Duncan Woods (field hockey)

Duncan Woods
Personal information
Born April 1973 (age 52)
Cambridge, England
Senior career
Years Team
1992–1993 St Albans
1994–2002 Southgate
2007–2008 Chelmsford
National team
Years Team Caps
GB & England 90
Medal record
field hockey
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur Team

Duncan James Woods (born April 1973) is a male British former field hockey player who represented Great Britain and England.

Biography

Woods was educated at The Leys School and studied at Loughborough University.[1] He played club hockey for Southgate in the Men's England Hockey League.[2]

While at Southgate, he won a bronze medal for England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur,[3][4] participated in the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup[5] and represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[6][7]

After retiring from international hockey, Woods went into coaching. He was player/coach at Chelmsford and joined Felsted School as a coach in 2007.[8]

Woods was appointed first team coach of Belper in 2012[9] before moving to Leicester for the 2013/14 season.[10]

He later became a coach at Millfield.

References

  1. ^ "England man says yes to Cambs". Cambridge Daily News. 26 March 1993. Retrieved 26 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Hockey: Woods sets the ball rolling". The Independent. 4 November 1997. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Three more for England". Reading Evening Post. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games 1998 Team | Team England". teamengland.org. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Holden's team can't stop Rott". Reading Evening Post. 2 April 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Experienced hockey squad for Games". Bolton News. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Parnham in latest squad". Shropshire Star. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "England coach joins Felsted School". Leicester City Hockey Club. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  9. ^ "New 1st Team Coach appointed". Belper Hockey Club. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Investec Women's Premier League 2013/14: Preview Part One". Leicester City Hockey Club. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2025.