Reading Hockey Club

In 2022, Reading Hockey was awarded one of the TA licenses covering over 15 Clubs in the South Central Region.

Talent Academies aim to: 
• Provide exceptional talent development environments supporting the development of a phenomenal generation of players at international level
• Provide year round high-quality ‘on pitch’ contact time for approximately the highest potential boys and girls aged 14-18 (approximately 500 players per gender)  
• Provide appropriate best vs best competition to further support player development within a safe, inclusive and enjoyable environment
• Provide holistic education for young players in line with the complete player qualities that effectively prepares them for performance environments 

The 2024-25 Talent Academy Programme will run from September 2024 to July 2025, starting with Open Assessments in September. EH has been accepting Open Nominations for TAs (closing date 25 June) from schools, counties and clubs across the country. The TA Open Assessments are open to all current Performance Centre players. Dates for the Open Assessments will be notified to players when invitations to attend are issued.

Reading TA Sessions will be on Mondays from October 2024 to July 2025 with some Sunday sessions when the Academies are in the Competition phase. In school holidays there will be high-performance camps for the squad plus additional young players with high potential. Dates for the programme are shown in the team pages for the Squads TA Girls 24/25 and TA Boys 24/25.

For enquiries about the TA please contact talentacademy@readinghockeyclub.org.uk
Further details of the Talent Academy including the nominations process can be found here:
READING TALENT ACADEMY WEBSITE