This season we introduced Ladies shorts into our match day kit, in line with GB Hockey & England Hockey’s kits.

Superstars like Tess Howard have campaigned for women in hockey (& other sports) to have CHOICE and the ability to wear what makes them feel comfortable & able to perform their best.

"Howard's research concluded that 70 percent of women have seen girls drop out of sport due to sports kit and body image concerns and 60 percent of people just wanted shorts to be a choice within sport.
The answer was clear to Howard: if you gave people the choice to wear what made them feel most comfortable, then there would be greater sports participation and performance....
In March 2023, England Hockey made the decision to allow athletes to wear either a skort or shorts during competition, with the International Hockey Federation (FIH) following up with the same regulations in June."
- credit to https://teamengland.org/news/how-commonwealth-games-champion-tess-howard-is-changing-the-future-of-hockey

At BSEHC we’re committed to keeping hockey inclusive & enjoyable for everyone. Let us know if you have any more suggestions!

All match day kit can be bought at https://stc-stores.com/collections/bury-st-edmunds-hockey-club
(Click ‘buy kit’ at the top of our website!)