Danny Kerry

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(born 2 December 1970) is an English international

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

coach. He was the head coach for the

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and

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Men's teams from September 2018 until January 2022. He had previously been Head Coach for the

and

Women's teams from 2005 to 2012 and 2014 to 2018. During this tenure the national teams medalled at Commonwealth, European, World and Olympic level. Kerry was voted Team GB coach of the year in 2016 following the Rio Olympic Games, and awarded the Sam Musabini medal by UK Coaching. In 2017 Kerry was awarded an MBE for Services to Hockey in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. He was born in

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and was educated at King Edward VII in

., and studied at

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...

and the

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., and holds Honorary Doctorates from both Loughborough & Roehampton University.

Career

He was first appointed head coach of the Great Britain women's national field hockey team on January 1, 2005, and continued to the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. Following London 2012 he was appointed Performance Director for England & GB Hockey to the end of the Rio Olympic cycle.From 2014 to the Rio Olympic Games he held both the Women’s National Head Coach and Performance Director roles. In August 2018 he was appointed head coach of the England and Great Britain Men’s Hockey teams on a permanent basis through to the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.

Coaching approach

Kerry made changes to his coaching following feedback after his role as head coach at the 2008 Olympics. He emphasises that 'culture precedes performance' and the importance of common purpose. He encourages his players to consider scenarios and to work out for themselves how to 'find a way' in game situations.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerry, Danny Living people English field hockey coaches 1970 births Sportspeople from King's Lynn Loughborough Students field hockey players British Olympic coaches