Barbara Morgan appointed to Rabo EuroHockey Championships

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Scotland’s Barbara Morgan has been appointed as a Technical Delegate (TD) for the Rabo EuroHockey Championships. It is an important appointment at one of the top competitions in international hockey.

Barbara said that she felt very honoured to be appointed to the top level event in Europe. She said: “I was very surprised but pleased that EHF considered me for the TD position at the Rabo Euro Nations in Amsterdam, which is our top tournament in Europe.  Also that the FIH approved the appointment as well.  But it was hard not to let on to anyone until the appointments were officially announced!

“I am really looking forward to the tournament; I’ve a good team of officials and umpires for the woman’s event and I’m sure we’ll all work well with David Collier, the men’s TD, and his team as well as the KNHB organising committee.”

Over ten days in August 2017, eight men’s and eight women’s teams from ten different European nations will compete for the Rabo EuroHockey Championships title. During the Pool phase (18th-23rd August) every team will play three pool games.

The opening match of the tournament on Friday 18th August will be The Netherlands vs Spain (women). The official Opening Ceremony of the renovated Wagener Stadium will also be held that day. The finals will take place on Saturday 26th August (women) and Sunday 27th August (men). Scotland’s senior women will compete in Pool B against England, Germany, and Ireland.

Barbara is also excited for the talent taking to the pitch at the tournament. She said, “I am expecting a fabulous show of top-class hockey in a tournament, which has in effect medal winning teams from Rio this year. Another four of the teams are in the world’s top 20, so we are lucky to have such quality on show. I know I have a good team who will ensure it all runs as smoothly as possible, plus our Scottish women’s team are in attendance, which makes it special too.”

Like all hockey followers Barbara really looking forward to taking part in a tournament being played in a country which is so passionate about hockey as witnessed during the recent World Cup in Amsterdam. She is sure that there will be a great atmosphere within the stadium and that will bring the best out of all players and officials alike. Barbara added, “At the moment I have no details other than the actual dates of play and the schedule previously been released by KNHB.  But I do expect to have a visit before the tournament and be there possibly three days before the play starts for meetings, equipment and technical checks that are required before any event. So as a volunteer I’ll need to use nearly two weeks of my annual leave, but like everyone else who does this I don’t mind because I enjoy doing it.”

Anyone inspired by Barbara’s success and would like to follow in her footsteps in becoming a Technical Official can take the first steps when Scottish Hockey hosts a Technical Officials training course at Bells Sports Centre in early December. Anyone interested in becoming a technical official should email [email protected] to register before Friday 25th November.

 

 

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