Becoming a Wapping affiliated

University partner

At Wapping, we understand the challenges students face and want to ensure everyone can enjoy sports while promoting health and wellbeing in London. Through our university affiliation program, we aim to combat university age dropouts and provide support for individuals of all skill levels.

The oldest hockey club in East London, Wapping offers a welcoming environment for beginners and National League players alike. Join us and discover the perfect fit for your students and recent graduates!

student/recent graduate* benefits for University partners

Heavily discounted membership for students/recent grads*.

  • Annual subs of £90 (goalkeeper’s = £0) with the option to pay in instalments, plus £10 match fees per game (average London subs/match fees = £250/£15)

  • Includes access to

    • Weekly squad training sessions (in-season),

    • Saturday league games and

    • Mixed social games

Totally free weekly Back2Hockey sessions

  • Super social, non-committal hockey aimed at people who have never played or haven’t for a while

  • All equipment, including sticks, provided

  • All year round so a great way to meet people and try a new sport over the summer/if new to London

Top rates of pay for umpires and coaches

  • Umpires: £15-£40 per game

  • Coaches: £15-£40p/hr and annual contract rates for senior coaches

  • A great way for students/alumni to earn income

  • Paid summer camp coaching opportunities

Excellent development opportunities for umpires and coaches

  • Including:

    • Fully funded England Hockey coaching courses

    • Free Level 1 umpiring courses for anyone starting out

Compatible with university sport programmes

  • Complementary training and playing opportunities including:

  • Selecting which training sessions to attend, ensuring no clashes with the university ones

  • Goalkeeper specific training sessions

  • Variable commitment level suitable for student schedule

  • Join with friends and play/train together

A team for everyone

  • 20 adult teams including 10 men's, 8 women’s and 2 mixed

  • National League to complete beginner

  • Large youth section for those interested in coaching juniors

London’s best social scene

  • Halloween and Christmas socials, golf day, black tie dinner and dances, hockey tours, quiz nights, team brunches, curry nights, weekly inter-club socialising and much more

  • Heaps of mixed social hockey games, tournaments and tours

Extensive networking opportunities

  • With so many young professionals at the club and being located between the square mile, Canary Wharf and East London’s design district, joining Wapping is one of the best ways to meet people, network and even find a place to live!

Play on some of London’s best pitches

*all current university students and alumni graduated within 12 months of the September hockey season starting are eligible for the university partner benefits.

University partner benefits

  • Affiliation with a top London hockey club

  • Ability to promote affordable central London sport and wellbeing opportunities for students and alumni

  • Assistance securing slots at some of the best pitches in London

  • Access to

    • opposition teams of all levels for pre-season games, friendlies and training

    • Wapping umpires, including Level 3 and Indoor umpires

  • Organic networking opportunities for students and graduates

  • A fantastic partner for community engagement and student pastoral targets

  • Support with Varsity games

To BecomE A partner You just need to:

  • Add a link to Wapping’s website on your Student Union/Sports website with a note that Wapping are the university’s official London hockey partner.

  • Share Wapping’s ‘Play hockey at Wapping’ leaflet with your students via email at the beginning and end of each school year.

  • Share our bi-annual ‘Join Wapping’ instagram posts on your student social media account.

  • Not be affiliated with any other central London based (within A406) hockey club

  • Get in touch!