Watsonians Hockey Club is delighted to offer a new one-to-one coaching service!
In partnership with the current men’s first team, youth players will have the opportunity to book a one-hour slot with a variety of coaches. Each coach has coaching expertise and excels in specific skill sets and positions.

Meet the Coaches

Euan Burgess
Defender - Scotland Senior Squad
Scottish Cup Winner
Loughborough Performance Squad
Specialist Skills: 1v1 defence, drag-flicking, ball carrying
Available:
Thursdays: 5:30–6:30pm

Luke Campbell
Goalkeeper - M1s Captain
Scotland 035s
Scottish Cup Winner
EHL experience (Lisnagarvey)
Available:
Mondays: 8:00–9:00pm

Sam Judge
Forward / Coach
-199 Senior Caps
-Director of Hockey at GWC
- former Head of Performance hockey at Edinburgh University
3 x Commonwealth Games
1 x World Cup
14 x Scottish League Titles
12 x Scottish Cup Titles
1 x European Bronze medal (club)
Specialist skills - goalscoring.
Available:
Thursday 5.00-6.00pm

Tommy Orr
Forward - Former Irish Youth International
EY Irish Hockey League Winner, European Playoffs (Banbridge)
Specialist Skills: Shooting, reverse hitting, 3D elimination skills, close control
Available:
Wednesdays: 6:00–7:00pm
Thursdays: 5:00–6:00pm
Fridays: 4:30–5:30pm & 5:30–6:30pm

Duncan Riddell
Midfielder - 73 Scotland Caps
2018 2022 Commonwealth Games, European A and B Division
English Cup Winner (Reading) Scottish Treble Winner (Grange)
Specialist Skills: Reverse hitting, 1v1 defence, passing, elimination skills
Available:
Tuesdays: 6:00–7:00pm
Thursdays: 5:30–6:30pm

Tom Swarbrick
Midfielder - M1s Captain 2017-24
Scottish Cup Winner
Scotland o35s
Boys Hockey Lead at GWC
Specialist Skills: Improving basics, passing
Available:
Mondays: 8:00–9:00pm

Gabriel Tenner
Defender - Irish u21 Indoor
Ulster Premier League Winner (Instonians)
Specialist Skills: Aerials, drag-flicking, 1v1 defence
Available:
Sundays: 2:00–3:00pm, 3:00–4:00pm. (could also complete a slot from 3.30 to 4.30pm if preferred).

Booking Instructions

All sessions will be £60 for the hour and take place on the Lower Astro at GWC.

The bookings will be completed on a first come, first served basis and payment will be processed via Pitchero, once booking is confirmed the Pitchero payment link will be shared with parents/carers. In order to book, please email Tom Swarbrick, senior club Vice President and PE teacher at GWC, at t.swarbrick@gwc.org.uk. Tom will then get back in touch with parents/carers to allocate a slot.

Booking guidelines:

If you have a specific coach that you would like to be booked with, then please include this request in your email to Tom.

If your requested coach or slot is not available due to an earlier booking then each youth player that has requested the in demand slot will be given one session on a rota. For example; pupil A requests a booking with Duncan Riddell, pupil B requests the same slot but is later with their booking request. Pupil A will be given the slot with Duncan in the first week and pupil B will be given the slot with Duncan during the second week. If there are other free slots with coaches in week one, then pupil B will be offered these slots too. The choice will then remain with parents/carers and pupil whether they want to take up the second slot.

Repeat and block bookings can be requested, but again, if the slot is in high demand then a rota will be created or if a different coach is available at the time then a slot with the available coach will be offered.

Information required by coaches:

Each pupil will be asked to fill out a very short Google Form outlining their level, age and specific skills that they would like to work on. Please make sure this is completed 24 hours before your coaching appointment.

Coaching content:

The coaches want to maximise the time that pupils will have ‘stick-on-ball’ and pupils will potentially be working quite hard during the session. If possible use ten minutes before the session starts to warm up and stretch close to the lower astro. If this isn’t possible then, upon arrival, please let the coach know and a physical warm-up can be built into the session to help prevent injury risk.

End of rota:

The rota above is now live, so email when you are ready to do so. However, this rota will only run until Sunday 20th April. Depending on the success and demand of these sessions we will then re-assess and potentially attempt to continue these sessions in the summer term.