Scotland U18s prepare for European Championship challenge


Scotland U18 Men and Women squads are preparing themselves for
their most important summer competitions as they look forward to
competing in the EuroHockey U18 Championships from 11-17
July.

Scotland U18 Women find themselves up against Europe’s top youth
international teams at the Volvo EuroHockey U18 Championship in
Utrecht, Netherlands. They will commence their campaign with an
opening Pool A encounter with Belgium, before playing Ireland and
the Netherlands.

Looking ahead to the competition, Colin Clarke, Head Coach
commented:

“The girls have worked extremely hard in training since November on
preparing themselves physically, tactically and mentally for this
tournament. The hard work has paid off with encouraging results
recently against France, Germany, England and Wales but we know
that it will be a step up in intensity to compete at this
level.”

Clarke names eighteen players in his squad, including CALA
Edinburgh quartet Mairi Drummond, Fiona Plain, Hazel Hall and
Kirsty Hill. Glasgow Western is also well represented with Kirsten
McIntosh, Jennifer Hendry, Heather Howie and Bethan Mann making the
trip.

With England, France, Germany and Spain making up Pool B, the team
may consider themselves fortunate to have avoided the big hitters
in the draw, but as Clarke acknowledges, the calibre of opposition
at this level of competition means that there will no easy games
for the Scots:

“We are ranked eighth going into the competition, so to achieve a
place in the top six to retain our status in the Championship is
our foremost target. It will be a learning curve for the players,
but also a great positive experience for the players, particularly
when they will have ambitions that target inclusion in the senior
squad over the next few years.

“As a team, we need to focus on our process goals and following the
tactics as discussed and practised in our training sessions.
Hopefully the results will then take care of themselves.”

Meanwhile, Scotland U18 Men will be targeting promotion to the top
tier of the European youth competition in 2012 when they travel to
Milan for the EuroHockey U18 Championship II. They will participate
in Pool A and take on hosts Italy, Austria and Ukraine. Czech
Republic, Poland, Switzerland and Wales are the other four teams
competing in Pool B.

Clydesdale Hockey Club’s Aidan Black, Gregor Hirst, Peter Baldwin,
Scott Lindsay and Stewart Coghlan are included in Graham Dunlop’s
twenty man squad, as well as Kelburne duo Craig Morton and Ross
McIntyre.

Unlike the recent FIH Champions Trophy and Challenge tournaments,
both EuroHockey U18 Championships will take on a more familiar
format for the competing teams.  The teams finishing in top
two pool places will advance to the semi-finals and final to
determine the teams promoted, whilst teams finishing in the bottom
two pool places will play-off to decide the 5th-8th rankings.

For more information about the EuroHockey U18 Championships, please
visit the European Hockey Federation website
www.eurohockey.org

Scotland U18 Women: Anna Gourlay (Perthshire), Nicki Cochrane (GMHC
& Strathallan School), Louise Campbell (Grove Menzieshill),
Heather Lang (Giffnock & Hutchesons’ Grammar), Mairi Drummond
(CALA Edinburgh & George Watson’s College), Kirsten McIntosh
(Glasgow Western & Hutchesons’ Grammar), Laura Page (Inverleith
& Currie High School), Emma Barlow (Kelburne & Bearsden
Academy), Jenny Morris (GHK & Kelvinside Academy), Lucy Lanigan
(Giffnock & Hutchesons’ Grammar), Sarah Robertson (Borders
Fjordhus & Kelso High School), Kike Lawal (Grange & St.
George’s School), Jennifer Hendry (Glasgow Western &
St.Aloysius), Fiona Plain (CALA Edinburgh & George Heriot’s),
Hazel Hall (CALA Edinburgh & George Watson’s College), Heather
Howie (Glasgow Western & Craigolme High School), Bethan Mann
(Glasgow Western & Craigolme High School), Kirsty Hill (CALA
Edinburgh & Kelso High School).

Scotland U18 Men: Sean Hadfield (CALA Edinburgh & Boroughmuir
High School), Blair Fotheringham (Durham HC), Johnathon Roy
(Greenock HC & Greenock Academy), Craig Falconer (Grove
Menzieshill & Grove Academy), Aidan Black (Clydesdale HC),
Craig Morton (Kelburne), Tom Kelmsley (Hillhead & Hyndland
Secondary), Ross McIntyre (Kelburne & Greenock Academy), Corey
Hastings (CALA Edinburgh & Stewart’s Melville College), Duncan
Riddell (Grange & George Watson’s College), Scott Lindsay
(Clydesdale HC  & Gleniffer High), David Patterson (CALA
Edinburgh & Boroughmuir High School), Grant Veith (AAM
Gordonians & Robert Gordon’s College), Michael McKenzie (Dundee
Wanderers & Strathallan School), Ben Paterson (Clydesdale HC),
Gregor Hirst (Clydesdale HC & Gryffe High School), Peter
Baldwin (Clydesdale HC & Gourock Academy), Stewart Coghlan
(Clydesdale HC).

