Providing performance level opportunities for u13s across the Midlands
Mercian Marauders

What is Mercian Marauders?
Mercian Marauders is an age group representative team, covering the Midlands which enters the fantastic annual UK Lions Tournament hosted at Nottingham Hockey Centre. The Mercian Marauders fields Boys u13s and Girls u13s teams, and in 2024 we will be entering two teams in each, one into the Championship competition and one into the Trophy.
The programme then aims to provide further opportunities for people to be involved in the future.




Why get involved with the Mercian Marauders?
Mercian Marauders is a brilliant opportunity to sample performance level hockey at a young age and play with some of the best players at your age group. All players receive high quality coaching from our experienced and professional
coaching team, whilst the focus of the whole programme is on developing the person as well as the hockey player. The UK Lions tournament provides a brilliant three-day experience for all participants and the whole programme allows you
to build close friendships through hockey, whilst improving as a player.
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Sponsor the Mercian Marauders
Would you like to become a sponsor of the Mercian Marauders? This is a fantastic opportunity to have your logo on the Mercian Marauders kit and be a part of this programme. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or finding out more, then please email mercianmaraudershockey@gmail.com

The Mercian Marauders Values
Values are at the heart of what we do and they help to shape our culture which is so crucial to the Mercian Marauders programme. As well as developing all of the Mercian Marauders as hockey players, we are committed to developing them as young people prepared to thrive in wider society.

What is the UK Lions Tournament?
The UK Lions tournament is an annual tournament held at Nottingham Hockey Centre in June (Boys) and July (Girls). The tournament is held over the weekend, starting on Friday evening and finishing on Sunday afternoon. Each team plays 5 or 6 matches over the tournament against other representative teams from across the UK, and stays on campus at the University of Nottingham. From this, squads are selected for the UK Lions teams. This is not an official England Hockey tournament and has no link to the England Hockey Talent System.