Rotherham Hockey Club has been accredited to both the Sport England Clubmark and the England Hockey Clubs 1st Programme since April 2004, with a view to introducing hockey to youngsters and to develop their skills and abilities, both sporting and social.

Rotherham Hockey Club was the first hockey club in Yorkshire to obtain these accreditations, and the club is very proud of them.

Although these awards are specifically aimed towards the Youth section of Rotherham Hockey Club, they do extend to the whole club: wherever youngsters are present which includes our senior teams. Many of the criteria set by Sport England and England Hockey have been employed by Rotherham Hockey Club for a number of years.

	The Sport England 'ClubMark' scheme recognise clubs as safe, effective and child-friendly. They enable children and young people, their parents and carers and others with an interest in sport to recognise that clubs are committed to providing a quality experience. More about Sport England Clubmark
	Clubs achieving the England Hockey ClubsFirst award are recognised as working towards providing a Safe, Effective and Child Friendly hockey Environment. More about England Hockey ClubsFirst

Bernard Fletcher and David Woodward receive the Sport England Clubmark award in April 2004.

In recognition of the time that David Woodward has spent with Youth Hockey in South Yorkshire, in April 2005 David was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award.