Congratulations on being selected for the England Hockey North Stafford Talent Academy. 

A kit fitting session will take place on Monday 27th October (during breaks in the TA training session). Eighteen will provide samples to try on, all items can then be ordered directly through the NSHC TA shop online. The ordering window will close on Tuesday 4th November at 8pm. If you are unable to be at one of these sessions, please contact us after 3rd November to help you and make arrangements to try the kit on before ordering. (Coats and joggers may be available to order at a later date if there is demand)

The following items can only be ordered from the North Stafford Talent Academy Club Shop, via the eighteen hockey website. There is currently only one ordering window planned, so all playing shirts, quarter zips, shorts and skorts must be ordered during this window. We may open a second window for coats and joggers if there is demand.

These kit items are essential and players MUST wear NHSC branded shorts, skorts and socks to all training sessions, games and the TA Tournament at the end of the TA cycle. (If players already have North Stafford HC shorts, skorts and socks as shown below, there is no need to purchase again, however they must be the same items as shown in the TA shop below)

Outfield Players: Essential Kit

• North Stafford TA Branded Playing shirt Home
• North Stafford TA Branded Playing shirt Away
• North Stafford TA Branded Quarter Zip
• North Stafford HC Shorts or Skort
• North Stafford HC Home socks (Navy)
• North Stafford HC Away socks (White)

GKs: Essential Kit

• North Stafford TA Branded GK Playing shirt Home
• North Stafford TA Branded GK Playing shirt Away
• North Stafford TA Branded Quarter Zip
• One pair of NSHC socks either Home or Away

NSHC TA GK shorts can be purchased should these be required, please contact eighteen hockey directly to discuss this at hello@eighteenhockey.com

Optional items can be purchased from the list below:

• North Stafford TA Branded Joggers
• North Stafford TA Branded Coat
• Additional pairs of NSHC Branded socks if required

No other brand of playing kit can be worn for the TA training sessions or matches once the kit is delivered. Plain navy blue items are to be worn until the kit arrives. 

The window for placing orders will run from 27th October until 4th November - eighteen will have a range of samples for trying on at the session Monday 27th October during the half term training day, where the kit will be available to try on from the 'Knot Your Average Brew' Tea Hut on site. The kit will also be present at the 3rd November training session, BEFORE the session begins)

Where finances may be a barrier to purchasing kit, the bursary process can be explained via contact with the TA Manager, Jon Marshall.