National Development Squad and U21 Squad January 2020

Background:
The National Development Squad has been introduced as part of the HookedforLife review and aims to help address the gap created by recent developments in the game which has seen athletes reaching senior level at an older age. The introduction of the squad allows athletes to continue development after the U21 age group for two further years and they will compete in matches at U23 level. This is line with several other top nations. Selection is based on an athlete’s potential to play at senior level within 4 years. Players will be supported in 2-3 Strength and Conditioning sessions per week with mid-week regional sessions starting in March at Abbotstown. The U21 Squad provides a longer term, development opportunities for players aged 18-20 and it is expected that some players will move into the Development Squad from here once they have been assessed within match play.

Quote from David Passmore:
“This development is an important one for the women’s game in Ireland and will allow us to develop a number of players who have been in the U21 program further with a view to them reaching the senior squad after the Tokyo cycle. A number of the group are currently training with the seniors which allows them to understand the intensity of training required. The program has been carefully planned with Sean Dancer who has taken a great interest in the up and coming talent since his arrival last May”

“The group of younger players that have move up from U18s, along with some players who have developed while at college in England means the group has a good mix and we enjoyed a great training camp at Abbotstown last week. Our aim will be to have a crop of talented players vying for senior squad places once the Tokyo cycle is over”

National Development Squad

1	Roisin Begley	Catholic Institute	Munster
2	Nadia Benallal	Beeston HC / NTU, England	Ulster
3	Michelle Carey	UCD	Leinster
4	Niamh Carey	UCD	Leinster
5	Sophia Cole	Railway Union HC	Leinster
6	Amy Elliott	UCD	Leinster
7	Katie Fearon	Railway Union HC	Leinster
8	Christina Hamill	Loreto HC	Leinster
9	Hannah Humphries (GK)	UCC	Munster
10	Jane Kilpatrick	Loughborough Uni, England	Munster
11	Sarah MacAuley	Muckross HC	Leinster
12	Zara Malseed	Ards LHC	Ulster
13	Erica Markey	Trinity College	Leinster
14	Jess McMaster	Queens University	Ulster
15	Ellie McLoughlin (GK)	Muckross HC	Leinster
16	Hannah McLoughlin	UCD	Leinster
17	Caoimhe Perdue	UCC	Munster
18	Ellen Reid	Banbridge HC	Ulster
19	Caitli Sherin	Loreto HC	Leinster
20	Sarah Torrans	Loreto HC	Leinster

Others in consideration for the Development Squad:

Abbie Russell UCD Leinster
Tori Hastings Queens Ulster
Kathryn Egan UCD Leinster
Yasmin Pratt Monmouth Uni, USA Leinster

U21 Squad

1	Olivia Berry	Pegasus HC	Ulster
2	Gemma Ferguson (GK)	University of Ulster, Jordanstown	Ulster
3	Laura Foley	Catholic Institute	Munster
4	Anna Horan	Catholic Institute	Munster
5	Jade Lamont (GK)	NTU, England	Ulster
6	Katie Jane Marshall	UCD	Leinster
7	Katie McKee	Beeston HC, England	Ulster
8	Emily McStea	Queens University	Ulster
9	Lisa Mulcahy	Loreto HC	Leinster
10	Siofra Murdoch	Harvard, USA
11	Laura Noble	Pembroke Wanderers HC	Leinster
12	Siofra O’Brien	Loreto HC	Leinster
13	Millie Regan (GK)	East Grinstead HC

2020 Program:
9-13 April Training & Matches against Great Britain Elite Development Program, Warwick, England
5-14 June Warm Weather Training Camp and Matches v USA Development and U21s, USA
20-27 June 5-6 Nations U23 Tournament, UCD, Dublin
8-15 August EHF U23 6 Nations, Cardiff, Wales (ENG / GER / IRL / RUS / SCO / WAL)

