Werewolves of London

Head coach: Charles Dwyer Manager/Coach: Mike Dwyer

Photograph by James Perrin

Special Hockey for the Developmentally Disabled

What's Special Hockey all about?

Click here to see a news clip on
the Cambridge Icehounds ...

... or click here for video of the
Werewolves 2006 tournament.

The Werewolves of London Special Ice hockey club offers a special needs ice hockey programme for children and adults who have Developmental Disabilities such as Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Down Syndrome and other Learning Disabilities.

This non-contact, non-competitive programme aims to offer physical exercise, while enhancing gross motor skills, self-confidence, self-esteem and social skills, with an emphasis on having fun. Beginners and Non-skaters aged from 5 years up to and including adults are all welcome!

(Special hockey team)

The New York Raptors, the Special Hockey team Mike founded in 1996 for his son Iain. Mike and Charles are third and fourth from the left along the back row.

The Werewolves 2008/09 hockey season falls between 6 September and the end of May. There will be about 19 practice sessions during the season on, mostly, alternate Saturdays, between 4:15 and 6:30 pm.

The charge of £140 pounds for the season helps to cover costs (a pro-rata adjustment will be made for players joining part-way through the season). In addition, the English Ice Hockey Association registration fee for 2008/09 will be £39 (under 16s) or £52 (over 16s). Full ice hockey protective equipment is mandatory but available on loan free of charge, subject to availability, thanks to funding from Awards for All.

You can also find out more about
Special Hockey International
by clicking here, or visit the
Durham Dragons' or the
Grandravine Tornadoes' websites.

Training dates for the 2008/09 season:

September 6th, 13th, 27th
October 11th, 25th
November 8th, 22nd
December 6th, 20th
January 3rd, 17th, 31st
February 14th, 28th
March 14th, 28th
~~April 18th~~ (Training cancelled for the Special Hockey Tournament.)
May 2nd, 16th

Training sessions are divided into two groups. First group on ice from 4:15 to 6:00pm; Second group on ice from 4:45 to 6.30pm.

For more information about registering as a player contact Mike Dwyer.

The Annual Special Hockey International Tournament was hosted by the Werewolves of London in March 2006 and we are planning to host again in 2012. We attended the 2007 Tournament in Virginia, USA, in April 2007 and the 2008 Tournament in North York, Ontario, Canada in April 2008, and are planning to attend the 2009 Tournament in Toronto from 16 - 18 April.