Barcelona -28/09/2024

CONFIRMED DATES: The seventh edition ofHockey La Jarra will take place on 27, 28 & 29 June 2025.

The event is already fully subscribed EXCEPT for....

.....there is one place available in 2025 for a Ladies Team. 


The sixth edition of the Castelldefels 'La Jarra' Hockey Weekend took place on 28/29/30 June 2024.  Castelldefels Hockey Club is located just outside Barcelona (Spain), close to the beach and with frequent train connections into the city.

There were 14 teams, both Men and Women.  For the first time, we played mixed hockey on Friday with 7 teams being created by combining the Men and Women teams together.  Everyone agreed that this was a great success and we will be repeating it in 2025.

The festival ran from 12:00 on Friday until 15:00 on Sunday.  However in 2025, we will start earlier on the Friday to allow a little more social time at the end of the playing day.

A fun addition in 2024 was the 8-person per side table football which helped get everyone mixing during the weekend. 

As in previous years, the focus was on having fun, getting together with old friends and making new ones. The only winners at the festival were the participants. We came, we played, we chatted, we laughed....we went home happy.


As in previous years, all social events took place at the club in the marquee. On the Friday night there was an Argentinian BBQ with music well into the night.  Saturday included a Paella lunch washed down with some local wine and a Gala Dinner in the evening .  On Sunday there was lunch after the hockey has finished,  when we attempted to finish the cases of wine before sending you off to the airport to catch your flights home.  We employed professional caterers through-out the weekend.

You may be wondering what is 'La Jarra'.  Well, Jarra is Spanish for jug or tankard. Every participant in the event is given their own Jarra on arrival at the hockey club.  Each Jarra is individually numbered for easy identification and comes with a convenient clip so it can be attached to your stick bag when not in use.  The Jarra is to be used all weekend to avoid us having to use plastic glasses.  It also serves as a memento of the weekend.


 

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