U21 Squad for European Nations Championships, Valencia 13-21 July

The following players have been selected for the forthcoming European Champs in Valencia:

Squad:

1.	Michelle	Barry (Co-Capt)	Cork Harlequins
2.	Michelle	Carey	UCD
3.	Niamh	Carey	UCD
4.	Ellen	Curran	UCD
5.	Katie	Fearon	Railway Union
6.	Laura	Foley	C. Institute
7.	Erin	Getty (Co-Capt)	Queens
8.	Christina	Hamill	Loreto
9.	Hannah	Humphries (GK)	UCC
10.	Jane	Kilpatrick	Loughborough Students, England
11.	Erica	Markey	Trinity
12.	Hannah	McLoughlin	UCD
13.	Jessica	McMaster	Queens
14.	Lizzie	Murphy (GK)	Loreto
15.	Siofra	O’Brien	Loreto
16.	Caoimhe	Perdue	Cork Harlequins
17.	Caitlin	Sherin	Loreto
18.	Sarah	Torrans	Loreto

Non-Travelling Reserves:

Amy	ElliotElliott	Railway Union
Yasmin	Pratt	Muckross

 

U21 Management Team:

• David Passmore                                  Head Coach
• Una McCarthy                                     Manager
• Steven Arbuthnot                               Coach
• Mike Hughes                                       Coach
• Stephen Brownlow                            Physiotherapist
• Aaron Passmore                                 Performance Analyst
• Orlaith Curran                                     Performance Scientist
• Aine MacNamara                               Performance Skills
• Ronan Passmore                                GK Coach / Video

Following Wednesday’s final preparation match against Belgium in the squad has been decided,  Head Coach Passmore commented that “the whole Junior Green Army have worked hard over the past ten months to best place themselves for this tournament and the fitness levels are very high within the group. This will help in the intense heat of Valencia. Managing a group with such a diverse background has its challenges and we still haven’t played together with full availability due to exams, placement and injuries.  That said we have a good balance to the group with the ability to vary how we play.  The final selection calls were the hardest I have ever made.”

 

 

 

Match Schedule:

Ireland are in a 5 team Pool A and play their matches as follows:

Sat 13 July            17:45                     v  Russia

Mon 15 Jul           20:00                     v  Netherlands

Weds 17 July       20:00                     v  Spain

Thurs 18 July        20:00                     v  France

Sat 9 July and Sunday 20 July         Cross over matches

Commenting on the pool Passmore added “there will be no easy matches in this pool.  Obviously Netherlands will be the clear favourites although I have been very impressed with the quality of the Spanish team in recent matches.  France have 15 of the team who were so competitive in the Banbridge World Series and eight of the Russian team played for their senior team in Hiroshima where they were unlucky not to make the final losing to Japan on a shoot-out.  That said, if we can fine tune our finishing we can match any team on our day”

Squad Photo:

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Ireland U21 Women will play Belgium U21 in a 2 match series as follows:

Tuesday, 2nd July	Ireland U21 v Belgium U21	4.00pm	Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin
Wednesday, 3rd July	Ireland U21 v Belgium U21	2.00pm	Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club, Serpentine Avenue, Dublin

They then head on 10th July to Valencia, Spain to play in the EuroHockey Junior Championships, full details of which can be found here

The following squad has been selected for the four nations tournament 31 May – 5 June:

