Could intramural hockey be for you?

Newcastle Medics hockey has the best balance between actually playing a sport and having great socials to go to. The club is what you make of it, whether you want good quality hockey with structured training and competitive matches, or you just want to hit a ball about on the weekend and go to the pub after or perhaps you don’t want to play at all; join as a social member and enjoy everything our Wednesday's have to offer.

In terms of playing there is training once a week with some highly skilled and talented coaches and then a match most weekends. Newcastle Medics hockey is, on paper, a local club and not associated with any university it just so happens that the club is made up of almost entirely university students, this also means that we play other local clubs so never have to travel far.

Don’t let the name fool you, very few Medics Hockey players actually do a medicine related degree, for example I do law with politics and we only have three actual medics on our team (the men 3's). There are 3 men teams and 6 women's teams, the club welcomes absolutely everyone, skill level is irrelevant. I hadn't played hockey since primary school and now I start every weekend with the 3's, there really is a place for everyone.

That being said if you’re a more serious hockey player but don’t fancy the intense training of the university hockey team, then Medics is perfect. Our men's 1's are the league above Newcastle 3's and our ladies' 1's play the Newcastle 6's. There’s even a place for those who don’t want to play hockey at all, you can join as a social member and come along on Wednesday's.

Thanks to some talented social secs our Wednesday night socials have been one's to remember, with house pre's and tables reserved at spy, followed by routes that change week by week to keep it fresh. We have levelled up our social game and the turn out reflects it, averaging about 50 members every Wednesday.

Of course first years in the club have to do their fair share of challenges and tasks however we are kind and the seniors get involved and do them as well. Playing members also get the chance to attend a few special events throughout the year such as a Christmas and end of year ball as well as family night. These events are on the weekend and attract much bigger crowds of over 100 club members, it's a great opportunity to meet everyone in the club and have a good time.

Overall I couldn’t recommend joining Medics hockey enough, you get the chance to be part of a team, do some exercise, meet great people and have a good social every week. Societies are the best way to meet people at university and there is a place for everyone in Medics, hockey player or not.