TALENT ACADEMY FESTIVAL
SUNDAY 28 JULY
MONDAY 29 JULY
TUESDAY 30 JULY
WEDNESDAY 31 JULY
NOTTINGHAM HOCKEY CENTRE & THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM supported by
WELCOME
I am delighted to be back in Nottingham for the finale of this year’s Talent Academy Programme. Over the course of the next four days more than 960 players across 48 teams will be competing head-tohead at the Nottingham Hockey Centre supported by almost 150 coaches and team managers. We are pleased to welcome teams from Wales too and hope you enjoy the tournament.
Success in tournament hockey is multifaceted and diligent preparation, analysis and recovery are all critical components. We’ve taken on board feedback from last year’s Festival and made a few changes. We hope these will enhance the players’ experience while retaining these critical components. We’ve renamed it to the Talent Academy Cup rather than a Festival and created a format where every game matters and with something tangible to play for.
The stage is set for a wonderful four days of competition, but the stage didn’t build itself. My thanks go to the Nottingham Hockey Centre, University of Nottingham and staff across England Hockey who have worked closely together to bring the event to Nottingham. As always, we are very grateful for the support and time of our amazing Hockey Makers without whom events like this couldn’t happen.
The Talent Academy Cup signals the end of the second year of the Talent Academy Programme and another monumental
effort by so many people in each of the 23 Talent Academies. We are all still learning, and the programmes will continue to evolve year on year, however we’ve made a step-change to embed talent development provision in our clubs. It is exciting to see the progress of both the environments and the players. Whether a coach, welfare officer, management committee member, parent of a player my thanks for your support and hard work.
Our aspiration is to make hockey more visible, relevant, and accessible and we know that the cost of Talent Academies is challenging for some. All Talent Academies have provision to provide discounted or free of charge places and together with the England Hockey Areas, we have support in place to help remove financial barriers. I encourage you to share this far and wide so that together, we can ensure our most highly talented hockey players can realise their potential.
Finally, whatever your role at the Talent Academy Cup, have a great time, enjoy and celebrate what will be a truly spectacular display of junior hockey. Please also share you experience of the Talent Academy Cup, and your love of hockey, and make it more visible to more young people.
HeatHer Williams GB Hockey Head of elite talent Development
celebrating 10 years as the only OFFICIAL FACILITIES PARTNER TO england HOCKEY.
OFFICIALS & UMPIRES
TECHNICAL DELEGATE
Debbie GARNER, Colin CRAyfoRd (ASST)
EVENT TEAM
Jo THoMAS-ELLIS
Vicki SAdLER
FIELD OF PLAY MANAGER
Russell dAvENpoRT
TECHNICAL OFFICIALS
Lesley BAyNE, John BENTLEy, Michele dAw, Luke dAwkINS, Lesley EvANS, Nick HAyNES, Richard HILL, Mitchell JoNES,
Hilary kAy, Craig LANGToN, Jane RICkEy, Tom RoBERTS, Mike TALBoT, Dawn TuCkER
TALENT SYSTEM OFFICER
Isla STRACHAN
COMPETITION MANAGER
Jane JELLEy (Ben REdwood on Sunday)
UMPIRE MANAGERS
Annette HARvEy, Mason wRIGHT
UMPIRE SUPPORT
Amar CHudASAMA, Will dAvEy, Saul SHoHET, Grant douGLAS, Andy BARNES, Karen EvANS, Dr Clare BARwood
UMPIRES
Ed HowARd, Liam SuTToN, Ffion LLEwyN,
Murray CAuGHEy, Ashleigh vAuSE, Elliot wINTERBoTToM, Viv CARvETH, Dave MoNGER, Tanya SARGEANT, Lexie RoCkALL, Rowan TEJuRA, Christopher STEvENS, Jack TovEy, Steve SMITH, Evie HALSALL, Ben NICHoLLS, Charlie CoopER, Noah SCHoLLICk,
Max dAvIdSoN, Will HoLMES,
Thomas pILGRIM, Chris o’HAGAN, Carla BENNETT, Muiris CApoN-TELfoRd, Harry BRAGINToN, Owen SMITH, Harry RAffAN, Ryan ANdREwS, Patrick BLANd, Oscar NEwToN, Eric dICkINSoN, Summer HAyLoCk, Mia dEwING, Matt pARRy, Phil o’HAGAN, Moli SMITH, Ali SHELLEy, Matt pILGRIM, Joe powELL
Pitch 7 is located at the University of Nottingham
REMEMBER THE TIME WE MADE THE NATIONAL FINALS?
HOW TO GET HOLD OF YOUR KEEPSAKE
Making a national final is a big deal. Out of all the teams in the country, you’re amongst the few who made it, so CONGRATULATIONS!
England Hockey remains committed to producing digital programmes to commemorate every national final. You can download a version of this for free from the England Hockey website to keep on your computer (or print if you can). www.englandhockey.co.uk/competitions-and-events/programmes
BUT, you can also order your commemorative copy from our programme partners who care passionately about giving you the chance to keep a properly printed copy for your memory box, because it’s more than just a programme. It’s a little bit of history.
ORDER YOUR HARD COPY PROGRAMME HERE (address is case sensitive):
Printed copies are £9.99 each + £2.95 P&P. Results can be added for £5. This process will be managed by our programme partners JMS Creative and invoices will come directly from them.
free post & package
free inputting of results (optional) • free photo page - send us your chosen photos and we’ll replace this page in your printed programme with a montage of memories from your Big Day! (Optional. Page will be placed next to the match schedule for your age group).
THE FORMAT
Talent Academies are first grouped according to their geographical location. Within these groups, the academies are then divided into pools. This arrangement ensures that each academy competes against teams from different regions of the country.
On Days 1, 2 and 3, the academies will play one pool match each and on Day 4, they will play a cross-over match depending on their final position in the pool.
Pool A
B Pool C
Pool D Pool E
F
MATCH SCHEDULE
ACTION FROM THE 2023 FESTIVAL
BIRMINGHAM
CAMBRIDGE
DURHAM
EAST GRINSTEAD
GUILDFORD
HAMPSTEAD & WESTMINSTER HOLCOMBE
OLD LOUGHTONIANS
OxFORD HAWKS
SEVENOAKS
SOUTH COAST
TEAM BATH BUCCANEERS TIMPERLEY
UNIVERSITY OF ExETER
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