Ali Bell
Forward, Bonagrass Grove
Age: 24
Number of caps:18
When you are not playing hockey for Scotland, what is your occupation?
Student & Fitness Coach
What is the hardest thing about your training programme?
The bleep test!
What is the most amusing thing that you have seen on a hockey pitch?
Team mate coming on to the pitch without a stick
What are you reading lately?
I don’t have time to read!
Dogs or Cats?
Dogs
If you were stranded on a desert island, what 5 things would you take?
1. My best mates
2. My bed!
3. DVD player with my favourite DVDs (Prison Break)
4. Mobile
5. Food
When did you start playing hockey and what was it that drove you to play for your country?
I started playing at secondary school (MadrasCollege). I really enjoyed playing with the U18 and U21’s and this made me want to progress further. The highlights of my career so far are: Junior World Cup in Chile, Winning Gold in Lithuania at the 2007 Europeans. My aim for the future is to play at the next Commonwealth Games.