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Lancers keep winning

J. R. Shridharan

Kalinga Lancers clinched its fourth win, defeating Delhi Waveriders 4-0 thanks to two field goals by Australia’s Glenn Turner in the Coal India Hockey India League fixture at the Kalinga Stadium here on Friday.

The hour-long contest belonged to the Kiwi as he astutely grabbed the opportunities and finished them in style.

In the first quarter, he collected a loose ball and surged swiftly towards the goal. He succeeded in dodging the rival defender and sent the ball past the custodian in a scintillating manner. With just few minutes to go for the final whistle, Turner killed the contest with an elegant reverse flick.

Delhi got just one penalty corner and squandered it. Team’s ace drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh was off-colour on a day when everything went wrong for Delhi.

The first quarter saw both teams playing attacking hockey. Delhi’s Mandeep Singh pressed hard from the right flank and looked menacing. But his moves were thwarted by a resolute Lancers’ defence.

The script was the same in the second and third quarters with Delhi forwards raiding the rival circle only to be blocked by the defenders.

Lancers’ Adam Dixon got a yellow card for harsh tackle in the third quarter.

In the final quarter, Delhi tried its best to get penalty corners but in vain. Lancers collected five points to take its tally to 22. They will be meeting Jaypee Punjab Warriors in the next tie here on Sunday.

The result: Kalinga Lancers 4 (Glenn Turner 4 FG) bt Delhi Waveriders 0.

The Hindu



Kalinga Lancers extend Delhi Waveriders' losing run in HIL


Kalinga Lancers players celebrate a goal against Delhi Waveriders. (PTI Photo)

BHUBANESWAR: Australian striker Glenn Turner scored twice as Kalinga Lancers inflicted the third straight loss to Delhi Waveriders with a 4-0 win in the Hockey India League (HIL) match at the Kalinga Stadium on Friday.

Turner scored two field goals -- each counting as two in this edition of HIL -- in the sixth and 56th minute as Lancers posted their fourth win of the six-side tournament.

With this win, Lancers moved to the top of the league standings with 22 points from six matches. Defending champions also have 22 points but are behind on goal difference, while Waveriders dropped a spot to be fifth with 17 points -- same as Uttar Pradesh Wizards but behind on goal difference.

Playing a match five days after their away win over Dabang Mumbai on January 31, Lancers began the match with high note putting pressure from the beginning on the visiting Waveriders, who suffered two back-to-back losses against Wizards and Jaypee Punjab Warriors respectively at the start of the week.

With few minutes into the game, tournament's leading scorer Turner opened the account for the home team tucking in a great field goal within the legs of an onrushing goalkeeper Devon Manchester.

Soon after bagging a field goal, they also earned a penalty corner, but Lancers failed to capitalise on it.

During the end of the first quarter, the host team were leading in the match by 2-0. The second quarter remained goalless as defence of both the teams stood strong while the goalkeepers put up some good shows.

With the beginning of third quarter, Waveriders resorted to play some attacking shots desperately trying to level the score. But, the Lancers were at their high. They thwarted every move of the visiting team that was constantly building pressure on them.

As both the teams were making their efforts to edge out each other, the third quarter also remained goalless with Lancers leading the match 2-0.

With the beginning of fourth quarter, the Lancers and Waveriders again started playing attacking hockey, leaving their opponents any room to score.

Delhi had couple of chances to score into the fourth quarter. But, the goalkeeper and the defenders of the Lancers did not allow their rivals to past the ball to the goalpost.

Lancers were controlling the ball well throughout the game not giving Delhi too much possession to get back into the game. As a result, they earned the much needed goal from the stick of non other than Turner.

Turner successfully hit the ball, deflected by his teammate Malak Singh, to the goalpost giving his team a cushioned 4-0 lead.

Even though Delhi earned a penalty corner in the last minutes of the game, they could not capitalise it, ending the match with a 0-4 loss.

The Times of India



Turner’s twin strike hands Lancers win



Bhubaneshwar: Kalinga Lancers rode on Glenn Turner's twin strike to cruise to a comfortable 4-0 win over Delhi Waveriders and register their fourth victory in a Hockey India League match.

Turner scored two brilliant field goals in the fifth and 56th minutes as Lancers produced an inspired show before the home crowd.

