England Hockey are proposing to hold the first 035 Regional Tournament in August 2019.
I have agreed with the MRHA to canvass clubs to see if there is interest amongst the players in entering a Midland 035 squad.

The proposed dates for a short programme of trials and training to be held at Wrekin College in Telford, are as follows:

Saturday 23rd June – 1st Trial
Sunday 7th July – 2nd Trial
Sunday 21st July – training/games
Saturday 27th July – training/games
Sat/Sun 17th/18th Aug – 035 Tournament – Sheffield.

To qualify, players need to be between 35 and 39 in this calendar year. England work on a 5 year age band as there is an 040 competition as well. However, as 34 year old players in this age band qualify for the international squad next year the organisers are allowing those who are not 35 until next year to play.

At this stage I wish to gauge the interest so could you please pass this information on to your club players who qualify and ask them to send an email to masters@englandhockey.co.uk by the 12th April 2019 registering their interest.

A decision will then be made whether the Midlands will enter the competition and I will then contact everyone one involved with further details.

Thank you
Steve Floyd
On behalf of the MRHA