Performance Hockey at Edinburgh
The Performance Squad (1XI) currently competes in BUCS Men’s Premier North and the Scottish Hockey Men’s Premiership.
BUCS Premier North is the 2nd highest competitive league for university hockey in the UK, and the SHU Premiership is the highest competitive league in Scottish hockey.
The men’s head coach is Scotland International Hamish Imrie and he is supported by Men’s Assistant Coach Martin Beckford.
Few, if any, UK Universities offer both world-renowned academic success and high performance for men’s hockey.
"We have an ambitious programme in world-class facilities and it's great to be working with a group of players that have the hunger and desire to train to be the best they can be"
-Hamish Imrie, Head of Performance Hockey (Men)
On and off the pitch
The programme has a proven track record of developing junior players with potential into senior international athletes. Our coaches have extensive international experience.
In return for your dedication and hard work, we will offer you world-class training facilities and support to allow you to be the best you can be:
1 Head Coach
1 Assistant Coach
Full-time Strength & Conditioning support
Academic support
Performance lifestyle support
Nutritional advice
Mental skills training and assistance
Access to the world-renowned FASIC Sport & Exercise Medicine Clinic
Our Coach
Hamish Imrie is our 1s Player-coach and Head of Performance here at EUMHC.
At the age of 26, Hamish has a hockey CV many players could only hope to have. He has top-flight coaching and playing experience across some of the best clubs in Europe including Scotland (Grange), England (Beeston), Germany (Harvestehuder), The Netherlands (Schaerwijde), and Belgium (Royal Antwerp).
He is also an active member of the Scotland Men’s International side with 40 caps for the country which also include an impressive 20 goals.
Why study at Edinburgh
Edinburgh mixes architectural beauty and history with a lively, fun environment and has regularly been voted as one of the most desirable places to live in the world. As part of our Performance Programme, you will develop your athletic and academic skills in tandem, competing for one of the United Kingdom’s best sporting higher education institutions and studying at a university that is consistently ranked in the top 20 in the world. Find out more about studying at The University of Edinburgh here.
Over 650 degree programmes
Flexible study options
Ranked 10th in the UK for graduate employability by the Times Higher Education, Global Employability Ranking 2018
An international university, with just under half of our students representing 180 nations across the world
Our competitions and success - what makes us stand out
Our 1XI plays in Scottish Premiership, the highest league in Scotland, and they compete with English Universities in the BUCS system by playing in Premier North, the 2nd highest competitive university league in the UK.
The team has been in 3 of the last 5 Scottish Cup finals, as well as winning 2 BUCS Premier League titles, the BUCS trophy, the back-to-back BUCS National Vases, and the top Scottish League for the last 10 consecutive seasons.
We have an exceptional record of developing International players and have had representation at the last 3 Commonwealth Games and 3 alumni playing for Scotland in 2018, and 2 alumni playing for Scotland in 2022, as well as our previous Head of Performance working with Scotland Senior Men.
Our Recent Successes
Our facilities
As a first-team squad member, you will receive expert coaching, access to our world-class facilities, strength and conditioning training, sports science, and sports medicine support.
We have access to an Olympic Grade, water-based pitch, where our sessions take place, located at Peffermill Playing Fields.
Each week there are two team training sessions and two strength and conditioning sessions, led by trained S&C coaches. Additionally, there are opportunities for 1-1 sessions as requested by the players as well as team video analysis sessions.
There is also access to the University's world-leading FASIC sports medicine clinic for selected Performance Players within the Men's Hockey Programme.
Thinking of joining us as a Performance Sport Hockey Player?
We are always looking for ambitious, academic athletes to realise their potential with us. Some useful links with information on entry requirements, scholarships and fees & funding can be found below:
We look forward to welcoming the next generation of performance hockey players to our Performance Programme. To start the conversation about your application:
Email Head of Performance, Hamish Imrie, to discuss your application. - himrie@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Notable Current & Former Players
Alistair McGregor - Great Britain, Scotland (Senior)
Graham Moodie - Great Britain, Scotland (Senior)
Callum Duke - Scotland (Senior and U21)
David Forrester - Scotland (U21)
Neil Fulton - Scotland (U21)
Aedan McCrossan - Scotland (U18)
S.P Theobald - Great Britain (Senior)
T.P Caverhill - Scotland (Senior)
Frank Fasson - Scotland (Senior)
James Wong - Scotland (Senior and U21)
Robbie Croll - Great Britain (U23 EDP), Scotland (Senior and U21)
Hamish Imrie - Scotland (Senior)
Martin Rose - Scotland (U21)
Keir Robb - Scotland (U21)
Iain McFadden - Scotland (U21)
John Stephen - Scotland (U21)
Ben Pearson - Scotland (U21)
Constantinos Stylianou - Cyprus (Senior)
Ritchie McCluskey - Scotland (U18 and U21)
Alex Wilson - Scotland (U21)
Jamie Croll - Scotland (U21)