Wednesday, January 21, 2026

England Hockey: There is a place for every coach with a desire to support young people 

Ed Barney, England Hockey’s performance director, and Heather Williams, head of elite talent development, speak to THP to on the sport’s new talent strategy framework

What is the measure of success for the new talent strategy plan?

There are some bold ambitions from both a performance outcome perspective that the [England Hockey] board is keen for us to deliver on, alongside a healthy, vibrant talent pathway.

We have an aspiration to be more consistently successful than we have. The Tokyo medal was the only world-level medal in the Olympic cycle.

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