Arthur Guinness Project
August 01, 2013
What is Quick Hockey?
‘Quick Hockey' is a brand new game that anyone can pick up whether they have played hockey before or not! It's a great way to keep healthy and make friends. It can be played with anything up to 7 players on a team and can be played on any surface with specially modified goals and ball to make it easier and more fun.
We are hoping to run the new Irish Hockey initiative that will reach adults in all 32 counties in Ireland. Quick Hockey can be run locally by clubs to become part of their community and to get more people more active more often. It can also be run by community centres, leisure centres and other sports organisations - anyone who wants to provide a chance for someone to get out there and get hooked!
What makes Quick Hockey so good?
- Fewer rules
- Smaller teams
- Score from anywhere
- Bigger ball
- Specially designed goals
- Can be played anywhere
How do I sign up
All of the details of the venues will be listed on our specially designed website as well as our Quick Hockey ambassadors, centres and clubs.
Each venue will have all the equipment you need:
- Specially designed goals
- Balls
- Sticks
- Bibs
Quick Hockey Centres also get an information pack which gives venues all they need to know, promotional materials and a guide as to how to promote Quick Hockey.
Benefits / Outcomes
- More people, more active, more often!
- Gets hockey out to the masses
- Great social game
- Brilliant off-season game for any sport
- Source of income for sports clubs and communities
- Compete in a national competition
We aim to run Quick Hockey in 40 venues around the county in year 1 and increase the number of venues by 10 in year 2. We aim to target an initial 2500 participants in year one and increasing up to 4000 in year 2. We would also run a national Quick Hockey competition at the end of year 2 of the project and in future look to hold Regional Competitions.
To register your vote for "Quick Hockey" log click here