	Players Name		Club
1	Hannah	Humphries (GK)	UCC
2	Lizzie	Murphy (GK) **	Loreto
3	Emma	Buckley (GK) **	Royal Racing, BEL
4	Hannah	McLoughlin**	UCD
5	Erin	Getty (Co-Captain)	Queens
6	Ellen	Reid	Banbridge
7	Alana	Doyle	Ards
8	Jane	Kilpatrick	Loughboro Students
9	Grace	McLoughlin	Loreto
10	Christina	Hamill	Loreto
11	Michelle	Barry (Co-Captain)	Cork Harlequins
12	Michelle	Carey	UCD
13	Erica	Markey	Trinity
14	Ellen	Curran **	UCD
15	Abbie	Russell	UCD
16	Sarah	Torrans **	Loreto
17	Jessica	McMaster	Queens
18	Siofra	O’Brien	Loreto
19	Laura	Foley	C. Institute
20	Niamh	Carey	UCD
	** denotes – if not selected for Senior Women
Reserves:
	Mia	Jennings	Loreto
	Yasmin	Pratt	Muckross
Unavailable due to Exams:
	Amy	Elliott	Railway Union
	Caoimhe	Perdue	Cork Harlequins
	Caitlin	Sherin	Loreto
The following will also participate in the non-tournament matches:
1	Jade	Arundell (GK)	Michigan State, USA
2	Jenny	Clein	UCC
3	Katherine	Egan	UCD
4	Amy	Elliott	Railway Union
5	Katie	Fearon	Railway Union
6	Gemma	Ferguson (GK)	Ulster Elks
7	Niamh	Gowing	Muckross
8	Nina	Heisterkamp	UCD
9	Hannah	Irwin	Ulster Elks
10	Mia	Jennings	Loreto
11	Suzie	Kelly	UCD
12	Jade	Lamont (GK)	Notts Trent / Beeston, ENG
13	Rebecca	McConnell	Mossley
14	Sophie	McDowell	Notts Trent / Beeston, ENG
15	Emily	McStea	Queens
16	Siofra	Murdoch	Havard Uni, USA
17	Yasmin	Pratt	Muckross
18	Holly	Taggart	Bristol Uni. ENG
19	Emma	Young	UCD

4 Nations Tournament Matches (Pembroke Wanderers HC)

Friday 31 May 2019
4.30pm India v Canada
6.30pm IRELAND v Scotland

Saturday 1 June 2019
4.30pm Scotland v Canada
6.30pm IRELAND v India

Monday 3 June 2019
1.30pm India v Scotland
3.30pm IRELAND v Canada

Tuesday 4 June 2019
1.30pm 3rd v 4th Play-off
3.45pm Final

Sun 26 May Ireland v Canada at 6.15pm
Mon 27 May Ireland v Canada at 6pm

Thus 6 June Ireland v India at 3.30pm
Fri 7 June Ireland v India at 3pm

Quote:
“we are delighted to have such a high quality tournament at this stage of our preparation and to have the additional matches against Canada and India will provide the players some great developmental opportunities and to experience different playing styles.  This event is only possible due to the ongoing support of our sponsor Eugene F Collins, the generous support of our donors and fantastic parents’ group”.  David Passmore, Head Coach

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It is sure to be busy year for the U21 Women as they set their sights on the Junior European Championships in Valencia  (July 2019), an important qualification route for the Junior World Cup. Ahead of that tournament they will prepare via vital matches against Spain, England and Belgium. Speaking about the panel, head coach David Passmore said “This is a strong group of talented athletes and represents the fact that there has now been a ongoing program in place for the past two years and given we had twelve of the group included to the tournament in 2017. That said we have some young faces that have pushed their way through from the past two U18 squads. Most of the girls attend twice weekly morning gym sessions and regional technical sessions around their busy club commitments as a way of closing the gap between ourselves and the big four, and results over the summer with the U23’s and against England in Belfast in August show we are beginning to make progress”

