OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE
2010 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
NEW DELHI, INDIA
MATCH SCHEDULE
Women’s Pool A
Australia
India
Scotland
South Africa
Trinidad & Tobago
Women’s Pool B
Canada
ENGLAND
Malaysia
New Zealand
Wales
Men’s Pool A
Australia
India
Malaysia
Pakistan
Scotland
Men’s Pool B
Canada
ENGLAND
New Zealand
Trinidad & Tobago
South Africa
REGULATIONS
ÆÆ Games are 35 minutes each way with a 5-minute half time
ÆÆ 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 for a defeat
ÆÆ If the score is level at the end of 70 minutes in the classification matches, golden goal extra
time will be played. This will last 7 1/2 minutes each way or will end when a goal is scored,
whichever comes first. If scores are still level, the result will be decided by penalty strokes
Local time is shown in bold. BST time is in italics. India is BST - 4.5 hrs.
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Saturday 9 October
0830 0400 Men’s Pool B
1030 0600 Men’s Pool A
1330 0900 Women’s Pool A
1400 0930 Women’s Pool B
1600 1130 Men’s Pool B
1630 1200 Women’s Pool B
1900 1430 Men’s Pool A
2100 1630 Women’s Pool A
Monday 4 October 2010
1030 0600 Women’s Pool B
1300 0830 Women’s Pool A
1600 1130 Women’s Pool B
1800 1330 Women’s Pool A
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Tuesday 5 October 2010
0830 0400 Women’s Pool B
1030 0600 Men’s Pool A
1300 0830 Women’s Pool A
1400 0930 Men’s Pool B
1600 1130 Women’s Pool B
1630 1200 Men’s Pool B
1900 1430 Men’s Pool A
2100 1630 Women’s Pool A
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Sunday 10 October
1200 0730 Men’s Pool B
1400 0930 Men’s Pool B
1630 1200 Men’s Pool A
1900 1430 Men’s Pool A
Wednesday 6 October 2010
1100 0630 Women’s Pool B
1330 0900 Women’s Pool A
1530 1100 Men’s Pool B
1830 1400 Men’s Pool B
2030 1600 Men’s Pool A
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Thursday 7 October 2010
1100 0630 Women’s Pool A
1300 0830 Women’s Pool B
1600 1130 Men’s Pool A
1800 1330 Men’s Pool B
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Friday 8 October
0830 0400 Women’s Pool A
1030 0600 Women’s Pool A
1330 0900 Women’s Pool B
1530 1100 Men’s Pool B
1830 1400 Women’s Pool B
2030 1600 Men’s Pool A
South Africa
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Monday 11 October
0830 0400 Women’s 9/10
1100 0630 Women’s Semi
1330 0900 Women’s 5/6
1730 1300 Women’s Semi
2000 1530 Women’s 7/8
5th Pool A
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4th Pool B
Tuesday 12 October
0830 0400 Men’s 9/10
1100 0630 Men’s Semi
1330 0900 Men’s 5/6
1730 1300 Men’s Semi
2000 1530 Men’s 7/8
5th Pool A
1st Pool A
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2nd Pool B
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4th Pool B
Wednesday 13 October
1030 0600 Women
1300 0900 Women
Bronze Medal Match
Gold Medal Match
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( ) Bronze Medal Match
( ) Gold Medal Match
Thursday 14 October
0900 0430 Men
1130 0700 Men
Bronze Medal Match
Gold Medal Match
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( ) Gold Medal Match
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Facts and Figures
Over the next three pages you will find England Hockey’s records against their
opponents in Delhi.
