The County want to encourage more schools to take part in hockey and also in competitions, at a local, regional and national level. This is inline with the stated aims of the EHB. Much has been done to encourage clubs to build links with schools in their catchment areas through the Clubs First programme. If your school doesn't currently have a link, please contact SSHA Webmaster.
National Competitions
All national competitions for schools are organised for boys and for girls separately. U11 and U13 competitions are 7 a-side In2Hockey competitions with a fully kitted goalkeeper played on half a pitch. The winners and runners-up go through to an East Region competition. The U14, and U16 competitions 9and U-18 girls) are 11 a-side and are played on a full pitch. The winners and runners-up go through to an East Region competition. The Boys U-18 competition is organised by EHB at a national level. Schools need to contact EHB directly for entry details.
All the girls competitions are scheduled from the middle of September to the middle of November so as to fit in with the scheduled dates of the East Region preliminary rounds for each age group.
All the boys competitions (U-11 to U-16) are scheduled from the middle of January to the end of March so as to fit in with the scheduled dates of the East Region preliminary rounds for each age group.
School teams can also enter the National indoor competitions. These competition start in November and are 6 a-side with a fully kitted goalkeeper. See Girls Competitions and Boys Competitions for further details.
Emerging Schools Competitions
Suffolk has been at the forefront in East Region in organising an Emerging School Competition for boys and girls at U14 and U16.
Hockey Playing Schools in the County
The following schools are known to be playing hockey:
Abbey School
Brandiston Hall
Culford School
Framlingham College
Ipswich High School
Ipswich School
Old Buckenham Hall School
Orwell Park School
Royal Hospital School
St.Josephs College
Woodbridge School
These are the schools that have taken part in the Emerging Schools competition:
Benjamin Britten
County Upper
Debenham
Farlingaye
Felixstowe
Hadleigh
Hartismere
High Suffolk
Horringer Court
King Edward VI
Newmarket
North Suffolk
Sir John Leman
St Benedict's
Thomas Mills
Thurston