For the first time in many years, Yate pulled together a mixed team, a combination of players from the Mens and Womens sections.

We entered the England Hockey National Championship and played Firebrands at Failand in the 1st round. The game was competitive until the last 15 minutes when Yate ran out of steam and Firebrands were deserved winners in the day, despite a terrific performance in goal by Mike Edwards aka Goose.

We were in the hat for the Plate competition and had a home match against the University of Bath, which resulted in a 17 goal thriller with Yate losing out 10-7 despite being 6-2 ahead at one stage.

The intention for 2023-2024 season is to arrange more friendlies and enter more competitions so that more club members can enjoy this fun way to play hockey. There is even talk of entering tournaments - watch this space - and running specific Mixed training sessions so we are better prepared for the competitive games.

Anyone interested in playing should contact the Club Captains or - if not a club member - send an email to mail@yatehockey.com