Winning looks good on us
Happy Friday, Wappers! Last Saturday saw a triumphant start to the season with many teams picking up some strong wins, this included
M2 (2-1), M7 (2-1), M6 (5-2), M7 (2-1) W1 (3-0), W3 (3-1), W5 (2-0), W7 (5-0) and Dockers (3-1).The great day of hockey was rounded off with an even better evening at our Clubhouse, the Moretown Belle, where those in attendance collected their Wapping membership cards. Remember to show it when at the bar to get a discount!
Important notices
Pay your membership: after Friday October 4th, those who haven’t paid won’t be able to play - please contact the treasurer if you have any queries or concerns
SOS: Save our Secretary. We’re still looking for someone to draft the weekly newsletter so that our Secretary can use the Thursday commute to watch reruns of Gilmore Girls
Join the results chat to celebrate results as they come in and be sure to hang around at LV this weekend to catch the much anticipated M3/M4 derby.
Dates for your diary
Oct 12th - Women’s Day, LV all day and social after
Nov 2nd - Halloween Social
Nov 9th - W1s vs East London derby and social, 6pm @ LV
Dec 7th - Christmas Social
Photography
For photography, we operate an opt out permissions form. This will be shared club wide before next matches are captured. If there is media of you that appears online and you would prefer it removed, it will be taken down on request no questions asked.
Match galleries will now be posted on the club website. The password is whc1989. These images are for personal use only, such as printing or posting on your own social media. It would be appreciated if you credit the original photographer - each album will have the photographer's information attached.
Please do not share photography with third parties like opposition or player sponsors. If you have any questions or requests r.e. Photography please email Head of Press - wappinghop@gmail.com
Meet the coaches
Next up we have the lovely Kiran Dhoot (above) who this season is running training for M8-9 and is our Back2Hockey king.
“Having started my coaching journey at 16 at Reading HC, I became keen to get involved with developing talent. Alongside playing competitive hockey throughout my life at various top leagues, I’ve had the chance to play and work alongside some elite players and coaches, each of whom have contributed to developing my coaching style and approach.
This season my aim for the Mens 8s is to develop a formal tactical team structure which will allow players to fit into higher teams as they climb up the hockey ladder. Back2Hockey players can expect a season of skills workshops to help develop player confidence and ability to make the most out of thier game time.
For the Kidds teams, my aim is to lay a solid foundation of basic and advanced skills which will let them compete with their peers across the country, and lay the groundwork for attending regional and national trials.
The coaching community at Wapping has helped me develop as a coach and make sure that I have the tools I need to make sure each session is varied, stimulating and addresses the latest needs of the players.”
Last week’s Results
This week’s fixtures
Member discounts:
Check out our Members' area (Password: whc1989) which has all of our available offers, including:
5% discount and 5% club kick back at the Moretown Belle
20% off NuSmile dentists
A free Psycle session
Grubby: 50% off + free delivery on 1st box, plus 30% off for the rest of the month
10% off all beers at Tap East
Balling: All members = 15% off, W1 and M1 = 25% off. We also get 25% off OTE sports (sports nutrition bars, etc)