Key:
P = Matches played;W = England wins; D = Matches drawn; L = England defeats;
GF = Goals scored by England; GA = Goals conceded by England
England Hockey’s all time record in competitive matches against
Commonwealth Games participants
WOMEN
D
L
12
23
GF
128
GA
114
P
54
W
5
MEN
D
L
10
39
GF
64
GA
152
2
65
15
17
13
4
0
57
18
1
50
14
24
8
6
10
45
48
0
0
15
0
27
14
8
5
50
37
13
7
9
61
54
16
8
1
7
35
40
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
32
11
6
15
65
73
Scotland
110
97
7
6
426
93
76
56
11
9
246
66
South Africa
51
28
11
12
123
70
36
17
10
9
85
60
Trinidad & Tobago
1
1
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wales
79
66
6
7
383
47
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Australia
P
55
W
20
Canada
21
17
2
India
16
9
6
Malaysia
2
2
New Zealand
29
Pakistan
England Hockey top Commonwealth Games goalscorers
Bold Italics represent member of the 2010 England Hockey squad in Delhi
WOMEN
8
6
Hannah Macleod & Alex Danson
Tina Cullen
2
Denise Marston-Smith
MEN
7
Matt Daly
1
Richard Alexander
8
Helen Grant
2
Mandy Nicholson
5
Jon Wyatt
1
Bobby Crutchley
8
Mel Clewlow
2
Rachel Walker
4
Danny Hall
1
Guy Fordham
6
Kate Walsh
1
Helen Richardson
4
Ben Sharpe
1
Russell Garcia
6
Jane Smith
1
Jennie Bimson
3
Simon Mantell
1
Martin Jones
5
Leisa King
1
Alex Danson
2
Dave Mathews
1
Justin Pidcock
4
Crista Cullen
1
Beckie Herbert
2
Craig Parnham
1
Jimmy Wallis
2
Lucilla Wright
1
Kirsty Bowdon
2
Mark Pearn
1
Bill Waugh
2
James Tindall
2
Sarah Blanks
1
Jo Ellis
2
Chloe Rogers
1
Anna Bennett
2
Jane Sixsmith
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Key:
WC = World Cup;WCQ = World Cup Qualifier; CG = Commonwealth Games;
EC = European Championships; CT = Champions Trophy; CC = Champions Challenge
Key:
WC = World Cup;WCQ = World Cup Qualifier; CG = Commonwealth Games;
EC = European Championships; CT = Champions Trophy; CC = Champions Challenge
England’s last three competitive matches against their Pool B opponents
England’s last three competitive matches against their Pool B opponents
women
men
Canada
Date
Venue
15/09/1998 Kuala Lumpur (MAS)
28/07/2002 Manchester (ENG)
17/03/2006 Melbourne (AUS)
Malaysia*
Date
Venue
30/08/1975 Edinburgh (SCO)
13/06/2005 Seoul (KOR)
New Zealand
Date
Venue
25/03/2006 Melbourne (AUS)
09/06/2007 Baku (AZE)
17/07/2010 Nottingham (ENG)
Wales
Date
Venue
19/04/2003 Cardiff (WAL)
20/04/2003 Cardiff (WAL)
05/09/2003 Barcelona (ESP)
Res GF GA Event Scorers
W 2
1
CG
M Nicholson (2)
W 6
1
CG
J Smith (3), R Walker,
K Walsh, A Bennett
W 5
0
CG
K Walsh (3), H Grant, L Wright
Res GF GA Event Scorers
W 7
0
W 8
0
C Gilliat-Smith, M Clewlow, K Walsh
(2), A Danson (2), C Cullen, A Scott
Res GF GA Event Scorers
D
0
0
CG
(Won 3-1 APS) 3/4th
W 1
0
CC
C Gilliat-Smith
D
2
2
CT
C Cullen, N White
Res GF GA Event Scorers
W 4
0
R Walker (2), C Gilliat-Smith,
R Walsh
W 7
1
I Palmer, J Ellis, H Grant,
C Gilliat-Smith (2),
I Robertson, A Panter
W 5
0
EC
J Smith, L Wright, H Grant,
A Danson, A Bennett
Canada
Date
26/05/2005
22/03/2006
15/04/2006
Venue
Reading (ENG)
Melbourne (AUS)
Changzhou (CHN)
Res
D
W
W
GF
0
5
5
GA Event Scorers
0
1
CG
M Daly (3), J Tindall, S Mantell
3
WCQ R Mantell (2), J Clarke, J Tindall (2)
New Zealand
Date
Venue
15/09/2006 Mönchengladbach (GER)
26/06/2007 Boom (BEL)
07/08/2010 Mönchengladbach (GER)
Res
W
L
W
GF
4
1
4
GA
3
3
3
South Africa
Date
Venue
16/01/2006 Pretoria (RSA)
13/09/2006 Mönchengladbach (GER)
