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interview
You’ve faced some of the best players end of the game I was shattered.
in the world at PCs. What goes
through your mind? GBvKOR – you’re 53rd min stop which
The best thing to do is to relax and prevented Korea levelling the score.
focus on the ball. I try to read the PC After being heavily beaten by them
and not guess which is a common in a warm up game prior to the
fault amongst GK’s. I guess you have Olympics we were all too aware of
more time than you think you have. their attacking threats. One of my
lasting memories from the Games will
If I was a budding goalkeeper what’s be seeing the Korean centre forward
the best thing I could do to improve with his hands on his knees with 10
my game? mins to go being absolutely exhausted.
Buy some OBO GK gear. I think that gave us the drive to keep
going.
Did you meet ‘famous’ athletes in
Beijing? The last Scottish goal keeper to
We were staying in the same represent GB was Veryan Pappin who
apartment block as the cyclists so won gold at the Olympics in 1988. Is
we got to know them quite well. It this a good omen for you and the
was incredible as each day they team? Are you superstitious about
would return having won a handful of things like that?
medals. Veryan Pappin is somebody I have
never met but I am fully aware of his
Talk us through how you felt through achievements and have the utmost
these key moments from the admiration for what he achieved. I
matches in Beijing: wouldn’t say I am a superstitious
person, but I do follow a set routine
GBvPAK – the four PCs in a row after before every game. I think that I
30mins: have been very lucky with the people
It was pressure time just before half- who have coached me throughout
time. The aim for us was to go into my hockey career – and some have
half-time having conceded no goals. I coached me right the way through my
guess all the PC training was paying career.
off.
Let’s look towards the domestic
GBvNED – the Taeke PC after Tindall league – what is exciting you about
was sent off: the Premiership this season? What
I got a glove to the shot and it are your hopes for Loughborough?
deflected off the post and went in, I am taking some time out the first
on another day that shot would have half of the season as I am very busy
hit the post and rebounded out. I felt with work and feel that I need a
sorry for Tindall as he worked so longer break after such a long and
hard to get back to put pressure on intense GB programme. I am really
the Dutch attacker and he blamed looking forward to returning to play for
himself. Loughborough and will go back when
I am ready to play. I am actually really
GBvSA – any South African pressure? looking forward to going back and
Midway through the second they had a having to train hard to win back the
scrappy chance in front of goal which No. 1 shirt. My hopes for the season
I saved at 1-0 to keep us ahead; we are that we can finish in the top three
didn’t score till late on to make it 2-0. to qualify for the EHL next season.
CANvGB – Canada coming out sharp Loughborough only just missed the
at the start of each half: drop last season and finished with
Probably our poorest performance of 16 points – 30 points behind winners
the Games. It was an early morning Reading. Can you improve on this?
game for us when our previous game We got deducted points at the end of
had been at 9pm. the season for playing an unregistered
player. If this hadn’t happened we
GBvAUS – the crucial (and would have finished fourth. There are
impressive) stops you made a lot of very talented young players
throughout the game. at Loughborough and I know that we
It was only the second time I have will be the fittest team in the League.
played them. Unfortunately our result I think with the appointment of a new
versus Canada meant that we couldn’t assistant coach, Jon Bleby, will help
make the semi-finals. An amazing to strengthen the coaching quality at
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game to play in and so much fun as I the club.
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