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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Loughborough, ENG |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Loughborough Students: Loughborough, ENG |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh, SCO |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Goalkeeper |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2001 |
| Competing for | Scotland |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Teacher |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | McGregs or Baby. (greatbritainhockey.co.uk,, 25 Oct 2007, Athlete 27 Jun 2008) |
| Hobbies | Playing golf, badminton and tennis. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He always puts his pads on his right leg first. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Representing Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008) Qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games by defeating India in the final of the qualification tournament in Santiago, Chile, in March 2008. (GB Hockey Media Guide 2008) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | A new hockey team started up in his town and he went along with his dad who went to play. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Scotland coach Murray Carnie. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008) |
| Hero / Idol | Ian Taylor. (Athlete, 06 Sep 2010) |
| Ambitions | To compete in the 2012 Olympic Games. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Handedness | Right |
| Training Regime | He does technical training three times a week and he supplements that with two running sessions and three gym sessions each week. He trains for a total of 16 hours. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began to play the sport at age nine, when a hockey pitch was build across the road from where he lived. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Losers train on good days, winners train every day." (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008) "Do not be afraid to try something new. Remember that it was amateurs that built the ark and professionals who built the titanic." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Other information | 2001 JUNIOR WORLD CUP Despite being a goalkeeper he scored a penalty goal in a match against South Africa at the 2001 Junior World Cup. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Steve Bayer |
| Coach from which country? | Scotland |
| Coach from what year? | 2006 |
International Debut | |
| Opponent | India |
| Location | Bangladesh |