Welcome to the Chelmsford Ice Hockey Club website.

CIHC competes at all levels of the English Ice Hockey Association (‘EIHA’) leagues – at U10s, U12s, U14s, U16s and U18s, as well as senior teams.

The teams are named: • U10s Cherokees • U12s Mini- Chieftains • U14s Braves • U16 Tomahawks • U18s Mohawks • Senior Warriors (English National League).

There is also a Ladies’ team, the Chelmsford Cobras, affiliated to the Club.

Riverside Ice and Leisure is home to the Chelmsford Chieftains who play in the English Premier League (EPL).

What A Season Involves Training There are two one-hour training sessions each week. All players are expected to train. League Matches The season runs from September to May. The Club provides a bus for most away league games. The teams Coach picks the squad for each game. Players are expected to make themselves available. For more information please contact the following: Cherokees (U10s) Steve Morgan - 07884 445391 Mini-Chieftains (U12s) Ian Reffell -  07801 135775 Braves (U14s) Steve Rhodes - 07983 561345 Tomahawks (U16s/D1) Hilary Bolton - 07947 697899 Apaches (U16s/D2) Karen Bartlett - 07730 661537 Mohawks (U18s) Gerri Staples - 07970 352299 Warriors (ENL) Derek Bartlett - Club Secretary   Child Protection Officer Leanda Lay - 07908 804748 Club Secretary  Gerri Staples - 07970 352299

Would you like to join the Ice Hockey Club ? Joining the Chelmsford Ice Hockey Club is by invitation.  This invitation will only be extended when the Club feels your child has reached a sufficient standard to be able to join his or her particular age group. The normal route for joining the Club is via the Chelmsford Borough Council Beginnersʼ Course. This course is run by the Council using Coaches provided by CIHC. The Coachescontinually monitor the progress of your son or daughter on the course and discuss it with the Club. When the Coach is satisfied with your childʼs progress, we will normally offer them the opportunity to join the Club. The Club team your child joins will depend on his/her age:For the 2007/2008 season • If your child was born in 1998, 1999, 2000 or 2001 he/shewill be an Under 10 player. • If your child was born in 1996 or 1997, he/she will be an Under 12. At U10s level we concentrate on making the game fun, getting girls and boys interested in ice hockey, and encouraging them to continue with the game and develop through the various age groups. We work hard to encourage a strong team ethos,ʻlooking out for each otherʼ, and putting the team first.

Child Protection

The governing body, the EIHA, strictly regulates Ice Hockey because at Senior level it is a very fast, full contact sport. At Junior level, the amount and type of contact permitted is strictly defined. U10s hockey is a non-contact game with checking not permitted and, consequently, penalised. At U12s level a limited amount of contact is permitted and this increases in scope through the various age levels to U18 level at which point the game is full contact. All Coaches involved in the sport have attended and passed EIHA training courses. Managers have to attend and pass a similar course. Competitive games are refereed by officials who have also passed EIHA Referee Courses.

All Coaches and Managers have been subject to Criminal Records Bureau (ʻCRBʼ) checks and have also taken an EIHA course on Child Protection.

The Club has two nominated Child Protection Officers (ʻCPOʼs), one male and one female, whose remit is to ensure that the Clubʼs Child Protection Policy, and the Clubʼs Codes of Conduct are adhered to.