National U21 Squad 2018 – 2019
1	Michelle	Barry	Cork Harlequins
2	Emma	Buckley (GK)	Racing Brussels (BEL)
3	Michelle	Carey	UCD
4	Niamh	Carey	UCD
5	Ellen	Curran	UCD
6	Isabel	Delamare	Trinity
7	Alanah	Doyle	Ards
8	Katherine	Egan	UCD
9	Amy	Elliott	Railway Union/St Andrews
10	Laura	Foley	C. Institute
11	Erin	Getty	Queens
12	Christina	Hamill	Loreto
13	Nina	Heisterkamp	UCD
14	Hannah	Humphries (GK)	UCC
15	Mia	Jennings	Loreto
16	Suzie	Kelly	UCD
17	Jane	Kilpatrick	Loughborough Uni (ENG)
18	Erica	Markey	Trinity
19	Hannah	McLoughlin	UCD
20	Grace	McLoughlin	Loreto
21	Jessica	McMaster	Queens
22	Elizabeth	Murphy (GK)	Loreto
23	Siofra	O’Brien	Loreto
24	Caoimhe	Perdue	Cork Harlequins
25	Yasmin	Pratt	Muckross
26	Abbie	Russell	UCD
27	Caitlin	Sherin	Loreto / Loreto Foxrock
28	Holly	Taggart	Bristol Uni, ENG
29	Sarah	Torrans	Loreto
National U21 Development Squad
1	Jenny	Clein	UCC
2	Katie	Fearon	Railway Union
3	Niamh	Gowing	Muckross
4	Gemma	Ferguson (GK)	Ulster Elks
5	Jade	Lamont (GK)	Beeston (ENG)
6	Emily	McStea	Queens
7	Sophie	McDowell	Beeston (ENG)
8	Emma	Young	UCD

The above Development Group will be added to if players show promise during club matches

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

U23 Squads to Play Wales Development this weekend

A total of 35 players have been selected to play in three matches against Wales in Trinity Sports Centre Santry this weekend.  In addition to U21 aged players Coach David Passmore has added ten players aged between 21-23 as the squad plays its first matches before competing in an U23 Six Nations in Antwerp 14-22^nd July.  Sponsored by Eugene F Collins the team includes several returning from playing in USA in the Barr sisters, Edel Nyland and Sarah Hawkshaw. Passmore commented “the group have worked hard on an individual basis and these matches provide an opportunity for them to stake their claim to participate in a world level tournament in Antwerp now that exams are over”.

1	Bethany	Barr*	UCD
2	Serena	Barr*	Ben Rhyding, England
3	Michelle	Barry	Cork Harlequins
4	Sally	Campbell	Trinity
5	Niamh	Carey	Railway Union
6	Clodagh	Cassin (GK)	UCD
7	Sorcha	Clarke*	UCD
8	Jenny	Clein	UCC
9	Ellen	Curran	UCD
10	Taite	Doherty*	Pegasus
11	Alanah	Doyle	Ards
12	Katherine	Egan	UCD
13	Laura	Foley	C. Institute
14	Niamh	Gowing	Muckross
15	Hannah	Grieve*	Pegasus
16	Sarah	Hawkshaw*	Railway Union
17	Nina	Heisterkamp	Railway Union
18	Hannah	Humphries (GK)	UCC
19	Hannah	Irwin	Ulster Elks
20	Mia	Jennings	Loreto LHC
21	Suzie	Kelly	Monkstown-Hermes
22	Jane	Kilpatrick	Loughborough, England
23	Ruth	Maguire ©	Pegasus
24	Erica	Markey	Trinity
25	Grace	McLoughlin	Railway Union
26	Hannah	McLoughlin	Loreto LHC
27	Jessica	McMaster	Queens
28	Lizzie	Murphy (GK)	Monkstown-Hermes
29	Edel	Nyland*	Bremen, Germany
30	Alex	Ogilby*	Clifton, England
31	Anna	Richardson*	UCD
32	Abbie	Russell ©	UCD
33	Holly	Taggart	Ballymena
34	Sara	Twomey* ©	UCD
35	Emma	Young	UCD

*  Denotes U23 player         © Captain

Not available:

Emma Buckley, Michelle Carey, Erin Getty, Tori Hastings.

