dave passmore
Fallout continues over U16 interpros
Calls have intensified this week for the Irish Hockey Association (IHA) to take the lead in reorganising the cancelled girls U16 interprovincial tournament. The tournament fell victim to the weather last weekend, with the pitches at Kilkenny College frozen and unplayable, denying the squads a chance to represent their province and impress Irish selectors. While [...]
Revington to get first glimpse of new charges
New Ireland senior men’s hockey coach Paul Revington gets his first chance to see his new charges in action later this month as Scotland arrive for a three-game series. While the South African doesn’t officially take up his new post until January, he will arrive in Ireland for a ten-day reconnaissance mission that includes taking [...]
Revington named as new Irish coach
Paul Revington has been named as the new Irish senior men’s hockey coach. The 35-year-old South African will succeed Englishman David Passmore, who moves upstairs to a role as the Irish Hockey Association’s (IHA) high performance director. Passmore had been double-jobbing while the hunt continued for his successor, with current assistant coach Craig Fulton many [...]
Three Rock trio rested for Argentina clashes
Irish hockey’s high performance director Dave Passmore has opted to rest a trio of Three Rock Rovers stars for a super camp to take place ahead of the double-header with Argentina later this month. Mitch Darling, Peter Blakeney and Phelie Maguire have been excused from the two-day camp, to take place on October 25 and [...]
Munster’s O’Flynn earns maiden call-up for new ‘super camp’
A new three-day Irish hockey camp aimed specifically at addressing the psychological and nutritional needs of elite players is to get underway this weekend at Jordanstown in Belfast. It is hoped the ‘super camp’ venture will be accommodated on a four-monthly basis into the national programme, with the Irish women’s squad the first to try it [...]
Life in the rear-view mirror
In an exclusive interview with Southern Fried, recently-departed Irish senior men’s coach Dave Passmore talks about Ireland’s failure to qualify for major tournaments, what will be expected of his replacement and Iain Lewers’ controversial defection to Great Britain He hasn’t quite jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire, but at least Dave [...]
What’s coming up on Southern Fried
As well as the variety of pre-season games, this weekend also saw the Munster Coaching Committee host a hugely successful coaching aimed at schools and youth coaches at Cork Harlequins. Stephen Watt, high performance director at the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland, and the IHA’s soon-to-depart coaching development manager Mick McKinnon both made the trip [...]
Passmore steps down to take on full-time high performance role
Dave Passmore has stepped down as the Irish senior men’s coach but will take on the full-time role of high performance director, as part of the Irish Hockey Association’s decision to split the roles. The IHA has agreed the move with the Irish Sports Council and Sport Northern Ireland, meaning Passmore, who had been occupying [...]
