Hockey

To enhance and exceed at every level of your chosen sport you need access to the very best.

• £3.7m invested in Glamorgan Sport facilities
• Full size floodlit hockey pitch as part of our 30 acres of playing fields
• Professional body accreditation and unrivalled sporting partnerships
• Sports scholarships available for all University of Glamorgan students
• Our facilities are regularly used by international sports teams
• Full men’s and women’s fixtures in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) league

Glamorgan is proud to support our Sport Scholars Ben Croxhall and Mark Whatling in the EuroHockey Club Trophy which is taking place over the Easter weekend.

Mark and Ben are currently two of many students who benefit from our excellent sports scholarships scheme. The sports scholarships schemes are designed to support potential elite athletes and sports people who are competing at national and international level in their chosen sport.

Both athletes currently play their hockey for Whitchurch Hockey club in Cardiff. The club is this year hosting the Euro Hockey Club Trophy welcoming players, officials and supporters from across Europe to Cardiff.

Player Profiles

Mark Whatling

Mark is an England U21 international and represented England at the EuroNations Junior Championships in Prague. In 2007 Mark played in the Great Britain Super League, which is designed to identify potential Great Britain players. Mark is currently training with the Wales Senior Squad and working towards his first senior cap. Mark hopes to compete in the Celtic Cup in France during the summer of 2010. Mark is an integral part of the midfield for his current club Whitchurch HC, based in Cardiff.

• Home town – Derby
• Current Club – Whitchurch HC
• Previous Clubs – Derby Asterdale HC, (formerly Spondon HC), Belper HC
• International Honours – England U21, European Championships 2006. Caps = 14. GB Super League 2007
• Playing ambitions – Compete at the Olympics, preferably 2012
• Course – Chiropractic Year 1
• Career aspirations – Have my own practice eventually, not sure where though.

Ben Croxall

Ben is Captain of the University Men’s Hockey Team. He is also a member of the Wales Senior Squad and Whitchurch HC. Ben is approaching 20 senior caps for Wales. Last summer he helped Wales secure a bronze medal at the EuroNations Trophy in Wrexham and travelled to New Zealand for the World Cup Qualifier tournament.

• Home town – Salisbury
• Current Club -Whitchurch HC
• International Honours – Wales, 19 caps
• Playing ambitions –
• Course – Public & Emergency Services Year 1