Hockey Australia Name Assistants
Hockey Australia has today confirmed that two assistant coaches have been appointed to each of its national teams, the Kookaburras and the Hockeyroos.
Joining the Hockeyroos coaching team is David Guest, will move from the Kookaburras coaching staff where he has been an assistant coach and analyst since 2014 to the. He will be joined by former Hockeyroo Nicole Arrold, who most recently was a national selector for the women’s Junior World Cup, and the Hockeyroos tour to New Zealand and Melbourne.
The men’s coaching team will see former Kookaburra, and Burras Junior World Cup assistant coach Rob Hammond join the team as an assistant coach. Anthony Potter, a former Australian national hockey player and current coach in the Dutch league, will make the move from the Netherlands to join the Kookaburras coaching team.
They will replace out-going assistant coaches Jason Duff, Mark Hickman and Nathan Eglington.
Guest, Arrold, Hammond and Potter were chosen by a selection panel following a recruitment process which saw many high quality national and international candidates apply for the much-coveted positions. The panel consisted of Hockey Australia High Performance Director Toni Cumpston, AIS performance advisor Ray Dorsett, Kookaburras head coach Colin Batch, and Hockeyroos head coach Paul Gaudoin.
Of the new appointments, Hockey Australia High Performance Director Toni Cumpston said: “The standard of applicants for the assistant coach positions was very high, making the final decision extremely hard to make.
“Ultimately, we believe that we have selected assistant coaches who will complement the head coaches of each of our teams, ensuring we have the best possible coaching team in place for the Kookaburras and the Hockeyroos as we work towards success at Tokyo 2020.
“In addition to the appointment of assistant coaches for both the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos, it has been confirmed that Ben Bishop will retain his role as head coach of the national junior men’s team, the Burras. Guest, Arrold and Hammond will be in place at the high-performance program in Perth by the end of February, while Potter will arrive in Perth in late March.
December !9 2016
Hockey Australia has today confirmed that two assistant coaches have been appointed to each of its national teams, the Kookaburras and the Hockeyroos.
Joining the Hockeyroos coaching team is David Guest, will move from the Kookaburras coaching staff where he has been an assistant coach and analyst since 2014 to the. He will be joined by former Hockeyroo Nicole Arrold, who most recently was a national selector for the women’s Junior World Cup, and the Hockeyroos tour to New Zealand and Melbourne.
The men’s coaching team will see former Kookaburra, and Burras Junior World Cup assistant coach Rob Hammond join the team as an assistant coach. Anthony Potter, a former Australian national hockey player and current coach in the Dutch league, will make the move from the Netherlands to join the Kookaburras coaching team.
They will replace out-going assistant coaches Jason Duff, Mark Hickman and Nathan Eglington.
Guest, Arrold, Hammond and Potter were chosen by a selection panel following a recruitment process which saw many high quality national and international candidates apply for the much-coveted positions. The panel consisted of Hockey Australia High Performance Director Toni Cumpston, AIS performance advisor Ray Dorsett, Kookaburras head coach Colin Batch, and Hockeyroos head coach Paul Gaudoin.
Of the new appointments, Hockey Australia High Performance Director Toni Cumpston said: “The standard of applicants for the assistant coach positions was very high, making the final decision extremely hard to make.
“Ultimately, we believe that we have selected assistant coaches who will complement the head coaches of each of our teams, ensuring we have the best possible coaching team in place for the Kookaburras and the Hockeyroos as we work towards success at Tokyo 2020.
“In addition to the appointment of assistant coaches for both the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos, it has been confirmed that Ben Bishop will retain his role as head coach of the national junior men’s team, the Burras. Guest, Arrold and Hammond will be in place at the high-performance program in Perth by the end of February, while Potter will arrive in Perth in late March.
December !9 2016
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