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England Hockey League Restructure Consultation

Thank you for taking the time to respond to this survey. It should be completed after having read the England Hockey Leagues Restructure Consultation Paper.

More than one response from a club or organisation will be accepted.

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1.Having read the paper to what extent do you agree that a restructure of the England Hockey Leagues is required?(Required.)
2.To what extent do you agree that the ‘Top 24’ league structure will support the aims and objectives of ‘Bridging the Gap’? (see section 2 of the paper)(Required.)
3.To what extent do you agree that the ‘Top 24’ league structure provides robust and fair competition?(Required.)
4.To what extent do you agree that the 'Top 24' playoff structure will support the aims and objectives of ‘Bridging the Gap’? (see section 2 of the paper)(Required.)
5.To what extent do you agree that the 'Top 24' playoff structure provides robust and fair competition?(Required.)
6.To what extent do you agree that the conference structure will support the aims and objectives of ‘Bridging the Gap’? (see section 2 of the paper for full text and rationale)(Required.)
7.To what extent do you agree that the conference structure provides robust and fair competition?(Required.)
8.To what extent do you agree that the regulations will support the aims and objectives of ‘Bridging the Gap’ (see section 2 of the paper)?(Required.)
Strongly Agree
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1. Clubs must be joint gender
2. Clubs must have a junior section and have teams participating in the England Hockey U14 and U16 Championships
3. Clubs must have a specific programme for talented young players under the age of 18 providing an agreed level of contact time over a season (further details to be agreed with clubs)
4. Clubs must have an open membership policy in their constitution and accept members of all ages and any background/status.
5. Overseas players – Clubs will be able to employ a maximum of two non-EU players through the UK Border Agency Points Based system for migrant workers. Criteria will be put in place to ensure this will only be open to... (full wording in document)
6. 2nd XIs will be eligible to play at Conference level as long as their 1st XI is not also playing at that level
7. European Outdoor Club Hockey competition will take priority over English Club competition and participating clubs will be able to reorganise where fixtures clash
8. EH contracted player restrictions: There will be a cap on the number of full-time England Hockey contracted players at one club – this will be restricted to 4. Exceptions will be made for (full wording in document)
9. Clubs must have a minimum of 3 GB eligible players aged 23 or under in a match day squad.  
10. Teams’ head coaches to be engaged in EH led EHL CPD programme (4 days per year) 
11. All top 24 clubs to attend an annual planning session in June each season prior to Sept-Dec period.
9.Do you have any other comments on the proposed regulations? Please refer to the regulation number when responding to specific regulations.
10.To what extent do you agree that an indoor window will support the aims and objectives of ‘Bridging the Gap’? (see section 2 of the paper)(Required.)
11.When do you feel that changes should be made?(Required.)
12.Any other general comments?
13.Please provide your name, organisation, role and email address(Required.)
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