Matthew Tredrea and Kristie Sheridan join Indian national women's hockey team's support staff

Tredrea (center) training the team

Hockey India, the apex body for Hockey in India today announced the appointment of Matthew Tredrea and Kristie Sheridan as Scientific Advisors for each of the Indian Senior Women and Junior Women support staff respectively.

Matthew has earlier served as the Scientific Advisor to the Indian Women’s Programme in 2013 and 2014 and is re-joining the team at a critical period as the Indian Women hockey team prepares for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Kristie will be focused on the going in terms of scientific approach towards fitness and the game. She is an Exercise Physiologist and a Strength and Conditioning Coach and will ensure the Indian team is up to mark with their fitness levels.

Mathew Tredrea (28) has a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport science (Honours, Class I) from the University of Newcastle and has strong credentials both as a coach and an academician with nearly 10 years of experience.

Apart from being the Scientific Advisor to Hockey India he has been associated with the Malaysian Hockey Confederation as a consultant with the senior men’s national programme from February - May 2015.

He joins the Indian team post completing his assignment as a senior Sports Scientist with Vector Health and a lecturer at the School of Exercise and Sports Science – CQ University. He has also worked with the Newcastle Knights and Australian Rugby League in the past.

“I am really happy to come back to India not only because it will be my second time with the team but also because I have been monitoring the team quite closely and the enthusiasm that these current set of athletes show is just outstanding. My expectation from the team is high and I am hope we can create magic on-field and help India become a force to reckon with in 2016,” said Matthew.

Kristie Sheridan (29); is a Bachelor of Science – exercise and sport science (2011) from Newcastle University and masters in exercise physiology and rehabilitation (2012) from Charles Strut University. She has accreditations from ESSA for Exercise Physiology and is an ASCA level 2- strength and conditioning coach. Her work credentials include Exercise Physiologist & Strength Conditioning Coach with Vector Health, strength and conditioning coach with QRU – Junior Gold Cup and other associations.

“India will be a new experience for me and I am pleased to be joining the Junior Women Team. Hockey is a team sport and any coaching methodology only achieves its desired result within a team when the collective group has a positive outlook and are hungry for wins. As a team we will work together and am confident of creating good results for the future,” said Kristie.

Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad, Secretary General, Hockey India said, “I am delighted that we have put together an extensive team support structure for the teams and now with Matthew and Kristie joining our Senior and Junior Women’s teams respectively it will only strengthen our campaign for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Our athletes have shown tremendous results so far and I am confident the new additions to the coaching and support staff are only going to strengthen our team’s performance for the future.”

The Indian Women’s team would be touring Argentina for a series from the 18th – 30th November 2015.