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Jimmy originally joined the Wimbledon Club as Director of Junior Hockey at the beginning of the 22/23 season and moved to the director of hockey role in November 22.  He supports the coaching of both our men’s and women’s performance groups whilst directing all on-pitch activity at the club.

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Jimmy is also currently working with Scottish Hockey who he has been supporting since June 2023. He is assistant coach with the Scotland senior Womens’ team whilst head coaching the Scotland U21.  Before the Scotland role he worked with the England U16 Boys as Head Coach from November ‘20 until December ‘23 and the England U18 Boys as assistant from September 2018 before taking the U16 position. Highlights in these roles include winning a U16 4 Nations in 2023 and a bronze at the U18 8 Nations in 2019. Jimmy has also held various roles in the pathway including Performance Centre Head Coach, Junior Regional Performance Centre Head Coach and Director of County Hockey. He now has a fairly unique CV in pathway hockey as someone who has worked in every rung on the ladder from county JDC to Senior International.

Before Wimbledon, Jimmy spent ten years as Head of Hockey at Surbiton High helping cement them as one of the top hockey schools in the country winning multiple national titles and supporting multiple juniors to England Junior, National League and US Collegiate level. 

Jimmy holds a Master’s in performance coaching from the University of Stirling and is one of the country’s only FIH level 5 qualified coaches. He is a graduate of the EuroHockey Top Coach program, the Great Britain Advanced Coaches Program and an FIH educator.

1-to-1 hockey sessions with Lucy Holder (England International) at Raynes Park High School. Lucy has a Masters in Sports Psychology and has played in the U16, U18 and U21 England Squads and plays for Wimbledon Ladies 1st team. Lucy offers a player led approach whereby the player brings to the session their wants and preferences as to what they would like to work on and can work on fundamentals such as passing and trapping. All sessions are an hour long.

1-to-1 hockey sessions with Ore Ogunlana at Raynes Park High School. Ore is our Men's 1st team GK.  All Ore's sessions are pre-planned and tailored to each individual GK. The sessions are an hour long.

1-to-1 hockey sessions with Ryan Lees at Raynes Park High School. Ryan is a South African Hockey Coach who has experience at a provincial and national level. Ryan is part of the junior and senior team at WHC. Ryan’s strengths are 1v1 elimination techniques and defensive principles, overheads, drag flicking, and positional focus. All sessions are planned and tailored to each individual player. The sessions are an hour long.

1-to-1 hockey sessions with James Price at Raynes Park High School. James is Head of Hockey at Wimbledon High. His super coaching strengths include, goal scoring, ball carrying, and elimination skills. All James' sessions are pre-planned and tailored to each individual player. The sessions are an hour long.

1-to-1 hockey sessions with Emma Robertshaw at Raynes Park High School. Emma leads our Ladies 4s, as well as being a core part of our Talent Academy coaching team. Her super coaching strengths include, goal scoring, ball carrying, and elimination skills. All Emma' sessions are pre-planned and tailored to each individual player. The sessions are an hour long.

 Joe Tait,  has joined WimbledonHC this season as a full time member of the coaching staff, working with all age groups. Sessions with Joe will look to challenge a players technical ability by breaking down key skills in depth, developing advanced techniques relevant to the modern game, and the ways that they can apply them to training and matches each week. Each session is bespoke to the individual player.

1-to-1 hockey sessions with Jason Stiff at Raynes Park High School. Jason is a South African Hockey Coach and forms part of the core coaching team at WHC. His super coaching strengths include, goal scoring, ball carrying, and elimination skills. All Jasons sessions are pre-planned and tailored to each individual player. The sessions are an hour long.