Dear Sir, Madam
Thank you for taking a moment of your time to learn about the opportunity to partner with Cambridge
City Hockey Club. We are looking for partners who share our vision to provide the opportunity to play
hockey in a safe and friendly environment, to develop our players both on and off the pitch and to
continue to be the pre-eminent hockey club in the Cambridgeshire area.
The club’s aim is to offer opportunities to play hockey to people of all abilities, from grassroots and
juniors to elite players and has ambitious plans for the future. The club has already achieved its short
term objective – for the men’s 1st team to play National League hockey, having won the East Regional
League in the 2011/2012 season. In the first season the National League 2012/13 they managed to
compete and stay in the league and are now looking to develop further to achieve the next objective
which is to reach the National Premier League.
Ambitious plans such as these and national league hockey put an ever increasing financial pressure on
the club and we are currently looking for partners to support our men’s 1st team squad as player
sponsors.
The 1st team squad consists of highly talented and committed players with a
blend of youth and experience. Our player/coach is former Olympian, Nick
Thompson, who has 196 caps for Great Britain and England and potential
future Olympians, 18 year old Elliot Smith and 17 year old James Albery, who
was recently voted Young Player of the Year by the Hockey Writer’s
Association.
As a player sponsor you would receive the following coverage:
 Your company name or logo in every home programme displaying alongside the player’s photograph.
 A company advert, which would appear in our home programmes.
 Your company name or logo on the CCHC website displayed alongside the player’s photograph.
 Your company name or logo on the CCHC board at the Wilberforce Road clubhouse displayed
alongside the player’s photograph.
 Invitation to 2 home games for either pre or post-match buffet and drinks. Watch the game and back
to club for drinks with the players.
 Monthly player updates on CCHC Facebook and Twitter pages mentioning the sponsor and link to our
website with the company name or logo.
Individual player sponsorship is available for £500. This is also a marketing, tax deductible expense.
There are also several other ways in which you can partner with CCHC, from full club sponsorship
including kit branding, to individual event or advertising opportunities.
If you are interested in player sponsorship or would like some further information please contact either
the player you might sponsor or Andy Richardson: [email protected] 07969 084203.
About Cambridge City Hockey Club
Cambridge City Hockey Club (CCHC) is the leading hockey club in Cambridgeshire with 450 members,
including 300 juniors. The club runs weekly junior and mini hockey sessions, taking children from age 5
upwards; and fields 5 men’s and 4 ladies’ teams at weekends during the playing season. The men’s 1st XI
plays in the National England Hockey League and the ladies 1st XI has plans to join them. The other teams
compete in the Eastern Hockey League, represented by the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire,
Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
The club has Sport England’s Clubmark accreditation, recognising CCHC as providing a ‘safe, effective
and child friendly’ club environment. CCHC also regularly contributes players to regional and national
representative squads. The club website is www.cambridgecityhc.org and photo opportunities are
available at training sessions or on match days.
CCHC Vision Statement
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To provide the opportunity to play hockey in a safe and friendly environment
To promote player development both on and off the pitch
To promote hockey within the local community
To be the pre-eminent hockey club in the Cambridge area and East Region
CCHC Ethos
Commitment
 CCHC is committed to its Vision and its Ethos and to its current and future members at all times.
Excellence
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“Good enough‟ isn't good enough. CCHC is committed to providing an excellent environment for
its member’s long term development, both on and off the pitch.
Success
 CCHC is focused on providing an environment to enable on pitch success for all teams at all
levels.
Coaching
 CCHC is dedicated to helping its members improve their abilities in a safe and supportive
environment and promote hockey within the local community.
Team Work
 CCHC members are team players and do whatever it takes to stay together and achieve team
goals.
Balance
 CCHC believes in a balanced approach to life, remembering that our spiritual, social, physical
and family aspects are just as important as playing hockey itself.
Fun
 CCHC is passionate about creating an atmosphere of fun and enjoyment.
About Hockey
Statistics from the Federation of International Hockey are mirrored at CCHC and show that;
 Hockey is an ABC1 dominated sport
 Gender balance is fairly equal - 58% male, 42% female
 75% of players are aged between 16 and 35
 Veterans Hockey players are aged between 35 and 75
 61% of players are educated to degree level or higher
 27% of CCHC players are currently at University and playing for their University in their
midweek competitions
 Men and women play both separately and in mixed teams
 There are 1,050 affiliated hockey clubs in England with over 75,000 active club members
 Over 18,000 students play in colleges and universities around the country
 An estimated 1 million boys and girls play hockey at school
 Tens of thousands of highly valued volunteers help run the game.