mostly we loved seeing our hockey pals and once again being back at HQ and playing our part of what makes TRRHC the perfect hockey family club.

The Rockets train on Tuesdays between 18:30 – 19:30 on the front pitch at Grange Road. If anyone knows someone who would like to join – contact Siobhán Madeley on 0879066379.