Andy Smith has been appointed as Hockey Australia’s new High Performance Director.
Smith, a former county cricketer with Surrey CCC in England, has spent the last six years working as Operations Manager for Hockey Australia’s men’s High Performance Program, part of the behind-the-scenes team that has helped the Kookaburras to an Olympic bronze medal, two World Cup gold medals and two Commonwealth Games crowns.
He has previously worked as Program Manager/Coordinator for the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) and as a project manager in the development department of the Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA). Prior to emigrating to Australia from England, Smith worked for the England and Wales Cricket Board in its International Team and First Class Cricket Operations departments.
Hockey Australia Chief Executive Cam Vale said, “I’m looking forward to working with Andy in his new role as we continue to strive for our vision of consistent Australian team performance and team success at our benchmark events, keeping our men’s and women’s teams – the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos – at the forefront of world hockey and developing the talent of the future.”
Source: Hockey Australia
