Talent Academies are intended for the highest potential 15 – 18-year-old players.
There are multiple opportunities most weeks for high-quality coaching and training through a combination of dedicated sessions and integration with other activities delivered by the host.
Every Talent Academy has a squad of players selected through a robust process based on the England Hockey Player Profile.
Below is a list of Talent Academies, their core training session day and time, where the session is held, a contact email address and a link to their website.
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TA Venue TA Email Address Website Beeston TA Nottingham Hockey Centre
NG7 2PS
Website Bury St Edmunds (East) TA Culford Sports & Tennis Centre
Culford School
Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6TXcmbsehc@gmail.com https://eastta.talentplatform.hockey/ Cambridge City TA University of Cambridge Athletics Center, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 9AD Cambridgetalentacademy@gmail.com https://cambridgetalentacademy.org/ East Grinstead TA Hurstpierpoint College BN6 9JS talentacademy@eghockey.co.uk https://eghockey.co.uk/our-club/talent-academy Guildford TA Evening sessions: Charterhouse School, Duke's Drive, Godalming, GU7 2RS talentacademy@guildfordhc.com https://www.guildfordhc.com/Junior_Talent_Programme.html Hampstead & Westminster TA Paddington Recreation Ground, Maida Vale, London W9 1PD HWHCTalentAcademy@outlook.com https://www.hwhc.co.uk/a/talent-academy-64329.html Havant (South Coast) TA HMS Temeraire, Burnaby Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2HB admin@sctahockey.org https://southcoastta.clubbuzz2.co.uk Holcombe TA Holcombe Park, Curtis Way, Rochester, Kent ME1 2TQ holcombetalentacademy@gmail.com https://holcombehc.org.uk/holcombe-talent-academy/about/ North Stafford TA Newcastle-under-Lyme School, Mount Pleasant, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1DB northstaffstamanager@gmail.com Old Loughts TA OLHC, Luxborough Lane, Chigwell, IG7 5AB Ta@oldloughtonians.co.uk https://www.oldloughts.co.uk/a/ol-talent-academy-64024.html Oxford Hawks TA OHHC, 546 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 8EQ OHHCTalentAcademy@gmail.com https://oxfordhawksta.talentplatform.hockey Reading TA Reading HC, Sonning Lane, Rg4 6ST talentacademy@readinghockeyclub.org.uk https://www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk/teams/264434 Sevenoaks TA Tonbridge School Sports Centre, London Road, Tonbridge, Kent , TN10 3AD enquiries@sevenoakstalentacademy.org https://www.sevenoakshockey.club/teams/275877 Sheffield (Yorkshire) TA Sheffield Hallam Sports Park on Bawtry Road manager.sheffieldta@outlook.com https://sheffieldta.talentplatform.hockey/ Stourport TA Stourport Hockey Club, Stourport Sports Club, The Kingsway, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8BQ stourporttalentacademy@gmail.com https://stourportta.clubbuzz2.co.uk Surbiton TA Sugden Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0AE talentacademy@surbitonhc.com https://surbitonhc.com/coaching/talent-academy/ Sutton Coldfield TA Sutton Coldfield Hockey & Cricket Club,
Rectory Park, Rectory Road,
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7RStadirector@suttoncoldfieldhc.co.uk https://suttoncoldfield.talentplatform.hockey Team Bath TA University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY teambathtalentacademy@gmail.com https://www.teambathbuccaneers.co.uk/tBBTalentAcademy Timperley TA Timperley Sports Club timperleyhc@gmail.com https://timperleyta.talentplatform.hockey/ University of Bristol TA University of Bristol, COOMBE DINGLE SPORTS COMPLEX, Coombe Lane, Bristol, BS9 2BJ Martin.Hicks@bristol.ac.uk; bristol-hockey-TA@bristol.ac.uk https://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/performance/talent-academy/ University of Durham Sports and Wellbeing Park, Maiden Castle, Durham DH1 3SE talentacademy@durham.ac.uk https://durhamuniversityta.talentplatform.hockey University of Exeter University of Exeter Sports Park, Streatham Campus, Exeter, EX4 4QN hockeytalentacademy@exeter.ac.uk https://uoeta.talentplatform.hockey Wimbledon TA September - April - Kings College, Wimbledon, KT3 6JB / April - July - Raynes Park High School, SW20 0JL ta@twchockey.co.uk https://www.twchockey.co.uk/talent-academy England Hockey North West TA Mill Farm Sports Village, Kirkham PR4 3JZ NorthWestTAmanager@englandhockey.co.uk https://northwestta.clubbuzz2.co.uk/
A Talent Academy is a licensed club that is part of a national network of delivering provision to the highest potential players from U15-U18. It provides an education programme to help prepare athletes for the demands of junior international hockey.
It is an environment that provides high-quality coaching across 40-44 weeks of the year with individual player support through player profiling, individual development plans & regular coach feedback whilst bringing together athletes from different clubs, school and junior county hockey to develop personal and athletic relationships fostering a healthy squad culture.
The following list of clubs have been offered a Talent Academy license from September 2025:
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- Bath Buccaneers
- Beeston
- Bury St Edmunds
- Cambridge
- East Grinstead
- Guildford
- H&W
- Havant (South Coast)
- Holcombe
- Old Loughts
- Oxford Hawks
- Reading
- Sevenoaks
- Stourport
- Surbiton
- Sutton Coldfield
- Timperley
- University of Bristol
- University of Durham
- University of Exeter
- Wimbledon
- Sheffield
- North Staffs
Additionally, England Hockey will continue to offer a TA in the North West (Fylde).
