Following the recent U18 and U21 national tournaments, Daniel Scanlon (Year 12) has been identified a member of the wider U18 New Zealand training squad and as part of Hockey New Zealand’s development programmes.
Coach Craig Hardman couldn't be happier saying that this is a great achievement for the Year 12 student who is one of the younger players in the squad. Daniel’s achievement is a great example where both talent and hard work have paid off.
The Junior Black Sticks and Future Black Sticks programmes represent athletes identified as having performed well at national competitions, and who in the opinion of the selection group may progress to international competition.
This annual selection programme is ongoing, with the 2014 Ford National Hockey League representing the final part of the annual identification process in late August through to mid-September.
Hockey NZ is looking to use each of the three high performance tournaments to develop three levels of national athlete identification. Further to the athlete identification, Hockey NZ is developing a range of training and competition opportunities for each group.
The final U18 New Zealand training squad will be announced later in the year.
