Welcome to the 2026/27 hockey season. Our training schedule and coaches are now confirmed. Senior pre-season club training will take place on 26 August and 2 September, with Women’s training from 19:00–20:30 and Men’s training from 20:30–22:00. These sessions are open to all members below performance squad level. Full senior club training will recommence from Tuesday, 8 September, with sessions running Tuesday–Thursday across the senior squads as outlined in the full schedule. Senior training will run until W/E 11 December 2026, restart from W/C 4 January 2027, and finish W/E 26 March 2027.

Goalkeeper & Back-to-Hockey Training: Fortnightly goalkeeper training for all club GKs will run on Wednesdays from 19:00–20:30, starting 9 September. Our Back-to-Hockey sessions will also run fortnightly on Fridays from 19:30–21:00, starting 11 September, providing a relaxed and social opportunity for adults returning to hockey or taking it up for the first time. Please see the full schedule for all session dates throughout the 2026/27 season.

Junior Club Training will recommence from Tuesday, 1 September, with sessions running Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday across the U8–U18 age groups. Junior training will run until W/E 11 December 2026, restart from W/C 4 January 2027, and finish W/E 26 March 2027 for U14 & U16, U8-U12 will finish at the end of April. We look forward to seeing many of you at Club Day on Saturday, 5 September 2026 — please make sure you purchase your ticket as soon as possible. The full training schedules, squad allocations and coaching teams are detailed above.

Please confirm your availability via the Pitchero App in good time.
There will be a review of session times before the mid-season break.

All sessions are run by a paid & qualified coach. Players should arrive at training with the following suitable kit:

- Astro trainers
- Shin pads
- Gum shield
- Drink
- Stick - Please let us know if you need to borrow one

Please warm up off the pitch and be ready begin training at the allotted times.

Training address:

Abbeydale Sports Club
Abbeydale Road South
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S17 3LJ