Seven Tamworth and New England hockey talents are in the mix to roar with the NSW Pride next year.
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Tamworth's Alice Arnott, Abigail Doolan, Kate Jenner, Isaac Farmilo, Ehren Hazell, Sam Liles and Armidale's Nathan Czinner will join the best hockey talent in NSW for a unique training camp and series of competitive matches next week under the guidance of some of the country's top coaches.
The Future Pride Camp will feature 80 male and female athletes from across NSW and will be held at the Sydney Olympic Hockey Centre over six days from Thursday through to Tuesday.
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The purpose of the camp, which will feature eight (four female and four male) full competitive intra squad matches, is to provide an opportunity for identified NSW athletes at an elite and pre-elite level to train and play in a high-performance environment, after a lack of opportunities throughout the year due to COVID-19 interruptions.
The cohort of players were identified for the camp from current National Development, Junior and Future squads, current Kookaburra and Hockeyroos squads, NSW under-18 and under-21 state teams, as well as identified NSW mature age athletes.
Hazell was part of the Pride men's side that won the inaugural Hockey One League in 2019, while Jenner and Arnott suited up for the Pride women.
Farmilo also got a taste of action with the Adelaide Fire.
Pride women's head coach Katrina Powell is excited to see what how the players will perform after interrupted season due to COVID-19.
"With the interrupted year we have all had, the HNSW Future Pride Camp is a fantastic opportunity for our best players within NSW to build on some great club performances," Powell said.
"I am expecting the matches to be high quality and fast paced, with a broad range of athletes wanting to put their hand up for future Hockey One selection."
Men's head coach Brent Livermore is looking to use the camp as an opportunity to grow on the success of his team in last year's competition.
"After winning the inaugural Hockey One Championship last year, I am looking to build the depth and quality of the team, as well as educating both athletes and coaches for 2021 and beyond," he said.
