Aim for victory in hockey that will showcase sport
graduating with everyone. I’m not the first girl to have missed it in the squad. But it’s not every day you can play for your country.”
Head coach Kevin Johnson, who has been in the role for two years and brought with a wealth of experience after working with England Hockey and GB Hockey, has watched the squad develop.
He said: “We’re obviously very excited about the tournament coming up but more because we have continued to grow as a team and I think we’re ready to go about our business and continue our good run of form. You go into most games just trying to improve on what was done before.”
Dan Clement, head of performance at Hockey Wales, said: “Having the European Championships on home soil in Cardiff is a big thing for us in Wales as it gives the Welsh public the opportunity to watch international hockey first hand.
“The progress of our women’s side has been great to watch and is testament to the hard work of the management group and players as they continue to push what is possible in terms of success.
“Playing on home soil in a major championships will be a first for them and an opportunity that does not come along very often, and we are really looking forward to the week as we focus our attention to performing in front of a packed passionate crowd and putting the squad in the best possible position for Commonwealth Games qualification.”
Tickets can be bought at https:// eurohockeychampionshipsii. eventbrite.co.uk with a promotion code of Wales20.