University of Exeter Men's Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The club plays its matches at the Sports Park on the University of Exeter's Streatham Campus. There is a water based pitch and a hybrid pitch. The Men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League. The club fields six men's teams which compete in BUCS leagues on Wednesdays and in local and National leagues at the weekend. A seventh XI was formed in 2014, serving as a Development XI for those working towards a berth in one of the six regular outfits, which now also participates in the local weekend league. EUMHC work in the community providing coaches to the England Hockey Junior Development Centres and Junior Academy Centres. Furthermore, the club supports a twenty team intramural hockey competition. In all, just over 450 students play hockey at the University of Exeter on a weekly basis. A committee, elected annually by the members, organises the club's affairs and works in conjunction with the University sport department, Athletic Union and other agencies involved in the provision of sport within the higher education sphere. The current Club Captain is Freddie Perkins and Joey Higham serves as Chairman. Simon Tyson serves as 1st XI manager while David Hacker serves as 1st XI coach and Harry Jones serves as Head of Hockey.
Internationals
The club has contributed players to international sides, including:
is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's suicide. The goal of Movember is to 'change the face of men's health'. The entire hockey club participates each year by growing facial hair, shaving/bleaching heads, and running/cycling/rowing, otherwise known as 'Move for Mo'. In November 2018, the club raised over £9,500, and in November 2019, the club raised over £11,449, the highest amount raised by any university club in the country.
Mind
is a mental healthcharity that offers information and advice to people with mental health problems and lobbies government and local authorities on their behalf. It also works to raise public awareness and understanding of issues relating to mental health. In 2018, the hockey club competed within their teams to see who could raise the most money for Mind by holding various fundraisers. Some fundraisers included a car wash, park run, pub quiz, raffle, rowing competition, barbecue, and dying clubmen's hair green, which raised over £1,500 for Mind.
Hockey for Heroes
Hockey for Heroes raises funds for Help for Heroes, with their efforts dating back to 2012 and encompassing a mixture of exceptional physical exertion combined with playing hockey. In 2019, the hockey club played an exhibition match featuring the Chairman's XI against the Hockey for Heroes squad composed of Military and ex-Military personnel, which raised £750 for Hockey for Heroes.
The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion's biggest fundraising campaign held every year in November, the period of Remembrance. Throughout November each year, every clubman wears a poppy on his playing kit and as a club donates upwards of £350 for the Royal British Legion.
