COVID-19 CLUB SUPPORT
Posted by on 19 July 2020
Guidance to Returning to Play
Step 1 Guidance (from 13 May) - One-to-one coaching
Step 2 Guidance (from 1 June) - Small group coaching & posters for clubs - Risk Assessment checklist - Risk Assessment template
Calendars
Option A - 2020-21 calendar if season runs as normal - our live calendar that we are currently working towards.
Option B - 2020-21 calendar if season delayed - for illustrative purposes at this stage.
Timeline
England Hockey's return to play guidance to date:
July
17 July: Risk Assessment checklist and Risk Assessment template
9 Jul: Moving beyond Step 2
June
26 Jun: Advice: Return to Hockey remains at Step 2
19 Jun: Option B calendar if 2020-21 season delayed
19 Jun: Return to Play FAQs
19 Jun: Local variations to national advice
5 Jun: Option A calendar if 2020-21 season runs as normal
3 Jun: Step 2 guidance, small group coaching, new posters
1 Jun: Futures Cup cancelled
May
29 May: Latest news on returning to play
21 May: One-to-one coaching; posters for clubs
15 May: Update to follow pending govt advice
April
1 Apr: Sport England club support
March
30 Mar: National hockey suspended further until 30 June
17 Mar: National hockey activity suspended
Wider Club Support
Many sports are facing difficult decisions around funding at this time. The following links to emergency funding sources and information may be useful for your club:
Sport England Community Emergency Fund has been set up during the Covid-19 crisis. This fund aims to help community sport and physical activity organisations who are experiencing short term financial hardship or the ceasing of operations due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Applicants must have exhausted all other avenues of government funding. Please ensure that your club meets all the criteria before applying. It does not meet costs beyond the end of July 2020. Please note, this fund is temporarily paused to new applications.
Government funding
Financial support for businesses.
Active Partnerships
Contact your local Active Partnership to find out about support in your community.
Active Together
Crowdfunder and Sport England have teamed up to make £1 million of match funding available to help the sport and physical activity sector through the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Sport England Club Matters
Tips, tools and ideas to help keep your club functioning.
For further support please contact your Relationship Manager to discuss your club's challenges in more detail.
