Zak Jones (field hockey)

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Zak Jones
Personal information
Born (1973-12-02) 2 December 1973 (age 51)
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
YearsTeam
1996–1999 Hounslow
1999–2006 Canterbury
2006–2010 Beeston
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
Wales

Zak Jones (born 2 December 1973) is the head coach of the Great Britain and England national teams and previously coached the Welsh team. He is also former field hockey player who captained Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and played at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. His brother is Huw Jones. [1]

Biography

Jones was playing club hockey for Hounslow Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League, when he represented Wales at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. [2] He moved from Hounslow to Canterbury Hockey Club and started coaching around the same time for Wokingham Hockey Club. [3] Jones then represented and captained Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. [4] before becoming the coach of women's team at the Buckingham Hockey Club. [5]

In 2006/07 he moved to Beeston Hockey Club where he would become the player/head coach. [6]

In 2014, Jones, coached Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship. [7]

In July 2020, Jones left Wales to become the assistant coach to Danny Kerry for the Great Britain team and England teams. [8] In January 2022, he became England interim coach following the resignation of Kerry. [7]

On 5 March 2025 he was announced as the new head coach for both Great Britain and England. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "There is a sense you are part of a greater team: Wales hockey's Huw Jones". The Hockey Paper. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Welsh squad named" . South Wales Echo. 1 August 1998. Retrieved 9 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "back in training" . Wokingham Times. 25 August 1999. Retrieved 9 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: HOCKEY: Williams and his men ready for Games challenge; Game against Canada vital to Welsh ambitions". Western Mail Cardiff. 22 July 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ladies have had a good season" . Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press. 26 April 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Ladies have had a good season" . AltiusRT. Retrieved 9 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. 1 2 "Hockey men, Wales". England Hockey. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Wales coach Zak Jones and New Zealand's Katie Glynn take GB assistant roles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Zak Jones unveiled as England and GB Hockey men's coach". The Hockey Paper. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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