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Children across the East Midlands will be developing their hockey skills this summer thanks to a festival being run by the England Hockey Board (EHB) and supported by the National Hockey Foundation and East Midlands Development Agency (emda).

Quicksticks is the EHB’s introductory game designed specifically for primary schools and 7-11 year olds. The game consists of teams of six, with four players from each team playing in an area approximately the size of a netball court. A number of Quicksticks festivals are taking place around the region in the lead up to the Samsung FIH Champions Trophy, an international hockey event featuring six of the top international women’s teams in the world, which is being staged at Highfields Sports Club in Nottingham between the 10th and 18th of July this year.

Quicksticks Festivals
Quicksticks festivals, sponsored by The National Hockey Foundation,and emda have already taken place within School Sport Partnerships (SSPs) in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire, with one more due to be staged in Nottinghamshire on 25th June. A county wide festival will be held in Leicester on 11th June at Leicester Grammar School. There will also be an East Midlands regional Quicksticks festival on Saturday 10th July, to coincide with the opening day of the Women’s Champions Trophy.


The East Midlands based Quicksticks festivals have been granted the Inspire Mark, the badge of the London 2012 Inspire Programme.