PLAY FOR SCOTLAND
Playing hockey for Scotland at international level is a huge honour and achievement.
You can play for Scotland if you have the commitment, dedication, skills, talent and consistency that are required to excel against the world's best teams and players.
If you are ambitious and talented, you can join a select group of players who have been capped at international level.
The Performance Pathway shows the progression from district squads up to representing Great Britain.
Our international teams compete regularly in a number of both indoor and outdoor international competitions, including:
- Commonwealth Games
- FIH tournaments
- EuroHockey tournaments
- Celtic Cup
- Four Nations
- UK School Games
- Friendly matches
So, do you think you can make the grade at international level?
Eligibility
To be eligible to play for Scotland, a player shall:
- be affiliated through a Club, Youth Club, hold an individual membership to Scottish Hockey or be a pupil attending an affiliated school
- hold, or be eligible to hold, a British passport; and:
- have been born in Scotland; or
- have been resident in Scotland for 3 years prior to selection; or
- have one or both parents who were born in Scotland; or
- be married to a Scot as defined in (1) or (3).
NB: A player to whom (2) applies remains qualified notwithstanding a change in Residence or Club.
- have not played for another international team in an FIH competition during the last 3 years other than GB
- At U16 and U18 level evidence of residence in Scotland will be accepted in lieu of a British passport
For more information, please consult Scottish Hockey's Ethics Manual or contact us.
Selection Criteria
If you are eligible to play for Scotland and have ambitions to be selected for an international performance programme, please read through the following Selection Criteria document. This outlines the standards required by our performance managers and coaches:
- Download - Selection Criteria 2011-12
For more information on playing for Scotland, or to enquire about our performance programmes at both senior and youth international level, please contact us.
