With effect from 6th September 2021 every hockey player playing league or cup hockey must be registered with England Hockey.

All team sheets will have to be submitted via the new EH Game Management System so if you are not registered you cannot play.

If you are a captain or manager you will need to use the Game Management System to record match results.

In addition to registering as a player you will need to register as a Team Administrator

For more details please follow this link to the EH Game Management System page.

The requirement is part of the “Structure Fit for the Future” initiative.

The ‘Team Admin’ role
As a Team Admin for the club, EH will need you to hold responsibilities to complete match details in GMS. Each Team will have two Team Admins at any one time, and these can be changed by the Club Admin roles as required.
Here’s what you need to do initially:

1. Sign up as a Player. (From Monday 6th September)
o Go to https://gms.englandhockey.co.uk and click ‘Register’
o Select your club
o Wait for your Club Admin to give you appropriate Team Admin permissions

2. Familiarise yourself with GMS and with your Team Admin responsibilities. More training and information is available here if you need it via this link

3. Once in GMS start to complete the following essential tasks:
a. Ensure all details are correct – match venue and start time (Club Admins can adjust these if required)
b. Ensure the correct players are allocated to your squad list so they can be allocated to match sheets
c. Populate your match sheet in advance of the first match when the team is selected in the lead up to the first match.