Lancers started the first half on an attacking note and drew first blood through a spectacular field goal from Australian Turner in the fifth minute, giving the hosts an early lead of 2-0 as according to the new scoring rule in HIL one field goal is counted as two.

After this early jolt, Waveriders tried hard to strike back on the counter but a brilliant defensive line of the Lancers ensured the visitors remained unsuccessful in their attempts.

Lancers finally scored their second field goal in the 56th minute. It was again through the stick of Turner.

With this win, Lancers have 22 points and now lead the points table with four wins and two losses from six games. Waveriders are languishing at the fifth spot with 17 points.

The Tribune



Tickets go on sale for the HIL 2016 finals

RANCHI: Hockey India announced the opening of online and outlets ticket sales for the play offs and finals of the 4th Coal India Hockey India League.

Ranchi the home for the defending champions of the 4th HIL is all set to host the semi-finals and finals this year. The matches in Ranchi have been scintillating for the audience and the spectator count is only going to increase for the knockout stages. The top four teams from the group stage are slated to play the semi-finals on February 20 and 3rd/4th playoff and finals will take place on February 21.

From today tickets for the semi-finals and finals priced at RS 200 & Rs 300 respectively will be available online at www.ticketgenie.in and in outlets across Ranchi at Spyker showroom - Bahu Bazar Chowk; Spyker showroom - Siramtoli Chowk, (Near KFC); Hotel Pearl Residency - near Kadru Diverson, White Lily - opposite road no.1 gate, Ashok Nagar; Hotel Green Acers, airport road, Hinoo; Hotel Green Horizon, station road and Box Office Located between gate 2 & 3 at the stadium. Hockey Lovers can enjoy both the matches of each match day with the one match ticket.

The 4th edition of the HIL is well poised in mid-season with the defending champions Ranchi Rays leading the points table with 22 points. The new regulations in the 4th CIHIL have made it more exciting and matches have seen more attacking play coupled with the packed astro turf hockey stadium in Ranchi. The matches have witnessed some great individual performances from Ashley Jackson, Glenn Turner, Sardar Singh, PR Sreejesh, Matthew Swann and Rupinder Pal Singh with the league just being 17 matches old.

The Times of India



Kenya Police take aim at top spot, Scorpions stalk MSC

By BRIAN YONGA


Telkon Orange's Betsy Omalla (left) and Doreen Hongo of Strathmore University's Scorpions vie for the ball during their Kenya Hockey Union National Women's League match at City Park Stadium on January 31, 2016. PHOTO | MARTIN MUKANGU

Kenya Police will be looking to reclaim top spot when they face Nakuru Hockey Club away on Saturday in the Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) men’s premier league.

Police, who are in second place with 45 points, will be looking to bounce back to winning ways after dropping two points in their last game against Mombasa Sports Club.

A win for the 2013 champions will see them move to 48 points, two more than champions and leaders Butali Sugar Warriors who are not in action this weekend.

Police coach Kenneth Kaunda has urged his charges to avoid dropping any more points as they seek to wrestle back the title from Butali.

“This is the second leg and at this stage every point counts and that is why we are going for the three points. It will be a tricky encounter but we believe we have what it takes to win,” Kaunda told Saturday Nation Sport.

The law-enforcers won the reverse fixture 4-2 with talismanic striker Moses Cheplaiti and James Munyi scoring twice each.

Nakuru on the other hand are in good form after winning their last two matches and boast of good home record, losing only once this season.

The hosts, who survived the chop last season, will look to cause an upset and a win will see them move into fifth place.

“We are playing at home and I see no reason why we cannot get a good result against Police. Pressure is on them because they are chasing the title and that might work to our advantage, said Nakuru coach Tony Agesa.

In another men’s league encounter, Greensharks take on two-time league champions Strathmore Gladiators Saturday evening at City Park in what should be a cracking encounter. Parklands welcome Mvita XI in a relegation battle this afternoon.

In the women’s national league, second-placed Strathmore University Scorpions will be out to bounce back winning ways when they host Mombasa Sports Club (MSC) at the City Park Stadium.

Scorpions’ 2-0 loss to champions Telkom Orange last Sunday ended their title ambitions and the students will now turn their attention on sealing second spot and a slot in this year’s continental club championship.