Match Details:

Match 1               Fri 29 June          7pm

Match 2                Sat 30 June         3.30pm

Match 3                Sun 1 July            10.30am

Forthcoming matches:

• Chile Women              Sat 8 July             6.30pm   Pembroke Wanderers HC
• Italy Women                 Sun 9 July            4pm         Pembroke Wanderers HC
• 6 Nations Tournament, Antwerp        14-22^nd July  Belgium, Canada, GB, India, Netherlands

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

U21 Women’s Squad selected to play USA

U21 Women’s Head Coach David Passmore has selected a large squad to play against America in three matches to be hosted by St Gerard’s School in Bray later this month.  Passmore has opted for a large squad given the placement in the domestic calendar with the fixture congestion caused by the number of postponements due to the weather.  Passmore noted “it is great that the America squad have chosen Ireland to visit at this time as it will allow us to assess a large number of players over the three matches.  We are delighted that St Gerard’s have agreed to host these matches at their excellent facilities and we thank them for that”.

The squad sees a number of new faces to the international scene including Jenny Clein and Hannah Humphries from UCC.  Other young additions include Emma Young who has impressed during her first season at UCD and top sprinter Niamh Gowing who has been in form this year for Mount Anville School.  Commenting on the selection Passmore commented that “I have watched a number of Inter-varsity, school and club matches and also taken on board suggestions from the coaches themselves and we are still assessing a number of players.  We have included the likes of Rebecca Mercer from Belfast Harlequins who we did not get the opportunity to see before and who has impressed with her club.  It is important that the door remains open for all players and we have included over 40 athletes during our early training sessions this year”.

The three match series starts on Sunday 25^th March with further matches on Tuesday 27^th and Wednesday 28^th with Passmore expected to rotate the squad.  “It is great to play against the States who will unquestionably bring a fit and athletic squad that will test our young players.  It is only through these types of series that players can really be viewed from an international perspective to see if the can cope with the speed of the game both physically and in their ability to make good decisions under pressure”.  The importance of having quality programmes in all years of player’s development is crucial and the matches provide an ideal opportunity to start the U21 programme building towards the European Nations Championship next year.  Passmore also revealed that the squad will be expanded to U23 during June and July including a six nations tournament in Antwerp in Belgium which allows for up to six players aged between 21-23.  “Our programmes have to be about player development as well as team development and the tournament will provide the opportunity for any players stuck between U21 and senior squads, or on the periphery of the senior squad to have more international exposure”.  With the likes of India, The Netherlands and Great Britain U23s in the tournament it will be a tough task.  The U21s also have two matches series against England U21s now coached by former men’s boss Paul Revington including a three match series in Belfast in August when any U18 players can join the group for the first time.

Ireland U21 v USA			Club
1	Jade	Arundell (GK)	North Kildare
2	Michelle	Barry	Cork Harlequins
3	Ava	Beatty	Monkstown Hermes
4	Rachel	Burns	Trinity
5	Sally	Campbell	Trinity
6	Clodagh	Cassin (GK)	UCD
7	Jenny	Clein	UCC
8	Ellen	Curran (Co Captain)	UCD
9	Alana	Doyle	Ards
10	Katherine	Egan	UCD
11	Erin	Getty (Co Captain)	Queens
12	Niamh	Gowing	Muckross
13	Laura	Foley	Catholic Institute
14	Tori	Hastings	Queens
15	Nina	Heisterkamp	Railway Union
16	Hannah	Humphries (GK)	UCC
17	Hannah	Irwin	Ulster Elks
18	Erica	Markey	Trinity
19	Grace	McLoughlin	Railway Union
20	Hannah	McLoughlin	Loreto
21	Jessica	McMaster	Queens
22	Rebecca	Mercer	Belfast Harlequins
23	Lizzie	Murphy (GK)	Monkstown Hermes
24	Abigail	Russell (Vice Captain)	UCD
25	Holly	Taggart	Ballymena
26	Sarah	Torrans	Loreto
27	Emma	Young	UCD

Provisional match times against USA: 

Sun 25 March 15:30, Tues 27 March 16:30 and Weds 28 March 14:30 (match times are provisional and may change)

