Becky Merchant

Playing Biography

Position: Defender 

Clubs: Surbiton (ENG) Bonagrass Grove (SCO)

Representative honours: Scotland senior squad 2007-present, Scotland U21 2006 - present, Great Britain U20 2006/2007

International caps: 14

International goals: 0

International tournaments: Youth Olympics 2007, U21 Europeans 2006, Junior Celtic Cup 2006

Countries played: Australia, China, New Zealand, Holland, Germany

Most memorable moment: Winning a Gold medal at the Youth Olympics in Sydney with the GB U20 team in 2007

Most difficult opposition: Holland

Most admired player: Magdalena Aicega and Kate Walsh.

Nickname: Becks

 

Coaching Biography

Becky has been coaching for the past four years with a varied coaching history, she spent two seasons coaching the U13/14 girls at Surbiton hockey club, she was assistant coach for the Kingston Grammar school U13 girl’s team winning a silver medal at the National championships in 2004. Since living in Scotland Becky has coached at George Watsons College for the past 2 years, coaching the primary fours to sevens (aged seven to ten), the 3rd and 4th XI and regularly umpiring for the 1st XI. Becky coached for Edinburgh council with the active schools program coaching at primary schools across Edinburgh.