Junior Training Info 2025-26

Please note the following changes will be made to all Junior Training from 3rd September 2025. They apply to all age groups, Under-8s through to Under-16s.

All junior hockey activity (training + home matches) will be at Aston Uni Recreation Centre B43 7AJ.

This includes Wednesday and weekend training, as well as all junior home matches, including Badgers games.

From September 2025, all Saturday junior training will switch to Sundays.

The first weekend training session will be on Sunday 7th September.

Weekend junior training times from September 2025:

Sundays 10-11am U8 training

For players from school years Reception to 3 inclusive.

Sundays 10:45am-12pm U10-U14 training

For players from U9 (school year 4) to U14 (school year 9).

Wednesday training times from September 2025:

Wednesdays 7:00-8:15pm Badger training

For players from U12 (school year 7) to U16 (school year 11).

The first Wednesday training session will be on Wednesday 3rd September.

The new astro pitch at Queen Mary's Grammar School WS1 2PG will become our main pitch once it is built.

The QMGS pitch is due to be completed by the end of 2025, although delays are possible.

We plan to relocate our junior and adult training base to QMGS from spring or summer 2026.

We’re excited about this next chapter in our club's journey and we hope you’ll be part of it with us.

Why is junior hockey activity moving to AURC in September?

Streetly Academy are resurfacing their astro pitch for September 2025. It will become a 3G football astro pitch, which is not suitable for hockey.

AURC will be our junior base temporarily until completion of the new pitch at QMGS, which will become our permanent home for all adult and junior activity.

Why change weekend training from Saturday mornings to Sunday mornings?

AURC is already our main venue for our adult hockey teams. We have 6 Mens teams and 2 Ladies teams and half of them play every Saturday at AURC.

We also share the AURC pitch with West Brom HC, who play their home matches there, so there is insufficient pitch space on Saturdays.

Why is weekend training starting at a later time?

The AURC astro pitch is open from 10am on Sundays.