Leadenham Hockey Club 2023/24

• Co-Chairpersons - Sam MacAllister and Eleanor Talton
• Vice Chairman - Steve Gretton
• Secretary - Megan Campbell
• Treasurer - Tom Cade
• Vice Treasurer - Ritchie Nelstrop
• League Secretary - Robert Metheringham
• Umpire Liaison Officer - Thomas Pinchbeck
• Ladies 1st XI Captain - Sophie Gretton
• Ladies 2nd XI Captain - Penny Pitts
• Mens 1st XI Captain - Neil Ireland
• Mens 2nd XI Captain - Ben Russel
• Social Secretary - David Nelstrop
• Youth Development Officer - Caroline Bennett
• Media and Website Secretary - Emma Bembridge
• Welfare Officer - David Sykes and Kerry McNeil

 

Role Description and summary of responsibilities

 

• Chairman - A good chair should have 4 legs and be nice and stable. Much is the same of the Chair position on our committee. Responsible for leading the committee and ensuring appropriate governance of the club.
• Vice Chairman - Supporting the chairman in day to day running of the club. Standing in when Chair is unavailable.
• Secretary - Ensure the committee is operating correctly in line with the constitution of the club and support with administration of the running of the club.
• Treasurer - Plan, manage and administer the funds for the club for the year. Everything from league fees to ensuring membership rates are set correctly.
• Meembership Officer - Responsaible for collecting the memebership subs from players at the beginning of the year.
• League Secretary - Responsible for having pitches booked and liasing with leagues and opposition about venues.
• Umpire Liaison Officer - The link between the league (and cups/friendlies, tournaments etc) and the club to ensure games are all umpired. Encouraging umpire development and championing those that umpire.
• Ladies 1st XI Captain - Represents the ladies 1st XI on the committee and is responsible for highlighting any support needed from the committee (in terms of coaching, equipment, training times etc). Responsible for team selection and organisation on match days and leading their team in games.
• Ladies 2nd XI Captain - As above.
• Mens 1st XI Captain - As above.
• Mens 2nd XI Captain - As above.
• Social Secretaries - Key requirements are to organise an End of Season do, a Christmas meal and a junior Christmas social. Supported and encouraged to do more and help bring the club together. 
• Youth Development - Oversees the junior section of the club. Ensures coaches are available and a plan is in place for the year to provide fun and helpful sessions for junior players to enjoy hockey.
• Media Secretary - Promote the club to a wider audience.
• Welfare Officer - Managing and reporting procedures to safeguard members in the club

 

There are also a number of non exec committee positions which help with the running of the club.

For 2022/2023 we are keen to begin investigating options around access to a new Astro turf pitch. This will involve looking for grants, suitable places with land, partner organisations and more. We would like to form a sub committee to develop this further.

We also have non committee positions available which are more flexible but are still really valuable in keeping the club running. These include:

• Website Officer - to maintain and update the website and share news 
• Social Media Officer - helping Leadenham share in our successes and reach out to a wider audience and hopefully attract new players
• Membership Officer - managing the database of members, keeping up to date with GDPR and payments
• Summer League Captains - We are one of the most ambitious clubs in the area for summer leagues - captains are expected to raise a team and lead them to victory (or second place)!
• Summer tournament organisers - Each year we host summer tournaments, help is always appreciated.
• Managers - any help supporting the captains would go a long way. A new role which can be made to fit around you.
• Keyholders - RAF Cranwell only signs the keys out to a certain list of people.
• Coaches - Junior coaches, adult coaches, goalkeeper coachers - anything you can give back to help develop players will be appreciated
• Umpires - Without umpires there would be no league games. Umpires need to go on a course in order to do league matches, but the good news is once you've done that you can start getting paid to umpire!
• Photographers - We had some absolutely fantastic photographs produced last season, well taken photographs make the job of promoting the club so much easier!