 

U21 (and U23) Programme 2018

25-28 March                      Three match U21 series v USA U21s at St Gerard’s School, Bray

15-17 June                          Two match U21 series v England U21s at Lilleshall NSC

29- June – 1 July               Three match U23 series v Wales Development at Trinity Sports

Grounds, Santry, Dublin

14-21 July                            U23 Alternative World Cup Tournament in Antwerp

9-12 August                        Three match U21 series v England U21 in Belfast (venue TBC)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

David Passmore, head coach of Ireland’s U21 women’s team, has today announced his initial panel for the 2017/2018 season. Commenting on his selection, Passmore said “It’s great to start the next cycle over a year and a half out from the next European Championships and there is a strong presence from younger players in this group.  Our aim is to develop the athletes in all areas over the next year to lay the foundations to push hard to qualify for the 2020 Junior World Cup and for them to develop towards senior representation.  There is plenty of talent and athleticism in the group but the hard work needs to start now and we have some quality match opportunities for the summer to help us work towards these goals.  Those players in the senior squad will prioritise that programme. The squad is not exclusive and I will continue to watch game live and by video brining any players I feel warrant a trial. Any coaches who would like a player considered should contact me”.

 

 

U21 National Assessment 2017 / 2018

	Name	Club / School	Province
	Jade Arundell (GK)	North Kildare / Kings Hospital	Leinster
	Amber Barnwell	Monkstown-Hermes	Leinster
	Michelle Barry	Cork Harlequins	Munster
	Ava Beatty	Monkstown-Hermes	Leinster
	Emma Buckley * (GK)	Cork Harlequins	Munster
	Rachel Burns	Trinity	Ulster
	Sally Campbell	Trinity	Leinster
	Michelle Carey	Railway Union / Colaiste Iosagain	Leinster
	Niamh Carey	Railway Union / Colaiste Iosagain	Leinster
	Clodagh Cassin * (GK)	UCD	Leinster
	Jenny Clein	UCC	Munster
	Ellen Curran *	UCD	Leinster
	Alana Doyle	Ards	Ulster
	Kelly Dunleavy	Catholic Institute	Connacht
	Katherine Egan	UCD	Leinster
	Katie Fearon	Railway Union / Loreto Beaufort	Leinster
	Laura Foley	Catholic Institute	Munster
	Erin Getty *	QUB	Ulster
	Tori Hastings	QUB	Ulster
	Nina Heisterkamp	Railway Union / St Killian’s	Leinster
	Hannah Irwin	Ulster Elks	Ulster
	Suzie Kelly	Monkstown-Hermes	Leinster
	Jade Lamont (GK)	Belfast Harlequins	Ulster
	Erica Markey	Trinity	Leinster
	Emma Mathews	Muckross	Leinster
	Rebecca McConnell	Mossley	Ulster
	Freya McDermott	UCD	Leinster
	Sophie McDowell	Mossley / Ballyclare High School	Ulster
	Katie McKee	Pegasus / Banbridge Academy	Ulster
	Grace McLoughlin	Railway Union / Loreto Beaufort	Leinster
	Hannah McLoughlin *	Loreto / Loreto Foxrock	Leinster
	Jess McMaster *	QUB	Ulster
	Lizzie Murphy * (GK)	Monkstown-Hermes	Leinster
	Yasmin Pratt **	Muckross / Kilkenny College	Leinster
	Abbie Russell	UCD	Leinster
	Holly Taggart	Ballymena	Ulster
	Sarah Torrans *	Loreto	Leinster
	Emma Young	UCD	Leinster

* The involvement of these players will be managed around their senior squad commitments

** The involvement of these players will be managed around their U18 Commitments

David Passmore, head coach of Ireland’s U21 Women, has announced his squad of 18 for the upcoming Eurohockey Junior Championships in Valencia. Ireland has a tough Group as they sit alongside England, France and Germany in Pool B. Passmore has a talented young side at his disposal with serval of the squad already capped at senior international level. An envious list of fixtures against some of Europe’s top sides has provided ideal preparation as they’ve faced England, Belgium, Spain and Scotland in recent months.

