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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Bisham, ENG |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Holcombe: England |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Sport and Recreation Studies - Loughborough College: England |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Tennis, shopping, playing the piano. (englandhockey.co.uk, 26 Jan 2014) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | Hockey was part of the school curriculum. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Great Britain athlete Kelly Holmes. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2011) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Kevin Johnson [club], GBR; Danny Kerry [national], GBR |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Forward |
| Handedness | Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She first played hockey at age seven at Oldham Hulme Grammar School in England. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2009 |
| Competing for | England |
| Opponent | Germany |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "A dream does not become reality through magic. It takes sweat, determination and hard work." (englandhockey.co.uk, 26 Jan 2014) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | She listens to the same songs in the same order before each match. (englandhockey.co.uk, 26 Jan 2014) |
| Nicknames | Scholesy [after England footballer Paul Scholes]. (englandhockey.co.uk, 26 Jan 2014) |
| Other information | SWITCH Before her hockey career took off, she contemplated switching from the sport to athletics in order to fulfil her ambition of competing at an Olympic Games. She enjoyed competing in hurdles, and considered competing in heptathlon. Her talent was recognised by her club's hockey coach however, and she received a trial for Great Britain which convinced her to stay with hockey. "If I hadn't got in that year, I might not have carried on. It was real borderline stuff and that's why I thought about going into athletics." (manchestereveningnews.co.uk, 07 Jun 2012) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (manchestereveningnews.co.uk, 07 Jun 2012; sports-reference.com, 23 May 2016) |