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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Marlow, ENG |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Reading: Reading, ENG |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Psychology, Sports Science - Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education: Gloucester, ENG |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Sports, hill walking, travelling, cooking, spending time with friends and family. (GB Hockey Team Guide 2008, Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Injuries | She tore her right calf muscle in 2008 and was out of competition for two weeks. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | She likes to listen to music before a match and always puts her water bottle to the right hand side of the goal. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning bronze at the 2010 World Cup in Rosario, Argentina. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2011) |
| Hero / Idol | Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Ambitions | To win an Olympic gold medal. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009) |
| Awards and honours | She was named in the International Hockey Federation's [FIH] All Star team in 2010. (fih.ch, 22 Dec 2011) She was named Goalkeeper of the Tournament at the 2010 World Cup in Rosario, Argentina. (englandhockey.co.uk, 09 Dec 2010) She was named Goalkeeper of the Tournament at the 2010 Champions Trophy in Nottingham, England. (FIH, 18 Jul 2010) She was named the 2008 UK Female Player of the Year following an annual poll conducted amongst British members of the Hockey Writers' Club. (Great Britain Hockey, 29 Jan 2009) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Simon Letchford [club], Danny Kerry [national] |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Goalkeeper |
| Handedness | Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She first played hockey at age 12 at school. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Competing for | England |
| Location | Macau, China |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | Dutch, English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Bethany, Bee, Bessie, Liz (GB Hockey Team Guide 2008, Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "If you don't like this feeling, don't come unprepared. This will not be easy." and "Always believe in and trust your own abilities." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |