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Scottish international to coach at Norths hockey

Norths Hockey Club will have a Scottish flavour next year with Lucy Lanigan returning to the Eagles as part of the club’s coaching team.

Lanigan will take on the head coach role for Norths’ top junior girls’ side, to contest the Brisbane turf hockey competition in 2023. Norths is aiming to field JT1, JT2 and JT3 girls teams next season.

Lanigan brings a wealth of hockey experience, skills, expertise and knowledge to the Ashgrove-based club including Former Scottish international playing for Scotland at the 2018 player Lucy Lanigan has Gold Coast Commonwealth joined Norths Hockey Club Games. at Ashgrove as a junior girls coach. Photo by Andrew

Northern Suburbs Junior Blanchard. Girls Hockey Club President, Vanessa Kramer, said Lanigan’s appointment as a top-level Eagles coach will “continue to strengthen the development pathway for our juniors into the senior club”.

“Norths is excited to welcome Lucy back to the club, this time in a coaching role for our top junior girls’ turf hockey team,” Vanessa said.

“Lucy’s appointment as coach provides a great opportunity for our up-and-coming players to learn from an international player of Lucy’s calibre and expertise.”

The 28-year-old made her international playing debut representing Scotland against Spain in 2016. She played a total of 37 games for Scotland between 2016 and 2019.

Lanigan previously played for the Norths Division 1 senior women’s team in the Brisbane Premier League in the 2015 and 2020 seasons.

Any girls interested in playing for Norths Hockey Club in 2023 can email nsjwhc@gmail.com or send a message via the club’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ NorthsHockeyBrisbane.

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