Why Complete Hockey Coaching?

 

With so many hockey camps available across the country, it's a fair question.

At Complete Hockey Coaching, we don't simply deliver hockey camps—we create elite coaching environments designed to accelerate player development.

Every session is built around the standards, expectations and detail of the international game, giving players a genuine insight into what it takes to perform at the highest level.

Every Complete Hockey Coaching camp is planned and led by our Directors of Coaching, whose combined playing and coaching experience is simply unrivalled.

Having competed in the highest domestic leagues across Scotland, England, France, Australia and New Zealand, as well as European competition, including the prestigious Euro Hockey League (EHL), they bring a global understanding of the modern game.

Internationally, they have represented Scotland from U16 through to Senior level, earning hundreds of senior international caps and competing at hockey's biggest events, including:

  • Olympic Games

  • World Cups

  • Commonwealth Games

  • European Championships

  • FIH World League

This experience shapes everything we do.

Every practice, every exercise and every coaching conversation is designed around the technical, tactical and mental demands of elite hockey.

Learn From Coaches Who Have Been There

Elite players are developed by elite coaches.

Our Directors have coached across every level of the performance pathway, including:

  • Head of Hockey programmes at leading schools across the UK

  • Head of Performance Hockey at leading universities

  • Clubs competing in the highest domestic leagues

  • Euro Hockey League and European Club Championships

Internationally, they have coached Scotland at U16, U18, U21, U23 and Senior level, as well as the Senior Indoor National Team, alongside coaching roles with Great Britain U21, U23 and Senior programmes.

They have prepared athletes for competition at:

  • European Championships

  • Commonwealth Games

  • FIH Hockey World Series

  • FIH Pro League

This isn't coaching based on theory.

It's coaching built on decades of experience operating within high-performance environments and developing players to compete on the international stage.

Individual Attention Creates Better Players

One of the biggest differences you'll notice at Complete Hockey Coaching is the amount of individual coaching every player receives.

We believe player development comes from quality interactions, meaningful feedback and purposeful repetition—not simply running larger groups through drills.

That's why we deliberately limit numbers on every camp.

Our coach-to-player ratios range from as low as 1:4, with a maximum of 1:10, allowing every player to receive individual feedback, technical correction and personal challenge throughout every session.

Quite simply, we coach players—not crowds.

A Coaching Team You Can Trust

Our wider coaching team shares the same philosophy and standards.

Every coach has played or coached at a minimum of U21 international level, with many currently working within senior international programmes.

Collectively, our coaches have developed players from U9 beginners through to Senior International athletes, ensuring every player receives coaching that is both age-appropriate and performance-focused.

Regardless of ability, every player is challenged, supported and inspired to improve.

Professionalism On and Off the Pitch

An elite experience extends beyond the coaching itself.

Every camp includes a dedicated Off-Pitch Manager, ensuring every aspect of the day runs professionally and seamlessly.

From registration and supervision to player welfare, lunch arrangements, parent communication and collections, every detail is managed so that our coaches can focus entirely on delivering world-class coaching.

More Than a Camp

Complete Hockey Coaching exists to provide players with an experience that goes beyond traditional holiday camps.

Our sessions replicate the standards, intensity and attention to detail found within international hockey programmes, while creating an enjoyable, challenging and supportive environment where players can thrive.

Whether your ambition is to enjoy the game more, earn selection for performance programmes or ultimately represent your country, Complete Hockey Coaching provides an environment where ambitious players can learn from coaches who have competed and coached at the very highest level.

Elite coaching. Individual attention. International standards. Every session.

 FAQs

  • All of our Scottish camps and weekly sessions are run at the National Hockey Centre, located at Peffermill Playing Fields, 42 Peffermill Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5LL. Our English Camps are based at Culford School, Culford, Bury St Edmonds, IP28 6TX

    We have an off pitch manager at all of our camps. Their responsibility is the safety of the children off pitch , first aid and any assistance that our participants may require.. They also register the children on arrival. Our off pitch manager does not coach and their sole role is the safety an well being of the children off the pitch.

  • Our Origin and High Performance Camps run from 9am - 5pm and our Mini Magicians Camps run from 9am-12pm. Drop off for all camps is from 8.30am

    Please note that in February our Origin and High Performance Camps run from 10am-5pm and the Mini Magicians runs from 10am-1pm. Drop off is from 9.30am.

  • All of our camps are designed, planned and run by our Directors of Coaching who are both current International coaches at u21 and Senior level.

    Between them our two Directors of Coaching have over 30 years of experience coaching from u7 to Senior International level.

    All the coaches at our camps have played internationally at either u21 or Senior level.

    A full list of coaches at the camps will be emailed prior to each camp starting.

  • All children attending should provide their own Hockey Stick, shin pads, mouthguard, left hand glove if appropriate) and suitable footwear and clothing.

    Goalkeepers should provide their own GK equipment.

  • All participants in our sessions must wear shin pads and mouthguards. Your child will not be able to participate in Game play if they do not have the appropriate protective equipment. If they forget their mouthguard, we can provide them with a self moulding mouthguard, this will be provided at a cost of £10.

  • For our Camps, your child should bring a packed lunch and snacks with them for the camps. They should also bring a re fillable water bottle.