Talent Academy General Information

Team Bath Buccaneers Hockey Club was selected in 2022 to be one of the key centres for developing future stars of the international game. The club, which is based at the University of Bath, was subsequently granted Talent Academy Status and began in September 2022.

The TBBTA cycle will run from September - July each year will select and develop players in squads of 25-30 girls and 25-30 boys aged between 15 and 18 years old (school years 10,11,12 and 13). These players will come from schools, clubs and counties within our catchment area.

The TBBTA lead coaches and assistant coaches have been identified to bring a wealth of experience to deliver hockey including various specialist coaching. Coaches communicate using common language and work together to create a joined-up hockey programme for each player. Coaches and players provide regular feedback between each other via the PDSPro App.

Below is a brief outline of the TBBTA detailed information can be found on the links to the left or on the EH website.

Please click here to see if your club or school is within our catchment area

Assessment Dates for September 2024

Friday 13th September 19:00 - 21:00

Friday 20th September 19:00 - 21:00

Friday 27th September 19:00 - 21:00

Training Dates - Fridays 19:00-21:00

11th October 2024 - 6th December 2024 - NO TRAINING 1st November 2024

17th January 2025 - 4th April 2025 - NO TRAINING 21st February 2025

25th April 2025 - 11th July 2025 - NO TRAINING 30th May 2025

Competition Dates

Tournament dates are set by England Hockey and can be found on the squad pages once confirmed. Within our area we have Exeter TA, Reading TA, South Coast TA, Bristol TA.

The Talent Academy cycle culminates in the TA Festival at the end of July each year where 20 players from both squads will be selected to play.

In partnership with Spotters Hockey our open assessment for the 2024-2025 cycle dates and locations are:

23rd December 2024, 10.00-15.00, University of Bath

21st February 2025, 10.00-15.00, University of Bath

7th April 2025, 10.00-15.00, University of Bath

8th April 2025, 10.00-15.00, University of Bath

There will be one final assessment in May - date to be confirmed

Once players have been nominated by coaches as per the details below they will need to book onto the assessment events via Spotters Hockey - please click HERE.

For full nomination information please click on the Nomination Process Tab.