Residence |
Palmerston North, NZL |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
English |
Higher education |
Physical Education - Massey University: Palmerston North, NZL |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She started playing at age seven in Palmerston North. |
Club / Team |
Central Mysticks: Palmerston North, NZL |
Name of coach |
Mark Hager |
Coach from which country? |
Australia |
Coach from what year? |
2009 |
Training Regime |
She trains up to 25 hours per week. |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Midfield |
Year |
2004 |
Country |
New Zealand |
Opponent |
England |
Nicknames |
Emz, Emos. (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Aug 2010) |
Hobbies |
Watersports, snowboarding, listening to music, shopping, movies, sleeping, hanging out at the beach. (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Aug 2010) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Jun 2011) |
Most influential person in career |
Her family. (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Aug 2010) |
Hero / Idol |
New Zealand cyclist Sarah Ulmer and Roger Federer. (Athlete, 03 July 2011) |
Injuries |
A recurrent ankle injury sidelined her in early 2011. She returned to New Zealand to receive treatment for bone bruising. (stuff.co.nz, 23 Feb 2011)
She played an U18 series against Australian in 2003 with a broken hand. (New Zealand Hockey, 10 Feb 2004) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Train hard and enjoy." (Athlete, 03 July 2011) |
Awards and honours |
She was a nominee for the FIH Young Player of the Year in 2004. (olympic.org.nz, 10 Oct 2007) |