02/03/2010 Delhi (IND)
Res
W
W
W
GF
8
3
6
GA Event Scorers
0
S Mantell (4), J Tindall (3), M Daly
1
WC
R Mantell (2), J Tindall
4
WC
R Mantell (2), A Jackson,
R Moore, I Mackay, N Catlin
Event
WC
CC
CT
Scorers
S Mantell (2), G Kirkham, J Tindall
R Moore
J Tindall (2), S Mantell, R Smith
Trinidad & Tobago
Date
Venue
Res GF GA Event Scorers
No competitive meetings between England and Trinidad & Tobago
Alastair Wilson
* England have only met Malaysia on two previous occasions
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DRIVING FORWARD HOCKEY IN ENGLAND
Hockey in England is a very fast, athletic, dual sex, multi age sport
ÆÆ England Hockey players can flick a ball at up to 110km/h.
ÆÆ England Hockey players average 7.5-9.5km/h in a match, meaning they run harder and faster
than most sportspeople.
ÆÆ An England Hockey player’s average heart rate while on the pitch is approximately 80-90% of
max. Around 170-180 beats per minute.
ÆÆ Our international teams make up to 45 substitutions per match.
ÆÆ Nearly 100,000 people over the age of 16 take part in hockey activity every week in England.
ÆÆ England Hockey men operate differently to the women, with three day weekend training
camps two to three times a month supplementing the athletes’ own individual training plans.
ÆÆ England’s men became European champions for the first time in 2009, achieved a best ever
World Cup finish on foreign turf (fourth in Delhi) and won silver at this summer’s Champions
Trophy, a best ever result in the tournament for the world’s best teams.
There is a real drive on getting more young players to join their local clubs
ÆÆ A further 10,000 people are involved in coaching and umpiring hockey.
ÆÆ The England Hockey Board is working to increase participation in hockey by people of all ages.
It has joined forces with Sport England and UK retailer Marks & Spencer for the “Get Back
Into” scheme, designed to help women live a healthier lifestyle.
ÆÆ The ratio of men to women playing the sport in England is 50:50.
As a mainly amateur sport, funding is critical both to the sustainability of
elite performance and local participation
ÆÆ The majority of funding for elite hockey comes from UK Sport and
the National Lottery.
ÆÆ Young players are the future of the sport and international stars of the future
ÆÆ Quicksticks, a version of hockey designed specifically for 7-11 year olds, has been developed
to get young people playing hockey at an early age with rules and equipment suitable for them
such as lighter, shorter sticks, smaller pitches and a lighter and bigger ball.
ÆÆ Quicksticks is being rolled out to clubs and schools across England and has been designed to
be easily taught by teachers and people without prior knowledge of hockey, opening the sport
up to a wider audience.
ÆÆ England Hockey players Richard Mantell, James Fair and Ben Hawes were involved in one
of the first Quicksticks festivals, joining school children in the Midlands with some of their
Pakistan counterparts. To the delight of the children, an impromptu game of Quicksticks
broke out between the England and Pakistan players, establishing the first ever Quicksticks
international. The match finished 4-4.
ÆÆ The majority of funding for grassroots and the running of the
sport comes from Sport England.
ÆÆ The England Hockey Board is working hard to secure
further funding through sponsorship and commercial
partnership agreements.
ÆÆ ClubsFirst is the EHB’s accreditation scheme, marking out those clubs that provide the best
environments for young people to play to hockey. All clubs achieving ClubsFirst also achieve
the Sport England Clubmark accreditation, a nationally recognised award for sports clubs.
ÆÆ The majority of England Hockey athletes have jobs,
helping them to sustain their hockey careers.
ÆÆ The creation of ClubsFirst and the EHB’s encouragement of clubs to strive for ClubsFirst
status is intrinsically linked to the National Governing Body’s strategic objective to attract
another 20,000 more young people into club hockey by 2013.
Hockey is the premier Olympic team sport;
the England Hockey teams are making great
progress on the international stage
ÆÆ England Hockey athletes often make ambassadorial visits to club events and schools
competitions, acting as positive role models for young hockey players in England.
The Single System is England’s common talent identification and
development programme for hockey
ÆÆ Recent successes on the international stage mean that England’s
national men’s and women’s teams have met all their performance
objectives of late.
ÆÆ The aim of the Single System is to allow hockey participants (players, umpires, coaches and
officials) of all ages and abilities to reach their full potential in the sport.
ÆÆ A significant reason behind the England Hockey women’s
recent success is the decision taken by the athletes
to enter a centralised training programme as part of
the Great Britain squad. The majority of the squad has relocated to
near the team’s base at Bisham Abbey and they now train together
three days a week, giving Danny Kerry, his coaches and support staff
much greater contact time with the athletes.
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ÆÆ In the past year, England’s women have won a third consecutive European bronze medal,
a first ever Champions Trophy medal and achieved a best ever World Cup finish of third place,
winning their first World Cup medal.
ÆÆ It is based on a set of principles that puts the participant at the centre and is based on
scientific research.
ÆÆ 12 months ago, England Hockey athletes Harry Martin and Andy Bull competed for their
regional teams at the Futures Cup; a four day competition for Under 16 and Under 18 players
designed to mirror the performance environment of an international tournament. Harry, 17, is
now in the Delhi squad with Andy, 18, a reserve, having made his international debut alongside
Harry for Great Britain in July this year.
James Tindall
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ENGLAND SQUADS
No. Name
Club
Eng
Caps
58
30
76
Eng
Goals
0
0
17
GB
Caps
23
9
54
GB
Goals
0
0
15
Age
Occupation
Reading
Leicester
Leicester
Position Eng
Debut
GK
25/08/02
Def
02/10/08
Def
19/07/03
1
4
5
Beth Storry
Laura Unsworth
Crista Cullen
32
22
25
Leicester
Fwd
23/10/03
29
4
6
1
26
Helen Richardson Reading
Natalie Seymour Canterbury
Mid
Def
21/07/99
28/11/06
129
40
19
0
63
8
3
0
29
24
10
Susie Gilbert
Mid
02/10/08
34
5
22
2
21
11
12
13
15
Kate Walsh (C)
Chloe Rogers
Kerry Williams
Alex Danson
Def
Mid
Mid/Fwd
Fwd
07/05/99
18/11/03
26/06/06
23/10/01
167
82
47
106
29
9
1
24
85
40
19
36
7
3
1
9
30
25
24
25
18
19
22
Georgie Twigg
Clifton
Charlotte Craddock Cannock
Ashleigh Ball
Slough
Mid
Fwd
Mid
10/07/10
10/04/09
02/10/08
11
15
31
0
1
0
2
24
5
0
3
0
19
19
24
23
Sally Walton
Def/Fwd
09/06/05
69
7
13
1
29
28
Nicola White
Fwd
20/06/09
28
2
11
0
