Things to Take

SQUAD NEEDS:  For overseas events (and UK) the squad needs certain items and to share the physical weight please bring a practice ball and an ice pack.  A ball wrangler may be appointed and you should retrieve your ball at the final match.  The ice pack you should keep until someone needs it.

FACE MASKS:  These are now compulsory to defend a Penalty Corner - check with your Event Coordinator if the Thistles' own masks are being taken.  Often event regulations also make shin pads compulsory.  Currently there is still only a strong advisory on using gum shields.

 

PLAYING KIT

Standard playing kit is dark "Blue - Blue - Blue".  Change colour playing kit is "White - White - Red" though this is often mixed with the blue kit.

--- SHIRT/VEST:  Our own logo dark blue Thistles branded shirt/vest with your number.  Change: same in white.  GK: Official Thistles branded smocks.

--- SHORTS/SKORT: Our own logo dark blue Canterbury shorts/skort.  Change: Canterbury brand white shorts/skort.

--- SOCKS:  At present we use dark blue plain Canterbury Team Playing socks.   Change:  red Canterbury Team Playing socks.

Honesty moments:

Shirts:  We only want members to play in the new "Scottish Thistles Masters HC" logo shirts.  All previous shirts have been retired.  GK Shirts for festivals can be what you like; for WMH events they must be the official Thistles GK shirts.

Shorts:  Thistles branded shorts are now available and have to be part of your kit for WMH events.  White shorts are a pain; WMH require us to take them then never ask us to play in the them, so for the moment any plain white shorts will be fine.

Socks:  Canterbury are our chosen socks but any plain (makers logo only) dark blue will do.  For red socks most Scottish based players have red socks for their Saturday club and provided they are plain (makers logo only) these will do fine.  Sometimes white socks  (plain, makers logo only) are used, not our official kit but so long as the whole squad is the same then: hey, ho, pip and dandy...

NOTE:  You are not allowed to play in any Scottish Hockey branded kit - wrong colour, wrong club and against WMH rules.

 

WMH PLAYING KIT: For festivals a great deal of freedom of kit is tolerated.  For WMH events (International Masters Cup, part of the World and Euro Cups) the kit has to comply with FIH regulations and we have to send photos.  This means if you turn up in light blue shorts or wacky dark blue socks (e.g. emblazoned with thistles or Scotland) you may not be allowed onto the pitch to play.  Also your stick will be measured to fit FIH regulations.  (Anecdote: two identical new Adidas sticks bought before Valencia failed their tests (!!!) and required buying another stick on site.)

WMH Event Goal Keeper Kit:  These have to comply with FIH regulations and helmets have been found to be the stickiest problem to get through the technical check.  You must have two Thistles smocks and photos have to be submitted.  They will nominate which colour to wear.  The smocks must have your number on the back and on the front and if yours do not then contact our Kit Coordinator for advice.

Now go to Medical Form and Insurance.