Young Leaders

Wilmslow Hockey Club's Young Leaders scheme provides young people with the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and confidence in a hockey environment. The programme focuses on committing to undertake activities within the day-to-day life of the club where 13–18-year-olds can develop their:

• Personal confidence
• Communication
• Initiative
• Preparation

These skills can be developed and improved through coaching and umpiring. Young Leaders can opt to become a junior umpire or a junior coach or both if they wish. Our aim is to help our young leaders acquire and develop their own personal skills and also allow them to "pay forward" to their hockey community some of the benefits they have already gained.

Both the umpiring and coaching roles can lead into paid roles at the club.

To sign up for the 2026/27 season please contact the Junior Club Captain using the contact link lower on this page.

*Can be a total of all three levels **.Paid roles

Personal Development from undertaking these activities may include:

• Personal confidence to make a decision
• Clear and audible communication to explain a decision
• Communicate to players to manage them in the game
• Personal responsibility for arranging own time and umpire slots..

*Young Leaders are expected to prioritise their own games over volunteering.

Personal Development from undertaking these activities may include:

• Undertstand the principles of successful coaching and mentoring
• Clear communication to explain an activity and keep players active and engaged
• Confidence to ensure players stick to the object of the activity
• To take initiatve where players need more help and to manage behaviour

for those undertaking Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteer section we recommend that the student use the above personal development objectives and these can then be reviewed by their age group lead coach.