England Hockey announces clubs working towards second cohort Talent Centre accreditation 

England Hockey are delighted to announce the clubs who will form the second cohort working towards Talent Centre accreditation commencing in September 2022. 

Talent Centre accreditation aims to recognise those clubs that can provide exceptional early talent development environments, building exceptional hockey basics and an understanding of the game through enjoyable experiences.  

Clubs were invited to express their interest to undertake the accreditation process to become a Talent Centre in May 2022 and the window to submit interest was open for six weeks. The response once again was positive and it is fantastic that so many clubs are engaging with the new strategy and are interested in becoming a Talent Centre. England Hockey hope most of these clubs, together with others who have yet to consider it, can gain accredited status over the next few years.   

Each club was considered against a set of principles, and we have offered 27 clubs the opportunity to work towards Talent Centre accreditation in year two.  

England Hockey recognise that many other clubs deliver good quality junior sessions across the breadth of the country. More and more of these clubs will have the opportunity to gain Talent Centre accreditation over the coming years.  

Two sets of workshops will be hosted in December 2022 and April 2023 for clubs interested in being part of the third cohort, which is currently scheduled to begin in September 2023. 

More details about the Talent Strategy, can be found here.   

The second cohort of clubs working towards Talent Centre accreditation are: