U21 Men
The U21s target is the European Tournament held every two years and following promotion in 2010 they will be playing in the Championship division in 2012.
The programme runs for two years with the priority of the first year being continued technical development while during the second half of the first year an element of tactical development will take place. Many of the players involved in this program are also gaining experience in the Senior Squad during this first year in the cycle.
The focus of the second year is tactical development and game play. Technical development will be maintained, however, it will occur within a tactical framework. The programme allows more fixtures and Championship division opponents are targeted. During this Competition year, the team will also contest the Junior Celtic Cup against Ireland, Scotland and France. The programme finishes off with the European Tournament normally held in July.
Athletes have access to a variety of support staff including coaches, a manager, physiologist, sport psychologist, physiotherapist and central support by the Welsh Hockey Union Performance Section.
2009/10 U21 Men's Squad
Hasan Ali (Bowdon)
David Bond *(Sheffield)
Dafydd Bury *(Exeter Uni.)
Ben Carless *(Team Bath Buccs.)
Owain Dolan-Gray *(Loughborough Uni.)
Tim Fuller *(Exeter Uni.)
Gareth Furlong *(Harleston)
Rhys Gowman *(Whitchurch)
Tom Harries (Cardiff & UWIC)
Oliver Harvey (Bromley & Beckenham)
Andrew Hughes *(Cannock)
James Hughes (Bowdon)
Alex Humphreys *(Bowdon)
Dave Janes (Telford)
Nils Lloyd-Penny *(Birmingham Uni.)
Robert Mugridge *(Exeter Uni.)
Lewis Prosser *(Bath Buccs.)
Nick Rees *(Birmingham Uni.)
Michael Shaw *(Bowdon)
Max Stern *(Bournville)
Robert Trem *(Beeston)
Andrew Whiting *(Doncaster)
Adam Williams *(Durham Uni.)
* = Selected for Junior EuroHockey Nations
Management Team
HEAD COACH
Zak JonesMANAGER
Nazir MohammedASST COACH
Danny NewcombeGK COACH & VIDEOGRAPHER
TBAPHYSIOTHERAPIST
TBA
Latest competition news
- Men's EuroHockey Junior Nations Trophy, Vienna (AUT), 25-31 July 2010
- Junior Celtic Cup - Men, Cookstown (IRL), 2-4 July 2010
- Junior EuroNations Trophy, Bra (ITA), 20th - 26th July 2008
- Junior Celtic Cup, Edinburgh (SCO), 27th - 29th June 2008
U21 Men's Competition Results 2004 onwards
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Result | Venue | Final Position |
| 02/07/04 | Celtic Cup | France | 0-3 L | Aberdeen | |
| 03/07/04 | Celtic Cup | Scotland | 0-1 L | Aberdeen | |
| 25/07/04 | Euro Nations Cup | France | 0-1 L | Lousada (POR) | Pool |
| 26/07/04 | Euro Nations Cup | Switzerland | 2-5 L | Lousada (POR) | Pool |
| 28/07/04 | Euro Nations Cup | Portugal | 5-0 W | Lousada (POR) | 3rd in Pool |
| 30/07/04 | Euro Nations Cup | Croatia | 1-0 W | Lousada (POR) | 5th-8th |
| 31/07/04 | Euro Nations Cup | Italy | 2-0 W | Lousada (POR) | 5th |
| 30/06/06 | Celtic Cup | France | 1-3 L | Cardiff | |
| 01/06/06 | Celtic Cup | Scotland | 3-5 L | Cardiff | |
| 02/06/06 | Celtic Cup | Ireland | 1-3 L | Cardiff | 4th |
| 23/07/06 | Euro Trophy | Italy | 3-2 W | Gibraltar | Pool |
| 24/07/06 | Euro Trophy | Portugal | 3-1 W | Gibraltar | Pool |
| 26/07/06 | Euro Trophy | Scotland | 1-0 W | Gibraltar | 1st in Pool |
| 28/07/06 | Euro Trophy | Austria | 0-1 L | Gibraltar | Semi Final |
| 29/07/06 | Euro Trophy | France | 1-3 L | Gibraltar | 4th |
| 27/06/08 | Celtic Cup | Scotland | 0-3 L | Scotland | |
| 28/06/08 | Celtic Cup | Ireland | 1-2 L | Scotland | |
| 29/06/08 | Celtic Cup | France | 1-5 L | Scotland | 4th |
| 20/07/08 | Euro Trophy | Italy | 1-2 L | Bra (ITA) | Pool |
| 21/07/08 | Euro Trophy | Belarus | 5-2 W | Bra (ITA) | Pool |
| 23/07/08 | Euro Trophy | Czech Republic | 1-1 D | Bra (ITA) | Pool |
| 24/07/08 | Euro Trophy | Azerbaijan | 4-1 W | Bra (ITA) | Pool |
| 25/07/08 | Euro Trophy | Ukraine | 3-2 (aet) W | Bra (ITA) | 5th |
| 02/07/10 | Celtic Cup | Ireland | 0-6 L | Cookstown (IRE) | |
| 03/07/10 | Celtic Cup | Scotland | 0-6 L | Cookstown (IRE) | |
| 04/07/10 | Celtic Cup | France | 2-3 L | Cookstown (IRE) | 4th |
| 25/07/10 | Euro Trophy | Scotland | 1-4 L | Vienna (AUT) | Pool |
| 26/07/10 | Euro Trophy | Azerbaijan | 4-0 W | Vienna (AUT) | Pool |
| 28/07/10 | Euro Trophy | Italy | 3-0 W | Vienna (AUT) | 2nd in Pool |
| 30/07/10 | Euro Trophy | Austria | 2-1 W | Vienna (AUT) | Semi Final |
| 31/07/10 | Euro Trophy | Scotland | 0-9 L | Vienna (AUT) | 2nd |
