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my skating, stickhandling or just general fitness, I’m always
looking to better myself.
The most recent role I’ve taken is the role of Ice Hockey
Team Manager. This involves social media promotion, being
the first point of contact for all players and also integrating new
players into the team, from the moment they contact the club,
to when they turn up for their training session. I get a big kick
out of seeing someone play their first game after knowing that
it all started out as a general enquiry into the Facebook page or
an email through the website.”
Atmosphere
“We’re all very excited at the moment. The Windsor
Knights started five years ago as an Ice Hockey team. We’re
now a club with four different teams under the Windsor
Knights banner, all started from scratch, all-encompassing the
#hockey4everyone policy that we pride ourselves on.
The Ice Hockey Team, Inline Team, Ball Hockey Team
and Junior Inline Team are all very much part of the Windsor
Knights family and we’re all working towards bringing more
people into the sport.”
2017
“From an Ice perspective, we’ve completely overhauled
how people join the club. Whereas before, we always welcomed
people in, we’ve now simplified the process through our
Facebook page, Twitter account and website.
This has resulted in people being able to find us easily and
we’ve introduced several new players to the club, some who
are taking their first steps in the sport, some returning after
playing in youth teams and some who are just looking for a
new team in the area. Simplifying any barriers to entry has
been a massive success and we’ve seen our numbers swell with
players of all abilities joining our ranks.”
Inline
“The Inline Team have been training just under a year,
have just entered a league and played their first games so there
is a lot of excitement there. The Inline Team Manager, Owen
Warne, found us at a Wokingham Fayre and from the first
session where he turned up as a player, he now gives up his
team to manage the Inline Club and he’s done a fantastic job
bringing the Inline Team to the point they are now, in a very
short space of time. We’re very lucky to have him.”
The Junior Inline Club, run by Sam Bidmead, is just over
one year old now and the team have just played their first ever
game … which they won! The pride on Sam and Chairman
Dan’s face was an absolute treat. Some of these children had
never skated before but you would never have guessed it.
We’ve just introduced a learn to play section for 1-4 year olds
as well. They’re so cute and it gives them a chance to come to
the hall and hit a ball with a stick, what child wouldn’t want
to do that?”
Ball Hockey
“The Ball Hockey Team haven’t joined a league yet but
we did just host the first annual Windsor Knights Ball Hockey
Tournament. Eight teams came together to battle each other
in a competitive (but friendly) tournament. The tournament
was a massive success and we were able to give opportunities
to people who had never played before as well as a disabled
gentleman who got stuck right in and was one of the stars of
his team.”
Committee
“All clubs have been overseen and all had massive
contribution by Chairman Dan Pearce. If it wasn’t for him, this
club would’ve stood still and possibly folded years ago. I’m
not sure how he managed a personal life to be honest! We’ve
assembled a really dedicated team here, all people who give
up their personal time for free and do it for the love of the club
and the sport.
We also have Club Secretary Angela Holland who makes
sure our books are in order and plays all of the adult sports as
well.”
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