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Sharing her experiences from three Olympic cycles working with the GB Hockey team coaches and players Emma:
- highlights what she sees as the key aspects of a quality selection process along with approaches to manage non-selection and in particular, travelling reserves (those selected but who are not likely to play)
- highlights the importance of thoughtful planning and managing athlete expectations as well as how both the Men’s and Women’s teams took slightly different approaches based on players’ needs.
- shares how she has seen the coaches, through experience, grow, adapt and change in their approach to selection for big events.