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Hockey Ireland Coronavirus (COVID-19) UPDATE No. 10 regarding Level 5 COVID-19 Restrictions
21 October 2020As of midnight, on Wednesday 21st October, the Republic of Ireland is moving to Level 5 COVID-19 restrictions. These restrictions will remain in place for a period of 6 weeks. The effect of these restrictions on Hockey activity have been highlighted below.
These restrictions will apply to all Clubs in the Republic of Ireland.
Under Level 5, individual training only is permitted, and no matches are to take place. The exemptions to this are:
- Non-contact training can continue for school-aged children, outdoors in pods of 15. This means that at no point during the session should a player come within 2m of another player. Exercises involving tackling (such as 1v1s), marking or match play should not be undertaken.
- Elite sports* are permitted to continue behind closed doors – For Hockey this has been defined as the National Senior Men’s and Women’s Programmes. They are permitted to train and play behind closed doors.
*Please note: This category has been defined by the ‘Return to Sport Expert Group’ which has been established by the ROI government to provide guidance to Ireland’s sporting bodies to prepare for the phased return to sporting activity.
Under Level 5, while domestic travel restrictions do not allow movement outside of a 5-kilometre radius of home, it is permitted to take school-aged children to club training sessions. Club coaches may also travel to training sessions.
Northern Ireland
Ulster Hockey has advised that all hockey club training is suspended until 14 November 2020. This coincides with the timing of the NI Executive’s current restrictions. Please check the Ulster Hockey website for the latest guidance.
Hockey Ireland will continue to follow the developments and will respond as soon as possible to any changes in the situation. Hockey Ireland would like to thank all branches and clubs that worked hard to get hockey competition back under the strict protocols. We hope we will be back again as soon as possible.
The Hockey Ireland Return to Play and Competition Protocol will be updated shortly and available at https://hockey.ie/covid-19/
Please see below for current clarification on Level 5.
Club Vision:
Athlone Hockey Club’s long term vision is to support and actively promote the game of hockey in Athlone. We provide the opportunity to play hockey from the age of 8 up to senior competitive level. Athlone Hockey Club prides itself in creating a fun and energetic atmosphere for all members. New members are welcomed with open arms. If you’re looking for a healthy and sociable hobby please contact us, we’d only be too delighted to have you! We play on the new state of the art pitch at Athlone Regional Sports Centre.
Note: Registration for 2020/21 season is now closed for all age groups except Under 10.
At Athlone Hockey Club we have the following teams for the 2020/21 season:
Seniors:
Training : training each Friday from 7.30 – 9.30 pm
Player/Coaches: Elaine Couper/Jennifer Hyde
Managers: Eithne Gallagher/Niamh O’Donovan/Mary Fitzpatrick
Compete in Connacht Hockey Leagues Division IB and Division 2, Connacht Cup and Irish Challenge Cup
U16:
Training: training each Friday from 6 – 7.30 pm
Coaches: Richie Paul/Sarah Lawless/Aoife Healy/Anna McCullagh
Manager: Sandra Cunningham
Compete in Connacht Hockey League and Cup
U14:
Training: training each Friday from 5 – 6 pm
Coaches: Sinead Purtill/Terri-Ann Stuart-Trainor/Richard Ross
Manager: Katheryn Joyce Whyte
Compete in Connacht Hockey League and Cup
U12:
Training: training each Friday from 4 – 5 pm
Coaches: Stacey Warby/Deirdre Lowe/Tracey Staunton/Emma Rock
Manager: Leona Kinahan
Compete in Connacht Hockey Blitz
U10:
Training: training each Friday from 4 – 5 pm
Coaches: Fiona Corry/Pia Becerra/Sinead Tynan/Joan Fitzpatrick
Managers: Valerie Tormey/Aisling Dixon
Compete in Connacht Hockey Blitz
Connacht Interpro Representative:
Deirdre Lowe