Golden and MacKenzie selected for GB Men’s Elite Development Programme
Scotland’s Cameron Golden and Callum MacKenzie have been selected for the men’s GB Elite Development Programme (EDP). Great Britain Hockey announced the men’s EDP players after selecting the women’s squad last month.
The GB EDP has been launched as part of a strategic objective during the Tokyo 2020 cycle with the aim of developing medal winning Olympians of the future, with the selected athletes having shown their potential to achieve that during a comprehensive selection process.
A total of 35 players have been chosen for the Men’s GB EDP and, while the programme is not age categorised, it has been designed for athletes aged between 19-23.
Several members of the Great Britain U21 side that won silver at the Sultan of Johor Cup last month have been selected. Scottish duo Golden and MacKenzie have been selected after starring in that tournament.
The GB EDP will also see a revised coaching structure that will see world-class coaches leading the activity as well as spending time engaging and supporting the domestic and university game, with Jon Bleby announced as the Head Coach of the Men’s GB EDP.
Scotland U21 Men’s Coach Graham Moodie is also involved as a coach in the men’s EDP programme.
The men will now attend various training camps and days at Bisham Abbey and Lilleshall as well as spending time at a Warm Weather Training camp in Lisbon in January. They are also likely to play a number of games in the build up to the U21 Junior World Cup in Belgium next July.
Scottish Hockey’s Head of Performance Andy Tennant said, “Its excellent news that two Scots are included in the EDP, and hopefully over time more Scots will work their way into the programme.
“It is also great news that we have one of our high performance coaches in Graham Moodie as part of the coaching staff for the programme. Well done to the boys selected, who have committed to a robust selection process.”
| NAME | CLUB |
| Alex Blumfield | Beeston |
| Ben Boon | Reading |
| Jack Clee | Birmingham University |
| Tom Crowson | Loughborough Students |
| Owain Dolan Gray | Reading |
| Jacob Draper | Cardiff & Met |
| Arjan Drayton-Chana | Surbiton |
| Daniel Faulkner | East Grinstead |
| Ben Francis | Reading |
| Robbie Gleeson | Beeston |
| Cameron Golden | Grove Menzieshill |
| Gareth Griffiths | Beeston |
| Ronan Harvey-Kelly | Loughborough Students |
| Will Hewer | Loughborough Students |
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| James Oates | Canterbury |
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| Toby Reynolds-Cotterill (GK) | Loughborough Students |
| Duncan Scott | Exeter University |
| Rhys Smith | Durham University |
| Tom Sorsby | Nottingham University |
| James Sutcliffe | Brooklands MU |
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