adminEllina Mhlanga Sports Reporter
UNDER-21 women hockey team assistant coach, Tendayi Maredza, says they need to assemble the best possible team for the Junior World Cup as the technical team made some new additions to the 18-member team announced on Monday.
The Junior World Cup is set for November 24 to December 4 in Santiago, Chile.
The Hockey Association named a 32-member provisional squad early this month and was trimmed down to the final 18 and seven non-travelling reserves on Sunday following a four-day training camp in Harare.
The camp started on Thursday and ended on Sunday.
Although the technical team retained most of the players from the team that played in the qualifiers, they have made some additions.
Some of the players coming in are England-based Estelle Stambolie, Sinead Cockroft who is based in Australia, United States-based Fariyah Omarshah and Shanon Hart among others.
Maredza said they were considering the best players as they seek to leave a mark at the World Cup.
“Basically those other players worked hard. Obviously, they are the best players because we want to take the best to Chile,” said Maredza.
Maredza said they were now focusing on the techniques as they step up their preparations with some of the foreign based players already in the country.
“Basically we are hands on. We will be practising what we want to do at the tournament. Before, we just wanted to see who we were going to select.
“So now we are talking about tactics and structure of the team towards the tournament.
“Some of them are already in Zimbabwe for this month and the following month. Some are coming in September.
Under-21 Team
Stephanie Campbell (captain), Jordyn Clipstone, Lauren Dent, Sinead Cockroft, Estelle Stambolie, Carla Van Oudtshoorn, Jess Dollar, Aimee Nativel, Tyler Groenewald, Cheryl Dzapasi, Megan Shaxson, Chelsea Dollar, Sophie MacDonald, Fariyah Omarshah, Shannon Hart, Simone Marchussen, Kelly Diplock, Michelle Kabaira.
Non Travelling Reserves
Androniki Hiripis, Amy Brooke, Tinayeishe Elijah, Gugulethu Ndlovu, Joanna Munengwa, Mufaro Mazambani, Simone Herbst.
Management
Trish Davies (coach), Tendayi Maredza (assistant coach), Colleen Nativel (manageress), Jenna Palmer (fitness coach).
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