Niall Sturrock (GBR)
Technical Chair Field Hockey
Niall Sturrock (GBR)
Date & Place of Birth
Dundee, Scotland
Professional Activities
Director of Sport and Recreation, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
Playing career
Scottish International Player 1981-87
Coaching Career
Scottish International Coach - Men Outdoor and Indoor
Scottish International Coach - Women Indoor 1985-92
Home Countries Gold Medallists
European Bronze Medallists
Great Britain Students Coach - European Universities Tournament – Loughborough, England, 1985
Gold Medallists
Great Britain Students Coach - World Student Games-Sheffield, England, 1991
Gold Medallists
Great Britain Juniors Assistant Coach - 4 Nations Tournament - Lahore, Pakistan, 1992
Became ‘FIH Coach’ in 1994 and ‘FIH Coach Grade 1’ in 2006 and I have run courses in Guyana (1995); Taiwan (1996); Athens(1999 & 2006); Malawi (2001 & 2006); Trinidad and Tobago (2003); Barbados (2004 & 2005); Prague (2004); Jamaica (2009); Malta (2009)
Technical Experience
1999 - 2003 Technical Consultant to the Hellenic Hockey Federation
2007 – present Technical Consultant to the Hockey Association of Malawi
April 2001 - FIH Development Consultant work with the Trinidad and Tobago Hockey Board
Coach Educator for Scottish Hockey 1982 – present
Committee Representation
Member of Scottish Hockey International Affairs Committee 1992 - present
Member of Scottish Hockey Technical/International Committee 1996 - present
Member of High Performance Review Group, Scottish Hockey 2009
Member of British Universities & Colleges Sport Hockey Management Group 1983 -1992 and 1995 – present
Member of FIH (International Hockey Federation) Development & Coaching Committee in 1992 - 2008
Appointed Secretary to the FIH Development and Coaching Committee in 2004