Scotland’s U18 squads are preparing themselves for their
most important summer competitions as they look forward to
competing in the EuroHockey U18 Championships from 11-17
July.

Scotland U18 Women find themselves up against Europe’s top youth
international teams at the Volvo EuroHockey U18 Championship in
Utrecht, Netherlands. They will commence their campaign with an
opening Pool A encounter with Belgium, before playing Ireland and
the Netherlands.

Looking ahead to the competition, Colin Clarke, Head Coach,
commented:

“The girls have worked extremely hard in training since November
on preparing themselves physically, tactically and mentally for
this tournament. The hard work has paid off with encouraging
results recently against France, Germany, England and Wales but we
know that it will be a step up in intensity to compete at this
level.”

Clarke names eighteen players in his squad, including CALA
Edinburgh quartet Mairi Drummond, Fiona Plain, Hazel Hall and
Kirsty Hill. Glasgow Western is also well represented with Kirsten
McIntosh, Jennifer Hendry, Heather Howie and Bethan Mann making the
trip.

With England, France, Germany and Spain making up Pool B, the
team may consider themselves fortunate to have avoided the big
hitters in the draw, but as Clarke acknowledges, the calibre of
opposition at this level of competition means that there will no
easy games for the Scots:

“We are ranked eighth going into the competition, so to achieve
a place in the top six to retain our status in the Championship is
our foremost target. It will be a learning curve for the players,
but also a great positive experience for the players, particularly
when they will have ambitions that target inclusion in the senior
squad over the next few years.

“As a team, we need to focus on our process goals and following
the tactics as discussed and practised in our training sessions.
Hopefully the results will then take care of themselves.”

Meanwhile, Scotland U18 Men will be targeting promotion to the
top tier of the European youth competition in 2012 when they travel
to Milan for the EuroHockey U18 Championship II.

They will participate in Pool A and take on hosts Italy, Austria
and Ukraine. Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland and Wales are the
other four teams competing in Pool B.

Clydesdale Hockey Club’s Aidan Black, Gregor Hirst, Peter
Baldwin, Scott Lindsay and Stewart Coghlan are included in Graham
Dunlop’s twenty man squad, as well as Kelburne duo Craig Morton and
Ross McIntyre.

The Scots go into the tournament with encouraging results
against Ulster under their belt and will hope to take this form
into contention for a place in the top tier of European
competition.

Unlike the recent FIH Champions Trophy and Challenge
tournaments, both EuroHockey U18 Championships will take on a more
familiar format for the competing teams.  The teams finishing
in top two pool places will advance to the semi-finals and final to
determine the teams promoted, whilst teams finishing in the bottom
two pool places will play-off to decide the 5th-8th rankings.

You can follow the progress of both teams in the following
ways:

Volvo EuroHockey U18 Championship (W)

EuroHockey U18 Championship II (M)

Scotland U18 Women: Anna Gourlay (Perthshire),
Nicki Cochrane (GMHC & Strathallan School), Louise Campbell
(Grove Menzieshill), Heather Lang (Giffnock & Hutchesons’
Grammar), Mairi Drummond (CALA Edinburgh & George Watson’s
College), Kirsten McIntosh (Glasgow Western & Hutchesons’
Grammar), Laura Page (Inverleith & Currie High School), Emma
Barlow (Kelburne & Bearsden Academy), Jenny Morris (GHK &
Kelvinside Academy), Lucy Lanigan (Giffnock & Hutchesons’
Grammar), Sarah Robertson (Borders Fjordhus & Kelso High
School), Kike Lawal (Grange & St. George’s School), Jennifer
Hendry (Glasgow Western & St.Aloysius), Fiona Plain (CALA
Edinburgh & George Heriot’s), Hazel Hall (CALA Edinburgh &
George Watson’s College), Heather Howie (Glasgow Western &
Craigolme High School), Bethan Mann (Glasgow Western &
Craigolme High School), Kirsty Hill (CALA Edinburgh & Kelso
High School).


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Scotland U18 Men: Sean Hadfield (CALA Edinburgh
& Boroughmuir High School), Blair Fotheringham (Durham HC),
Johnathon Roy (Greenock HC & Greenock Academy), Craig Falconer
(Grove Menzieshill & Grove Academy), Aidan Black (Clydesdale
HC), Craig Morton (Kelburne), Tom Kelmsley (Hillhead & Hyndland
Secondary), Ross McIntyre (Kelburne & Greenock Academy), Corey
Hastings (CALA Edinburgh & Stewart’s Melville College), Duncan
Riddell (Grange & George Watson’s College), Scott Lindsay
(Clydesdale HC  & Gleniffer High), David Patterson (CALA
Edinburgh & Boroughmuir High School), Grant Veitch (AAM
Gordonians & Robert Gordon’s College), Michael McKenzie (Dundee
Wanderers & Strathallan School), Ben Peterson (Clydesdale HC),
Gregor Hirst (Clydesdale HC & Gryffe High School), Peter
Baldwin (Clydesdale HC & Gourock Academy), Stewart Coghlan
(Clydesdale HC).


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