By Lucas Ball
Congratulations to Alex Pendle who has been selected in the Great Britain Elite Development Programme (EDP) squad for 2024.
Pendle, 22, joined Holcombe in the summer from Loughborough Students and has scored seven goals in 11 Premier Division matches as well as one in four Super 6s Premier Division matches.
Pendle is one of thirty-three men to have been selected for the programme which will continue to run as a combined Great Britain and England under-21 offering.
M1s’ player-coach Barry Middleton is also an Assistant Coach for the EDP.
Full squad:
| NAME | CLUB/UNI/SCHOOL | HOME NATION |
| Max Anderson | University of Nottingham | England |
| Tommy Austin | Kelburne Hockey Club | Scotland |
| Yuvraj Bhuhi (GK) | Loughborough Students | England |
| James Carleton (GK) | University of Exeter | England |
| Alex Chihota | Loughborough Students | England |
| Henry Croft | Beeston Hockey Club | England |
| Ali Douglas | Southgate Hockey Club | Scotland |
| Calum Douglas (GK) | The University of Edinburgh | Scotland |
| Jacob Edwards | Team Bath Buccaneers / Lady Katharine’s Berkeley School | England |
| Ben Fox | Wimbledon Hockey Club | England |
| Daniel Garlick (GK) | Sheffield Hockey Club / Sheffield Hallam University | England |
| Nathan Gladman | University of Exeter | England |
| Ted Graves | Bowdon Hockey Club | England |
| Matthew Hughson | Durham University | England |
| Ollie Lander | University of Nottingham | England |
| Harry Markham | University of Exeter | England |
| Tom Moorhouse | Loughborough Students | England |
| Monty Neave | Reading Hockey Club | England |
| Fred Newbold | Club an der Alster | Wales |
| Jacob Payton | University of Exeter | England |
| Alex Pendle | Holcombe Hockey Club | England |
| Rory Penrose | Loughborough Students | England |
| Cole Pidcock | Loughborough Students | England |
| Paddy Rose | Loughborough Students | England |
| Ellis Robson | Loughborough Students | England |
| Tom Spreckley | Loughborough Students | England |
| Harry Stone | University of Nottingham | England |
| Jonny Sturch Hibbitt | University of Exeter | England |
| Owen Sutton | Beeston Hockey Club | Wales |
| Jamie Taylor | University of Exeter | England |
| Felix Tully | Loughborough Students | England |
| Jack Webb | Loughborough Students | England |
| Lewis Wilcher | University of Exeter | England |
| RESERVE LIST | ||
| Harvey Edwards | University of Birmingham | England |
| Michael Royden Turner | Oxted Hockey Club | England |
| Ollie Bennett | Oxted Hockey Club / Whitgift School | England |
| Sammy Dowds | Guildford Hockey Club / Cranleigh School | England |
| Ollie Rundle | University of Nottingham | England |
| STAFF LIST | ||
| Jon Bleby | Head Coach | |
| Barry Middleton | Assistant Coach | |
| Jerome Goudie | Assistant Coach | |
| Ali McGregor | Goalkeeper Coach | |
| Laura Hanna | Physiotherapist | |
| Paul Gannon / Alistair Younger | Team Managers | |
| Ellen Davies | S&C Coach | |
| Peter Mulford | Performance Analyst | |
| Louise Gubb | Nutritionist | |
| Adam Bracey | Performance Psychologist | |
| Dr. Nicky Osborne | Doctor |
More details, including the women’s 2024 EDP squad, are available here and here.
Image: Martin Waight