Hockey Playing Career

• Started playing hockey as 11-year old at DYRMS school in Dover, England.
• Represented Dover in game v. Calais aged 14. (Won!)
• After school , selected for Army U21 team.
• Played in Army B.A.O.R and R.E.M.E during military service.
• Stopped playing in 1986, when left the Army to join the Police.
• Started National hockey with Wales age 56, at this point now playing in 6 Teams, including U.K.A.F..
• Captained and ran Welsh Dragons for 4 years. Established Wesh Dragons on Spond.
• Started League umpiring career in 2015, which ‘cut my teeth’ whilst apprenticing as an Umpire in South England Leagues.
• Started umpiring on International Masters circuits with WMH and others 2018.

Other

• Umpire at numerous national and international hockey tournaments and Festivals
• Instrumental in creating the Guildford Vets Tournament towards end of covid, paving the way for a Masters return to the astros. This is now an annual event in the Guilford HC calendar.
• Organised and ran a very successful ‘Welsh Dragons Festival’ at Southgate HC when Swansea was unable to host this annual event, 2021.