ENGLAND HOCKEY TALENT SYSTEM
The purpose of England Hockey's talent system is to produce greater breadth and depth in the talent pool
What Are The Pillars?
Put the player at the heart of everything England Hockey does. This will require building shared performance and talent ambitions with clubs and schools, simplifying the support system to reduce the number of stakeholders around a player and enabling players to move more freely into the right environment.
There is no one size fits all approach. The talent system needs to embrace many routes and opportunities for players to shine, and to be robustly observed and assessed by multiple eyes on multiple occasions.
Find and develop more talented players from many ethnic and socio-economic groups. Targeted work is required to remove barriers which restrict inclusivity and progression.
Support and develop coaches at clubs and schools to be expert in identifying and developing talent, with the ability to build great relationships with players.
Place greater emphasis on hockey fundamentals and skill development.
Develop a collective understanding of talent culture; both what it takes to progress and develop and how we need to behave based on shared values, purpose, goals and expectations.
Structure Of The Talent System
