Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Perth, WA, AUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
WA Diamonds: Australia |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Commerce, Law - University of Notre Dame Australia: Perth, WA, AUS |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Exercise, catching up with friends and family, cooking. (blogspot.co.uk, 14 Jun 2010) |
Injuries |
She has suffered from various ankle injuries in her career, each taking between six and eight weeks to recover. (Athlete, 06 Sep 2010) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
"I keep a toy cactus in my stick bag that a friend gave to me when I was selected in my first state team." (hockey.org.au, 04 Nov 2011) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and getting a silver medal in the 2009 Champions Trophy. (ausport.gov.au, 31 Oct 2010) |
Famous relatives |
Her father Craig, her brother Geoff and uncle Grant have all played for the Australian men's hockey team. Her other brother Steven made the Australian men's development squad in 2005. Her aunt Adele has played for the Australian women's hockey team. (hockey.org.au, 03 Aug 2009) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her family all played the sport. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Her family. (Athlete, 21 July 2009) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Neil Hawgood [club], Adam Commens [national] |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Midfield |
Handedness |
Left |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began playing hockey at age four. |
International Debut |
Year |
2009 |
Competing for |
Australia |
Opponent |
Germany |
Location |
Perth, WA |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Footy, Peggy, Boycey, Fboyce. (hockey.org.au, 04 Nov 2011) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Every piece of advice is given to you for your own benefit and no matter how you are playing, you always keep running, work hard and get into position." (hockey.org.au, 04 Nov 2011) |