Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Maidstone, ENG |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Canterbury: Canterbury, ENG |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Psychology - University of Kingston: Kingston, ENG |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Cooking, reading and socialising with friends. (greatbritishlife.co.uk, 01 Feb 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning the gold medal at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in 2007. (Athlete, 07 Aug 2009) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
The sport incorporates good levels of skill and athleticism and she also enjoys the team aspect of hockey. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Her family. (Athlete, 07 Aug 2009) |
Ambitions |
To represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 07 Aug 2009) |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Defence |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She first played hockey in 1998 when she was studying at Maidstone Girls Grammar School. |
International Debut |
Year |
2006 |
Competing for |
England |
Opponent |
Netherlands |
Location |
Netherlands |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Nat (Athlete, 07 Aug 2009) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Control the controllables." (Athlete, 07 Aug 2009) |
Famous relatives |
Her eldest sister Louisa was part of the England rugby squad. (bbc.co.uk, 05 Aug 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Nick Clark [club], Danny Kerry [national] |
General Interest |
Other information |
FURTHER STUDY She has completed a masters in health psychology at London Metropolitan University. (kent.ac.uk, 16 Jan 2012; greatbritishlife.co.uk, 01 Feb 2010) |