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Studying for accountancy qualifications
Business Management student
Part-time researcher at Sports Recruitment
International
Part-time Nutritionist with Lucozade Sports
Science Academy
Full time athlete; some coaching
MSc student, Health Psychology at London
Metropolitan University
Geography Student at University of
Birmingham
Full time athlete; some coaching
Full time athlete; some coaching
Part-time Marketing Consultant for Nike
Youth Sports Trust ambassador; studying for
teaching degree through Open University
Law student at Bristol University
Geography Student at Bristol University
Full time athlete; looking for part-time
career role
Further Education lecturer (anatomy &
psychology diploma) at Solihull College
Sports Science student at
Loughborough College
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Hannah Macleod
8
9
Pre-tournament Reserves
16 Katie Long
Leicester
29 Gemma Ible
Clifton
Fwd
GK
02/10/08
03/10/08
26
2
5
0
9
1
0
0
22
22
Full time athlete; some coaching
PGCE student at University of Newport
No. Name
Position
Eng
Caps
126
108
93
Eng
Goals
7
10
45
GB
Caps
40
37
34
GB
Goals
4
4
16
Age
Occupation
27*
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29
Hockey coach at The Perse School, Cambridge
Full time athlete; Some labouring
Sales & Marketing Manager for Specialists Sports
Shoes Ltd, adidas’ hockey distributor in the UK
Full time athlete
Full time athlete; looking for part-time career
Year 12 school student at Ipswich School
Student at Leeds Metropolitan University
Hockey coach at Royal GS in Guildford
Real Estate Management Student at
Nottingham Trent University
Full time athlete
Professional player in Germany
University of
Birmingham
Reading
Leicester
Leicester
Reading
Bowdon
Hightown
Slough
4
5
6
Glenn Kirkham
East Grinstead
Richard Alexander Surbiton
Richard Mantell
Reading
Def/Mid/Fwd
Def
Eng
Debut
07/04/03
13/01/05
10/02/03
7
8
9
11
13
16
Ashley Jackson
Simon Mantell
Harry Martin
Alastair Brogdon
Rob Moore
Adam Dixon
East Grinstead
Reading
Old Loughtonians
Bowdon
Wimbledon
Beeston
Mid
Fwd
Mid
Fwd
Mid/Fwd
Def/Mid
28/11/06
09/11/05
17/09/10
12/06/09
10/02/03
09/05/09
58
69
2
33
128
41
40
28
0
2
16
0
39
33
4
4
54
4
13
6
0
0
12
0
23
26
17
22
29
24
17
18
Beeston
Der Club an der
Alster
Surbiton
Reading
Def
Mid/Fwd
13/01/05 83
07/04/03 137
6
34
35
78
0
28
26
26
20
23
Alastair Wilson
Barry Middleton
(C)
James Tindall
Iain Mackay
Fwd
Mid/Fwd
13/01/05 108
09/05/09 41
46
8
38
3
15
0
27
25
25
26
James Fair
Nick Catlin
Cannock
Loughborough
Students
29 Richard Smith
Loughborough
Students
Pre-tournament Reserves
3
Nick Brothers
Reading
GK
Fwd
15/01/05 69
28/11/09 25
0
3
15
5
0
1
29
21
Def
09/05/09 44
5
0
0
23
MSc student, Business Analysis &
Management at Loughborough University
GK
13/01/05 24
0
2
0
27
12
14
Jonty Clarke
Ben Hawes
Reading
Wimbledon
Fwd
Def
10/02/02 124
14/06/02 118
24
24
31
69
8
19
29
30
30
Andy Bull
Brooklands MU
Def
01/08/10 5
0
4
0
18
Works in Equity Derivatives with Nomura
Bank
Accountant with BDO Stoy Hayward
Works on UK Business for McGregor
Fashion UK
Student at Loughborough University
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*will be 28 on 08/10/10
Club
Mid
Runs own business as an electrician
Trainee accountant with
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Hockey coach at Stowe School, Buckingham
History student at University of Nottingham
hockey player facts – MEN
hockey player facts – WOMEN
ÆÆ Ashleigh Ball – recently took part in photo shoot for England Hockey nutrition partner
