England Under 21s

The England under-21 programme are situated within our UK Sport Funded Elite Development Programme (EDP).

We don’t compete formally as Great Britain below Senior level so, as England is the Nominated Country in the GB Framework Agreement, the England under 21 programme is embedded within the EDP. 

Since the start of 2024 the delivery model for the women’s programme consists of distinct GB and England components while the men’s programme runs as a more integrated GB and England model

The nomination process for the Women’s England under-21 squad is open until Sunday 14^th September at 23:59 hrs.   ENG U21 Women nomination form

The nomination process for the Men’s GB Elite Development Programme is open until Sunday 30^th November at 23:59 hrs.   GB EDP Men nomination form

To be eligible for nomination, players need to hold, or be eligible to hold, a British Passport and be over 18 on the 31 December 2024. The route to assessment for under 18 players is via their respective Home Nation age group programme. 

You will also be asked for the following details when you complete the form:-

• Your e-mail address
• Your telephone number
• Full name of the nominated player
• Nominated player's date of birth
• E-mail address for the nominated player 
• E-mail address for the nominated player’s parent or guardian (if player is under 18)
• Telephone number for the player
• Telephone number for the parent or guardian (if player is under 18)
• School or university of the nominated player (if applicable)
• Club of the nominated player (if applicable)
• The player's preferred playing line

Please nominate those players who you genuinely feel can excel at international level and/or develop into medal winning Olympians of the future.

Players will apply directly to be considered for the GB component.  More information can be found on the GB Hockey website.  

The GB EDP & England U21selection policy can be found here