Meshack Senge’s Scorpions will look complete the double against the Coastal side and move eight points clear of third-placed Sliders who are not in action this weekend.

In the men’s national league, Dedan Kimathi University take on Technical University of Kenya (TUK) while Impala will face Daystar Falcons.
FIXTURES (All matches at City Park Stadium unless stated)

Saturday

National men: Kimathi v TUK (12pm)
National women: Strathmore v MSC (2pm)
Premier men: Nakuru v Police – 2pm (Nakuru), Parklands v Mvita (4pm), Greensharks v Strathmore (6pm)

Sunday

National women: Daystar v MSC (9am)
Premier men: Greensharks v Mvita (11am), Parklands v Strathmore (3pm)
National men: Impala v Daystar (1pm)

Daily Nation



USMNT Athlete Pat Harris' Club Team to Contend in Final 4 for the Indoor

Veteran U.S. Men's National Team athlete Pat Harris (Moorpark, Calif.) with more than 100 caps to his name is entering a weekend of competition only awarded to the best squads during the indoor season at the international scale. Harris and his club team, Mannheimer HC in Germany, have qualified for the elite Final 4 of the German Indoor Hockey Championships, which only those in the top of the league have earned.

"It's the best of the best," said Andy Thornton, U.S. Men's National Indoor Field Hockey Team Head Coach. "The level of play from every team is very high and that's why there are always different teams competing in the semifinals each year. Anybody that plays, coaches or watches hockey looks to the German Championships as the bench mark for indoor hockey."

Harris' club team will first be playing Saturday, February 6 in the semifinals at 4:30 p.m. local time, 10:30 a.m. EST. Finals will be played Sunday, February 7. Both matches will be streamed live. Catch the action in real time by clicking here. Running parallel to the event is the women's German Indoor Hockey Championships also streamed live with the same link.

"The indoor game is a tacticians dream," said Chris Clements, USMNT Head Coach. "The ability to execute a plan in the indoor game is critical to your success. The skills that will be on display for players watch are how to get out of tight situations without lifting the ball, deception, use of the boards and eliminating a keeper with a dribble, spin or drag flick, defensive setups and ways to take away attacking space with positioning your body and stick. Beyond this, the speed in which all of the above will happen in a controlled and thoughtful way."

"For the men's program having players competing in foreign leagues is a critical part of our program’s and individual athletes' development plan," continued Clements. "We have a number of players in well-known clubs currently and Pat has spent a lot of time in the past years extending his game in these leagues. Beyond this, players who are based here in the USA have been ‘increasing their stocks’ within the Centralized Training Program to allow them to go and play in the best leagues and teams possible across the globe. This provides the program greater exposure and has created a lot of interest internationally. Our opportunities with the national team are limited and this exposure aids us in creating a better program and players."

As the indoor season gets into full swing in the United States with USA Field Hockey's 2016 National Indoor Tournaments, this event provides an excellent learning opportunity for indoor coaches and athletes to review strategy and skill at the highest level. Thornton advises viewers to keep a keen eye out for ball retention as every player is very comfortable on the ball. You will see very few cheap turnovers. He also says to pay attention to penalty corner action. The details of the corner, attacking the speed of the trap and shot all contribute to lots of goals. It's important to have composure defensively. The defending goalkeepers are predominately very agile in the net.

"There are a number of aspects of indoor hockey, mainly the ones that don't necessarily overlap the outdoor game, that make it so appealing," said Harris. "The fact that the court is so small makes it challenging to make quick decisions about where the players and the ball should move next. Also, some game play and individual skills are interestingly different and some cases more attractive then outdoor. For those watching during the weekend, have a look at the different offensive and defensive setups, and try to recognize how teams can manipulate the structures to try and gain an advantage."

Support USMNT athlete Harris and his club team while absorbing high caliber indoor hockey this Saturday and Sunday.

USFHA media release



The Road to Lee Valley set to resume


Banbury celebrate scoring during the EH Trophy Final.

This weekend the Men’s Cup quarter finals take place. With a place in the final at Lee Valley now tantalisingly close things are hotting up in the knockout competitions. The Men’s Cup has produced more than its fair share of shock results so far and with some big names falling on their swords it looks like the cup is there for the taking.