The side have a tough task ahead of them but Passmore is confident in his charges, he said “The whole U21 group of 30+ have worked really hard over the past 7-8 months and the final selection for Valencia was highly competitive. We’ve made steady progress over the past six weeks and the match performances have improved through the matches against Spain and Belgium.

The U21 Europeans is a tough tournament and our pool is a challenging one with all three teams having competed in the Junior World Cup last November. England have a very settled squad and Germany boast a number of senior players whilst fourteen of the French squad played in last week’s senior Europeans in Cardiff that will give them continuity. That said we have a tight knit group and I am confident that we can cause an upset our two. Our aim is to better Ireland’s previous best place finish of 6th place.”

Squad:

	Name	Club
1.	Emma Buckley (GK)	Cork Harlequins
2.	Michelle Carey	Railway Union
3.	Edel Nyland	Longwood University, USA
4.	Ellen Curran	Hermes-Monkstown
5.	Sorcha Clarke	UCD
6.	Taite Doherty	Pegasus
7.	Erin Getty (Vice Captain)	Randalstown
8.	Tori Hastings	Queens University
9.	Suzie Kelly	Hermes-Monkstown
10.	Ruth Maguire (Co-Capt)	Pegasus
11.	Hannah McLoughlin	Loreto
12.	Jessica McMaster	Queens University
13.	Elizabeth Murphy (GK)	Hermes-Monkstown
14.	Alex Ogilby	Clifton HC, England
15.	Sarah Patton	UCD
16.	Abbie Russell	UCD
17.	Sarah Torrans	Loreto
18.	Sara Twomey (Co-Capt)	UCD

Fixtures:

August 28^th 11:15 Ireland vs England

August 29^th 15:30 Ireland vs France

August 31^st 9:00 Ireland vs Germany

Full schedule can be found here http://eurohockey.org/competitions-calendar/

Speaking about the U21 panel head coach David Passmore said “This is a big group with plenty of young potential and the players have shown a lot of energy. There is a lot of hard work ahead as we build to Valencia in August and the Junior World Cup highlighted the fitness levels and technical abilities we will need to achieve to be competitive with so many strong European teams. The management team have really been impressed by the application and intent shown by the group and that will stand us in great stead moving forward. Our aim is to maximise every individual’s ability and collectively become a cohesive and driven group with high standards on and off the pitch”. 

Big thank you to everyone who supported the U21 raffle. Click here for prize winners! Winners will be contacted by phone in the order in which they were drawn to select their prize.

U21 National Women’s Team

Eurohockey Junior Women’s Championships

Teams: Pool A- NED, ESP, BEL, IRL; Pool B- GER, ENG, FRA, ITA

Venue: Valencia (ESP)

Dates: 28th August- 3rd September 2017

U21 Training Panel

No.	Name	Club	Province
	Emma Barber	UCC	Munster
	Emma Buckley (GK)	Cork Harlequins	Munster
	Rachel Burns	Rainey RFHC	Ulster
	Sally Campbell	UCD	Leinster
	Michelle Carey	Railway Union	Leinster
	Clodagh Cassin (GK)	UCD	Leinster
	Sorcha Clarke	UCD	Leinster
	Ellen Curran	Hermes-Monkstown	Leinster
	Taite Doherty	Pegasus	Ulster
	Emma Duncan	UCD	Leinster
	Kelly Dunleavy	Catholic Institute	Connacht
	Erin Getty	Randalstown	Ulster
	Tori Hastings	Queens	Ulster
	Hannah Irwin	Ulster Elks	Ulster
	Emma Kernohan	Queens	Ulster
	Katie Larmour	Rutgers University	Ulster
	Ruth Maguire	Pegasus	Ulster
	Emma Mathews	UCD	Leinster
	Freya McDermott	Loreto	Leinster
	Hannah McLoughlin	Loreto	Leinster
	Jessica McMaster	QUB	Ulster
	Elizabeth Murphy (GK)	Hermes-Monkstown	Leinster
	Edel Nyland	Uni of Longwood, USA	Munster
	Alex Ogilby	Clifton, UK	Ulster
	Sarah O’Loughlin	UCD	Leinster
	Sara Patton	UCD	Leinster
	Abby Russell	UCD	Leinster
	Sarah Twomey	UCD	Leinster
	Michaela van der Valt (GK)	Galway	Connacht

