Danny Kerry has been appointed as Head Coach for the England and Great Britain Women’s Hockey programme through to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016.
The decision comes following an international search involving discussions with both domestic and overseas candidates. Kerry was previously Head Coach of the programme that culminated in the team’s first Olympic medal in 20 years at the London 2012 Games. He was appointed as interim Head Coach earlier this year following the departure of Jason Lee in June, and led the England Women’s team to a silver medal at the recent Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Kerry currently holds the position of Performance Director for England and Great Britain Hockey, and will continue to oversee the performance directorate while working as Head Coach.
Sally Munday, England Hockey Chief Executive said: “Recruiting in the middle of an Olympic cycle is notoriously challenging given that most coaches are in contracts with long notice periods. We have spoken and interviewed a number of coaches about this role but with the Olympic qualifying tournament just nine months away we do not feel we have time to wait and as such have decided to extend Danny’s interim position through to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016.
“Danny is an outstanding coach, has proven medal success at the Olympic Games and he knows what it will take to get the team on the podium in Rio. We have an excellent management team working with this talented group of committed athletes, and we are confident that under Danny’s leadership they can achieve medal success in Rio."
Danny Kerry said: “I’m highly motivated about the challenge ahead", said Kerry. "I believe that with our athletes, staff and programme, we can continue to challenge the best in the world."
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