Each of the ties this weekend has its own sub plot and intrigue. The all-national league tie between University of Birmingham and Surbiton looks like a terrific contest. With Surbiton rattling in 21 goals in the two previous rounds their attack will take some stopping. However, Birmingham’s young guns have accounted for fellow conference outfit Bowdon, Premier Division Cannock and Preston so far and will be undaunted by their illustrious visitors.

Sheffield University Bankers, winners of the Men’s Trophy last season have shown their prowess in the knockout competitions once again this season. Having accounted for Doncaster in the first round they hammered Sutton Coldfield 16-0 and saw off Barford Tigers in the last round to take their place in the quarter finals. A side who knows what it’s like to pick up silverware at Lee Valley they will be keen to repeat that trick this season. They’ve landed themselves a tough draw as they host Premier Division outfit Beeston. Whilst it has not been a vintage season for the Bees in the league, their cup form has been good with a number of young, promising players showing their skills alongside the more experienced heads. Beeston have a fantastic pedigree in the competition and will be determined to continue that tradition this weekend.

Local bragging rights as well as a place in the semi-finals will be up for grabs as Chichester welcome Havant. Havant, flying high in the South League will be hoping their good form continues and hands them the scalp of Conference outfit Chichester who have found the cup to be a welcome distraction from their league troubles. In the last round Chi accounted for Premier Division Hampstead and Westminster and will fancy their chances in what promises to be a cracking match.

The final clash of the round pits Banbury against City of Peterborough. Banbury have been arguably the story of the competition so far. The Oxfordshire side have beaten three teams from the Men’s Hockey League so far, dumping out Olton and West Warwicks, Teddington and then Canterbury via a penalty shootout to take their place in this round. Peterborough’s progress has been slightly more serene, but they smashed 12 goals in the first round and five in the last round to show they have plenty of firepower up their sleeve should they need it.

The Men’s Trophy and Vase as well as the Investec Women’s Trophy all have matches this weekend, so the end of the Road to Lee Valley is getting closer for these teams. Who will make it tthrough? We’ll soon find out.

All the cup draws will be live on Twitter this coming Sunday. Follow @englandhockey and the hashtag #roadtoleevalley and find out who’s in the hat for that coveted silverware.

The draws will take place on twitter as follows:

1800 hrs - Men’s Cup Semi-Final draw
1815 hrs - Men’s Trophy Quarter Final draw
1830 hrs - Men’s Vase Quarter Final draw
1845 hrs Investec Women’s Trophy Quarter Final draw

England Hockey Board Media release



Maiden women junior hockey league get good response

by S. Ramaguru

KUALA LUMPUR: Response for the inaugural Malaysian Junior Women’s Hockey League has been overwhelming.

A total of 14 teams had signed up when entries closed on Friday.

Eleven of the states are represented in the league. Only teams from Perlis, Malacca and Sarawak are missing from the list.

The Under-19 league is set to start on Feb 19 and this is the first time that the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHF) are organising a league for girls.

Sabah, who have made great strides with their junior development programmes, have signed up and are expected to start as favourites.

They have decided to make Kota Kinabalu their home venue. This means some teams will have to travel for their away matches.

MHC competitions committee chairman George Koshy said they would look into subsidising the teams’ travel to Sabah for their matches.

Besides the Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI), the other sports schools who have signed up are SMK Za’ba of Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan; and SMK Tun Hussein Onn of Johor.

MHC competitions committee chairman George Koshy is pleased with the good response.

“It’s a good mix of teams from all over the country. We hope there will be quality among the teams and the good response augurs well for the development of the women’s game,” he said.

“For now, we are likely to divide the teams into two groups of seven each, with the top four teams from each group advancing to the quarter-finals.

“We will hold a team managers’ meeting on Feb 13 to finalise all the details.”

THE 14 TEAMS

Kuala Lumpur Wipers, Sekolah Sukan SMK Za’ba Kuala Pilah, Sekolah Sukan SMK Tun Hussein Onn, SSTMI-Thunderbolt, Penang Juniors, MSNT-SMK Padang Midin, Johor, MSN Kedah, SMK GR Highlander (Gunong Rapat), Selangor Girls, Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Sabah, UniKL Ladies, SMK Sultan Ibrahim 1, YP-MSP-PHP.

