The underlying ambition of this assignment was to assist Scottish hockey teams to win consistently at World level, regularly beat top-10 ranked teams, rise up European and Commonwealth Games rankings and produce more representative players at GB squad level. The review process involved evaluating and making recommendations to improve the high-performance culture and structure of the men’s and women’s game and related performance/talent pathways. Consultation was conducted with key staff at UK Sport, sportscotland the Scottish Institute for Sport, Scottish and GB Hockey CEOs, PDs/national coaches, SS/SM, physiotherapy, strength & conditioning and game analysis staff, junior national team coaches plus talent pathway and current/recent elite players. The primary focus was on:
- The role function and effectiveness of the performance structure/staffing.
- GB, Scotland national teams and underpinning talent pathways.
- The contribution to talented player development being made by the domestic game.
- The function/effectiveness of international age group squads in the talent pathway.
- Coaching structures.
This process was the precursor to production of the BRAVE blueprint,
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