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GB yoUth sQUads:
Can yoU spot thE staR oF London 2012?
In December 2008 england Hockey Beijing, where she replaced the injured South africa and Canada in January
announced the members of the 2009 Jennie Bimson for the games against 2008 in Durban.
gB Youth Development squads. This Japan, USa and australia. In addition
was a major moment for both the to senior international Bartlett, Susie 2009 GB Youth Squad – who are theY?
team members chosen, hockey fans gilbert has 12 great Britain caps from David Faulkner, england Hockey
and england Hockey themselves for her time in the senior training squad performance director, told us: “These
contained in the list of 36 could be prior to the Beijing Olympics. She was players were identified in consultation
the member of the gB team in 2012 also part of the BOa’s Britain’s Olympic with the home nations during the
who scores the gold winning goal. ambition programme in the summer. Super League and were further
alternatively it could contain a bunch Of the 16 men only Nick Catlin and observed during the U21 european
of bright stars who burn out early gordon McIntyre have previous Youth Championships.
leaving gB hockey wondering what to Olympic Festival experience, having “The squad then went on to attend
do next. been part of the side that won Silver two training camps to prepare them further
Four members of the 2007 gB Youth years ago after losing out to australia in for the australian Youth Olympic Festival.
women’s team were called back to the the final on penalty strokes after a 2-2 “It’s too early to say how many will
team. Laura Bartlett, Susie gilbert, draw. However, the squad’s experience make it to the full england/great Britain
Maddie Hinch, and Sarah Page were all is bolstered by travelling reserve Tom squad but we’re certainly preparing
present in the side that won gold after Millington who also competed in Sydney them for playing in that environment.
beating the hosts 4-2 in the final, while in 2007 and Kenny Bain, who was a Charlotte Craddock, Laura Bartlett
two more members of the 2009 squad, reserve that year. and ashley Jackson all made it to the
Katie Long and Dilly Newton, were In a youthful men’s squad, where Olympics following their success in the
travelling reserves on that occasion. more than half of the athletes will youth squads.”
Laura Bartlett comes into the squad still be eligible for the aYOF in 2011, VISIT
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