Dunstable Gators were founded
in 1997 and are affiliated to GBH Inline. Although a relatively inexperienced
club, Gators have already made their mark on Southern and GBHI UK
Skater Hockey Leagues. Membership is open to all irrespective of political
belief, religion, nationality, sex, colour or race. For more information
on joining Dunstable Gators, come along to one of our training sessions, or contact one of the committee members listed on the contacts page.
Skater Hockey is a fast action, physical sport
with similarities to ice hockey, but played on in-line roller skates.
It is a minimal contact sport and therefore requires protective equipment
to minimise potential injury. It is played by boys, girls, men and
women of all ages. Within the sport and the league we play in, there are opportunites to play for South England and Great Britain.
There are currently four age groups at Dunstable
Gators and we have teams registered in the following: - U14,
U18, U21 and seniors. The ages are based on the player’s age at
the end of the calendar year on December 31st. If, however, you do not fall within these age groups then you can, if you wish, play up to the next appropriate level.
Gators train twice a week; on Saturdays and on a Monday night, both of which take place at Houghton Regis Leisure Centre, times as follows:
Saturdsays: Beginners/U12 4.00 – 5.00 pm; U14/U16/U18/Seniors 5.00 - 6.00pm.
Mondays: league players only 7.00
– 9.00 pm.
For new
players the first 4 training sessions are absolutely FREE! After your 4 free sessions, you will move onto a Direct Debit payment structure.
Please ask for details after your 4 free sessions.
Dunstable Gators have an annual membership
fee of £20.00 for full family membership. GBHI Southern is responsible for administering the sport at local
level and is affiliated to GBHI UK, who are the sports governing body,
at national and international level.
To start playing Skater Hockey, just bring
along your skates, we can lend you a stick and protective equipment!
Once you have decided that you like it, and in order to play in league
matches, you will require the following minimum kit; Protective Helmet with
Grill or Visor, Body Protector (optional), Elbow Guards, Padded Shorts,
Protective Box, Shin Guards, Gloves.
We have some spare kit that can be borrowed for training purposes only. We also have starter kits that can be brought off the club. These kits include everything mentioned above and enough to get started and be eligable to play in league matches (prices vary). If you would prefer to buy your equipment else where then the club will be happy to help you find some through our very good relationship with local stores.