The Star of Malaysia



G-Hockey Friends Day adds to EHL festival



The fifth annual G-Hockey Friends Day will take place on Monday, March 28 in AH&BC Amsterdam, coinciding perfectly with the Euro Hockey League KO8 ties at the Wagener Stadium.

The event, supported by ABN AMRO, is a festival for hockey players with intellectual disabilities and their friends. It begins with a clinic run by FlopCamp specially tuned to G-Hockey for the players.

After the clinic, there will be a lunch before participants can take in the last two KO8 matches of the Easter weekend from the VIP tribune.

Teams, groups or individuals can all take part. If you want to take part in the day, you can subscribe at this link.

http://fondsgehandicaptensport.nl/hockeyvriendendag/inschrijven

Euro Hockey League media release



Eastern promise in Canada


The Nepean Nighthawks are helping grow hockey in Eastern Canada (Photo: Yan Huckenhubler)

In Canada, the country has a west/east divide when it comes to hockey. The sport is popular on the west coast, particularly British Columbia, where the temperatures and lack of snow mean the sport can be played all year round.

Head east and it is a different matter. With three months of heavy snow and temperatures reaching depths of -25C, playing hockey is a difficult ask.

Indoor hockey is keeping the sport alive in the east, but for hockey fans, finding a club is difficult to say the least. In Ottawa, for example, the local league has dwindled down to a few clubs with a limited number of players.

However, two local players wanted their children to have a chance to play the sport they love and so they started, from scratch, structures to allow them to discover and play hockey.

The upshot is two clubs which both have more than 100 players and field teams in various age group – U12, U14 and U16 – competitions.

One of the clubs is the Nepean Nighthawks Field Hockey Club. This club was started by Sandeep Chopra, himself a former Canada player, now a national level umpire and his wife Maureen, who played for the Canadian women’s national team and participated in the 1995 Pan American Games). Maureen’s sister, Michelle Conn is an Olympian, having represented Canada at the Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992 Olympics.

Two other members of the Nepean Nighthawks were in the Canadian Team that won a silver medal at the last Youth Olympics, and a couple are on the provisional roster of the U21 Canadian Team ahead of the 2016 Men's Junior Pan American Championships.

Talking about the programme, Sandeep said: “About seven years ago we decided to attempt to start a small programme to introduce field hockey to kids in our community, mostly friends of our own children.

“Nearly everyone of the kids who joined were ice hockey players in the winter and since this is Canada and kids will play anything with the word 'hockey' attached to it they began showing up in numbers that really surprised us specially considering field hockey had virtually gone extinct in Ottawa.

It wasn’t just about the hockey for Sandeep and his family. “We are really building a community and though our vehicle is hockey, we wanted to introduce our kids not only to a new sport but to a family-oriented culture that involved people of many backgrounds. That is the Canadian way for us.”

Such has been the growth of the Nepean Nighthawks that the club is struggling to provide for everyone. With nearly 200 youngsters in age group teams, plus a senior women and a ‘Mom’s learn to Play’ programme, the club is always on the look out for coaches and umpires. To fill this gap, the club runs certification courses for potential umpires and coaches, which in turn creates employment and volunteering opportunities.

The lack of hockey clubs in the region means that finding opposition is always a challenge. In the earliest days, the teams had to travel 500 kilometres to Toronto for matches. However, the birth of Chelsea Phoenix Field Hockey Club just across the river, has led to a friendly but intense rivalry between the two clubs.

Ian Bird is the brains and driving force behind the Chelsea Phoenix, a former international and a double Olympian. Ian represented Canada in the 1988 Seoul Olympics and again in Sydney in 2000.

He moved from Vancouver to Ottawa 15 years ago for work, but was determined to bring hockey back to the area. History was on Bird’s side as there had once been an active hockey scene in Quebec, triggered by the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, but it had all dwindled to extinction in the last 10 years.

Bird and his fellow enthusiasts have been rebuilding the hockey scene and the new club in Chelsea became the only active club in the province – the name ‘Phoenix’ refers to the rising of the club from extinction.

