They’ll be seamlessly blending their work into the Tuesday and Wednesday training sessions. One eye will be on minimising the injuries count and the other on S&C development which is an increasingly important part of the game.

Ashton and Tom both qualified as Level 1 England Hockey coaches in July 2019. Ashton is also qualified as a REPs Level 3 Personal Trainer and Tom’s multi-sport approach includes playing 1st XV rugby for Holt RFC and league hockey for NNHC Men’s 2’s.

If any players want to discuss setting up extra-curricular programs, they would be good people to approach.