Dublin, Oct 3: Hockey Ireland is pleased to announce the initial training panels for its National Performance Pathway for the upcoming season for the following teams, U16 Men (Rise) U18 Men (Accelerate
The panel selections follow Hockey Ireland’s reclassifying of its pathway teams with the underlying ethos being to place players in the best environments to suit their personal development. These national panels will be supported by regional training panels and these groups will train regularly and include players both from the national panel and regionally identified players.
There will be three national panels:
- U16 (Rise)
- U18 (Accelerate)
- U21 (Breakthrough)
Players in each group may be out of the age range but Hockey Ireland has identified them as having the potential to progress to the next level and feel that their development would be best suited in this panel.
There are multiple strands to selection, and these are detailed below.
- Pathway recommendation: Players may be selected due to their performances in the previous Hockey Ireland cycle. This means that due to prior performance with Hockey Ireland that they have been identified as having significant potential and will be kept in the pathway for continued development, without the necessity to be identified during the Interpro tournament
- Interpro Performance: National staff will liaise with provincial coaches concerning the selection of a national and regional training groups. National staff will observe interprovincial matches.
- Observation in school and club hockey: We are establishing a network of scouts that will keep an eye on players who are demonstrating the required attributes outside of our programme. Should a player be recommended through this manner they will be observed and may be invited into a training panel.
After an initial assessment the following panels have been selected
- U16 (Rise) Men
- U18 (Accelerate) Men
U16 (Rise) Men
The following have been selected for a Training/assessment camp on October 15. The Session will be at Abbotstown from 1200-1645
| William Black | Munster |
| Hugo Casey-Flodman | Munster |
| Diarmuid Coffey | Munster |
| Riagan Dunne | Leinster |
| Dylan Evans | Leinster |
| Jake Fulton | Leinster |
| Oliver Graham | Leinster |
| Seb Holley | Ulster |
| Sam Holmes | Ulster |
| Edward Irwin | Ulster |
| Hayden Jones | Munster |
| Isaac Kelso | Ulster |
| Alfie Le Quesne | Leinster |
| Toby Lyons | Ulster |
| Robbie McAreavey | Ulster |
| Harry McCourt | Munster |
| Noa Mulvey | Leinster |
| Robert O’Brien | Leinster |
| Alfie O Shea | Munster |
| Benjamin Patterson | Ulster |
| David Rankin | Leinster |
| Ethan Redford | Ulster |
| Toby Slye O’Connell | Leinster |
| Charlie Taylor | Ulster |
| Finn Thompson | Ulster |
| Oliver Tumilty | Ulster |
| Johnny Woods | Leinster |
This panel will be reviewed after the Interpro competition, and a new panel will be issued along with regional training groups. These groups will provide an opportunity for those not in the national panel to break through.
The Panels will be reviewed on a regular basis.
If you have any queries on any of the above information, please contact mick.mckinnon@hockey.ie
U18 (Accelerate) Men
The following have been selected for a Training/assessment camp on October 15. The Session will be at Abbotstown from 1330-1815
| Tom Archbold | Ulster |
| Harvey Begg | Ulster |
| Alan Buttimer | Munster |
| Matthew Carry | Munster |
| Gearoid Cashman | Munster |
| Max Caulwell | Leinster |
| James Coffey | Leinster |
| John Cunningham | Ulster |
| Sean Curtin | Munster |
| Oisin Gavin | Munster |
| Michael Girvin | Ulster |
| Denver Golbey | Ulster |
| Michael Hollway | Ulster |
| Jaime Horgan | Munster |
| Scott Kenny | Leinster |
| Sean Landy | Munster |
| Matthew McAreavey | Ulster |
| Matthew McLearnon | Ulster |
| Louis McDaid | Munster |
| Lukas Moles | Ulster |
| Peter Montgomery | Leinster |
| Max Nicholson | Ulster |
| Oskar Nielsen | Leinster |
| Rob Olden | Munster |
| George Palmer | Ulster |
| Oscar Pasley | Leinster |
| Zach Silverman | Leinster |
| Milo Thompson | Ulster |
| Liam Walsh | Leinster |
This panel will be reviewed after the Interpro competition, and a new panel will be issued along with regional training groups. These groups will provide an opportunity for those not in the national panel to break through.
If you have any queries on any of the above information, please contact mick.mckinnon@hockey.ie