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There have long been relationships between business and sport but rarely has there been an opportunity like this, for businesses and individuals to become exclusively associated with world class athletes in an Olympic sport.

At a time when English hockey is riding high on the international stage and attracting growing interest from the public and media alike, the England Hockey Board is offering an unparalleled opportunity to share in the teams’ success while expanding business horizons and helping to develop the hockey players of the future.

Our European Championship winning men’s team and World Cup bronze medal winning women represent the pinnacle of a sport that is played by more than 100,000 people in clubs across the country every week and by thousands more children in schools. Hockey’s AB audience with a near 50:50 gender split makes it an exciting sport for businesses to align themselves.

With its distinctive range of benefits, including athlete appearances, social events and access to tickets, membership of The 1908 Club allows businesses to capitalise on an association with hockey and its Olympic athletes, whether through client hospitality, networking events, staff engagement or unique PR opportunities.

Through the Junior Development Fund, money from The 1908 Club is reinvested in grassroots hockey to afford more young people the chance to reach their true potential, irrespective of their circumstances.

To discover more about how you can benefit from an association with hockey through The 1908 Club read on. We look forward to discussing this exceptional opportunity with you.

Jonathan Cockcroft Commercial & Membership Director England Hockey Board

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In a sport steeped with heritage, 1908 represents a significant moment in English hockey’s rich history. In the year that London hosted the IV Olympiad, hockey became an Olympic sport for the very first time. In front of 5000 spectators at The White City Stadium, England’s men were crowned the inaugural Olympic hockey Champions as they recorded an 8-1 victory over Ireland thanks to hat-tricks from G. Logan and R.G. Pridmore and two goals from S.H. Shoveller.

More than a century on, our national teams are still competing at the top.

The intervening years have brought two more Olympic men’s titles, for England in 1920 and Great Britain in 1988, after a memorable victory over West Germany. Great Britain’s men also stood on the Olympic podium in 1948 and 1984, and in 1992 it was the turn of the Great Britain women, who won bronze in Barcelona.

Those successes inscribed the names of Sean Kerly and Jane Sixsmith into Britain’s sporting history books and the time has come for a new golden generation to stake their claim; names such as 2009 World Young Player of the Year Ashley Jackson, World Player of the Year nominee Barry Middleton and Crista Cullen, three times named in the World All Stars Team.

Today, hockey is one of the fastest, most athletic and exciting team sports. Long gone are muddy grass pitches, wooden sticks and cricket pads for goalkeepers. These days, England’s top penalty corner specialists can flick the ball into the roof of the net at speeds of up to 100km/h while our athletes are among the fittest around, covering more than 7km in a 70 minute match.

The 1908 Club provides the opportunity to experience all this and more as today’s stars write the next chapter of hockey history.

WHY THE 1908 CLUB?

Sean Kerly (in white) in action. He went on to play for Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles and Seoul.

‘AS A fORmER EnGLAnD PLAYER ANd MEMBER Of THE SEOuL OLYMPICS GB GOLD mEdAL WInnInG SqUAd, I’m dELIGHTEd THAT fUNdING fROm THE 1908 CLuB wILL HELP YOunGSTERS, fROm ALL wALkS Of LIfE, TO DEVELOP THEmSELvES THROUGH HOCKEY.’Sean Kerly

INvESTING IN THE FUTURE THE JUNIOR dEvELOPmENT fUNd

Sport can play a significant role in the physical, social and emotional development of young people. More than 35,000 young people play hockey in clubs in England and the England Hockey Board’s Single System development pathway has been devised with them in mind, so that young people everywhere receive the opportunity to reach their potential through hockey.

A key aim of The 1908 Club is to afford more young people the chance to benefit from the Single System, irrespective of their circumstances. Through the Junior Development Fund, money from The 1908 Club is reinvested in the grassroots of the sport, helping young people aged 13-17 to develop their hockey talent and achieve their potential.

Harry Martin is one of the first young hockey players to go all the way to the top since the Single System was introduced. In the summer of 2010, at just 17, Harry made his senior international debut for Great Britain before going on to play for

England at the Commonwealth Games. Less than a year earlier, he had been playing at the Futures Cup, the Junior Regional Performance Centre tournament designed to give young players first-hand experience of a tournament environment.

