As the men’s and women’s squads return to training for the start of the Paris 2024 cycle, Great Britain Hockey is delighted to announce that eight new players have been selected for the women’s programme. They include several athletes who have already featured for Great Britain, including Holly Hunt – who has made two appearances
GB Sevens have announced their squads for the Dubai 7s (26/27 November). Women’s head coach Scott Forrest has named a 13-player group. Fresh from their success in Vancouver and Edmonton in September, where they won both ‘Fast Four’ events, GB are drawn in Pool B alongside Olympic bronze medallists Fiji, Canada, Ireland and Russia. Heather Cowell
England Hockey have announced the appointment of David Ralph as Head Coach of the Great Britain and England women’s international hockey teams. David brings a breadth of qualities to the role. He is hugely experienced in international hockey, having been Assistant Coach of the Great Britain and England women’s teams for the past four-and-a-half years.
University of Bath Head Hockey Coach Jody Paul and sporting scholar Vicki McCabe travelled to Ireland with the Great Britain Women’s Elite Development Programme (EDP) squad last week for a four-match series. The international fixtures were part of a training camp at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, and a chance for GB’s next generation of
The GB Sevens team managed a 12-12 draw in the last game they played against the USA, so can take a measure of comfort from their performances. But this finale revealed the shortcomings that still betray the effort. After going 0-7 down, Meg Jones switched back to the right where she found Emma Uren. As
USA and GB stroll in a Los Angeles park This Quest for Gold tournament, a final preparation for the Olympics next month, has an unusual format. The first day was purely a warm-up. The serious business (points mean prizes) starts on the second day, Saturday. As feared, the competing teams in the women’s section were
Great Britain’s men face Spain and the women take on USA in the FIH Hockey Pro League on 22-23 May Final capped matches for both ahead of Olympic Games Mark Hager names squad of 19, all of whom were selected against Germany Will Calnan returns to men’s squad but Roper and Sloan out with injuries
Great Britain’s men earn second victory over Germany in the space of two days; England’s Griffiths, Scotland’s Forsyth and Wales’ Shipperley score in 3-1 win Women see off Germany 2-0 in later game; Anna Toman and Susannah Townsend on target Both teams are back in FIH Hockey Pro League action across weekend of 22/23 May
‘No time to waste’. Those opening words in GB Sevens’ ‘Mission Possible’ tell an awkward tale. The British Sevens programme is like a square peg in a round hole. As with all other sports, only Great Britain is allowed to qualify for an Olympic Games, so the English, Scottish and Welsh unions have to coalesce
Fiona Crackles has been rewarded for an impressive start to her international career by being offered a full-time place in the GB women’s programme in the lead up to the Tokyo Olympics. The 20-year-old received her first call up to the senior team in October 2020, making her debut against The Netherlands and featured in
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