Maxifuel along with Alex Danson, Katie Long, Helen Richardson and Kate Walsh
ÆÆ Charlotte Craddock – Became Great Britain’s youngest ever hockey Olympian in Beijing at
the age of 17; scored twice for England U21 at 2009 Junior WC to help England to best ever
fourth place
ÆÆ Alastair Brogdon – comes from a hockey family with his father and brothers having
represented England at various levels
ÆÆ Crista Cullen – twice named in FIH World All Stars Team in 2006 & 2007, twice Hockey
Writers’ Club Player of the Year and 2006 GB Hockey Athlete of the Year; spent 12 years
growing up in Kenya
ÆÆ Nick Catlin – Delhi is not Nick’s first multi-sport Games experience; he went to Beijing
as part of the British Olympic Association’s “Britain’s Olympic Ambition” programme to
experience the Olympics
ÆÆ Alex Danson – set an assault course record when GB Women trained with the Royal
Marines in May; recently appeared on children’s television show ‘Skillicious’ teaching kids to
play hockey
ÆÆ Adam Dixon – has said if he was a film character it would be Maverick from Top Gun
because “he’s dangerous”
ÆÆ Susie Gilbert – Susie has represented England at U16, U18 and U21 level as well as Great
Britain Youth (U21); was on the British Olympic Association’s “Britain’s Olympic Ambition”
programme with Nick Catlin; nominated for World Young Player of the Year 2009
ÆÆ Hannah Macleod – has scored some vital goals this summer including the opener in
CT win over Argentina, winner against China at WC and England’s goal in 1-1 WC draw with
the Netherlands
ÆÆ Helen Richardson – was named in FIH World All Stars Team 2009 and nominated for World
Player of the Year 2009; named Hockey Writers’ Club Player of the Year 2009
ÆÆ James Fair – named Goalkeeper of the Tournament as helped England win the European
crown in August 2009
ÆÆ Ashley Jackson – 2009 FIH World Young Player of the Year; included in FIH All Stars Team
2009; top scorer in Dutch Hoofdklasse (top) division in 2009-2010 with 29 goals; recently
spent a morning teaching English rugby sevens star and sevens’ top points scorer Ben Gollings
the finer points of drag flicking
ÆÆ Glenn Kirkham – is a qualified level two coach and coaches at The Perse Upper School in
Cambridge; will turn 28 during the Commonwealth Games on 8th October
ÆÆ Iain Mackay – balances his hockey career with balancing the books as a trainee accountant
ÆÆ Chloe Rogers – highly commended runner up for Essex Sports Personality of the Year at the
Essex Sports Awards in both 2008 and 2009; a talented golfer, Chloe has been BUSA Women’s
Individual Strokeplay Champion
ÆÆ Harry Martin – 12 months ago he played for regional representative team the Saxon Tigers
in the Futures Cup tournament for U16 and U18 players which forms part of the EHB’s long
term athlete development pathway, the Single System
ÆÆ Natalie Seymour – previously played for England U18 and U21s and
for Great Britain Youth at the 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival
ÆÆ Richard Mantell – is making his comeback in first tournament since
horror ankle break at WC in Delhi in March
ÆÆ Beth Storry – has been named Goalkeeper of the Tournament at the
last two FIH tournaments, the Champions Trophy and the World Cup
ÆÆ Simon Mantell – missed the WC in Delhi after breaking his foot
during England’s preparation camp in Doha
ÆÆ Georgie Twigg – member of the England U21 squad that finished
best ever fourth at Junior WC in Boston in August 2009.
