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Player Pathway

The Hampshire Payer Pathway continues to go from strength to strength and in the wake of England Hockey abolishing the player development pathway, we are determined to continue to deliver high quality coaching and developent opportunities for the players of Hampshire.

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Hi Darren, A belated thank you for having E*** in this year's DC, she absolutely loved it! It was brilliantly organised and a great opportunity - She really enjoyed all the sessions and the fantastic training. I hope you have a great summer. Thanks again,

AW

Hampshire 2024 U13/14 DC

Hi Baggy, A#### loved all the training sessions and was very grateful for your support and focus. She was full of smiles (and bruises!) after Saturday’s match day. She has had to make the big call to put Saints football and Hampshire cricket on hold in order to do the hockey this term as she understood that she (and her Dad and I) couldn’t do it all. This felt a tough call at the time but I think she is beginning to feel more confident she has made the right one as she really was buzzing after Saturday. Thanks again. Best wishes .

G B-N

Hampshire 2024 U13/14 DC

Dear Kevin, Thank you for your email and also for all of your hard work coaching the girls in both practice sessions as well as the game day on Saturday. I can only imagine how much of a time commitment this must for you all but we are very grateful to you and all of the other coaches for giving up their time for the girls. I know L### has really enjoyed the sessions and felt that they have been of real benefit to her. Best wishes

NL

Hampshire 2024 U13/14 DC

Hi Baggy, A little later than planned, I wanted to send a quick note to say a big thank you to you and Nick for all of the time and effort you (and the other coaches) invested with the Girls U16 team this season. I### thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and the journey, and the coaching staff were a key part of that, so credit where it’s due. If we’d told her last summer that she’d be playing in the forward line (and scoring goals 😊) at the sharp end of the season, I know she wouldn’t have believed it. It’s a shame we won’t see you (as much) next season, but hopefully paths will cross at some stage on the circuit. In the meantime, many thanks again, and I hope you have an enjoyable summer.

AR

Hampshire 2023 U16 AC

Dear all, I wanted to say thank you to the coaches for this year’s DC. My son B## F### was delighted to selected and has enjoyed all the sessions. It was amazing to see the quality in the match play today. Please pass on my thanks to the coaches.

NF

Hampshire 2024 U13/14 DC

Dear Richard We wanted to write and say thank you, to you and the other coaches, for running the Hampshire training program. E**** absolutely loved the experience and enjoyed the opportunity to learn, play and be coached, at a level that she hasn’t experienced before. Whether she progresses to the next stage or not, we just wanted to say thank you for the experience she has had. Eva has already made plans to meet up with some new friends she made during the sessions this summer, which is testament to how much the sessions were enjoyed! Thank you once again and wishing you a lovely summer ahead.

E&JG

Hampshire 2024 U16/17 DC

These are real testimonials from parents and players. We obfuscate or abbreviate names to protect the identity

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