Head coach Ashley Smith is inviting schools & clubs to nominate players to trial for the Munster U18 Boys 2019 squad by emailing each players name & parent/guardians email to munsteru18boys2019@gmail.com. The deadline for nominations is Fri 22nd February. Players born in 2002 or 2003 are eligible to trial.

We will be running two trials, one in Cork and one in Limerick. Players nominated to trial by their school/club only need to attend one of these trials. Players are asked to bring €5 to cover pitch hire etc. Players must also bring the completed form which has been emailed to schools and clubs or can be received by emailing munsteru18girls@gmail.com. Can schools/clubs find out which trial their nominated players would like to attend and let us know by emailing munsteru18girls@gmail.com. ..

The Munster Branch seeks applications for the following positions:1. Munster U16 Boys Management Team        - Head coach        - Assistant coach        - Manager2. Munster U21 Mens Management Team        - Head coach        - Assistant coach        - ManagerApplications can made to secretary@munsterhockey.com. Cut off date is the 25th Feb.

The Munster Branch of Hockey Ireland is pleased to welcomeMr Graham Shaw, Women’s Senior Coach Hockey Irelandto givean On Field and Indoor Presentation to Munster Club Hockey Coaches on Monday 18th. February 2019 at 7.00pm at Garryduff Sports’ Centre. Cork. All coaches are welcome to attend but we would like to emphasise the importance of this event for all Division 1 Ladies’ Coaches and the Interpro U16 and U18 Coaches.

Schools and clubs are invited to nominate players to trial for the Munster U18 Girls squad 2019 by emailing each player’s name, position, school and/or club to munsteru18girls@gmail.com. The deadline for nominations is Friday 15th February. Only players born in 2002 or 2003 are eligible to trial. In previous years, this trial process has been made more difficult for coaches and management due to the volume of players involved. To ensure each girl gets a fair trial and has the best ..

A further meeting to progress the Munster Development Plan will take place on Monday 4th February 2019 in the Firgrove Hotel Mitchelstown at 7:30pmHenry Ford once said, “Coming together is the beginning, staying together is progress and working together is success.” As Ford recognised, the coming together of people is the foundation stone of success. At Munster Hockey, we want to lay a new foundation stone, we want to bring some people together to build a new kind of success. Are you..

Attn: All Club Secretaries, and othersCalling all those aged 18-30 involved in hockey!The European Hockey Federation is holding a Youth Leadership Festival from 13-17 August 2019 in Antwerp, Belgium.Please see the attached flyers.Hockey Ireland are running a competition for the two places open to Ireland.The prize includes entry to the Youth Leadership Festival, flights, accommodation, food and some tickets to the European Championships in Antwerp!(Accommodation will be in dormitories with other..

The Munster Indoor Championships will be held in the Kinsale Community Centre on Saturday 5th January 2019 commencing at 9:15. Schedule is as follows    LAshton A2v2Belvedere BLBelvedere 0v1Ashton BMAshton0v2LimerickLWaterford0v1Ashton BLBelvedere B0V1Belvedere MLimerick5v2WaterfordLAshton B0v0Ashton ALBelvedere1v3WaterfordMWaterford3v0AshtonLAshton A2v2WaterfordLBelvedere B1v2Ashton BMLimerick4v1AshtonLBelvedere1v1Ashton AMWaterford2v2LimerickLBelvedere ..

MHUA will be running an umpire course in Limerick on Monday 14th and Monday 28th January in Crescent School. The course starts each evening at 7.30pm until 10.30pm.  The course is in two sections:  Monday 14th January on the rules of hockey with a rules test at end. Monday 28th January on umpiring and umpiring techniques.To register for the course email: munsterumpiresawardcourse@gmail.comThe cost of the course is €40 per person (payable by cash or cheque). The course is available..

The following is a link for a Coach Education website, which has useful resources for those coaching in youth sport:  www.icoachkids.eu. There are a range of resources available. While some may appear to involve a lot of work, the advantage of such courses is that they can be done at a time that suits the participant. And obviously the better educated a coach is, the more likely they will enjoy their coaching and have success in keeping underage players happy in sport and ..