ÆÆ Barry Middleton – missed the CT in Mönchengladbach with broken
toe sustained in training game week before the tournament; included
in FIH All Stars Team 2009
ÆÆ Laura Unsworth – at 160cm (5’3”) she was the shortest player
at the 2010 Women’s World Cup
ÆÆ Rob Moore – recently became a father for the first time to
baby Alfie
ÆÆ Kate Walsh (C) – won her 250th international cap
(for England & GB combined) at the World Cup
ÆÆ Richard Smith – highly capable penalty corner taker behind Ashley
Jackson and Richard Mantell; scored last minute penalty corner
winner for England in 4-3 win over New Zealand
in the Champions Trophy
ÆÆ Sally Walton – is a specialist indoor hockey player
ÆÆ Nicola White – has won World, European and Champions
Trophy bronze medals since making her debut in June 2009;
Nicola excelled at Athletics when she was younger
ÆÆ James Tindall – has started up his own
business as an electrician
ÆÆ Kerry Williams – chose hockey over ballet at 15 despite an
audition for the Royal Ballet School
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ÆÆ Richard Alexander – has farming in his blood – his grandparents own a farm in East Anglia
and he grew up on a farm his parents owned; scored on his senior international debut, a 5-1
win over South Africa in Pretoria in January 2005
ÆÆ Alastair Wilson – father Richard is a former international hockey
umpire and is now an Umpires Manager
Alex Danson
James Fair
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Looking ahead to London 2012
England joins forces with Scotland and Wales for Great Britain
Great Britain Hockey & London 2012
Under the charter of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a Great Britain team, rather than
the individual home nations, is entered into the Olympic Games by the British Olympic Association.
The three home nations, England, Scotland and Wales play separately in all major competitions up to
and including the World Cup.
Great Britain’s hockey teams are seen as potential medal winners by partners such as UK Sport and
the National Lottery for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In preparation for the Games, the
Great Britain women’s squad has taken the decision to come together to train centrally at Bisham
Abbey National Sports Centre in Buckinghamshire. The squad collectively made the decision to
begin its centralised programme in October 2009, which involves training together at least three days
each week, with many athletes making significant lifestyle decisions including relocating to be close
to Bisham Abbey.
Great Britain Hockey (owned equally by the National Governing Bodies for hockey in England,
Scotland and Wales) is the body responsible for the development and administration of hockey
in Great Britain related to the Olympic Games. The role of Great Britain Hockey includes the
preparation, selection and performance of the men’s and women’s GB hockey squads and their
participation in the Games themselves and other relevant competitions and tournaments.
In striving to achieve the ultimate performance goal for hockey in Great Britain – Olympic Games
success – England, Scotland and Wales signed a Framework Agreement in 2006. In accordance with
the terms of the Framework Agreement, the England Hockey Board was appointed as the Nominated
Country responsible for the delivery of the Great Britain hockey teams’ business operations and
performance objectives including qualifying the Great Britain hockey teams for the 2008 Olympic
Games. Following those Games, the England Hockey Board was reappointed as the Nominated
Country for the four year period up to and including the 2012 Olympic Games.
There will be more than 600,000
spectator tickets available for
the men’s and women’s hockey
competitions at the
London Olympic Games in 2012.
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An artist’s impression of Eton Manor, the hockey legacy facility for the 2012 London Olympic Games
The Great Britain men’s squad operates differently with the squad coming together for training
camps two or three times a month. The athletes in both squads have been heavily involved in shaping
their training programmes and the differences between the two reflect the differing lifestyles and
situations of the men’s and women’s squads.
Working to secure London 2012’s legacy for hockey
The England Hockey Board is working closely with the Olympic Delivery Authority and the five
London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Hackney, Newham and Greenwich to ensure
that the 2012 Olympic Games is the catalyst for a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a significant
impact on the development of, and participation in, hockey in East London.
Hockey’s legacy facility from the 2012 Olympic Games will be a new hockey centre located at Eton
Manor, north of the Olympic Park in the heart of the Lee Valley Regional Park. Formally opening for
community use in 2014, this will be the first ever focal point and hub for all hockey activity taking
place across the five host boroughs. It will offer the capacity to house a club or a mix of clubs and be
the centre for junior talent development within the five host boroughs and their neighbours.
The facility will also be capable of hosting major domestic and international level events with two
competition pitches and seating for 3,000 people, which can be expanded to 15,000 for top level
international tournaments.
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PASSION.
SPEED.
RESPECT.
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