The numbers of young people participating at different levels of the Single System are as follows:

JunIOR DEVELOPMEnT CEnTRE U13 - U17 - 10,775

JunIOR ACADEMY CEnTRE U13 - U17 - 4,537

JunIOR REGIOnAL PERFORMAnCE CEnTRE U15 - U18 - 2,728

• For U15s and U17s, High Performance Assessment Camps - 256

• For U16s and U18s, Futures Cup Tournament - 288

EnGLAnD U16 - U18 - 120

HARRY MARTIn mAdE HIS SEnIOR INTERNATIONAL dEBUT fOR GREAT BRITAIn BEfORE GOING ON TO PLAY fOR EnGLAnD AT THE COMMOnWEALTH GAMES.Harry Martin in action for Great Britain on his senior international debut.

mEmBERSHIP BENEFITS Of THE 1908 CLUB

nicola White and Georgie Twigg, two of England’s 2010 World Cup medal winners.

‘SINCE wE BEGAN wORkING wITH THE EHB, wE HAvE BEnEFITED fROm THE InVOLVEMEnT Of EnGLAnD PLAYERS AT OUR EvENTS, ENJOYEd VIP TREATMEnT AT THE SPECTACuLAR SUPER SIxES fINALS ANd mET SOmE Of THE mOST PASSIOnATE PEOPLE IN SPORT. wE ARE THOROUGHLY LOOKInG FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR INvOLvEmENT wITH HOCKEY ON THIS REMARKABLE JOuRnEY.’Mark Morgan Maxinutrition

Members of The 1908 Club receive a range of benefits including a membership pack upon joining, access to exclusive events and communications and savings on corporate events.

Moreover, members get an association with an Olympic sport, the opportunity to meet international hockey players, senior people at the EHB and likeminded individuals in a relaxed, social environment, and an athlete appearance at a company event or PR opportunity.

How would you use yours?

THE CLuB’S SUPERB ARRAY OF PREMIUM BENEFITS InCLuDE:

• An association with England Hockey and its top international athletes

• An England Hockey athlete appearance at a company event

• An invitation to the annual 1908 Club networking event

• Two VIP tickets to each event on England Hockey’s major match programme including the annual summer four nations tournament and the super sixes national Indoor Hockey Finals

• 20% discount on tickets to major events including the London 2012 send-off gala dinner, the EHB Annual Awards and the England Hockey Golf Day

• 20% discount on hockey tickets for your staff

• The use of The 1908 Club member logo, branding and imagery

• Certificate of Membership

• A framed hockey stick, signed by members of the England Hockey teams

• Subscription to Hockey news magazine, the quarterly publication from the England Hockey Board

• The 1908 Club email communications the inside track from England Hockey

THE CLuB’S SuPERB ARRAY OF PREMIuM BEnEFITS InCLuDE:

• An association with England Hockey and its top international athletes

• An England Hockey athlete appearance at a company event

• An invitation to the annual The 1908 Club networking event

• Two VIP tickets to each event on England Hockey’s major match programme including the annual summer four nations tournament and the super sixes national Indoor Hockey Finals

• 20% discount on tickets to major events including the London 2012 send-off gala dinner, the EHB Annual Awards and the England Hockey Golf Day

• 20% discount on hockey tickets for your staff

• The use of The 1908 Club member logo, branding and imagery

• Certificate of Membership

• A framed hockey stick, signed by members of the England Hockey teams

• Subscription to Hockey news magazine, the quarterly publication from the England Hockey Board

• The 1908 Club email communications - the inside track from England Hockey

BECOmE A MEMBER Of THE 1908 CLUB

Becoming involved with a major Olympic sport is often seen as the preserve of blue chip companies but with The 1908 Club, businesses of all sizes and sports loving individuals have the chance to share our sporting passion.

Membership of The 1908 Club is priced at just £2012 +VAT and is for a period of two years from sign up.

To join, or for more information, call us on 01628 897500 or email the1908club@englandhockey.org.

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‘THE SuPPORT wE RECEIvE AS InTERnATIOnAL HOCkEY PLAYERS ISN’T LImITEd TO THE COACHING wE GET ON THE PITCH. Off THE PITCH, THE BACKInG wE RECEIvE fROm SUPPORT STAff, SPONSORS ANd SUPPORTERS IS InVALuABLE TO US IN ACHIEVInG OUR ASPIRATIONS. BY BECOMInG A MEMBER Of THE 1908 CLUB YOU CAN BECOmE A vALUABLE PART OF OuR TEAM.’Barry Middleton England and Great Britain Captain

England and Great Britain Captain Barry Middleton.

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COVER IMAGE England and Great Britain defender Crista Cullen, three times listed in the World All Star team.