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Hockey has a long history at Queen’s and our alumni include some of the best Irish and British players of all time. Queen’s Hockey Academy provides a comprehensive support package for athletes who want to reach their full academic and sporting potential. Similar to our Elite Athlete package, our athletes are supported in many different ways.  

 The Sports Development Team at Queen’s Sport will be coordinating the support structure for all scholarship recipients and aim to make this achievement as beneficial as possible. This award entitles you to a number of benefits, which are coordinated by the Hockey Development Officer. You will be required to follow the training programme maintain the Academy performance standards as set out by the Hockey Development Officer.

Each full academy member will be supported in the following ways: 

• Personal and specific athletic development programmes throughout the season 

• Academic mentoring and flexibility with course requirements 

• Lifestyle and time management mentoring 

• Physiotherapy and sports medicine support on a needs analysis 

• All-inclusive membership to all indoor and outdoor sports facilities at Queen’s Sport 

• Bespoke training and leisure clothing 

• Degree Plus accreditation (route A) upon full completion of Academy programme 

Students can avail of a range of support structures which include end-of-year bursaries based on performance, clothing, complimentary gym access, sports psychology, high-performance coaching, and a bespoke strength and conditioning programme from renowned practitioner Mike McGurn at our first-class Upper Malone facility. Queen’s Sport has also recently teamed up with Kingsbridge Private Hospital to provide the very best in physio and injury rehabilitation, through our Academy physio Shea McAleer.

For more information contact our Hockey Development Officer Chloe McAnulty: c.mcanulty@qub.ac.uk