“We simply started and used what was available to us rather than worry about what was missing,” explains Bird. “The beautiful thing about hockey is that all you really need are a bag of sticks, a few balls, and a field. After a few years, and now that we have about 100 players and volunteers, the needs are growing and we're glad to have friends in hockey to help us. Our nearest hockey neighbours in Ottawa, the Nepean Nighthawks, have made such a difference for us.”

“I think the greatest success is the fun we have and the club culture we are trying to build. We focus on creating great experiences and the hockey is simply one part of the picture. A weekend tournament in Toronto always includes something more so that it is a family affair. On the hockey front, we now have teams in U10, U12, U14 and U16 age groups, plus a development programme to send a team to the U16 national championships.”

Neither club is standing still. Both will be contesting the U16 National Championships and work is under way to run the first Eastern Ontario/Western Quebec league.

The west might dominate when it comes to hockey in Canada, but there is definitely a whole heap of Eastern promise.

Projects like this are key to the International Hockey Federation's 'Hockey Revolution' - a 10 year strategy aimed at making hockey a global game that inspires the next generation. To find out more about the Hockey Revolution, click here.

To find out more about field hockey in Canada, click here

FIH site



Bobby Crutchley inducted into hall of fame


University of Bath Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley welcomes Bobby Crutchley to the Hall of Fame for Sport.

With exactly six months to go until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Bobby Crutchley – Head Coach of the England and Great Britain men’s hockey team – today became the eighth inductee into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport.

The 44-year-old, who is looking to lead GB to their first Olympic medal for 28 years this summer, was Head Hockey Coach at the University of Bath from 1999 to 2006.

Drawing on the experience he gained while winning 80 caps for England and GB as a player, as well as the ideas he picked up working alongside other sports’ world-class coaches, Crutchley oversaw a significant growth in the University’s hockey programme.

“I have to say thank you to everyone at the University of Bath for this humbling recognition,” he said.

“This place is incredibly special to me. My brother sent me the job advert back in the summer of 1999. I was still playing internationally, doing a bit of studying and coaching, but there wasn’t a lot around.

“This kind of job didn’t exist at the time – the only other full-time hockey job in the country was head of the national team. It’s testament to the University that it created this role, which I was lucky enough to get.

“I was put into this environment with a load of other young coaches who have gone on to achieve great things in their sports, as well as experienced coaches like the legendary Malcolm Arnold [athletics] and Lyn Gunson [netball].

“These are the environments that make a difference and Team Bath was, and is, special. Without a doubt, that experience is why I have my job today.”

Crutchley arrived at a time when closer links were being forged with Bath Buccaneers Hockey Club. They now play under the Team Bath name and are well established in the England Hockey League.

Ian Cordwell, who was Buccs captain in 1999 and now works at Monkton Combe School, described Crutchley’s arrival as ‘the equivalent of Bristol Rovers signing Lionel Messi’ and praised him for forging a supportive family atmosphere in the hockey section.

Crutchley – who still lives in Bath – transferred full-time to England Hockey in 2006 but continues to help coach the Team Bath Buccaneers Junior Academy at weekends when national commitments allow.

His initial international involvement was as Assistant Coach from 2005 to 2012, during which time England won the 2009 European Championships – their first major title since 1908.

After finishing fourth at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Crutchley took over as Head Coach and has overseen a significant transformation in both the playing squad and support staff.

In 2014 England were bronze medallists in the inaugural FIH World League, semi-finalists at the World Cup and won the nation’s first Commonwealth Games medal since Crutchley won bronze in 1998 as a player.

In 2015 he led Great Britain to qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Crutchley has an MA in Coaching and has completed both the UK Sport Elite Coach and Mentor Development programmes. He is an accredited UK Sport and Sports Coach UK mentor, helping to develop elite coaching in the country.

As well as winning many National titles as a player, Crutchley holds the unique record of having been the top goalscorer in the Australian, English and Italian National Premier leagues.

Crutchley is the third coach in the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport, joining netball legend Lyn Gunson and Pentathlon GB Performance Director Jan Bartu.

Also in the Hall of Fame are athletes Jason Gardener and Ben Rushgrove, Olympic skeleton champion Amy Williams, swimmer Paul Palmer and former Director of Sport Dr Tom Hudson.

England Hockey Board Media release

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