Club Training is situated at a number of sites:
Full body armor is required for Club Training sessions.The club has a number of protection kits available for those wishing to take part. £20 deposit + £1 per session..
A number of informal get togethers are also organised at the above locations.
These informal sessions do not require full body armor, but basic protection is advisable. Although these sessions are organised by the Oxford blues Skater hockey club, only those players covered by their BISHA membership will be insured. Other players should concider taking out their own personal injury insurance before taking part.
Club Training Times and Locations
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Marston Ferry |
Northway |
BB Leys leisure |
Wheatley Park | |
| Adult Begginers | -------------------------------- | |||
| Ladies Training | Sunday 8:00-9:00 |
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| Senior Training | Tuesday 9:00-11:00 | |||
| Junior Training | Saturday 5:00-6:00 | Tuesday 9:00-11:00 | ||
| Youth Training | Saturday 4:00-6:00 |
Friday 7:00-9:00 | ||
| PeeWee Training | Saturday 4:00-5:00 | Friday 7:00-9:00 | ||
| Minnows Training. | Saturday 3:00-4:00 | Monday 5:00-6:30 |
These times may shift around according to booking availability. Some Saturdays may advance an hour or be allocated for matches against visiting teams.
Training Dates - April to July 2010 |
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| Minnows * | Jnr/Snr * | Youth * | PeeWees * | |||||||||||
| Dates | Tuesday | Tuesday | Friday | Saturday | ||||||||||
| April | 6th | 6th | 9th | 10th | ||||||||||
| 13th | 13th | 16th | 17th | |||||||||||
| 20th | 20th | 23rd | 24th | |||||||||||
| 27th | 27th | 30th | ||||||||||||
| May | 1st | |||||||||||||
| 4th | 4th | 7th | 8th | |||||||||||
| 11th | 11th | 14th | 15th | |||||||||||
| 18th | 18th | 21st | 22nd | |||||||||||
| 25th | 25th | 28th | 29th - Taster (TBC) | |||||||||||
| June | 1st | 1st | 4th | 5th | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8h | 11th | 12th | |||||||||||
| 15th | 15th | 18th | 19th | |||||||||||
| 22nd | 22nd | 25th | 26th - Taster (TBC) | |||||||||||
| 29th | 29th | |||||||||||||
| July | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||||||
| NOTES | ||||||||||||||
| * Minnow | Northway 6.30pm to 8pm | Session for Minnow/Beginers and Helpers | ||||||||||||
| * Jnr/Snr | Wheatley 9pm to 11pm | Session for Seniors, Juniors and Invited Youth Playups | ||||||||||||
| * Youth | BB Leys 7pm to 9pm | Session for Youth and Invited PeeWee Playups | ||||||||||||
| * PeeWee | Ferry 3pm to 5pm | Session for PeeWee and Minnow/Beginers (Youth if Required to Assist) | ||||||||||||
| *Taster Sessions will be the Last Saturday of each month starting from February the 27th | ||||||||||||||
* No training on dates marked with a *
New skaters start here!
As well as these team training sessions, the club organises additional sessions for begginers and improvers.
Kit is available for hire so there's no excuse not to have a go.
Training Fees.
The training fees are included in the £20 per month club fee. All age groups get at least two hours of training time and all the league games paid for.
See Club costs for details.
Tel: 01865 467060 <Click here for a map>
This is the main Oxford Blues site for training and friendly matches. It has a good wooden floor, and good viewing area. This site has our club notice board.
Minnow/PeeWee/youth : Saturday 3:00 to 5:00
Blackbird Leys leisure centre
Tel: 01865 467020 <Click HERE for a MAP>
This site is used for Peewee and youth 7:00-9:00.
This site has a larger (twice as big) sports hall than Marston, and would be more suitable for tournaments. Its has a viewing gallery that overlooks one half of the hall.
Blackbird Leys adult education centre
This wooden floored hall is small, and has climbing bars around the side. It is cheap but allows good training sessions for the younger teams.
Not currently used.
The Northway Leisure centre
Tel: 01865 467085 <Click HERE for a MAP>
This wooden floored hall is small, and has climbing bars around the side. It is cheap but allows good training sessions for the younger teams. It has recently had its surface revarnished.
Minnows. Monday 5:00 - 6:30
This hall is a good size, has good spectator facilities and now benefits from a wooden surface with hockey marking!
It is used on Saturdays nights for family skating (7:-8:30) followed by a hockey session (8:30-10:00) for up and coming kids. Hockey sticks provided. Click for details
Used for Senior/Junior training on Tuesdays 9:-11:00
Ladies and adult begginers 8:00-9:00 on Sunday evenings.