Our Derby Grand Slam is returning from Friday 2 June - Sunday 4 June 2023. This year's event will once again be held at Derby Arena, Pride Park - taking place at the end of the school half term holidays. More information about the event can be found below but remember to add to your calendars 19:00 on 1st February 2023 as team entry for the event will open , and we once again anticipate high take up from teams across all age groups.

Dates & Age Groups

The 2023 Derby Grand Slam will take place from Friday 2 June 2023 - Sunday 4 June 2023. Whilst we appreciate the Friday is not a bank holiday, it is school holidays for the age groups taking part. The Grand Slam also sees the return of competition for the Under 10's after we unfortunately had to drop this age group at our 2022 Championships. All age groups will follow the England Hockey Club age brackets (from 1 September) and will take place on the following days:

Friday 2 June 2023

Under 12 Boys & Girls 

Warm Up 08:15 | Games Start 09:00 | Presentations 15:00

Under 18 Boys & Girls 

Warm Up 15:00 | Games Start 16:00 | Presentations 21:30 

Saturday 3 June 2023

Under 10 Boys & Girls 

Warm Up 08:15 | Games Start 09:00 | Presentations 12:00

Under 16 Boys & Girls 

Warm Up 12:00 | Games Start 12:30 | Presentations 21:30 

Sunday 4 June 2023

Under 14 Boys & Girls

Warm Up 08:15 | Games Start 09:00 | Presentations 14:45

Men's & Women's

 Warm Up 14:45 | Games Start 15:15 | Presentations 20:30 

Please note, timings are subject to change, depending on number of team entries received.

All teams should arrive at the venue in time for the warmup session as this is the only time available to them for on pitch warm up and should stay until the completion of the Presentations.

Team sign in opens 90 minutes before the games start time stated for each age group and a team representative, ideally the manger or coach, must ensure they have signed in with the event registration table at least 20 minutes before games start.

The order of play (match schedule) and group draws will be published approximately one month prior to the event.

Venue

 Our Derby Grand Slam will once again be held at the Derby Arena, Pride Park, Royal Way, DE 24 8JB . This unique venue, with the cycle track above the pitches, always proves a popular location for our event, and we're delighted to be back.

Entry Fees

Like all our events, the 2023 Derby Grand Slam must be self funding, and this is taken into account when coming up with the entry fee. We have tried to keep this years fee to a minimum but unfortunately, we have had to introduce a 5% fee increase this year.
This year's entry fee will be £210 per team  , and you will be able to enter from 19:00 on 1 February 2023 .

Schedules

 The event schedules will be uploaded onto the website approximately one month before the event starts.

As introduced in 2020, all games will consist of 10 minutes, either one way or two halves depending on the age group. This is to allow everyone to prepare for playing in 10-minute segments, mimicking playing in quarters of the official game.

After mainly positive feedback from participants after our Championships, we will be having two age groups playing at the same. Not only does this help increase the atmosphere within the arena, but it  allows us to minimise the number of teams that have to play back-to-back matches. Playing two competitions together also means we can reduce the amount of time needed for warm up and opening and presentation ceremonies, maximising available pitch times for matches.

Officials & Volunteers

Once again, we will be on the lookout out for our brilliant umpires, match officials and other workforce members. Those already registered will be able to enter their availability from March, and any new members will be able to sign up via My Hockey UK at the same time. Keep your eyes on our website and social media channels for more information!