TAMWORTH’S Sam Liles and Isaac Farmilo’s hockey stocks continue to rise, with the pair this week being named in the men’s National Junior Squad (NJS) for 2015.
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The NJS is designed to ensure there is a progressively increasing level of depth within men’s hockey and for the immediate future will provide development opportunities for the 25 selected to refine their hockey abilities in the build-up to the 2016 Junior World Cup in India.
Liles and Farmilo have both worn the green and gold previously.
Liles was last year part of the Australian U21 side that won bronze in the Sultan of Johor Cup.
Farmilo, meanwhile, played for Australia in the Youth Olympics qualifying tournament.
He also toured South Africa with the Australian Schoolboys side.
NJS selectors assessed the athletes across various tournaments last year including the Under 18 and Under 21 Australian Championships, Australian Hockey League, the Youth Olympic Games and Sultan of Johor Cup.
They were also looked at at a series of national junior camps, including the Youth Development Camp on the Gold Coast in December.
Hockey Australia’s National Talent Pathway Manager Michael Crooks said the selection of the squad was a long and detailed process but national selectors were very happy with the squad named.
“With this targeted group of athletes embedded within Hockey Australia’s development and National Training Centre programs, we are confident we have the nucleus of a strong team heading into the Junior World Cup in 2016, then transitioning into the senior national program in the years ahead,” Crooks said.
