After a collection of camps and coaching days in September, October, and November, gamers have been chosen from the Expertise Academy Competition, DiSE Cup, earlier England Age Group squads, and Open Nominations.
A small variety of extra gamers are nonetheless below evaluation because of absence, sickness, or damage. The ultimate squads can be introduced in January 2025.
Choice to the England Age Group Programme is a big milestone for junior hockey gamers. Administration groups are excited to work with these gifted people who present nice potential.
“After an exceedingly sturdy evaluation subject this 12 months for the U18s, we’re actually trying ahead to the cycle forward, which can culminate within the European Cup in Lille, France. We’ve got a bunch that we imagine is filled with potential in some ways, and we hope they’ll stretch and push one another.
The power of the group is a testomony to the onerous work of the various coaches and environments these gamers have developed inside. Regardless that now we have solely had two cycles of Expertise Academies, we really feel the results of elevated contact time over an extended interval, with coaches specializing in particular person improvement and being properly related with the England Age Group programmes, are already being seen. The overwhelming majority of gamers have engaged with their native academy. Some have skilled all through the entire cycle, whereas others, who’re at the moment taking part in within the high ranges of the nationwide leagues, be part of their Expertise Academies as associates in block three, post-Easter. They supply nice coaching companions for the academy gamers and obtain high quality teaching themselves when the league season finishes.
We’re additionally excited to host one of the best TA gamers once more in early December for an remark day. It will permit us to validate the prevailing squad and guarantee we haven’t missed any appropriate gamers who might have had a foul day on the TA pageant or have proven important enchancment during the last 2-3 months. This method ensures we keep the very best requirements and provides each gifted participant the chance to be a part of the programme. The U16s, as step one into worldwide hockey, stays a thriving setting full of recent experiences and challenges for the gamers chosen to characterize the nation at this age group. It’s at all times thrilling to see so many new gamers with such excessive potential by way of this robust choice course of, which encompasses many avenues for gamers to be assessed and chosen into the programme.”
Commented Brett Holland – Lead Expertise Coach (Women), England U18 Women Head Coach
All through the programme, gamers will expertise a high-challenge, high-support setting with common coaching days and camps. They’ll acquire publicity to high European nations, together with the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Eire, and the Residence Nations, by way of camp-based actions and tournaments. Schooling can be offered by specialists in anti-doping, vitamin, power and conditioning, damage administration, and psychology.
We wish to acknowledge the dedication and onerous work of the coaches, dad and mom, and assist workers who’ve supported the gamers’ journeys up to now.
For these chosen, additional particulars on the subsequent steps, together with upcoming coaching dates and preliminary conferences, can be communicated shortly.
For any questions or extra data, please contact Dieter Hill ([email protected])
