Hockey (Men's)

NTU Men’s Hockey Club has 6 BUCS teams, including a 1st XI in the BUCS National League—the UK’s top tier. Our 2nds to 5ths compete at the highest levels for their tier. With 4 weekend teams, twice-weekly training, and flexible pitch access, we welcome players of all ambitions. All players are able to grow and excel as they move through their academic journey, with hockey being a constant throughout their university life.

Training - Takes place twice weekly at Clifton Campus
Matches - Take place throughout the country with all home matches being played at Clifton Campus

The annual fee is £220 which includes:

• Two training sessions a week with coaches
• BUCS and weekend matches upon selection
• Access to all men’s and whole club socials and events
• Opportunities to connect and participate in wider club activities such as paid umpiring and volunteer coaching
• Access to our Olympic hockey facility
• Match teas for weekend games

Want to represent NTU?

We run Squad Selection sessions during Welcome Week at the start of each academic year. Keep an eye on our club social media for updates or email us for more information.

Alternatively, head to the NTU Welcome website to see all available sessions!

Want to get a feel for the club and sport before joining?

We run taster sessions during Welcome Week at the start of each academic year. Keep an eye on our club social media for updates or email us for more information.

Alternatively, head to the NTU Welcome website to see all available sessions!

We don’t offer any specific Play for Fun sessions. However, anyone who wants to play will be able to train as part of the club with no pressure to play matches and we cater to all levels.

NTU hockey offers regular games in organised leagues across the University. Enter your own team into the league or we can allocate you a team. These leagues offer weekly fixtures during term time, coordinated by NTU Sport staff and officiated by qualified match officials.

No NTU Sport membership is required. You simply pay the weekly fee each time you play.

Find out more about internal sport leagues

Men's hockey is one of NTU Sports designated performance programmes. As a performance programme, a selected squad of talented student athletes receive access to the following benefits:

• A programme lead by either a Full and/or Part Time Head of Sport/Head Coach
• Access to coach lead Strength & Conditioning programmes – both face to face in the High Performance Centre at Clifton Campus and via remote programming
• Free access to physiotherapy/sports therapy both via online consultation, face to face treatment and on pitch/on court support when returning to activity
• Free NTU Sport Performance kit
• Access to group interventions in sports psychology and sports lifestyle.

NTU Hockey Clubs offer a number of scholarships awards each year to high-performing student athletes from a range of different sports for undergraduate and postgraduate study. Every award is tailored to the needs of the athlete to ensure they have what they need to achieve both academically and on the hockey pitch, whilst at NTU. Every award is also in-line with the core NTU values and the club culture within the hockey club which is to represent the university at the highest level in both BUCS and England Hockey competition.

We encourage all students to apply for a scholarship, and the process following the application will then be tailored on a case-by-case basis. The majority of scholarships are awarded during the pre-season period to allow all potential hockey scholars to showcase their talents alongside current students and scholars within the expectations of an NTU environment. With this in mind, we encourage students to speak about past playing experiences in their online application, with the understanding that their hockey background is one part of the overall decision-making process.

Throughout the season, scholars will have conversations with the Head of Hockey and other practitioners working with performance hockey squads to review their scholarship situation for the following year, an end of season review will be used to outline for each individual the scholarship process and their individual next steps.

It’s worth keeping in mind when applying for a sport scholarship at NTU as a hockey player:

• Experience level is not a guarantee of a successful application
• Sport scholars must compete for NTU in all competitions and attend all club training sessions
• If you are unsuccessful in your application the first time around, you can apply again in the succeeding academic years. It’s common within the hockey programme for first year applicants to be awarded scholarships later in their academic journey
• A sport scholarship is valid for one academic year only; sport scholars must reapply if they wish to continue to receive support

If you have any questions regarding our sport scholarship programme, email sportscholarships@ntu.ac.uk or call +44 (0)115 848 3219.

The club has a dedicated head of sport and performance coach as well as multiple qualified student coaches and volunteer coaches working towards coaching qualifications.

Our Head of Hockey at NTU is Jack Rhodes (jack.rhodes@ntu.ac.uk). Jack is a former international player and European champion, who has been leading the hockey programme at NTU for 3 years whilst growing the club off pitch and attaining his level 3 advanced coaching qualification.

Nicole Hull is our performance coach (nicole.hull@ntu.ac.uk) and an NTU alumni graduating in 2022 after playing in the women's performance squad for 2 years.

The 1st XI has two supervised gym (S&C) sessions a week, the 2nd XI have a supervised gym (S&C) session once a week. Our performance players have access to Physiotherapy & our BUCS playing members can do so at a discounted rate.

• Head of Hockey -  jack.rhodes@ntu.ac.uk
• Club email - NTUMensHockey@ntu.ac.uk
• Performance Coach - nicole.hull@ntu.ac.uk

You can get a discount of £60.00 on each club after your first purchase!

Please visit our sport receptions after your first purchase to enable the discount.

Please note, when making the discounted club purchase online after visiting us, the discount will only apply on the very last page of the transaction, after you have clicked on 'Pay And Finish'. The full price will display until you reach this page.