Scotland Senior Women European preparations underway with training camp

 

Scotland Senior Women begin their preparations for the EuroHockey Nations Championship in London this summer with a warm weather training camp, including three training matches against Germany, in Valencia, Spain, from 27 February to 8 March.
As Scotland Senior Women Head Coach Gordon Shepherd was keen to emphasise, the ten day trip has a real focus on preparation and training, rather than results in the matches against their German counterparts,
“This training camp is about creating a high quality training environment for the players ahead of the European Championships this summer.”
“The matches against Germany will be non-capped and we will spend time working with the German squad to integrate practice situations into the training matches, including attacking and defensive set-plays. It gives our players a great opportunity to learn and develop their skills with a group of top players.
The Dundonian has selected a travelling party of 23 players, although he will be minus the Great Britain quartet Emily Maguire, Amy Gibson, Morag McLellan and Sarah Robertson who stay in training at Bisham Abbey, while Becky Ward (work commitments), Mairi Drummond (injury) and Jenny Morris (studies) are also not available for selection.
“We’re without four players who will continue Great Britain programme and others have work and study commitments. Given the number of retirements after the Commonwealth Games too, there is now a great opportunity for players to demonstrate their potential and put themselves in the selection window for the international matches later in the year.”
Scotland Senior Women: Siobhan Cowie (Merlins Gordonians), Nikki Cochrane, Rebecca Merchant, Kirsten McIntosh, Maisie Morris, Louise Campbell (Edinburgh University), Susan McGilveray, Alison Howie, Millie Brown, Nicki Skrastin, Jennifer Eadie, Fiona Bruce (all Milne Craig Clydesdale Western), Amy Brodie, Leigh Fawcett (both Grove Menzieshill), Nikki Lloyd (Canterbury), Nikki Kidd (Mannheimer HC), Vikki Bunce (Dundee Wanderers), Emma McGregor (CALA Edinburgh), Fiona Burnet (Bath University), Rebecca Condie (Birmingham University), Kareena Marshall (Western Wildcats), Aileen Davis (Clifton), Robyn Collins (Beeston).

Scotland Senior Women begin their preparations for the EuroHockey Nations Championship in London this summer with a warm weather training camp, including three training matches against Germany, in Valencia, Spain, from 27 February to 8 March.

As Scotland Senior Women Head Coach Gordon Shepherd was keen to emphasise, the ten day trip has a real focus on preparation and training, rather than results in the matches against their German counterparts,

“This training camp is about creating a high quality training environment for the players ahead of the European Championships this summer.”

“The matches against Germany will be non-capped and we will spend time working with the German squad to integrate practice situations into the training matches, including attacking and defensive set-plays. It gives our players a great opportunity to learn and develop their skills with a group of top players.

The Dundonian has selected a travelling party of 23 players, although he will be minus the Great Britain quartet Emily Maguire, Amy Gibson, Morag McLellan and Sarah Robertson who stay in training at Bisham Abbey, while Becky Ward (work commitments), Mairi Drummond (injury) and Jenny Morris (studies) are also not available for selection.

“We’re without four players who will continue Great Britain programme and others have work and study commitments. Given the number of retirements after the Commonwealth Games too, there is now a great opportunity for players to demonstrate their potential and put themselves in the selection window for the international matches later in the year.”

Scotland Senior Women: Siobhan Cowie (Merlins Gordonians), Nikki Cochrane, Rebecca Merchant, Kirsten McIntosh, Maisie Morris, Louise Campbell (Edinburgh University), Susan McGilveray, Alison Howie, Millie Brown, Nicki Skrastin, Jennifer Eadie, Fiona Bruce (all Milne Craig Clydesdale Western), Amy Brodie, Leigh Fawcett (both Grove Menzieshill), Nikki Lloyd (Canterbury), Nikki Kidd (Mannheimer HC), Vikki Bunce (Dundee Wanderers), Emma McGregor (CALA Edinburgh), Fiona Burnet (Bath University), Rebecca Condie (Birmingham University), Kareena Marshall (Western Wildcats), Aileen Davis (Clifton), Robyn Collins (Beeston).

 

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