Scottish Hockey has named the national training squads for this year’s girls’ and boys’ aspiring and emerging squads, and as we announce our national squads for season 2023-2024, this signifies the launch of our new player pathway. In March this year Scottish Hockey announced key structural changes within the player pathway, including no longer delivering U21 squads as standalone programmes. Our new national player pathway will consist of:
- Emerging Boys and Girls squads
- Aspiring Boys and Girls squads
- Senior Men’s and Women’s squads
What does this mean?
The number of players within each senior squad has increased to maximise the competitive pool of players available. There is close alignment between Emerging and Aspiring squads to allow appropriate player development and transition. Aspiring squads will train closely with senior squads on a regular basis. This development will bring cohesion to the squads and will allow players to be seen and transition when appropriate.
A further change implemented is that national programmes will run for longer periods of the year. This comes from player and coach feedback for the desire for additional time on the pitch together to work towards our performance on an international stage.
Scottish Hockey will be sending teams to the U21 Euros in 2024. These teams will be selected from eligible players from both Senior and Aspiring squads. We are also aiming to have teams qualify and represent Scotland in Junior World Cups.
Finally, the selections for all squads have now taken place for this season. There will be a further open selection for any players who wish to be considered in the senior squads. For the women this will be in February 2024 and for the men this will be May 2024 Selection for Emerging and Aspiring squads will take place at BRAVE Cup in August 2024 and via Transition Camps in September 2024.
National Emerging Girls’ Training Squad
Morven Begg
Maddie Shepherd
Orla Parsons
Ava Graham
Orla Millar
Tabitha Peck
Eva Hodge
Sophie Davidson
Ava Miller
Imogen Aitken
Jenna Park
Gabriella Fontenla
Amy Clark
Amy Edgar
Izzy Molyneux
Aela Thomson
Ruby Flockhart
Ellie Miller
Izzy Hogarth
Luisa Brown
Erin Lee
Emily Macdonald
Sarah Cassels
Sarah McNaughton
India Stevens
National Emerging Boys’ Training Squad
Ally Glen
Finlay Ross
Lauchlan Law
Cody Adams
Ben Turtle
Zac Turtle
James Gordon
Rory McLean
Matthew Leiper
Kyle Reid
Thomas McInroy
Findlay Duncan
Finlay Duncan
Fergus Roberts
Andrew McGrane
Scott Love
Tom Hunt
Gillies Law
Myles McCauley
Peter Mostier
Ryan Dunbar
Theo Wood
Archie Rutherford
Elliot Mcgill
Jamie Hendry
Jamie Leonard
Zack Sangster
Daniel Smith
Ruaridh McDonald
Adam Jack
Harry Arthur
Sam Jackson Barnes
National Aspiring Girls’ Training Squad
Ashley Herbert
Verity Shields
Amy Ashton
Sarah Hill
Darcy Littlefield
Lucy MacMillan
Emily McLean
Tallulah McMorris
Ailise Milroy
Anika Miedema
Ella Mundell
Marianna MacLean
Jessica Garden
Charlotte Robertson
Amber Wade
Charlotte Barr
Lily Creighton
Kirstie Buchan
Sofia Donald
Becky Sinclair
Riley Thomson
Ruby Crawford
Cara Falconer
Jennifer Lane
Kiera Foster
Lexie MacMillan
Kirsten Murison
Lucy Brown
Jessica Mitchell
Amy Grassom
Anna Mae Wennardt
Anna McWilliams
Ava Smith
Ellie Rutherford
Katie Brett
National Aspiring Boys’ Training Squad
Lewis McGuinness
Hamish Kinloch
Archie McLean
Edward May
Murray Griffiths
Owen Hunter
Sam Bryson
Scott Patterson
Findlay Wyatt
Jack Adams
Alfie Bonnar
Ollie Brannen
Keir Urquhart
Rohan Marwaha
Calum Bradford
John Donald
Andrew McCutcheon
Luke Bannerman
Charley Feeney
Kyle Flockhart
Thomas Temperley
Ally Paul
Ben MacLellan
Rory Donaldson
Ben Young
Lewis Mutch
Euan Vas Aswegen
Ollie Wilson
Johnny Bradley
Sam Hunt
Jack Nairn
Murray Banks
Andrew Lobb
Murdo MacDonald
Alex Marsland
Henry Poster
Rory Steedman
