Crookwell’s Shelley Watson has been selected to play in her third Indoor Hockey World Cup in 2018, in Berlin.
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The women’s team includes Tegan Boucher, Clare Commerford, Kyah Gray, Emma McLeish, and Shelley Watson who all participated in the 2015 Indoor World Cup in Germany.
Tegan, Emma and Shelley have now been selected for three consecutive Indoor World Cups which is a wonderful achievement.
Goulburn's Glenn Turner has also been named in the Australian Men's Indoor Hockey team and Samantha Economos as a shadow player in the women's team. The announcement from Hockey Australia was made last week.
Australian Men’s and Women’s Indoor Hockey Teams will compete at the fifth Indoor Hockey World Cup in Berlin, Germany.
The Indoor Hockey World Cup will be held at the Max-Schmeling-Halle from the 7-11 February 2018.
The World’s top 24 (12 men’s and 12 women’s) national indoor hockey teams will take part in the event. The inaugural Indoor Hockey World Cup was held in 2003 and it has been traditionally held every four years.
However, this time around FIH have adjusted the scheduling to just three years after the 2015 event in Leipzig, Germany.
Hockey Australia Chief Executive, Matt Favier said “To have both our Women’s and Men’s teams qualify for the World Cup is a testament to the development and success of indoor hockey in Australia. This is an outstanding achievement for all involved.”
The men’s squad includes Olympic medalists Glenn Turner and Tim Deavin. Glenn made 136 appearances for the Kookaburras and scored 96 goals.