 

U21 Development Group

No.	Name	Club	Province
	Amber Barnwell	Hermes-Monkstown	Leinster
	Michelle Barry	Cork Harlequins	Munster
	Ava Beatty	Hermes-Monkstown	Leinster
	Kerrie Burns	Lurgan Ladies	Ulster
	Niamh Carey	Railway Union	Leinster
	Alana Doyle	Ards	Ulster
	Katherine Egan	Old Alex	Leinster
	Suzie Kelly	Hermes-Monkstown	Ulster
	Kate Murphy (GK)	UCC	Munster
	Erika Markey	Pembroke Wanderers	Leinster

Head Coach           David Passmore

Manager                TBC

Coach                     Gareth Grundie

Coach                     Paul Fitzpatrick

Physio                    Shelly Dineen

Huw Rees

Video Analyst        Ronan Passmore

S and C                   Ian Darragh

Charlie Norton-Sherwood

Nutritionist            Danielle Logue

Physiologist           Aideen McGuinness

2014 News:

Ireland Gain Promotion To A Division!!!

Ireland’s U21 women will compete in the Europeans in Vienna Austria from Monday 14th July – Sunday 30th July. The squad of 18 to represent Ireland is listed below. Coach Passmore commented on his squad “This squad has a good balance of senior players and young talent with depth.  The preparation period has been a challenging one with exams, players out of the country or involved in the senior squad resulting in the whole squad only coming together for the first time this week.  The squad has benefited from a number of excellent coaches and current international players contributing to our training camps and regional training.  Competition for places was stiff with several players being unlucky to miss out.  We now have six days together before the tournament starts to build on the preparation to date and fine tune our set pieces.  The new tournament format represents a challenge given there are no room for errors and we will need to hit the tournament running’

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Tuesday 15th	13.00	Ireland	7-0	Lithuania
Wednesday 16th	13.00	Ireland	3-3	Scotland
Saturday 19th	17.00	Ireland	0-0	Ukraine
Sunday 20th	17.00	Ireland	3-3	Italy

U21 Irish Training Panel (18 Athletes)

Rachel Barnett – Railway Union / Leinster
Emily Beatty – UCD / Leinster
Chloe Brown – Ards / Ulster
Elaine Carey – UCD / Connacht
Amy Cooke – University of Richmond, USA / Ulster
Leah Ewart – UCD / Ulster (Co Capt)
Hannah Grieve – Pegasus / Ulster
Erika Hinkson – Old Alex / Leinster
Kate Lloyd – Railway Union / Leinster
Hayley Mulcahy – Loreto / Leinster
Kerri McDonald – Queens University / Ulster (Vice Capt)
Ayeisha McFerran – Larne Grammar/Randalstown (GK)
Lucy McKee – Clifton Ladies / Ulster
Katie Mullan – UCD / Ulster
Emma Russell – Syracuse University, USA / Leinster
Sarah Twomey – Hermes / Leinster
Roisin Upton – University of Connecticut, USA / Munster (Co Capt)
Zoe Wilson – Randalstown / Ulster

Non traveling reserves: Robyn Chambers (Pegasus / Ulster); Jenna Holmes (GK) (Loughborough / Ulster); Anna Mae Whelan (Trinity / Leinster)