Future National Champions Pathway Programme (FNCPP)

On Sunday 19th November 2023, at 4:30pm, Wanderers HC’s Mixed Cup team will be playing its first knock-out round within England Hockey’s Mixed Championships, with the lofty ambition of kick-starting their campaign to become national mixed champions.

We will be facing up against Spencer HC, who have the unenviable pressure of having to defend their title from last year. Luckily, free from such mental baggage, Wanderers expect to be able to express themselves freely with some innovative passages of play on the day.

It should be a fun game to watch, and we’d welcome any and all support down at our home pitch in Battersea Park!

Squad details:

After extensive scouting across the 2022-23 mixed season and various mixed seasons over summer, these 16 stars have been selected to represent the best of the club on the national stage and offered a place on our breakthrough Future National Champions Pathway Programme.

There are many up-and-coming players here, who the club truly believe could be generational talents. And therefore, whilst the primary aim is to target silverware here, we also hope that the squad can take back useful experiences and skills back to their respective Saturday and Sunday teams across the club.

The club would love to see this ambitious and courageous squad supported on the big day, and what easier than a home match, so please pop down and see the big match under the lights. Probably one to wrap up for! Vuvuzelas welcome. 

Post-game, we expect to visit a nearby pub for some food and drink; everyone very welcome!

Match-day details:

DateSunday 19th November
Time16:30
VenueBattersea Park
OppositionSpencer HC Mixed
CompetitionEngland Hockey Mixed Championship (knock-out*)
Format5 female/5 male outfield players
*though unlikely, if knocked out in Round 1, we’ll be entered into the Plate, where we’ll have a second shot at re-stocking the trophy cabinet

First-round draws:

2023 Summer Hockey: A Requiem (almost)

We had the final Sunday mixed session this past weekend, and have our final Wednesday night mixed session this week.

Please come along (Wed 26th July, 8-9pm on Battersea Park’ astro pitch) – whether you’re a veteran Wanderer, looking to join the club this year, or want to have a one-off hit of the hockey ball after some time out. Don’t miss out on this last chance to enjoy summer hockey! We hope to see you there.

A big thank you from everyone to Harry Wilson for organising a great few months of weekly Sunday hockey – it’s been a blast.

Despite requests, we’ve failed to acquire a single team photo across all 30 games. However, we have these special treats to remember these early summer days by:

Two young athletes are lured in by the ice cream van.
Players toast the successful 2023 summer hockey season

If you are sad at the thought of mixed hockey ending for a while (back in late September), please consider the option of joining a men’s or ladies team. We have trials coming up on Saturday 5th August (11am-1pm) at Battersea Park. If you can’t make that date, don’t worry, you can instead come along to a training session in August (the captains will send you the details and timings etc). Please fill out this form if you’d like to join one of the Saturday teams.

Cheers.

2023 Summer Roundup

Summer Social Hockey

We are running summer social hockey (both Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons) from May until early August), so please come along! On Wednesdays, we play at Battersea Park from 8pm to 9pm. On Sundays, we play in a combined social hockey group/league (across a few clubs, including us and Barnes), with games held at Battersea Park Astro, usually at 1:30pm and 3pm. If you’re interested in coming along, please drop us a message here and we’ll come back to you. Please also fill in the join-us form, if you want to trial for a Saturday team next season!

We should be having a club day/Cup of Nations (friendly mixed hockey intra-club tournament) this July/August, with details to follow!

Trials!

We will be running trials for another enthusiastic intake of players this August. It will be at Battersea Park Astro on Saturday the 5th August 2023, between 11am and 1pm. If you can sign up via the link here, that would really help us manage trials! We’ll come back in due course with further details about trials and exact timings for each part of the club.

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Enjoy your summers till then!

Successful Club Day!

An outstanding turn-out of 8 mixed teams provided a fantastic Club Day tournament on Saturday. Thank you to Scrappy and Nic (club captain’s) for organising the day. Congratulations to the eventual winners ‘Team Clubhouse’!

Winners, Team Clubhouse!

All players ensured they were fully re-hydrated at The Grove afterwards, in true Wanderers style.

Roll on the upcoming weekends of pre-season friendlies! We’ve got a feeling it’s going to be a great season…

Club Day this Saturday!

Come along to the Wanderers pre-season club day on Saturday 2 September from 1.45pm until 5ish. It’s a great chance to play some mixed hockey and catch up with people before the season starts. It’s free and open to current and new members!

Please bring a light and a dark top.

Stick around after (bring a change of clothes and shower stuff) for drinks and food at The Grove pub (SW11 4NE) which is a 5 minute walk from the pitch as the clubhouse will not be open until later in the season.

Wanderers Mixed vs Clapham Common Mixed

Sunday saw the first social Sunday mixed game of the summer, with Wanderers Mixed up against local team Clapham Common Mixed. Despite many a sore head after the celebrations at Richmond 7s the night before (and early morning of), Wanderers pulled back to a 3-2 win, having gone down 0-2 in the first half.

Congratulations Wanderers, we’re looking forward to the re-match this Sunday!

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