Est. 1984 · Letchworth Garden CityFour Decades of England Players
One club in one small Hertfordshire town, turning out national champions and internationals since 1984. Fourteen teams, ages five to fifty-five, two nights a week.
Season highlights: U20s complete the quadruple. Blue Team finish the season unbeaten. Three ERH Players of the Year. England selection. Back at Eurockey. U11 & U13 girls’ league launches. £435 raised in the 5K challenge.
01Who We Are
A Family Club
Our Club is family-orientated and is run by parents for their children. The club, at one stage was the biggest in the country and has over 65 registered players entered in every league, Under 11, Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Senior and Ladies.
Two head coaches lead the sessions: Nigel and Andrew Allen, both former England internationals with more than thirty-five years in the game between the bench and the rink.
Behind them stand fourteen qualified coaches, fifteen referees and twenty-four accredited timekeepers — nearly all of them parents and former players, and the reason a club this size can run.
Roughly a third of the playing membership is female, a figure the club has worked deliberately to move: this season brought a partnership with WUKA and the launch of Under-11/13 and Under-15/17 girls’ leagues.
Three players are currently playing professionally abroad and seven represent their national team.
02Forty Years
How We Got Here
03The Coaches
35 Years of Experience
Coaching at the club is delivered at as professional a level that can be achieved by an amateur sport. Among our coaches are also ex-England international players, two of whom are our head coaches, Nigel and Andrew Allen have played for over 35 years and have been coaching for over 20 years.
Nigel Allen
Nigel is now the Regional Development Officer and takes an active role coaching at National Project training sessions helping develop future England players from around the country.
Andrew Allen
Andrew is coaching, playing EC1 and wears the hats of Head Coach and Chairman of the Letchworth Rink/Roller Hockey Club and still loving every minute of it.
04National Recognition
Players of the Year
Three England Roller Hockey Player-of-the-Year awards came to Letchworth in a single season.
05The Teams
Find Your Team
Fourteen teams from Under-9s to the Premier League, plus a beginners' group that runs all year.
06Photo Gallery
The Season in Pictures
07Train With Us
Two Nights a Week
Turn up in comfortable clothes — we'll lend you skates, a stick and pads for your first few sessions. No experience needed, and no need to book.
Next Season
Write Yourself Into It
Whether you've skated before or you've never set foot on a rink, there's a place for you here. Bring the kids, bring yourself.
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